hopeful_Vicki

Thanks to both of you for your advice. I completely believe you are right about swallowing that big bite before chewing it all up. I took much smaller bites today. I also have decided to go ahead and get the first fill and see how things go. I am pretty sure it will be a couple weeks before I get in to get one because my surgeon likes to do a whole bunch at one time. I wish you both good luck as we all travel on this journey.

Hi all, New to this board and pretty new to banding as well. I have been trying to stick to my diet which is protien, Protein, protein. I only eat small portions (around 3 to 4 oz) twice a day and I have a protien shake in the morning. My problem is I am still hungry so I am thinking about getting my first fill. I just question if it's really what I need because I know I'm tight. Well, some days I do and others I don't feel like I have ever been banded. The other day after only a few bites of chicken breast I felt like I was going to have a "heart attack" the meat was just stuck and it was the most awful feeling ever, I had to force it down with drinks of Water because it just wouldn't move up or down. This to me doesn't sound like someone in need of a fill from what I've read but yet I am still finding myself hungry and doing the mental fight not to eat. I actually fell off the wagon on Monday and ate a piece of my sons birthday cake and it went down with no problems other than the huge onset of guilt that came after finishing it. Wondering if getting a fill will help or if it's all going to be mind over matter from now on and I have to get tougher with this battle? I know that not eating is depressing and eating is depressing so I find myself in some pretty bad moods sometimes all because of FOOD! Looking for advice from anyone who has had fills or just has more experience with the band. Thanks in advance for your advice. Vicki 228/198/140 down 30 .lbs but a lot of that was lost on the pre-op diet