Yvette1026
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Does it really matter how much you eat before your fill?
Yvette1026 commented on clittle's blog entry in Blog 91731
I've eaten more than 4 oz since surgery and I've been fine. You typically don't want to go over 1 cup at a time, although there are days that I can and have.. that's when I know I REALLY need a fill. As we lose weight, we lose fat around our stomach where the band is so our bands loosen allowing us to eat more. Doesn't meant that we SHOULD but we can if we choose to. Can you damage your band? Yes anytime you over stuff the area you have a chance to harm your band but more importantly the nerve endings in the stoma area. As for how much you eat BEFORE a fill, I would not suggest going in just after a big meal, for me I typically eat a bigger meal the night before and then fast until my fill, doing liquids and mushies for the first 24-48 hours after the fill. -
pregnant and gaining a little weight! frusterating
Yvette1026 commented on bandster's blog entry in Blog 79676
Your weight will go up and down throughout your pregnancy and being 22 weeks and only gaining a few pounds is fantastic! All the best to you and baby, such a blessing! -
Congrats on your upcoming surgery and as the previous response said, please don't let the actions of one ruin it for you. For the most part those of that are bloggers are a great group of people and we're all here to encourage and be encouraged. All the best to you!
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Hey there new friend.. Just stopping by to say thanks for the request, welcome and Hello!
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I do believe this is it! I've lost count of fills but I have restriction, I'm not hungry and when I eat I'm literally eating bites of food and I'm satisfied. I feel great, minus the sweet cravings, food is NEVER on my mind....I LOVE IT. No longer am I a slave to food, the drive thru or anything having to do with food. It feels great to eat an orange or apple and be full. To eat half of a sandwich and be done. To be full off of a protein bar or yogurt. Just great great stuff! In other news my craving for sweets got the best of me last night so I decided to go to my old standby Peanut Butter and Jelly.... BIG mistake. BIG BIG BIG mistake.. I now know what you all mean by "STUCK", "SLIME" and "PB'ing" - Ok I'd been stuck one before the first week after surgery but it hadn't happened since.. I got about 3 bites into the sandwich and OMGosh the PAIN.. the PAIN.. The nausea the slime the please just go down.. please just go down, or come up.. oh wait it's peanut butter it's not going any where.. Thankfully the whole episode only lasted about 5 mins but it was the LONGEST 5 minutes of my life... so note to self.. Peanut butter is NOT your friend...
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Thanks so much.. yes ma'am I eat bread all the time.. but that was the first time I did the pb&j type of thing.. OUCH
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Glad it all worked out for you!
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I do believe this is it! I've lost count of fills but I have restriction, I'm not hungry and when I eat I'm literally eating bites of food and I'm satisfied. I feel great, minus the sweet cravings, food is NEVER on my mind....I LOVE IT. No longer am I a slave to food, the drive thru or anything having to do with food. It feels great to eat an orange or apple and be full. To eat half of a sandwich and be done. To be full off of a protein bar or yogurt. Just great great stuff! In other news my craving for sweets got the best of me last night so I decided to go to my old standby Peanut Butter and Jelly.... BIG mistake. BIG BIG BIG mistake.. I now know what you all mean by "STUCK", "SLIME" and "PB'ing" - Ok I'd been stuck one before the first week after surgery but it hadn't happened since.. I got about 3 bites into the sandwich and OMGosh the PAIN.. the PAIN.. The nausea the slime the please just go down.. please just go down, or come up.. oh wait it's peanut butter it's not going any where.. Thankfully the whole episode only lasted about 5 mins but it was the LONGEST 5 minutes of my life... so note to self.. Peanut butter is NOT your friend...
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Thanks so much for the photo compliments! You're looking amazing yourself! Congrats on your accomplishment!
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Thank you so much for the compliments you're looking great as well! YAY US!!! - and look at you doin' it the old fashion way too.. working out and eating right.. sorry to read about your port flipping but glad everything is back on track!
