Hard Time Eating

[Pink8671 1]

I recently had a fill about 1 1/2 wks ago. This is the most restriction I have ever had. Been banded for 6 1/2 months and this is fill #2. I'm not losing drastic amounts of weight at all. I don't eat much at all especially since this last fill. I eat a few bites and feel like its not going down very well. Such an uncomfortable feeling so I just stop eating. I notice this mostly with my first meal of the day. How can I get all my Protein in, get over my plateau, and eat more comfortably in the mornings? Supposedly I need 90 grams of protein a day!! That sure seems like alot....

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

my nutritionist told me that i'd need 70 grams of protein.....(I wish I could help you)

[chrissylu 153]

my NP bumped me up from 60 to 80g of Protein a couple of weeks ago. I acheive it by having 2 high Protein Shakes in a day. Try having a Protein Shake for Breakfast if you feel tighter in the mornings. I've read of a few other people who are...and then by lunch time have loosened up a bit. I'm on my 2nd fill but not feeling restriction so I'm limiting my own food intake right now. However, all of a sudden, I can't seem to get more than a 1/4 c. of chicken down before I get stuck. I just stop eating it and go get some cottage cheese...which is a pretty good source of protein by theway, and its soft. If you're having real trouble getting your nutrition in, you might want to see about getting a slight unfill. God's blessings to you!

[xlaurax 8]

I would think that if your having trouble eating you may need a slight unfill.

[Holly Dolly 575]

I would go in for a slight unfill too. You need to be eating. As for having a harder time in the morning, maybe try a hot cup of tea or coffee first thing. I have a huge cup of tea before breakfast and have never had any problems eating in the mornings.

[papoose 48]

My doctor told me to drink something hot in the a.m. before eating. He said a lot of people have that problem. I drink a cup of hot tea because in the a.m. I am very tight. In about an hour or so I loosen up a bit and then I can eat something light. I had my surgery in 2010 and still have this problem. By dinner I am loosen up. But I just had a fill last month and I feel really tight. I went to Dr. and he looked at my stomach through flouroscope machine and he said I was fine. Just eat smaller portions. Since I tried that I feel so much better.

[TracieR 88]

I know with me I cannot really eat too much in the morning. My band is super tight. I have a Protein Shake every morning and then later on I'll have either a cheese stick, almonds, or a bbq Protein cracker (from my doctor) as a snack. I've read that a lot of people are tighter in the morning. If you are having trouble getting solid Proteins down even when you are chewing alot and eating very slowly I would contact your Dr.

[JimR915 21]

I have the same problem in the morning. Band is really tight until I have had a hot cup of coffee or tea.

Later in the day, I find it is not as bad, but I still have to eat slow. Eating too fast (which I still do way too often) makes me feel the uncomfortable restriction. I simply put the fork down for a few minutes and go back to eating when it passes. I am always tempted to stop eating at that point, but I force myself to finish the already small portions.

As you have likely been told, it's not unusual for meals to take 30 min. or more to finish.