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I agree with Can-do. Also, you should spend some time with a nutritionist. You sound like you're eating many of the wrong foods at this point. Lots of soups, mozzarella sticks, potatoes won't give you the satiety you need for the band to work it's magic. Soups are good for you but will leave you with the feeling you want more. More Protein up front is required for the band to work properly. tmf

It does sound like you eat too big of a bite and or don't chew enough and eat too fast? What do you mean you make it come back up?

I just posted this to someone else with similar questions? "Sometimes people think they are too tight but in reality, they have a hard time conforming to eating small, chewing big and taking longer to do it all? If you aren't abiding by all the rules you will feel too tight? Here's what I recommend and it's worked for me. Do liquids go down easy? How about cream Soups or even noodle or chicken with rice type soups? If you can consume slider foods without getting stuck you should be OK. Following the eating rules means you are chewing small amounts of food into mush or slider food. Eating too quickly or too big will make it seem like you're too tight? Make sense?" In your case, it sounds like you just love the taste of food. I do too. Getting an unfill will only allow you to eat more and your pouch may not give you that satiety feeling you now have. If you want to gain weight an unfill may be in your future. But it sound like it's just right to me? You may need to examine your need to eat more to satisfy your craving. When a craving doesn't come from hunger, eating will never satisfy it. And congrats on the huge weight loss

Looks like you've been at this for a while and I see you got a fill nearly 3 weeks ago? Sometimes people think they are too tight but in reality, they have a hard time conforming to eating small, chewing big and taking longer to do it all? If you aren't abiding by all the rules you will feel too tight? Here's what I recommend and it's worked for me. Do liquids go down easy? How about cream Soups or even noodle or chicken with rice type soups? If you can consume slider foods without getting stuck you should be OK. Following the eating rules means you are chewing small amounts of food into mush or slider food. Eating too quickly or too big will make it seem like you're too tight? Make sense? And congrats on the huge weight loss! tmf

Fills do cause some inflammation right at the band and it usually doesn't happen till later. That swelling makes the opening smaller of course. It will probably go down so you'll be OK but I agree, call your doctor and let him know? tmf

No pre op diet for me either.

Later on you might find that getting stuck is more serious. For most of us it's like a golf ball size swelling just under our sternum. It can be mildly painful depending on your pain tolerance. But for me, it's just very uncomfortable and lasts about 15-45 minutes. Usually it's caused by solid foods not passing through your stoma(band) causing food to back up in your esophogus. Then you slime(saliva like junk) and hopefully some of it comes up? tmf

Productive Burp=PB'ing. It's the process of trying to burp up excess food that has collected in your esophogus because you're stuck. Stuck meaning food is lodged in your stoma(band) and is backing up food behind it. It's not throwing up or vomiting and I wish I could do it much better than I do. tmf

You will see horror stories from time to time. Some people are very very addicted to food and just can't comply with the eating style. You don't diet, you eat less because you're satisfied with less food. Some people can't make that adjustment. Some people have never tried to even diet before and turn to WLS to keep from dying from complications of being morbidly obese. These people may find it difficult to follow the rules. The rules sound so simple, yet they are so difficult for so many. Eat slower, chew more and more, eat smaller bites, look for satiety signals and most of all, eat healthy. I failed at diets because I was always hungry. It was uncomfortable. I don't want to feel that way. I don't feel like that anymore. tmf

Your profile doesn't make your suggestion irrelevent. It's just difficult to know what level of experience you're at with only 17 posts? And throwing up is not good. PB'ing isn't either but I know we all do it. And it's OK for it to go through the band but very uncomfortable before it does. That's why we PB? Your font is very small. I've seen this a lot today from some other new forum members? Did you change the font or font size? Hard to read, you might want to try to make it bigger? tmf

If you can swallow soups or slider foods with no problem, you should be OK. Eating small, chewing big is pretty much the same if you do it right and I still get stuck 2-3 times a week myself.

I eat it but I never measure food. I can only eat about 3/4 cup of it. I spray a little "I can't believe it's not butter" on it and sprinkle some parmesan and seasonings. It's delish with salmon.

Wow, congrats on the success. Sounds like you might be too tight, or like I said, you're not eating slow enough, small enough and not chewing enough. I know for me it took me 1 year and 1 month before I finally got it through my thick head to follow the rules I've seen hundreds of times.

If it's that difficult you may not be ready. I know I tried every diet and failed at all of them and failed several times for each one. I gave up on diets. Maybe you should try another diet? For me it was easy. I knew I would never lose weight long term any other way and I was willing to take the gamble. Not much of a gamble when every other method failed. It was try this lapband thing since so many people have succeeded(my neighbor, my wife's co-worker)with. Why not me.? So, go on another diet where 95% fail? Don't go on a diet and remain where you are? Take a shot at a 80% sure thing and get healthy? Easy choice I believe? tmf

You might want to borrow someone's puter and enter your data so we know what stage you're in? Maybe if you could just post your surgery date? It's hard to advise you without knowing if you're a newbie, had a fill, or what? Regurgitating is not recommended and a full blown vomit can cause your band to slip. PB'ing is normal but only occasionally. It sounds like you're not eating slow enough, taking smaller bites or not chewing enough? Most of us experience stuck episodes where we have to try to spit up(Product Burp PB) food that is backing up into our esophogus. But it should be rare. tmf

Great story and keep tuned here so you can relate to others who have been where you are and want to bail. You're an inspiration!

No it's not. Please fill in your profile so we know more about you and can help you better?

Green zone is where just a little bit of food gives you the feeling of satiety for 4-5 hours after a meal.

Oh it is. But, it's mostly water loss at this point. But any weight loss is good in the beginning. Once you're able to exercise you can make sure it's not muscle loss. But just think about the fact you're not carrying arouind two gallons of water anymore. That's got to be good for your knees?

If you are still taking pain meds, stop. Pain meds can cause your digestive system to shut down so that any fluids you take just sit and fill up your stomach.

"My advice to you, start drinking heavily"...John Belushi---Animal House Water of course

If you are on a PC it is easier. Upper right hand side of this page, click on your name, click on my profile, click on edit my profile.

Welcome and we're here for you. Just a word of caution though. Some of us are rather blunt with our comments. For example: If you come here and state you're eating ice cream every night but still can't lose weight, expect to get your butt kicked

DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE! Neither one of you have filled in your profile so we don't know where you are in your journey? But if it's in the first 30 days or even if it's not, throwing up can cause your band to slip. PB'ing is OK, and maybe that's what she meant, but do not vomit or throw up. Vomiting causes your lower and upper stomachs to convulse and attempt to reject food. This violent episode can cause the sutures that hold your band in place to rip out. Your band can slip up or down. So, do not vomit. tmf

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