pop/pouch stretching/reversal

[HeatherO 7]

I guess what's confusing to me is that I'm a newbie. I don't have any restriction in my band yet. Doc said it's wide open. I do feel hungry but not ravenous. Do I have a pouch to worry about? Or does that happen when I get my first fill?

PS: Sorry I don't mean to hijack your thread! Just curious...

You still have a pouch but the bottom end of it that empties into your stomach is more like a funnel right now (everything passes easily) but later will be like an hourglass (a slow trickle into the lower stomach).

[addJ0y 0]

My doctor said I could have pop-he just said make it a diet pop so that I don't consume extra calories...

[skhopp 0]

Isn't it interesting to hear different doctor's rules? I like the rule about consuming pop, so long as it's diet!

[jpward001 0]

Isn't it interesting to hear different doctor's rules? I like the rule about consuming pop, so long as it's diet!

My nutri said NO pop, flat or not. She said that there are acids in the pop that can damage the stomach around the band and why would you want to take the risk? For ME this is a life style change and I am determined that it will work even if I don't ever get to drink a Mountain Dew again.

[Nobody's Girl 0]

Not sure if this will help...

My band is pretty tight and I am not able to eat much in my normal life. I live alone and go to school so it is easy to watch what I eat and eat small amounts. However, when I go to visit my family (who are all awesome cooks) I always end up eating way more than I should. After a few days of stuffing myself at every meal, I can fit so much more in my stomach than I would be able to normally. I dont know if this is because of stretching or what.

Anyway, how I fix that is when I go back home from visiting my family and return to my normal eating habits, I go on a liquids-only diet for a day or two. This seems to get my band back to its old size so that I won't be able to eat such large amounts anymore.