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My doc says to only use Benefibre as it doesn't congeal into that gelatinous mass like metamucil and a lot of the other fibre additives!

The class was fun! and I did feel the muscles being used I didn't know I had Then came home to babysit a friends kids and mum and dad came over too to help me get some stuff out for the hard rubbish collection this week! Then for lunch I had a Deli Choice Wholemeal roll from McDonalds.....BIG mistake!! The roll I thought would be ok but I think it was still a bit doughy and it got REALLY stuck I nearly PB'd and I slimed though!!! OMG!! YUCK!!! I felt crap...Luckily it took only 4 mins or so to clear and then I was ok....I avoided the roll and just ate the filling....won't be doing that again I hope!

I'd call your doc and have a chat with them. Possible that you may be swollen still...also possible they may have put some fill in at surgery and that is why you are getting so much restriction. Is it just the meat??

Great post Claudine!! And congrats on the dress sizes! I think that what you have raised will be the hard things to break...I mean we've lived with these behaviours for so long now it has to be a conscious effort to change them at the moment! I just hope we can all adjust and move forward with our lives!

Congrats to those who lost and to those who haven't I FEEL YOUR Pain! My scales didn't move for 3 weeks!! And I have no restriction and am yet to have a fill!!! Just keep telling yourselves it's a journey and will have it's ups and downs and until we hit that sweet spot it's going to be tough. Even when we reach that I am sure we'll have weeks where we don't lose as our bodies decide to hold onto everything or for us girls when we have the period bloat/cravings/issues!

Has anyone else been having head spins when they stand up?? I have been having these nearly every time I stand for the past few days...otherwise I feel ok. Oh and NSV I pulled out a pair or jeans i bought in the past few years and haven't worn much because they really weren't that comfortable as they really were a bit small...well today they're loose! YAY!

Hey Lellow!! Congratulations on the loss!! Glad to hear you are on track! I hear you on the rice!! I am struggling a little with it now and I haven't even had a fill yet otherwise no restriction,, Don't be a stranger :tt1:

Nothing again ....I SO NEED A FILL!!!! 17sleeps....

Not stressed, I figured low blood pressure or maybe I need a little more salt in my diet since I don't think I get much! It seems weird though that it is happening now and not weeks ago! I just hate the feeling.

Doh though it is great if you are losing without having to get that fill!

Suzanna day 3 was the worst for me!! It got better after that. Stay strong and drink plenty!

I have been told that at 5 weeks I should be eating 3 meals and 2 snacks...then dropping it back to 3 meals after 6 weeks... I don't know if i'll be able to cope but I figure once I get the fill then the band will help me keep it to those 3 meals per day!

I would definitely call you doctor!! Vomiting like this is something you DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE and should not continue to be doing. If you continue to vomit you risk slipping your band and needing surgery to fix it. I would call your doctor as soon as possible and get an appt! Explain that you are vomiting that frequently and make sure they fit you in! If you have had a fill recently it may be your band is too tight and that is why you cannot keep anything down you will need to get some saline taken out to ease the swelling at your stomach. Call your doctor.

I say enjoy the restriction you have! You may be one of the lucky ones who wont need a fill! Or maybe the doc put in a little to begin with! If I was losing and not REALLY hungry I'd be holding out on the fill myself!

So for dinner tonight I had pesto Pasta with lamb! I made the pesto myself and it was soooooooo YUMMY!!! - Fresh Basil (I think I'll start growing this herb myself and some sage to go with my tomatoes I just planted) - Some Pine Nuts - Clove Fresh Garlic (crushed) - little salt - Some parmesan cheese Used the Bamix to blend this mix together. Used Spiral Pasta cooked until really soft then mixed the pesto through the pasta over a little heat (and added a bit of Water to allow it to mix a bit better) The Lamb I tenderised and then cooked it up in the pan. MmmmMmmmm sooo freaking good and it was filling!

Yep that raging hunger is my reason for needing a fill...bring on Oct 20...

Yay on the pound but that is so Shite that you had to drink that for no result!!

Coming up on 4 weeks out from surgery! Feeling pretty good except I am HUNGRY! The days I can manage ok but the nights SUCK! I WANT TO START ON THIS FILL JOURNEY!! Damn having to wait another nearly 4 weeks for my 1st fill!!! SIGH I will manage!

Thanks Lanakila...I'll be ok it's just going to be hard! I am eating less which is probably contributing to my hunger but I am trying to stick to what my doc has said...I'm just tring to make the right choices hunger or no and if I need another meal throughout the day so be it!! Dad is also starving though he is going in the week before me for his fill (I couldn't get an appt that would work with my work!). Dad has actually gained some weight back, so at least I haven't done that :crying:~ I am hoping that his fill will help him too! I hope your fill goes well and you get some restriction!!

I'm TOTALLY hearing you all on the Bandster Hell....I have to wait until October 20 for my first fill....I figure at the moment rather than be sooooo hungry I make stupid choices I'll still have that third snack So my day consists roughly of eating the following 2 vitabrits or baked Beans or scrambled eggs with mushrooms yoghurt (snack) lunch varies with some vegies and Protein and some carbs (about 1cup ish) Fruit (arvo snack) dinner similar to lunch Then if I am still really hungry I may eat something else either fruit or more vitabrits. I am drinking 2+ Litres of Fluid per day. I am pretty hungry but coping... Heading into week 5 now and come next week should be able to eat normally...I think my future will not involve rice :tt1: I can eat it now JUST but it can be a bit troublesome. I had some Hand Rolls for lunch today I have missed them so much and I got through them ok but I made sure I took it VERY SLOWLY and even then there was some discomfort :bolt:

:bolt: That is great!! Congratulations!!

Congrats on the loss!! I didn't lose at ALL this week which sucked...but i figure that it is better than gaining and with no fill and no restriction it's all good!! :tongue2: Looking forward to daylight saving starting next weekend!!

Good luck PJ!! Wow you are already going in for your second fill and I have yet to have mine! I tried rice tonight! Need to be extremely careful with it. I didn't PB but it did get a little stuck. I'll have to be sure I eat it really slow! Or not at all.....

Yay Sunwyse!! Just noticed your ticker is now under a month! WOHHOOOOO! You must be excited after such a long wait!