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I agree sounds like your taking bites too big and not chewing enough and it's getting stuck, that pain is the stuck feeling not full feeling. Full feeling is different. YOu just know you can't eat more. It's kind of like before but you don't feel the lower belly distended kinda full. It's more like between your breast bone up most of your chest full. Like if you eat another bite it will sit in your throat. But no pain. Hope that helps.

I was getting really hungry eating the 1000-1300 calories a day until about my 3rd fill, total of 6cc's. After my first 2 fills I hit plateaus in the weight loss and started to get discouraged. I thought that was how I was suppose to fill. Didn't understand the whole sweet spot thing. Now I'm at 7 cc's (had my surgery 5-8-08) and immediately started to drop the weight again. So hang in there, there really is a sweet spot for everyone and it's different but when you get there it is very obvious and makes it nearly impossible not to loose.

OK Gilliebean so I'm impressed with your weightloss as well. I just saw doc for 1st visit after being banded on 5-8-08 and I've lost 13lbs. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks. I had los 18 but guess once I started to get in all my fluid some came back. I've just started to mix in real food with my soft food and am at a loss as to what to do. My doc said aim for 1000 calories a day. Problem is I don't know 1000 of what. Can you give us a typical day of what you eat. I'm really looking for someone to tell me what they eat each day to loose the kinda weight your loosing. Thanks much will really help a few of us I think. Congrats again on your progress, keep it up!!!

Not sure what nectar Protein is but I too can't stand the creamy Protein shakes so I found the protein bullet which is fruity and I mix one of the bullets with Water or lemonade crystal light and it is just wonderful! I can drink it as if it were my water between Breakfast and lunch and get all my protein in. 48gm Love it. Cheapest place I've found it on line is: Bulk Nutrition - IDS New-Whey Liquid Protein 42g at discount prices! (Whey Protein, Whey Protein, Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC), Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC), Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC), Protein, Protein, Whey Protein, Whey Protein, Muscle Gro

I hope your still monitoring this site. I'd really like to know your daily routine of food. I'm truly inspired at your weightloss! Wow! Tell me how you did it what do you eat when on a daily basis and do you exercise and if yes what kind and how long?

I think I've got this all figured out now. All that pain in chest area etc was gas, it wasn't that I was full after 1 spoonful of liquid....just filled with gas. Using those gas-x put on your tongue tape things really helped, I think I used the maximum per day 8 for the first 4 days. Plus walking helped. Now on day 11 and feel great. Started back to work today. I'm on the baby food stage with first appt with doc on Wed. As soon as I moved to baby food consistency it slowed to less than a lb a day. The biggest tip I have for all of you is getting all your liquid Protein in. I hated the shakes, not a big sweets person so I found these protein bullets on line and they deliver 47 grams in 1 shot. I pour it into a 20 oz bottle fill with Water and sip on it until gone over a few hours then all my protein is in for the day and anything else I have is just gravy towards the 50+ supposed to get. As soon as I started to do that my energy came back and I feel so much better. Shortcut to: http://www.supplements.net/SearchResults.a...t1Vo9V7rw298pHd HOpe it works. Now for my question, those of you that have lost 50lbs plus what is your daily food intake routine? Need some tips...:confused_smile:

Lewster, you should be so very proud of yourself!!! I just had it done on the 8th here in Austin and no matter what they tell you it will be different for everyone but this forum has REALLY helped me to figure out some of the weirdness they don't think to tell you will happen post op. Stay in touch and let us know how you do. Good Luck to you and congratulations.

Wow! Hockey mom why did you have your bad removed. I've never heard of that. Did they make you? My brother had the bypass 5 years ago and has gained it all back. He said when I was getting my lapband he wished he'd done this instead because once he stretched out his new stomach there was no adjusting it back. That is why I think anyone that says lapband doesn't work doesn't fully understand the difference and is maybe confusing the 2. Would really like to know why you got it removed, I'm concerned now. I thought we had to keep these in for the rest of our life....good to know but so sorry for you that if we don't it's back to the drawing board. Thanks so much for sharing, that really helps me to know I can't do it without the band.

I was really feeling like there was something really wrong with me yesterday and this am until I talked to my surgeons PA and she told me something that really helped. Said put the liquid in a shot glass and that is how much you are to drink in no less than 5 minutes. We are to drink liquids this close to surgery constantly. She said we have to stay hydrated and that is the only way to do it. Said the Protein shakes every liquid counts towards that 48 oz we are to drink this first 2 weeks. Also said the walking I was doing helps with the gas. I thought my stomach growling was hunger, sounds like some of you do to. Really it's the gas and yes the gas ex helps. That was the fullness I was feeling in my chest between my breasts apparently. Feeling full now is completely different from what we felt before. Very strange feeling now. Cravings are pretty bad for me....anyone else?

I was banded on 5-8 and have already made a big mistake, my post op diet said I could drink cream soups put through a blender. I did potato soup and have been in pain now for 7 hours. Don't do it stick with clear. Potatoe soup is evil. The other strange sensation is my stomach is growling. That never occured to me I'd be hungry. Didn't have much pain at all afterwards, not from the gas or even port area. ONly if I try to sleep on my side which is hard not to do.