MissCT234

Yeah..I definately need an unfill. I just hope I haven't had a slip. It was not just one PB..I have PB all the time...well a lot. But today I had a half of an egg with 1/2 slice cheese...threw it up....8 almonds..threw it up...1/2 of yoplait yogurt (3 oz?)...pbed it...so...even water is difficult today... I am really really scared. CIndi

I just had a fill about 10 days ago. It was my second fill, and I am up to 5 cc. Water went down fine as did liquids for day 1 and 2. Mushies were a bit harder day 3 and 4 as I ate a bit too fast or they were not mushie enough. But solids have been difficult. (They were the last time as well and it took me like two to three weeks to get to a comfort zone.) But this time I have had some real vomiting experiences. I have had this really full feeling for about 24 hours. Feels like the food is at the top of my stomach and end of my esophogus. I really don't want to unfill if this will pass. But I cannot seem to eat much at all. Had 1/2 an egg and 1/2 slice of cheee for breakfast and then a few almonds a few minutes ago. That is all along with some coffee and juice and I feel like I have eaten Thanksgiving dinner. I did have some PB late morning and then an actual wretch....UGHHH I am so scared I slipped the band. What does that actually feel like? Anyone know? CIndi

I can usually eat whatever I want as long as I eat slowly and carefully. I CANNOT eat fast food for the most part at all. I get sick if I eat McDonald's hamburgers or things...but occassionally when we are on the road I might get a 4 piece chicken nugget and I can et 2 or 3 and be full... Bread is something I struggle with usually. I can eat it occassionally and it is much better if it is toasted..but not much. I cannot eat more than one slice and that is a lot. I do eat sweets sometimes. A bite of cake at a party or a cookie. ANd I have had a few break downs when I did eat too many Cookies. Unfortunately for me...crackers and cookies and ice cream can go down fine..but meat can be an issue at times. What I have finally realized...and I am still new at this..is that if I DO NOT eat in between meals..I can eat what my family eats in a small amount and very slowly ancd carefully. And that is neat. It is fun to go to a BBQ and only eat one small rib while everyone is feasting on a quarter of a rack. ANd I am perfectly happy with that! I struggled this summer for a while. I was vomiting a lot. I realized I was doing three things wrong...stress was abundant in my life. And I seem to have PB issues and vomiting issues when I am stressed. I was eating in between meals because I was throwing up and so then I would munch on crackers. ANd when I felt like I was stuck I would drink with the food and that only made it worse. I also was not losing very well DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So now school is back in session. I am eating better and not eating in between..though I may have a mid afternoon snack if I am eating a late dinner which is normalk at our house. And I am losing again. I am disappopinted in myself..or I was actually. ANd I felt like a failure cause I hadn't lost as much as I "SHOULD" have. But I am not going to "SHOULD" on myself and I changed my attitude last week. The results? I finally got past a weight that I always struggle to get by whenever I diet and I had bounced around it for almost a month. YIPPEE> I have only lost 43 pounds since May but I can live with that. Shoot..it is 43 more than I lost last year all year.,. and I am happy. Keep up the good work everyone. I resoect those who can be very regimented. Biut I am one who will binge or act out if I am deprived totally of something..so I am happy to take it slow..and live as normal as possible..in reasonable quantities. Who caould ask for anything more? Cindi:drool:

Thanks..I think you are right, Today was such a great day! OMG! Like it was before the fill! No vomiting, no PBing...no pain! I had an instant breakfast this morning...then at snack time (I'm a teacher..can't seem to break the mid morning snack!) I had a half of a package of 100 cal crackers....at lunch I had the other half of a bag of crackers and some yogurt..couldn't finish a small container! The in late afternoon I had some potatoe and turnips...then this evening I had a Protein bar and a 1/2 c of blueberry icecream.... I probably didn't need the ice cream...but because we had the basketball academy late tonight I ate early and then had a Protein Bar.... BUT!!!!!!!!!!!! NO PAIN...oh and I also drank a lot of Water BETWEEN meals and NOT WITH MEALS! Thank God..I was worrying and I need to make this work for me. I need to. Cindi

I had my first fill two weeks ago. I was losing very well but eating in between meals and starting to not feel so full. (My surgery was May 5 and I have lost 35 pounds.) So they said I should get a fill..which was an absolute breeze...no problem drinking a glass of water...no problem with liquids day 1 and mushies day two...but solid food has been difficult. I have found myself the last day over the toilet after every meal. Crappy food goes down great...ice cream or crackers....but chicken, tuna, hot dogs, burgers...all of that will usually come back up. I am feeling sore today...so should I just go to liquids for a couple days to give my stomach a break? I am so afraid I caused it to slip...though I can still feel when the food "goes through". Needless to say I have not lost any weight this week. But I lost 5 pounds the first week after the fill...so what to do? I don't do protein drinks but I do Carnation Instant Breakfast for breakfast..and yogurt goes down well. I could eat almost a half of sandwich yesterday...and I kept it down. Yogurt stays...course stupid stuff like chips and popcorn will stay down. And I don't want to be eating those...I just feel like everything I am eating is coming up so maybe I am hungry. To be honest..right now I am not sure I can tell because I am a bit sore........ Thanks Cindi

