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Thank you all so much. I am glad to know what I need to change. I have a new look today and I will try my hardest to take smaller bites and chew more!! I really appreciate the help. :wink2:

I have been banded for almost 4 months now and havent lost much AT ALL. A few pounds since surgery which was all at the beginning on the all liquid diet. Im just gonna put myself out there because I am failing and frustrated. Here is my situation. I had my band placed with a small fill in it already and since then I have had one fill. I have no idea how much is in my band because my doctor did not tell me and was stressing that the cc's are not what matters, its the feeling etc. Well, before the fill I really had no restriction. Now, i do but after about 3 or maybe 4 bites of food, I get this feeling like a lump in my throat and it HURTS. I have to drink something to get it to pass.. If i dont drink anything, I either sit in pain and cant eat anymore or I have to throw it up. Its so frustrating. Obviously my drinking while I eat prevents the band from being able to work, but I dont know what I am suppose to do. If I stop eating, I am literally only eating about 3 bites of food, and I dont feel "full", I just feel a pain. Is that what full is suppose to feel like? If anyone has advice I am so appreciative. And if anyone is reading this thinking Im so dumb and Im just doing it wrong, I really am not sure what I am suppose to do differently. I went into this with so much excitement and Im feeling really deflated. My husband is paying money every month to pay off the loan we got in order for me to get the surgery and I feel so guilty that I am not losing anything.

Im suprised he didnt give you the box so you could have the serial number and such. Someone else mentioned this already but there are more than 2 sizes bc I also have the 4cc band, so if your DR carries the 4cc and 10cc, he may consider the 10cc the large band and that COULD be what you have. I would just call and ask him flat out.

I was told that they are not okay during the clear liquid phase because of the pulp, but I assume after that you can have them. My dr didnt say NOT to

Why is it that some people have 10cc bands and some have 11cc and 14cc. Mine says its a 10cm but only 4cc. And my dr put .8cc in when he put it on. Will I get less restriction since I can only have 4cc? I don't understand why there are so many different ones.

Im only 12 days post op but I think I kind of understand the fear of anorexia thing. Ive noticed on liquids that I am losing so fast and then yesterday I ate a few bites of real food(something bad) and even though it was a small amount, I woke up today with my first gain, and 1.5 lb gain at that! It confuses me beacause overall I was still way under the calories I normally would have eaten in a day pre-band. Makes me a little apprehensive to eat anything solid even when I am allowed to. Liquids is working so well. I dont want to gain 10 lbs when I go back to regular foods, but I dont think I could really become anorexic because although its a little scary to eat solids again, I can't hold back forever lol I love to eat too much. Ill just have to make sure and get a fill if I start gaining when I go to solids. Not sure if thats kind of what you are feeling or not, but like someone else mentioned, if you really feel that you could become anorexic, let your doctor know and maybe you could talk to someone to help you through the mental part of this whole process.

I currently weigh about 3 times a day. I record my morning weight, but I also check mid-day and again at night because like another person mentioned, I can usually predict my morning weight when I know my weight before bed. I hope that when the pounds start coming off slower, I will move to weighing every few days or every week. Right now, I like being conscience of my weight, because if it goes up or doesnt move, I know that I will be making up for it the next day. It really keeps me moving in the right direction

i get horrible hiccups. like I feel em coming up slowly and they are deep/hard. I dont know why though because I am on all liquids still and theres no way I am eating too much or too fast because I follow the 2 oz every 15 minute rule and i drink slowly and usually am not even able to finish the 2 oz bc the hiccups are just so annoying and painful. I also had a hiatal hernia repaired and was considering maybe that had something to do with it. I hope this isnt a regular thing.

Thanks for the heads up and glad to see you are doing better now :-)

Thank for all the input everyone :-) You are all so helpful :-)

I'm newly banded:thumbup:, only 6 days out, but I am starting to wonder the best way to go about clothes when I start changing sizes. When I am home, I don't mind just wearing oversized shirts and PJs and stuff but I am going to start working in a few months and I can't afford to buy so many clothes in every size. How do most people do this? So far, I have decided I will probably buy dresses so they can fit me through a few sizes but are there any other ideas? :thumbup: I think I might start scouting the thrift stores now and just pick up anything I see that's nice and work appropriate if it's in a size that's anywhere between my current size and goal size.

Thanks so much. I will go eat a popsicle now, I havent tried that yet! I dont have any clear Protein shakes but if Im worse tomorrow, I will probably go ahead and have at least a small Protein shake. Glad to know its normal, I was seriously feeling like such a fatty/loser for crying over food. It reminds me of when I was preggo, I think the cravings are even stronger now, bleh! Thanks again! And if anyone else has more suggestions, Im open to that too :-)

I am on my 5th day post-op and I just literally cried over popcorn. I am so insanely hungry. I cant have anything other than liquids for 6 more days. I have been doing ok, but my husband has been eating cereal and sandwiches and stuff that doesnt smell up that house because he is trying to be considerate. But the kids asked for popcorn and OMG it smells so delicious! Last night I was so close to just eating a few crackers and letting them dissolve into mush in my mouth but i held back and today Im so close to messing up again but Im holding back. I am taking this an hour at a time literally but I just cant forsee being this hungry for another 6 days! Is this normal?! I just want a few bites of something!