julie

hi there i have a 1o cm band and he filled me with a 2cc fill the first time i eat normal foods sometimes to dry which i try to avoid i will try the tea when i get over my stuck fit i usuelly able to eat see what happens i am just a little discourged about being stuck at this weight for awhile cause i am not able to eat right julie:think

hi its been awhile since i been on just busy with life still trying to get use to the band after my first fill in july haven.t been to my dr in awhile but i will and at a stand still with my weight haven,t lose or gain since my fill hard to get use to the eating if i eat anything the wrong way i pay for it by being stuck so thats is were i am some times i can eat alright and be satifised foer a awhile and most of the times i start eating first few bites and there it is stuck still hungry but stuck i wait till it pass or i make it pass by vomiting and then i try again how do i fix this problem thaks julie

hi there i have a 10cc band with a 2cc first fill it is a large band i don,t think it is to tight i can drink and take mushy foods ok and ther is some days i can eat without a hitch is it posble to be tighter on different days of the month i notice i was more tight around my monthly cycle itr happento me twice already yes i need to eat more suces with my food it relly is a new way of eating everything any hints on getting rid of the stuck feeling fast thanks julie

hi there i had my first fill about a month ago i am having a tuff time with eating its seems about eveytime i eat i take a few bites and i have the stuck feeling withthe food in my chest just sittin there i told the dr he told me thats is just the band working what am i doing wrong any suggetions and how i could eat better with out gettint the stuck feeling in my chest thanks julie

Hi I Was Wondering What Happens If You Mistakenly Did Not Cheww Well Enough An A Big Peace Of Meat Or Fruit Went Down And It Did Not Fit Through Your Opening Would It Eventually Desolve Or It Would Mean A Dr Would Have To Do Something To Get It Unstuck Now Since My First Fill My Dr Said He Went Aggresive With Me And Placed Over 2cc Of Ns Some Days Are Alright Some Are Not Especilay When I Forget To Eat Right Hopefuuly I Will Get Use To This Restriction My Dr Whats Me To Stick It Out For Two Weeks Before He Decides It Is To Tight I Am Tolrating Liquids Fine But Boy Some Fo The Solids Are A Hit Or Miss Issue Of What You Could Tolrate And Wht You Could Not Thanks Just Venting My First Restriction Took Me By Surprise I Been Reading About It But Whrn You Experncie It It Is Two Differnt Things Julie

i would definitly wait i had my first fill last friday the 1 if july and i am having a hard time adjusting to what i can eat and what i can not i go through the day with a lot of pb i forget to chew right and eat slow boy i am paying for it i just tried to eat melon and i chewed to fast and oh boy did i pay for it so go enjoy your vacation and do it after you don,t know how it is going to react with you i called my dr and he told me went aggerisive withme he would like me to stick it out for two weeks before we decide if it needs to be lossen julie

thanks everyone i thought i had resriction without a fill was i wrong now i know what it feels like i am taking your advice and rethinking how i cheww and pace myself the doc told me it would be very small portions i didnt relize how small it really is i getting to know when enough is enough when i get that feeling i stop right away instead of pushing it i know now it won,t digest and go down right away thaks again julie

hi there i had my first fill friday i was on liquids for the day and then solids the next now i can barely get one egg down when do you know when you are full before you feel the food all the way up your throat i can barley eat any solids liquids are ok do you thing it is to much of a restriction i am scared to advance to meats i dont want that hurt stuck feeling in my chest thnks julie

hi just had my first fill today after 5 months of being banded my doc told me liquids for today and solids tomorrow i thought i could handle some clam chowder if i chewed the potatoes really well i eat adout a quareter and then there it was a stuck feeling in my chest this is scaring me i hope he did not make it to tight if i can.t even handle a little clam chowder i am going to stick with Protein shakes until tommorrow and try again julie

hi erveryone i had my firs fill this morning it wasn.t bad as i thought it would be one questyion i know i have to have liquids today but is it ok foe cream soups ans pudding diet and yougert thanks julie

