Food intake. Things change.Help?

bobby_hamrick · February 18, 2005

Since my fill I rely on a lot of liquid nutrician. Protien shakes, ensure, the yogurts like smoothies. I can eat very little real food. I realize I am probably too tite/ I wonder what the outcome with Meal Replacement has had for some of you and is this as healthy maybe as being able to eat a chicken breast.

I do take a multi Vitamin now but average one real meal a day and 2 replacements. Anyone else?

La_madam · February 18, 2005

Bobby..The only thing you may notice is your weight loss may not be as good as it could be if you were to eat solids.

One thing my Dr. tells me is if Iam relying liquids and soft foods like yogurts, puddings etc.. then Iam too tight and need a slight unfill. Liquid calories & soft foods can kill a bandsters weight loss...The liquids and soft foods go right through the band and all it does is make you hungry quicker. Be careful, watch your caloric intake on all of those liquid calories and yogurts & smoothies.This is not what the band was designed for..maybe you should consider a slight unfill .2cc's can make a huge difference in allowing you to eat solids. Im sure a meal replacement is as healthy as a chicken breast but the question should be will the meal replacement that goes right through your band curb your hunger for as long as that chicken breast sitting in your pouch for hours will? If the liquids go right through, wont you want another meal replacement sooner which is only more calories? If it were me I would be going in for a slight unfill..to live on liquids and Meal Replacements is not why I got the band . Best Wishes

Alexandra · February 18, 2005

Michele's right, Bobby. Though I well know the temptation of sticking with a too-tight fill in the hope that it will accelerate weight loss, that's really not the case. However, if you're at all like me, you'll find that the fill will loosen after a loss of 10 pounds or so. Can you live with it long enough to see if that will happen? I don't know how difficult it is for you to get to your fill doctor. If it's not too big a hassle or expense, you might very well want to get a tiny adjustment. We are not meant to live on liquids.