If You've Never Had a Fill can you...

[kentx05 3]

Eat anything you want since you have no small pouch?

Edited August 17, 2010 by kentx05

[PhillyGirl 0]

No! Your stomach needs time to heal; don't go stretching it out/putting strain on it now. Also--you should have been practicing good eating habits before this; don't start the bad habits up again now, please! Also--your doctor should have given you a timeframe for starting with liquids, then moving up veeeerrrrrry gradually to small portions of mushy foods.

You could do real damage if you try to eat how you used to now that the band is in place, even if you haven't had any fills yet.

Get your mind in the right place; it's tough sometimes, but we all have to work hard and suffer some to make up for the damage we've done to our bodies.

Read this site, dig through the threads. And go for a walk or do some vacuuming instead of eating on an urge. It's tough, but we're all here in the same boat.

Best to you.

[Bonnie_Lass 1]

Not having had a fill does not mean you have no pouch. But as it is less restricted,than after a fill, you could certainly eat more in quantity, and tolerate difficult foods more easily. That is not the point of being banded though.

Also if you are post-op there is probably swelling and so you may have some restriction, so stick to the diet provided as your body needs to heal first. It's also a good time to get used to eating differently.

[reverie 49]

A pouch is formed whether you have a fill or not. I haven't had a fill and I'm 3 months out mostly because I don't need one and my restriction is at a point where after 3/4-1 cup of food I'm full for hours.

Can I eat whatever I want? Yes, probably. I do eat 100 calorie bread slices every now and then, but I stray away from the unhealthy things. No ice cream, no rice, no candy, etc. Maybe once in a blue moon.

The point of the band isn't to restrict what you eat, it's really how much you eat. You are the one who makes the call to whether or not you eat healthy and sensibly.

[Spouse of T 0]

Eat anything you want since you have no small pouch?

Kentx...Are you doing better with eating the right things? I hope you did take into consideration what others said about sticking with liquids and mushy food until your doctor progressess you. We all here know that it is hard to not want to go back to those "old" habits....but just as you, we are all pressing through those feelings and emotions and doing what we need to do to get better about what we eat. You stay encouraged!!!!!:smile::biggrin: