Just Banded

well I have been unfilled for a year and a half and just recently been getting stuck these last two nights. coincidentally after cardio 9even though i waited an hour before eating) who knows...last night i tired some paella, by tried...i mean i sat down to eat and after 2 bites felt stuck and then it came up. i took it easy the rest of the night and had oatmeal. then this morning i didnt eat Breakfast, just had some chocolate milk and actually tried to eat a chicken sandwhich with roasted red peppers, portabella mushroom and carmalized onions for lunch and it went down fine with slow and careful chewing. tonight's dinner was sea bass and artichoke. the sea bass went down fine but i was half way thru the artichoke when i knew i needed to stop eating and find a trashcan stat! i know i need to take it easy tomorrow and stick to yougurt, Protein shakes and soft foods! sucks!

Could you please list some things from the book? I am interested in hearing!

I am fat, AGAIN!!! I always have to have that "perfect bite" , example... eating the saucy rice of the chinese food at the end, or liking the way a certain piece of food looks... it's weird!!! and it is like all in the moment...because if you asked me what I ate yesterday I couldn't even tell you! and yes... I have had those private eaing sessions too, the ones where I can relax...and lay on the couch in my jammies and eat my leftovers, practically licking the plate because I just love the taste of it. I get an emotional high off food, because it is so delecious...and I am stuffing myself because I don't feel physical hunger...I just enjoy eating... I haven't eaten in a buffet in years but just the thought of filling up my plate is exciting... I really don't think there would be a problem with this if I didn't gain weight...I think lots of skinnies do this too...but they can keep skinny...they excercise a lot, have good metabolisms or take laxatives! Unfortunately... I can gain weight very easily! so yes I have tried therapy... and I am unwilling to go away to one of those rehab facillities... I have issue with being teased by food, like weight watchers...I have no self control...don't tell me I can have a handful of chips...I want the whole bag kind thing! So I can only not have at all to have any control...once I have the taste I obsess about the food... I cannot be trusted around oreos or cookie dough to save my life! I am thinking about getting my band tightened and only sticking to protein shakes for a while and getting nutrition from supplements... I know I am not "learning how to eat" but I am no in the proper frame of mind right now... I am hating the way I look...feeling bloated and gross for summer...I can't stand seeing this double chin! I am embarassed to go to the gym sometimes because I can't find something good to wear. Like who is looking? I don't know, but that is the way I feel. I cannot fit into any clothes and have no energy. If anyone is similar to me, please let me know if you know what I mean about why I feel I cannot be exposed to all these foods. I think then I can stop eating out... because I will be forced to eat a shake, at home and not consume a billion calories....I won't have to think about what is for lunch or dinner... I need this weight off desperately. I hate feeling hungry... I am up to 210 lbs!!! all my weight I worked hard to lose is back! (have had band unfilled for a year&half due to prganancy&nursing) I am done with this excuse of everyone saying "you had a baby" it's only getting worse! I am going downhill, just getting bigger and bigger. I need some control and soon!!!!

I am unfilled but still get stuck occasionally... so my last stuck episode was bad enough that I called the Dr office and the nurse told me to stay on liquids for a week!!!! this is torture! WHY a week? I don't get it but am too nervous to deviate. She said if it was a slip I wouldn't even be able to have Water go down... so it's not a slip she said I really irriated my stomach... but a week?!?!?! does anyone know why??? and the best part---- a scrambled egg was too dry and made me get stuck!!!!

I want to offer some advice- maybe try staying away from places that make food and prepare it yourself...Subway is not as healthy as we think- that is marketing. They add stuff to their bread and that meat is processed. Try eating clean, like steel cut oatmeal in the a.m. with cinnamon (it reguates insulin and controls hunger) and you can have greek yogurt too. The rest of the day just try to eat fruit, veggies, you can put a butternut squash in the oven and then scoop out the insides and mash it- and it's delicious and very filling. Sweet potatoes are yummy too. You also get more nutrients and Vitamins. Stay away from canned food and processed food - all canned food is lined with a chemical called BPA - it is an endorcrine disruptor and messes up your body never warm up anything in plastic.... plastic is very bad too and does the same thing- fatty foods and acidic foods like tomato sauce cause the chemical to leach. I think I even read somewhere that Subway's pans are lined with something that is toxic to the food.

Are you supposed to wear the lead apron when getting flouro? It's been a while since I had one, and the Dr. rushed me in and out...I didn't think of it until later...

