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Hummingbird, Thank you thank you Thank you! I've been having problems since last year with being too tight but prior to that i wasn't tight enough and could eat a whole hamburger. Dr Jay took care of that but my thought process still wanted a whole hamburger. i could not accept the fact that i should have been eating small portions but because i had no resistriction on my fills i did not learn how to. of course i kept telling the doctor this and finally 4 months later he gave me something i could finally feel. anyway, i've been burping, sliming and throwing up. i don't do this very often any more but every once in a while is will. i am always on the go and eat too fast. wrong thing to do. so anyway, i appreciate your menue. it's what i used to eat before i exhaustedly kept trying to eat pizza, hamburgers, tostadas, etc. i knew i was doing it wrong but like i said before, my thought process was slow to accept i could not eat like that anymore. i am going back to that menue and lose even more weight. since this tightness i have lost an additional 22 pounds? just think how much more i can lose by adjusting my menues? and doing just a teeny weeny bit of more walking, moving, hand weight lifting etc. i'm am now excited and geared up again. i fell off the wagon last year but have a renewed energy to hop on top of things. --2911 plans; it was your post i first read and thank you for posting too! --Jossavaugh, you might be a good restriction but i'd advise no tostadas and no pizza (BrEaD!!!) when chicken is too tough and/or too dry it can get stuck. what i tend to do every now and then but doing more often is cut it really small and have sauce with it such as tomatoe sauce, spagetti sauce etc to get it moist OR! lay off of it for a while and eat only fish but don't over cook because it too can become dry and tough and hard to go down. :Dancing_biggrin:

Knewme, Thanks for the encouragement. I'm scheduled for another fill this coming Sat 6/20 and I pray that this will work for me. Best Regards, Abby

Hi! My name is Abby and i was banded on April 16th of this year with Dr. Nirmal Jayseelan. Found your thread and thought it would be great to respond to this. This is my information below. 273/251/143 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. WEIGHT- Still at 251 as of 5/26 and 6/5, no weight loss just managing.:cursing: 2. FILLS-1 fill on 5/26, 3.4 cc's 3. RESTRICTION- not much really, can really eat most times but try not to / last week I was feeling pretty depressed for being able to eat more (BECAUSE I'M HUNGRY!!) 4. RULES- Have a REALLY HARD TIME with them!!!! Going back to basics: drink more protein / eat more protein 5. ANYTHING ELSE- 2nd fill on 6/20 - I am hoping that I will have enough resistance to AT LEAST ! lose 1-2 pounds a week, at least !!!!!! ---------Need to begin to walk at least / have not done that! but I try to keep myself busy with my grown kids and at home. .

Pangaeus, Just stick it out and be strong. Right after surgery is the most important time. Try drinking more protein. It helps the lion hunger.

Cathy! Thanks so much for your input! I'm in my 5 week post op and have been worried that i was very hungry in my 2/3 week. I wondered why i could drink more Water and eat more food but yet limited but not like when I first got banded. So, since the swelling has gone down the band just sits there around my stoma like a loose ring on your finger just waiting for a fill. Did I get that right? My first fill will be day after Memorial Day and that will be bandster hell? just almost like when I first got banded? I'm ready to get this going. I do have some restriction and I keep that in mind and remember that this is only a tool to help me eat less and make wiser decisions about the foods I do eat. :thumbup: Abby-Dallas Banded 04/16/09 273/253/143