Hi there! I too am a snacker. I am trying to stick to three meals but I often have a snack. ALmonds chewed really slowly are good. sugar free popsicles are great or a piece of string cheese and a few whole wheat crackers. I know there are many here who will say those are poor choices...but I am losing steadily and I do not feel deprived at all..I think that is the key to success as well...attitude. I have lost 35 pounds (okay 34) and my surgery was May 5. By the way...I was on liquids for two weeks, mushies for two, then solids. My hospital served me custard two hors out of surgery! Take care...and try hard to avoid the chips. (Those go down way too easy for me...) Cindi

I feel really fortunate! I was banded on May 5 and my doc put 2 cc in a 10cc band. I felt pretty restricted I think. But about week 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 I started grazing. I couldn't eat a lot at one time of most things but I was increasing my food intake. (ironically I lost more weight during that time.) I had my first real appt with my nutritionist and nurse last week. I discussed food choices and some changes I needed to make and they gave me 2 cc fill. I definately can feel it. I can always drink a lot. That is normal as far as I know. But I cannot eat much and things I was eating before do not sit well now. I have thrown up more but not violent and not in huge amounts...just learning that I have to stop at that first small burp and not when I want to stop. I go back in three weeks and I am not sure what they will do. But I am losing a lot more right now. I have lost 34 pounds and I am happy with that. Cindi

Okay..sorry but I am just checking to see if my weight tracker got updated.

I know that after surgery I also suffered from constipation. My nurse at the bariatric center suggested some real fruit juice..like cranberry juice so I did have a glass of that each day and it really helped. Good luck. I am coming upon 2 months post surgery and I am sooooo happy. This is the best thing I ever did for myself. Sugar free popsicles can still save me in the evening. And propel water since I was a soda addict and I love the flavor of grape propel. Cindi

I'm with you worth the weight...MOST of the time I am thrilled that I am only able to eat small amounts. In fact, I get disappointed if I can actually finish the bowl of soup! It is amazing to me and I thank GOD every single day that I feel the restriction so early and can sit and know that when the time comes, 1 slice of pizza is going to make me full.. I will say though,. that ice cream is dangerous. It is my biggest comfort food and though I can manage to eat 1/2 cup (frozen yogurt) my head sometimes thinks I want more. I wait...and sure enough in a half hour there is NO WAY I can get any more down. I also find that if I drink the required amount of liquids (5 16 oz bottles) I am not able to eat anything but my allotted foods. That was the problem yesterday when I overate....I had not had anything to drink and I let head hunger get confused with real hunger. Cindi

Thanks guys....Today was a better day. I made sure I drank a lot which is something I have not been following through with and I planned my meals. I had my eggs this morning at my desk and then had one of those little cottage cheese and fruit pack thingies for lunch. I will admit I was still a bit hungry after that but I waited out my hour and then drank a lot. For dinner I had tuna..and sdome frozen yogurt. Tuna didn't taste as great as I expected, but I didn't put any onion or anything in.... I must say...I am loving my magic bullet...it makes life so easy. We have to leave at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow to go to CT for a basketball tournament. It is like 4.5 hours away. Thankfully, I don't have to drive. Wasn't sure driving a 12 passenger van three weeks after surgery with 10 teenage boys was such a great idea! So we got one of the coaches to drive. I have packed my food. I am very proud of myself...I made up two small dishes with my boiled eggs for breakfast the two days, and then three chicken salads in small containers for lunch and dinner as well as a cottage cheese thingy. I am also going to bring one or two yogurt cups and a banana so I am not tempted by all the food the boys have in the room. I WILL DO THIS LADIES...oh and the kicker is..I lost another pound this morning after all my worrying last night. I think sometimes you have to mix it up a little...not with junk food, but mix it up a bit to keep the weight loss from stalling... SO>>>in two and a half weeks I have lost 12 pounds add that to the 9 pounds pre op diet and I have lost 21 pounds in a month! I'll take it. Enjoy your long weekend. Cindi

WOW! I think 30+ pounds sounds like a LOT. I have lost 11 pounds in the first two weeks. But I was NOT on clear liquids...I lost 9 on preop for a total of 20 in four weeks. CIndi

Sitting here sobbing over the season finale of greys anatomy. How ridiculous. I am just feeling all this stuff I haven't felt in a while...probably cause I can stuff them with food..or at least I did in the past. Today was my first day back at school.I brought my Breakfast but never made tome to eat it so I had egg salad for lunch and then when I got home at 5 I was Starving! well, okay..hungry. And I ended up overeating. Ihad about 500 cal of some junk...nothing to get stuck but still..calories that were empty ones. At least I had the intelligence to stop at 500 cal and not 5000 as I would have had in the past..so I will give myself a bit of credit. But I need to always be concious of WHY I am eating. I was hungryl...but I shouldhave added some veggies to my dinner...or something healthier. ANyway..wanted to share. Cindi