While shopping at a store today in the plus size section 2 women realized they were in the wrong section and one woman picked up a jacket and put it back down disgustingly saying,"ew, this is for biggins". "Biggins" I never even heard that word before- but could tell it was derogitory! So then as a clerk walked by and they asked where to find smaller sizes- I interjected and said,"they mean sizes that aren't for biggins-" and proceeded to tell them they should not publically insult people. She then said back to me that she wasn't talking to me and I overheard their conversation. I was so upset - I can't even tell you. I was having a real bad day and that just was the icing on the cake for me! I had started out in the XL section and alreday upset that I couldn't find anything to fit so went to the 1x and really didn't need to hear that comment! It really hurts. Does anyone have any good things to say. I want to be assertive and not just "ignore". I need to be able to confront my feelings so I feel empowered and not ashamed.

ha- I should have picked up the clothes and copied her tone saying "ew, this is for toothpicks" I don't know if I ever shared this one here- but once I ordered a regular coke and the waiter said "I think you should have diet" and I threw it in his face... I did get kicked out of the restaurant though! but no matter what you have to say back or do to someone to even the score- what they say does hurt

hi, thanks for some responses! cleo- I had my band unfilled when I got pregnant last year, gained all my weight back plus some and just had a baby. (lost 30 since the baby but still 50 lbs over where I should be!) That's a whole nother issue!!!! Now, I am struggling majorly with my weight, due to nursing and not wanting to get filled and deal with being stuck when my priorities are elsewhere. I have gotten stuck a few times and when you have a baby crying and needing to get unstuck- it's even more stressful- not so easy to just run to a bathroom- I have had to pb in a plastic bag- so anyways I need to figure something out- I am just a mess!!!

reading so much online about dangers of plastics...and have no idea what the band is made out of and it if has BPA does anyone know?

Please read this article and tell me what you think- they are saying that obesity is realted hardcore to PCOS because we have issues with the hormone gherlin that does not make us feel full. If you have been diagnosed with PCOS- has the band helped you? Also, who here has PCOS and was able to overcome infertility? http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/support-files/ghrelin.pdf

I don't know what to do. I got a really bad cold last week. I have been misrable all weekend- barely able to eat anything... I called my dr and going in for flouro tomorrow which means I am in their hands for unfill- but worried if I get an unfill and my post nasal drip stops- I will be ravishing in a couple days. That also means paying $100 to get my fill back I have been doing the neti pot, taking claritin and even cough medicine to thin mucus and expecorant. All I have been able to get down today is tea and 1 small bowl of Soup.

When I post it is because I need help and I am frustrated that when I log on to read responses all I find are other topics being discussed under my thread. If there could be rules before people can just sign up on here and know this is not nice.

Please don't pay attention to my stats, because I have been in bandster hell ever since I got fill removed about 3 months ago and have gained 15 lbs. I went to my OBGYN today and she is urging me to drop the weight before pregancy (wasn't specific on exactly how much) I am really depressed about this because I really don't want to wait, I want to try to see if I have any issues gettin pregnant and don't want to delay the process. I am supposed to go in for a fill next week- do you think I should give it all I got for a month and try to drop 10 lbs- like low carb and excercise? I am not quite sure how much weight is considered "unsafe" - my BMI is probably 30 for my height. Or if I'm ok...and she just wants to be safe than sorry. I read somewhere on the internet about hypertension and preclamsia and how the ultrasounds can't see through all the layers of fat...but what weight were they refering too? I really think I have a lot of muscle...because the number on the scale doesn't look like it's me...I always look 10 lbs less. Or can I go ahead and start trying and cancel my fill and start trying? I hope someone out there can help

How long does it take for your body to absorb the medication?

finally found wonderful line of CHEWABLE vitamins specially designed for us!!! BariatricAdvantage.com

The multi comes in 3 diff flavors... I got the passionfruit one and it tastes just fine. I got a sample of the lemoncreme and was not a fan. Ask the company if they can send you a free sample.

I am wondering how concerned I should be about getting flouro- it's an x -ray! I have never been told to wear a protective vest or anything.

Ok, I am STILL struggling with this one and need some help here. I am scheduled to go in for another flouro tomorrow and will go crazy if they refuse to give me a fill again. (flouro showed no signs of diliation last week) oh, by the way I eat healthy and am gaining, not losing. I also wait to eat and drink 30 min before and after meals, am eating Protein first and have been working out at least 3-4 days a week. I also do not drink empty calories. I do not understand what is going on with my body. i am seeing a nutritionist this week too Anyone have any advice?!?!?

oh my! 37 views and no responses yet! : (

I am wondering if my pouch got stretched from eating too much- my flouro didn't show any signs of dilation though. But nothing satisfies me like it used to and I am being denied a fill because flouro shows restriction. Back in the good ole days a few bites did the job. I don't drink 30 min before or after I eat protein first

I think I am all messed up by the food pyramid because I always picture carbs as bread, Cereal, rice, Pasta,Beans etc. and I never imagine fruits and some vegetables as carbs. So, I suppose we have to count those too?

Has this happened to anyone? I feel like a hamster on a wheel. I am eating my Protein. I am drinking my Water. I know the drill with eating protein first... and limiting sugars and refined carbs. I don't drink with meals and I wait 30 min after. I take time eating s l o w I am eating more than I know I should. I went in for a flouro because they suspected dilitation and there was nothing. Pouch was fine and they would not give me a fill because they said I looked retsricted- but the barium shot through me so fast... What do I do?????? I am up in weight and going crazy. I just went to the endo today to have bloodwork done to test thyroid (last had it checked a month ago, too) Any advice would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

aye ya ya... I was at true results

they won't!!!!!!!!!! : ( i tried-believe me! i'm "suffering"