shellyj.

i let my band make those decisions daily. somedays bread is A-OK! somedays i know not to try it. one day a bite of pork feels like its strangling me the next time i have them i can have 2-3 ozs no problem. i have gotten stuck on all kinds of things at one time or another. you will know when you are tight or loose based on your drinking. basically if liquids sit in your pouch for more than 1-2 seconds then BE CAREFUL when its time to eat. if you can drink a whole 16 oz cup of something within 10 minutes before eating just follow basic bandster rules for eating. the above only applies when i have restriction. if i were even .2 cc looser i could eat ANYTHING on any day at any time...as long as i was careful.

i have noticed a change in restriction when flying BUT i also was developing a chest cold at the time. the last 2 times i flew i had no real change. i think it depends also on your swelling. do you swell when you sit for a long time? cause flying is a lot of sitting. does flying make you uneasy? stress makes you tighter. are you traveling for a stressful reason- work, death, etc. the band is so fickle that its fickle with its fickleness! you just never know so be careful!

nickname, several years ago when j.lo came out and p.diddy my friends and i were making fun of it and all made up names. k-woo, j-gill, shelly-j i go strictly by michelle but most of my old friends from the BC still call me 'shellyj'! they are nuts. i just visited them while in TN.

defintally restriction! it sounds like your pouch was full when you went for what was left of the chicken. thats why you FELT it. if you had not chewed well enough then you would have had continued intense pressure (golf ball), drooling, hiccups or PB. also fills seem to tighten up a few weeks after you get one. iam MUCH tighter now a month after my last fill than i was the first day to two weeks. hope this helps!

1. how long have you been banded? 2 years 9 months 2. rate your level of restriction: E. Sweet Spot!!! (perfect restriction) although sometimes i seem Too Tight (need/want a unfill) 3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold: i can take a sip or two of room temp. Water when i first wake but wait to make sure it goes down. 4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy? 1 hour after i wake i drink a slimfast shake. if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid? somedays i can have a solid lunch 3-4 hours after breakfast but somedays i am having a shake for lunch too. 5. does your restriction change throughout the day? i am a combo of both right now. c. pretty tight most of the day- small liquid/mushy breakfast and lunch, loosen up for a small solid dinner d. tight all day, if you dont make sure you are constantly drinking you will get tighter, have to REALLY work at getting food down. loosen up slightly with a careful mostly mushy dinner 6. how often do you PB? since most recent fill 1 month ago have pb'd 4-5 times 7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up? mostly SLIME, sometimes the food. 8. why are you PB'ing? d. i chewed good but the texture didnt agree thanks again. i look forward to seeing where everyones at.

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hi everyone i would like to ask some general questions re: you and restriction. 1. how long have you been banded? 2. rate your level of restriction: A. NONE (fill or no fill you can eat whatever) B. Little (occasionally you will have a hiccup, your eating the same or a little less than pre-op) C. Moderate (have some restriction but not much!) D. Moderate/CLOSE to sweet spot (have good restriction but still need a little more) E. Sweet Spot!!! (perfect restriction) F. Too Tight (need/want a unfill) G. Too Tight (DONT WANT a unfill eating mosty liquids) 3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold: 4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy? if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid? 5. does your restriction change throughout the day? a. slightly tighter in the AM looser in the PM b. pretty tight most of the day- small SOLID Breakfast and lunch, loosen up solid dinner c. pretty tight most of the day- small liquid/mushy breakfast and lunch, loosen up for a small solid dinner d. tight all day, if you dont make sure you are constantly drinking you will get tighter, have to REALLY work at getting food down. loosen up slightly with a careful mostly mushy dinner 6. how often do you PB? 7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up? 8. why are you PB'ing? a. i forget i am banded and try to swallow stuff whole (oops) b. i ate something dry c. i didnt chew good enough d. i chewed good but the texture didnt agree e. i sometimes do with first liquids of the day f. i am eating beyond the pouch capacity thats all for now. thanks for your participation! michelle

sounds like you are doing great babs, i am trying to go by my size too. my fill amount has varied so much from where i started! i was originally at 1 whole cc more than i am now. i dont know. i am glad to have restriction again though. i have been planning the wedding and been busy with that. so are you happy with the PS results?

YAY!!!!!!! i would have suggested a call to your PCP. no matter how you slice 6 days and no bm is not good! but now we dont have to worry! YOU DID IT!

ahhhh tortellini's they are a prob for me too. i think the way they are folded makes them cook slower. i have been able to eat all Pasta but those. i have never been a night eater. i AM a night drinker. keep a cup by the bed. luckily i am able to drink and have it go down at night too so far. sip sip. hows your planning going?

the xl microfibers fit me GREAT! most comfy panty around! i wear a 16/18 they fit me when i was a 20 too. lets just say they ssssstrettttttcccchhhh

im on my period so mines not so flashy either! some victorias secret cream microfiber panties BUT dont get excited their not sexy, they ARE 'period panties' mind you! bra, lilac delta burke 42 D!!!! no wonder its to BIG!!! im just a c. lmao i musta been feeling proud the day i bought this bra! that or it was really cheap *shakes head* its my 'period bra' not tight AT ALL! i get SO crampy i cant have any extra pressure!

