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Ok you can or can not keep liquids down. And yes a lot of people are tighter in the morning. In the mornings if you find you are very tight try drinking warm Water, hot coffee or tea to lossen you up a bit. I get severe sweeling from fills so I have to do more then 2 days of liquids before I am able to eat. But everyone is different. Just listen to your body. I personally would give it until tomorrow only if you can get liquids down. But if you find that you can not tolerate liquids call and get some of your fill out. even .2 cc's can make a world of difference. Let me know how you do.

No worries on the ranting we all do it :thumbup: And you are allowed to be frustrated. How is your restriction? I read a few of your other posts and your last was in May right? Maybe its time for another fill. Also you may want to try doing what HeatherO said up your calories a bit. eating to few calories can sometimes completely stall weightloss. I have about the same amount left to lose like you. SO we are in the same boat. Ok also how is your inch loss. Since the scale has so just not been my friend the last few weeks I have been measuring myself. And I have lost inches but no weight. So what could be happening to is you are replacing fat with muscle and muscle weight more then fat. Try measuring yourself once a week and see what you lose. ALSO STAY OFF THE SCALE FOR A FEW DAYS IT SEEMS TO BE DRIVING YOU NUTS. MY HUBBY HID MY SCALE. YOU HAVE LOST WHAT 41 POUNDS with 64 to go so you have lost half of your weight which IS AWESOME you should be very happy you are already healthier. Keep your head up. It takes time to lose. Please feel free to message me if you need to rant. Or just someone to talk to. Trish

Sound like you need to make an appointment with your doctor for a fill.

Sounds like you have hit PLATEAU. In anycase just continue waht you are doing and ina few weeks the scale will start moving again. Tis is your body's way of saying hold on. You can also trick your body into breaking a plateau. Change the type of exersize you do or add 15 to 20 minutes on to what you are already doing. Do a search on the forum for breaking threw plateaus. Keep going you are doing wonderful. I have not lost a darn thing in 3 weeks so I am with you. the weightloss will start again if you continue to do what you are doing.;:wink2:

Sounds like you need another fill. I was banded in March and I have had 3 fills already. going for a fourth on september 10th. Have you had any restriction at all with your previous fills? I would go and get a fill done before taking any Appetite suppressants. They are usually not safe for anyone if you have high blood pressure even the natural ones.

Honestly this is really a question you should be asking your doctor. If you do infact have sleep apnea you should really have a c-pap machine. my sister has sleep apnea and has the machine and she is sleeping so much better now. Explain to your doctor all of your symptoms and request that he send you for the sleep study. It can't hurt any to ask. If you choose not to and you do have sleep apnea after surgery and weightloss it should improve or go away. Good luck

First everyone is different so you will not know if you can eat steak until to try it. But you will need to eat slow take very small bites and chew chew chew. Take it slow since it will be your first time eating it. Also get a good cut like filet since it is very tender or t-bone. Cheaper cuts will not break down as easy. For me I can eat filet but I am not able to eat ground beef go figure. I have problems with chicken breast at times also depends on if its to dry. And note no question is stupid... Its when you do not ask questions that you run into problems. Good luck.

First Call your insurance company ok. There is no point in you spending money on weight watchers if you do not have to. Ask them what they require for approval. Do they require a 6 month documented diet? if so ask how it needs to be documented and if weight watchers is ok. My insurance did not require the 6 month diet but my sisters insurance does require a 6 month supervised diet. Good luck and let us know how you do.

HAHAH I am a twit. I thought you meant a pre op diet. DUH on me. Anyway. For the 2 weeks liquids it depends on what your doctors says. For the first 4 days i was told to be on Clear Liquids. the for the rest of the 2 weeks i was told full liquids.then 2 weeks of muchy foods 2 weeks soft food then go on to regualr food. Every doctor is different though Clear I did chicken and beef broth and i got some fruit protien shots from GNC. Full Liquids I did tomatoe Soup cream Soups put threw a blender to make them smooth. Honestly you should have received a book with a diet to follow. If you do have question call your doctors office that is what they are there for

Your doctor should have told you what you can and can not have. I would call them and find out if its ok. I did not have to do the 2 week liqiud diet prior to surgery. But my sister is doing it now and they have her drinking 6 slimfasts a day plus water. She is only allowed to have the high protien and low carb slim fasts. She is not allowed to have the slim fast optima. Do not know why but thats what they told her. Honeslty though you really should call your doctor they will tell you what protien shakes to drink. they would never put you on just water for 2 weeks. good luck and let us know how you do and what they told you.