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From the album: Post-Op Pics
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From the album: Post-Op Pics
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Just shy of 5 months post-op... Down 40lbs, when I was down almost 80... my doctor says "Don't worry Yvette, this is normal. Especially in people with your body type, your weight gain is muscle not fat, don't be upset." Ok so I'm not gonna lie, I'm a lil' upset. I KNOW I build muscle really fast, and I KNOW muscle weighs more than fat.. I get all that.. I KNOW my weight is down and so are my clothing sizes and inches. I'm just I dunno.. a lil' skewed on all of this. I finally got to a fill point where I was almost "too tight" but it was working.. I missed my follow up fill because I was traveling.. and so I went to my month appointment yesterday and although I was down 8.8 pounds which I know I should be happy about and I am.. I'm just like shouldn't it be MORE... I don't even know why I'm complaining.. I shouldn't be. I guess I'm just feeling the pressure of my 6 months and then my year coming up and my own personal goals in there.. relax Yvette...slow and steady wins the race...
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Just shy of 5 months post-op... Down 40lbs, when I was down almost 80... my doctor says "Don't worry Yvette, this is normal. Especially in people with your body type, your weight gain is muscle not fat, don't be upset." Ok so I'm not gonna lie, I'm a lil' upset. I KNOW I build muscle really fast, and I KNOW muscle weighs more than fat.. I get all that.. I KNOW my weight is down and so are my clothing sizes and inches. I'm just I dunno.. a lil' skewed on all of this. I finally got to a fill point where I was almost "too tight" but it was working.. I missed my follow up fill because I was traveling.. and so I went to my month appointment yesterday and although I was down 8.8 pounds which I know I should be happy about and I am.. I'm just like shouldn't it be MORE... I don't even know why I'm complaining.. I shouldn't be. I guess I'm just feeling the pressure of my 6 months and then my year coming up and my own personal goals in there.. relax Yvette...slow and steady wins the race... :thumbup:
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Woo hoo look at the new pics! Love it! - And I totally agree - slow and steady...that's how we're going to win this!
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So being banded 12/18/09 I've been doing great, restriction, loosing weight, feeling great and still able to eat bread, rice, etc... My last fill on the 5th I went very aggressive as much as my dr. was willing to put in 1.5 ccs and I FINALLY felt true restriction... They say it takes about 2 weeks to be able to tell what your fill really did... So this morning... I decided to have a turkey sandwich...I eat half of the half of the sandwich and I feel it... the BREAD.. STUCK.. trying to come back up... ICK... say it isn't so? I LOVE my bread.. love love love bread.... I did what we're not supposed to do and drank some water to help it go down but MAN... say it isn't so, what's a girl to do with out her bread?
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Everything is going really good. Getting fills every two weeks, really starting to feel real restriction. On the 18th I'll be 4 month post-op and even with the 15lb muscle weight gain I had last month I'm still ahead of the curve when it comes to losing, so I'm doing really well with a weightloss around the 60lb mark, I was closer to 80 but I look better and feel better, scale is up but measurements and dress sizes are down
no complaints here. Hope October hurries for you! If you have any questions feel free to ask! -
Thank you so much, I feel awesome. Everyday just gets better and better... I had what I though was a set back, cause I gained 15lbs but my dr said it's 15lbs of muscle, my body is smaller and so are my clothes, even though the scale is up. How are things going with you my dear?
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Hey there, just checkin' in on you.. How's everything going in pre-op land? We're rooting for ya!
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Hey there! Saw you were local to me in PHX. How's everything going for you with your pre-op?
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Hey new friend! Thanks for the request, please let me know if you have any questions or just need some encouragement. Hope all is well with your pre-op, you'll be in bandland in no time!
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congratulations!
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I'm just going to have to do small portions...it took me all day to eat that sandwich but I ate it lol... And thank you SO much :w00t:
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So being banded 12/18/09 I've been doing great, restriction, loosing weight, feeling great and still able to eat bread, rice, etc... My last fill on the 5th I went very aggressive as much as my dr. was willing to put in 1.5 ccs and I FINALLY felt true restriction... They say it takes about 2 weeks to be able to tell what your fill really did... So this morning... I decided to have a turkey sandwich...I eat half of the half of the sandwich and I feel it... the BREAD.. STUCK.. trying to come back up... ICK... say it isn't so? I LOVE my bread.. love love love bread.... I did what we're not supposed to do and drank some water to help it go down but MAN... say it isn't so, what's a girl to do with out her bread?
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Feels SOOOOOOOOOOOO good! Ok so I still have a ways to go but it feels SO good to KNOW that I'll NEVER be that size again... and I now I have room in my clothes for the new (and smaller) clothes I'll be purchasing along my journey. Feels SO good! :thumbup: