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I have substituted food with ice cream...is that bad? Lol jk. I know it is but I love ice cream and it goes down so much easier than food does! I eat 2 meals a day, a protein shake for bfast, and 3-4 scoops of ice cream at night. I haven't been on the scale for weeks but the last time I was I hadn't gained or lost anything. I'm down only 11 lbs since Feb 1, 2011, surgery day. Down 2 sizes though. I think we all lose differently. I have tight restriction but since I no longer have insurance I'm dealing with it until I can't get liquids down.

I had 2 protein shakes, a yogurt, 5 oreos, and a few bites of pork roast and green beans today. I tried to eat something besides the cookies, but they went down so easy and I was starving by 10:30 pm! Some days I'm so tight until late at night.

I eat 2-3 cups of food and am not searching for food and can easily say no to it for up to 3-5 hours. My sweet spot is 7.5-7.75 in my 11 cc band. If I try to eat bread or something bulky more than once a day, it hurts my chest and when I start to get full I hiccup a couple times and then after 2-3 more bites I feel tightening and am no longer hungry. I can honestly say somedays I feel too tight, but then I think of the alternative of being able to eat what and however much I want...Fatsville! I don't get full in my belly anymore, I feel food in my throat sorta and no longer hungry.

I got banded Feb 1st and have had 4 fills. I have all the restriction I need right now and am finding since this last fill I'm afraid to go out to eat. I'd rather stay home where I can eat with a baby spoon and take my time. Totally not how I felt pre-band! We'll get used to it!

Sounds like u are too full to me. U should be able to eat 1-2 cups of food and it fill u for 3-4 hrs. But call ur doctor. Id be worried about malnutrition and ur hair to start falling out if u don't eat something sooner than later. Good luck!

I'm in the same boat now. Reflux and pbing when I eat solids. I got a fill Monday and am doing liquids now since they go down fine. Soup, oatmeal, yogurt, and protein shakes for this chic. I have 8.5 ccs in my 11 cc band and am losing my insurance at the end of the month. My Surgeon was aggressive with this fill and boy can I tell! Gonna allow a few days for swelling to go down and reassess. I literally can't afford another fill so I may have to live tight until I lose enough weight that things loosen up on their own.

I had port revision surgery as well 2 months post op. I also have a kink that makes fills difficult. To make matters worse, I am losing my insurance at the end of this month so not sure how I'll pay for or get more fills. I wasn't able to sleep on my stomach for 6 weeks after my port revision.

I too used to wipe incorrectly and had a lot of yeast infections. For years I have wiped front to back and shaved my pubic hair super low. It helps keep me dry and yeasty free!

Men at home depot usually own a house! Just a thought!

I suggest making a weekly walk through manly stores like radio shack, bass pro, the hardware store, and/or going to certain movies. If u see a Guy alone, he's the one! He's ballsey enuff to go it alone, yet pry wishes he had company. I met my prince at radio shack 7 1/2 yrs ago!

I use EAS soy protein from walmart and add a banana or some peanut butter with skim milk and ice. Id puke too if I had to drink whey protein! Good Luck!

I was banded in Feb and have only lost 10 lbs. I've lost 18 total but I have gone down THREE sizes! From a tight 26/24 to a comfortable 20/18!!! I get so sick and hopeless when I just focus on the scale. Take pictures so u can see the difference. That's what I've done.

good idea and I'm right there with ya. No more bread for me!

Getting to the green! Id do protein shakes for a day.

Get a second opinion from a different doctor just to protect ur health but I think having a fill in the meantime is a good idea. Good luck to u!

I had surgery Feb 1st, lose 21 lbs so far, had my port flip, got revision surgery on March 28th. Got my first fill of 3.5 during that procedure. Went for second fill April 11th and got 3.5 more. Finally felt restriction but gained 2 lbs in a month from eating too much ice cream and not exercising. Got back on track and lost 3 lbs in 10 days in may! Went for my 3rd fill yesterday and Dr again thought my port had flipped but he got fluid in. He couldn't get it back out and 4 sips of water sent me into a puking fit! HORRIBLE!!! if I ever felt that after eating I'd never eat it again! I was filled to 10 ccs in my 11 cc band. I find out my line has a kink but if u push down on my fat roll the kink goes away and fluid can be taken out. I am filled to 7.5 now and it takes me about an hour to eat a normal sized plate of food. I go back in 6 wks and will have to get fills by x ray until I lose enuff weight to loosen up my kink!

Yep. It flipped over because the suttures came lose from my muscle it was attached to. The kink also happens more often than I'd like!

Does anyone else feel like their body is seriously trying to sabatoge their serious efforts toward weight loss!? Flipped port and a kink!!! Seriously!

I have had 3 fills and suggest u drink warm liquids like chicken broth and coffee

Hi Febsters! I was banded Feb 1st,2011 am down 2 sizes and 21 lbs! I wish it was more on the scale but putting on 2 new shirts that use to not fit today was awesome! My port flipped initial fill so I just got restriction April 11th! Its great to not be hungry all the time! I named my band "chewy" and we are in love with eachother and not food anymore! I work out 3-4 days a week and sometimes more. Good luck to all of u!

I wouldn't recommend doing anything but walking slowly for 6 weeks. I pushed it and my port came lose and flipped! Had to have revision surgery 8 weeks later! Sucked! Good luck to u!

Eas soy protein at Walmart- add milk, ice, a banana or 2 tbsp of peanut butter! $10.00 a can and delicious!

I take prozac for anxiety and can really tell the difference in my energy level when I miss a pill. I have lost 21 lbs in 2 1/2 months plus 2 sizes!

So my first fill was 3.5 CD's in my 11cc realize band during my port revision surgery (my port flipped). I had a little restriction then but still could overeat until yesterday. I got another 3.5 cc's on Monday afternoon and was not hungry after I ate 2 bowls of Soup and about 10 crackers 2 hrs later. I didn't eat anything else the rest of the day because I didn't even think about food once! It was the first time in my life I didn't think about food all day! Then I ate soup, cheese, and chili yesterday and weighed in 2 lbs lighter this morning! Today I ate supper and got this pressure in my throat which is I guess my new "full" feeling and stopped eating even though I didn't get that old satisfied feeling I used to get after binge eating. Its sad to think I have to wait for that full feeling as it takes time to pass thru my band, wasn't what I expected to feel, but is uncomfortable enough to remind me of my eating disorder and that I need this tool!

Thanks Mimi! I have good restriction I think because since I posted I am eating small meals or protein shakes and if I don't chew well food gets "stuck" for a moment (feels like I have to burp or a lump literally in my throat-not pain but uncomfortable) then I have to wait for it to pass and chew better so it doesn't happen again. I ate a salad and 1 chicken tender for supper and was full! Yay! I love my band after my second fill!!!