Ok what you may want to do first thing in the morning is drink something warm or hot to losen up your band. i know for me i am tight tight tight in the morning and can not eat at all. but If i drink some hot coffee or tea it losens up my band. Alot of bandsters are real tight in the AM but losen up by lunchtime. I do not understand why this is but its how a lot of us are. Afternoon i am able to eat with out an issue. And I can drink cold things. But in the morning no way could I drink something cold. What you are experiencing is the same thing I do. Try something hot in the AM. if this does not work for you maybe you should get a little more out.

Oh I am so sorry. Yeah Bread and I do not get along at all and i am almost 6 months post op. I think most banders have experienced this at one time or another. chalk it up to a learning experience. ie don't do it again. Ok if you drink water it may just make you throw up. I would wait it out. But if it has to come up let it come up. You do not want to get a block if you do throw up or start sliming my doctor suggests going back to liquids for 24 hours. throwing up can cause your stomach to swell. Hope that you feel better.

No gross out I think we have all been threw it. Anyway to get relief i would use Milk of Magnesia or ex lax. The I would start using a fiber supplement to help with this so it does not happen again. i personally use fibersure it has 5 mg of fiber in a teaspoon and you just mix it in with Water or juice what ever you want and it doe not taste like anything. I also get Special K protien water. it has 5 mg of protien and 5 mg of fiber. Hope this helps

hey jerro, just wanted tp follow up with you to see how your girlfriend is doing. hope that she is better. Tp

Your girlfriend need to call her doctor ASAP and get in there and get some of the fill taken out.

Zeama, Completely normal for a lot of us. Wish I could tell you it gets better with the first fill but everyone is different. Like you I was so hungry and could eat anything before my first fill. I too get hungrier right before my cycle. Just keep in mind that your band is not inflated yet its just sitting in there with no fill in it. Honestly I had no restriction after my first fill but I went back and got another fill 6 weeks after that I finally found restriction. woo hoo It does happen but for some of us it takes 1,2,3,4 fills to feel your band. I wish I was one of those people that never needed even there first fill. HA my aunt was like that she never had a fill and had surgery 2 years ago(grrrrr just a little jealous). But I am not that way so fills I need to get. Just remeber to follow the band diet. protien first veggie's second then starch(carbs) and do not drink during or for and hour to 2 hours following your meal. Hard Yes I Know I still sometimes struggle with that If you need to eat more eat protien it does make you feel fuller longer. Good Luck

Ah Flowers I am sorry. But you will be fine. Just remember the first 6 weeks is for healing not losing. That is what your doctor will tell you anyway. I had the same questions. Since I did not over eat either prior to gaining either. My doctor explained to me that with the band I would lose even though I have insulin issues. But I do not know why could not really get a straight answer. But so far I am losing. I have had 3 fills and I unfill. Just keep doing what you are doing. And in no time you will see a loss. Your first fill is coming up soon. Please let me know how you are doing. Trish

Flowers, Slow loser compared to her 28 pounds since June is what I meant. it took me 5 months to lose 34 pounds I am slow compared to a lot of people on the site. LOL. But I am happy with it. When were you banded July and you have lost what 15 pounds by what your ticker says. So so far you have lost faster then me as well. I also have a problem with insulin due to PCOS but I take Metformin.

Ok I can completely understand your frustration. Me I am a SLOW LOSER. I was banded MARCH 13th and I have lost only 34 pounds. But I had to take a hard look at myself and tell myself that its ok to lose slow. Some of us are just slow losers. LOL I had to beat that montra into my head. Are you exersizing at all? that will help. You may not see weightloss from exersizing right away but you will see inch loss. Safe weightloss is 1 to 2 pounds per week. Just keeping thinking that way and you may find that you are not as discouraged. Also a lot of the real fast losers have a higher BMI then you do so they will lose faster. Vent all you want this is what this forum is for.

YES I got an unfil and I am doing SOOOOOOOO much better... Thank you to everyone for your responses.

No it will not be like this all the time. Believe me it does get better. Go and get either the maylox or get Gas X Strips. That will help with the gas. But if you are really concerned call your doctor and let them know whats going on. They can tell you what you need to do. good luck and hope that you feel better.

Seriously you need to call your doctor ASAP. Until you get to see him I would just go on full liquids. you do not want to keep throwing up you could damage your band. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.

Ok just want to know what other peoples doctors are telling them to do. My doctor just wants no food day of fill only liquids (duh common sense I think) day after fill is liquids also. But after the second day he states that you can go back to normal eating. I for one can not I have to be on liquids for about 3 days then mushys for at least 2 before going back to solids. Just wanted some other feed back. Thanks so much

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