tell your mom to keep getting fills UNTIL she is satisfied with the amount of restriction she has! it can take several or it can take 1 or 2. you just never know! i had to have several.

confessions of a chocoholic.... my name is michelle and i am a chocoholic. i bought 3 bags of robin eggs (YUM) and put them in mini eggs and in little carrot bags and put them in a basket on the counter. 80% of them were eaten by ME! i bought 4 easter bunnies (medium ones = to 2 candy bars) and i ate 2 before easter. i bought all that 1 week before easter and ate it all before easter! i gave the 2 remaining bunnies to calvins parents, they dont know how lucky they are to have GOTTEN those bunnies! i could have eaten them TOO!! at the end of sunday night we through ALL remaining 'junk food' out. thats the only way for me to stop is get rid of the food! i told calvin its probably not gonna be a good idea to make 'kids' easter basket ahead of time! amazingly in the past 30 days i lost 1/2 lb!!! its where i have kept my gym routine but added in walking 2 miles all through STEEP hills 4 nights a week!

AWESOME!!!!! your cute as can be megan! you look GREAT!

you guys should try the riblets! they are good too. similar texture to boca burgers and great flavor too

i have never liked TOO much restriction, i want to be able to eat noodles, bread, STEAK!! we'll see. i dont see steak anywear in my future because its hard to break down. idealy i want to feel pretty confident that when i sit down to eat i wont end up in the bathroom or feeling like i am choking, eyes watering and drooling! and idealy i will get full from roughly 1 cup of food. its a little looser than some but it gives me more variety. whats a torta? i DO have a dr here in WA so i can see him whenever! i am going to nashville soon me and my bridesmaids are going to gatlinburg for the weekend! i bought a crapload of bath and body stuff at their 70% off sale in jan. so we are gonna do girl stuff and drink and have a GREAT TIME! we'll also go hiking. i know where to good waterfalls are! no wild plans though! i never was much for bars when i was single so its not something i will miss. the planning for the wedding is going good! i booked the dance floor and the chairs this week and went today to get one of the bridesmaids dresses. the only thing left is the cake and the flowers. we are going to hawaii for the honeymoon!

maybe we should take a poll. i vote yes. if the original thread starter wants to delete what THEY wrote then they could edit their post so thats its blank. all the other information that everyone else posts is still there. maybe we should start a new veggie thread?

if you can tolerate bread then its fine. i have never had a problem with it and it it regularly. i just got a fill so depending on if my band will let it pass through, i will still be enjoying it! the "wheat montana bakery and grains" heres there website: http://www.wheatmontana.com/baked.php Kell- we have been enjoying the died easter eggs too! YUMM! i bury them in salt and fresh ground pepper!

after a series of being overfilled and unfilled 7-8 months i went unfilled for 6 LONG months to give my tummy and me a rest! well now since feb. i have been slowly having my band refilled. things have been VERY slow. i am afraid of getting overfilled and having to get unfilled and starting over AGAIN- so we have been going in TINY amounts. yesterday when i went in for another .1 cc fill but ended up with .3 (dr tried to give me .4) i drank 20 oz of Water before i let them take the fill needle out and i was ok, it went down. i am after this fill, more puzzled than ever about fill amounts. i used to require a lot more fill to have restriction. the current fill that i have NOW is more than what sealed me off COMPLETELY the last time. my dr had no explanation. i had Soup and yogurt yesterday, and today soup broth and then 1/2 cup of the noodles. they DID sit in my pouch and i DID feel full!!!! most importantly they went DOWN!! my hunger is already diminishing and it feels good to FEEL my band again!!!! i feel like a newbie! its been so long...i have missed it! ya'll wish me luck as i move to solids. it might take me a few days, i am slowly gonna test the waters!

engaged to be married 7-2-06 in our yard. its beautiful! on the side of a mountain we have HUGE rocks and a perfect spot. i cant wait to post some pics!

sounds like your band has slipped, another word for "HERNIATED A POUCH ABOVE THEIR BAND" can also be called a 'prolapse'. you DEFINITALLY should be talking with your dr. there are a few things you can do! get a total unfill and see if the band 'slips' back into place get a total a partial unfill and see if the band 'slips' back into place you need to get back to bandster basics and avoid PB'ing at all costs! 5-7 times a week is a LOT! its not good for your band or belly! plus if you are eating afterwords you are likely irritating your band more. call your dr, talk to him/her and if keep trying! after you have a unfill for a month or so you can start back with getting refilled.

i dont ever take my head phones off at the gym AND i crank it so loud that i might not HEAR someone. i have actually NEVER in a year 'spoke' to any members there- just smiles! just turn your music up and ignore her!!!

i would LOVE to SEE that bunny!!!! i just cant imagine a bunny that would take up the whole top of my DESK if sprawled out!