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thanks i am eating three meals a day with a snack of friut or veg in between if i get hungrey if not i just go about 4 hrs before eating a meal i do treat myself every nite with a waeght watcher fat free fudge pop also i am faithfully writing in my food log of the amt of cals and carbs and protein which keeps me in check i am trying to have no more then 12oo cal a day i think i am going to have my first fill when i go see my dr next week i am ging to tell him i need it now thanks julie

hi just a questions what do you mean when your suppose to eat only 1 cup each meal is that everything i usually have 3 oz of protein and a 1/2 cup of veggies and sometimes a small portion of carb i was reading on you should eat six small meals a day like breakfast,snack,lunch,snack,dinner,snack the snacks would be like fruit or veg or low cal fat free icecream at night i read that you should feed youe body every three hours so it does not go into strarvation mode and slow your metabolism can anyone tell me how they portion there food for the day and is on a good losing pattern that is nice an slow thanks julie

dear delarla, hi i kind of know it is just a gimmick i was just curious i am doing good without the gimmicks but sometinmes your in a rush too lost the weight i was alaways the impatient type i kep teling myself slower the better i was banded in jan down 30 pds eating healthyer and exercising i sawanother add for sea vegg which is suppose to be a mircle for all thanks for answereing julie

hi i been reading alot on greentea and the effects it is supose to have on your metabolisim has any one tried it it is suposed to increase your thyroid function which in turn will help you lose weight i was thinking of buying the extract has any one have any thoughts on this julie

hi there i noticed even with the band it is a battle with losing weght the band helps alot i lost 18 pd first few weekd i was banded on the 17 of jan no fill yet i am steadlinng losing weight so far but it is a very concious process of wht you eat and how often you exercise i walk every day and do curves every other day i reaaly watch what i eat i have a food journal that i right down everything i eat wth calories and proteins it seems too work i now down from 268 in jan to 239 now it is a good healthy wright los not too quick like everyone says the band is a tool its up to ypu to start eatind and exercising right julie

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thanks everyone i feel better about canceling i was just afraid it would make me too tight if i got the fill my dr told me he will see me in a month and we will go from there or if my appitite changes in a drastic way i will see him sooner

hi this is julie i was supose to go for my first fill tomorrow but i canceled out i was banded on jan 17 and lost about 25 pds already i eat three meals a day about 3o/z of meat and 1/2 cup of veg i don,t feel hungry in between meals i have a little snack at night like fruit or cheese did i do the right thing i felt like i did not need it yet am i eating to much i eat very little carbs did anyone else not have a fill for a long time after surgury thanks julie i don,t know if it is mind of matter in my case

congrats. i am just starting out and reading everyones sucess stories is a real inspiration to me to really keep on track thanks and you can do it here you go 170

welcome and best of luck too the new you julie

hi everyone doing great lost total of 22 lbs so far banded on the 17 now that i am on solids i am having a lot of gas and bloating feeling is this normal i started prune juice and dried prunes today is there any other suggestions so i can go regulerly thanks julie

Hi Everyone This Morning I Got Up Feeling Mildly Sick To My Stomach Is This Normal At Times? I Can,t Eat Or Even Drink My Protein Shake I Have Not Got My First Fill Yet Can My Band Get Tight In The Mornings This Is The First Time This Is Happening To Me I Have Not Vomited So I Don,t Think The Band Has Slipped. Hopefully This Will Pass Thanks Julie

hi la madam thanks i know in my head the slower the weight loss the better and perment it is thanks everyone for the encourgemnt i will try to log my food with fit thanks julie

hi i was banded on the 17 of jan and dropped 14 pds since then i was on clear liquids for three weeks with protein shakes started reg solids almost two weeks now for the last two weeks i stayed the same in weight i exercise on the treadmill 20min a day for now and eating right i thought i read on the post that this is normal not to lose for first few weeks after starting solids is this right you can even gain i get my first fill next week a little nervous but excited at the same time i think i need to cut my portions down little is it true that you really don,t start losing till after your first fill or so thanks julie