To fill or not to fill.....

[WyominGirl 1]

I have had three fills, I have 7cc in a 10cc band. I have trouble with breads, some rice, and chx breast, basically all of the normal problem foods. I PB, slime, etc.

I am not seeing consistent weight loss, but part of that may be weighing on two seperate scales (my dr is 3 hours away) and I don't think my home digital scale is all that accurate... seems accurate for my dh and kids but is 10-15 lighter than the scale in dialysis at work. Ugh.

I am using my BodyBugg so I know what I am eating/burning on a daily basis.

My nurse is coming into town next week to do fills, do I get a little fill or leave well enough alone?

[GayleTX 1]

Since you are eating foods that bandsters normally have trouble with, it's very hard to tell if you need a fill or not. Why not try eating the way we are instructed to - then you can get a better idea of whether or not you need a fill or unfill or nothing at all.

[WyominGirl 1]

Why not try eating the way we are instructed to - then you can get a better idea of whether or not you need a fill or unfill or nothing at all.

The foods I listed are things I was instructed to eat... do you mean pre-measured amounts, eating w/o fluids, ??? I follow "the" rules...no snacking, Fluid intake, etc.

Edited August 3, 2008 by WyominGirl

[MyMeshelle 2]

I think she is talking about the breads and rice...i was told no carbs....

[WyominGirl 1]

Oh, we are encouraged to eat a balanced diet including whole grains, keeping carbs under 100g/day.

[dsylvr 0]

I was told no rice or doughy bread as they will work themselves into a ball. You might want to try staying away from them and see if it helps. I eat a lot of ground turkey spiced up different ways. It seems to do better than chicken breasts. Good Luck.

[WyominGirl 1]

Thanks for the tip about the dough... I have only gained restriction with this last fill & I didn't have problems with those foods before. I have tried doing dark meat instead of white. I don't do well with ground beef so I will have to try the ground turkey again.

[jelbel 0]

I would stay this way until you don't feel much restriction and stop losing. You have already lost 47 lbs. That took me about 9 months. I got restriction after 6 months. Also, the band is weird,you don't lose for a while and suddenly you lose 3 to 4 lbs.

Good luck.

[WyominGirl 1]

Thanks for the feedback!