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It seems today I'm tight. I haven't been like this from my fill on Tuesday until today. I've only gotten down 1/4 cup turkey sausage crumbles, Water, and about 5 chicken pieces (small strips) today. Nothing else will go down. Any suggestions?

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Sometimes after a fill I have to take it much slower than it sounds like you are. Dense meat is way too solid sometimes right after a fill. Try chili, cottage cheese, yogurt and things like that, then very slowly work your way back to denser stuff.

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That's my point tho. Wed-fri was fine. So weird..

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chicken can be a very difficult food for the band.

One thing you will learn is that your band seems to have a mind of it's own. There have been days on end when I could eat chicken, salmon even steak with no problem. Then I may go a week where the same foods get stuck. eggs clog me up and I slime. It's a good thing. If this is your first stuck episode you should be celebrating. Listen to your band and look for fullness and satiety.

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Fills sometimes don't kick in until days to weeks after. It is not uncommon to be able to eat for a while and then tighen up.

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I welcome those days...makes up for the days there is less restriction.

I have gone complete 24hr periods with no eating at all.

Most of the time is because I'm simply not interested in eating. That simple.

I just go with it. I never worry about counting calories. just listening to my band.

Get your Water, Protein (Sometime liquid) Vitamins, etc....daily requirements.

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I understand, I had my second fill and now I have to learn what foods really work well with the band, and some days I can eat chicken and just seems normal, next day instantly stuck and only Soup works. I know that drinking a hot tea helps loosen things up a bit, and for me that seems good other than that, like someone else said above I just try to work with the flo..good luck!

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