aminorharmony

HI THERE! so I had my second fill on thursday (it is now monday). on saturday night i had a gluten free wrap as a pizza base with avocado, tuna, taziki and cheese (IT WENT DOWN FINE) I thought I was still hungry so I had a small bowl of cerial. down it went fine. the next morning had maybe two cups of cerial with banana to top it off. OH and i snuck in plenty (toooo many) dark chocolate covered sultanas! and it all went down fine. THEN. it started. a small piece of shaved ham got stuck, pb. sushi stuck. pb. had frozen yoghurt went down fine! then vitawheat snack biscuts, pb. a few pieces of bbq chicken, pb. Soup, pb. Optifast (to take my normal tablets with) pb. DEATHHH! Tomorrow i am sitting my first lot of university examinations and because i am stressed I feel the need to eat! TODAY i had a small bowl of cerial (uncomfortable going down) then here comes the issue! I ate a gaytime icream and a kitkat chunky bar! ALL WENT DOWN FINE! see the bad food is fine to go down ????????????????? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HUNGRY IS! i am scared of being hungry (cause food makes my brain work!) i cant have a proper diet until uni break and when i move out of home. MY LIFE IS TO ON THE GO and miss matched to cope with the band right now! I CANT DEAL. I EAT BECAUSE IT IS A COPING MECANISM! I CANT COPE! so because i hadnt eaten yesterday. i said its ok you can have chocolate and icecream to conpencate for it! I CANT DO THIS! I CANT LIVE WITH THIS BAND I HAVE HAD ENOUGH! I WANT TO EAT A salad AND NOT WORRY ABOUT PBING I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EAT WELL ROUNDED MEALS! NOT JUST SMALL Snacks ALL DAY CHICKEN, SALAD A HEALTHY SANDWHICH WHOLE GRAIN Pasta WITH VEGETABLE STIRFRY! CELERY AND PEANUT BUTTER! ALL MY FAVOURITE! ALL WELL ROUND! THIS IS NOT WHAT I HAVE NOW AND I CANT COPE ANY LONGER!:thumbup: TODAY I AM REGRETTING MY BAND DECISION!

HEYYYY ALL! Had my second fill on the 19th. had lost only 2 pound since my first fill. :-( so this takes me from 196lb to 176lb - soo i guess i should be stoked with 20lb lost in 2 months. (was banded on the 24th of september) BUT i had my second fill... and i can't get anything down comfortably. brought up cherry tomato and then everything from banana to celery just sits uncomfortably for 10 minutes.. is this the band just starting to work? and its time for the behaviour modification? or is this not normal? I am trying to stick to Optifast and mushies for a few days. just because i feel like i need a break before i start my uni exams on tuesday.. hope your all flying high! xxxx:thumbup:

HIII! i have nooo idea why that is happening! I AM EXACTLY THE SAME! the onlything i have succesfully got down is scrambled eggs, and some air popped popcorn... i havent had to throw up anything. but just feeling very uncomfortable and very unabling as i am trying to study for my uni end of year exams! BLAAA. do i really have to get an unfill? because my first fill did nothing? eeeeek! stress! :-( GOOD LUCK WITH YOU! LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR DR SAIS! any one else have stories of second fill? is it normal to be reallly tight first few days? THHANNNKKYYOOUUU:thumbup:

I am 54 days post op. I am coming up to my second fill in 3 days... I am great at home. I eat reasonably well, and I also eat a gluten and lactose free diet. BUT I work as a nanny every weekday from 3pm - 6pm and those few hours are :w00t::smile::thumbdown:TERRIBLE:thumbdown::scared2: TODAY i ate a king sized Kit Kat BAR, a banana muffin and maybe 20 salty crackers with spread and butter! WHY I DO NOT KNOW????????? I ate wayyyyyyy tooo much before I left home (naughty foods at well) but i thought nothing could be worse than what i eat at work.. so I have over eaten TWICE today. BECAUSE I CANNOT CONTROL MY EATING WHEN I AM AT WORK!! is it because I am lonely? stressed? anxious? shy? I HAVE NOOO IDEA BUT... I NEED HELP WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? WHY CAN'T I DEAL WITH IT? HOW DO I DO BEHAVIOUR CHANGES? I AM AT A LOW. AND A LOSS :crying: I JUST NEED FREEDOM - FREEDOM FROM THE OLD ME.

Hey I AM 7 WEEKs post op and there is no stopping the gas. its usually happens when you have eaten too fast and your band is trying to work really really fast to keep up with you eating! its usually a warning sign to slow your eating down I have found it useful. so that is something too look at in a positive light! GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR JOURNEY XX

Hey there - I was banded on the 24TH of september - and my dr said that there isnt supposed to any weight loss untill your first fill.. i lost 19lb and then gained 4 of that back before my first fill and have now lost 4 pounds since that time last week. and i am not even working out, or really eating the right things... soo it is just an example.. its ok to feel like this.. i had a day of regretting my decision but its ok now. i know it was the right thing. YOU WILL BE OK! we are all here for support :tongue2:

I WAS BANDED ON THE 24TH OF SEPTEMBER 2009 - so I am relatively new at this. But I HAVE HAD my first fill... and i am not dealing with this very welll... food getting stuck... no weight loss cause i am just soooo hungry! bllaaa how to get out of this slump i am in a bad mind frame... regretting this band.. it just doesn't seem like it is worth it... whatsssss the point how can i get control back :-( i am eating chocolate bread, fries, meet everything baddd and i just can't help it :-( Was this really worth it?

Thanks Heaps girls :-) My issue with where i am living at the moment (and have lived all my life - hense how i got here) is My family are professional athletes... they eat all a very high carb diet with lots of potato, Pasta and breaddd... my younger brother eats packet crisps, sausage rolls, oven hot chips and all soughts of lollies that if they are there I cannot restrain myself.... I am beginning a practice of mindfulness (becoming as one with my cravings) but I still have a verrryyy long way to go... As of Jan 3rd I will have my own house AND finally my own control of what goes into that house! So i will finally get freedom of my toxic environment. It is really hard isn't it :w00t: but i see you are a fellow aussie! soo yayaya!! but yes its ok to be feeling bad about this. i have had my life filled at the moment with abudances of uni work with up and coming exams, I also had my birthday and halloween... but alot is slowly changing over this summer.. i am really going to try.. and use all the strategies i have found on here.. I really need coping strategies to feel success! I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT! AND JUST LIKE YOU IT ISNT HAPPENING... urghhh.. such a bugger :crying::cursing::frown::eek::woot::yikes::sad::eek::wink2::crying::cursing::wink2: xxx

soo i had my op done yesterday and got home today. I am not really in toooo much pain just a bit of discomfort. but I REALLY REALLY WANT FOOD! thats all i want. i would die for some Soup or mushy tuna... or fish. but i have 14 DAYS ON CLEAR FLUIDS. I also don't know how much is too much to drink? I am also confused why i only have 3 incisions?? Really need support as I don't have much at home. I am 18 years old - and took this journey cause I didn't want to be 20 and 20 kilos over weight! i AM now just anxious that maybe i didn't make the right decision. I am just soooo hungry.. so maybe this isnt going to work. eeek.