TEXASLADY52

It sounds like the band is too tight. I also cannot eat anything spicy or I get kind of an acid stomach. I am starting over with the original eating plan given to me by my surgeon and it doesn't have anything spicy on any of the sample menus. I agree that water really helps with losing the weight and feeling full and I know I have not been drinking enough water for the last year so I have also stalled in my weight loss. Although I have not gained weight back from my surgery two years ago, I want to lose a lot more so I am going to be more honest with my eating and water drinking so I can, hopefully, get to the goal I set two years ago. I do miss spicy foods, but I would rather go without and watch my weight drop like so many very successful banders have done.

The drinking thing is for all the other WLS, not for DS. If you need to sip to help settle things in your stomach you are welcome to do so. I have been and have been advised by vet dsers that it's perfectly fine. The Nut told me the same thing and it's not for us. Many people cannot handle chicken, have you tried baked fish or even tuna with lots of mayo? I've found guacamole to be very comforting to my tummy. Are you on the FB support group for Lubbock? LADS? It's for anyone in Lubbock that had the DS, we meet monthly and they have tons of advice. You have to be careful with the advice you get here as the DS is the least known and the most misunderstood of them all.

I can't sip.....If I drink anything at all when I do try to eat...It is like a overflowing pipe.....it comes right back up. I tell everyone that I foam like a mad dog.....LOL