Jersey Girl

Thanks for the good advice. I am down about 40 pounds since May, but I have started to eat too much easy junk like chips and cookies. I get food stuck a lot when I am tense emotionally or hyper from working a lot. Am starting to get a bit discouraged, though I generally feel and look better. Nothing is easy, but I will keep plugging!

Hello! I was banded by NJ Bariatrics in Plainsboro on 5/22/09. I have lost 18 pounds since 5/1 and got a 2cc fill last Monday. Since then, I have had five serious episodes of food getting stuck. Today my son had to call 911. We were both very frightened. I have been chewing the same way for 51 years now, and it is hard to having ultra-chewing come naturally. Today it was a small piece of beef. Extreme pain. Was stuck for 3 hours. I am going on Thursday to have some fill removed and the band checked. I know I should be on mushier foods and I don't want to mess this up. Is 2ccs too large a large fill for the first time or should I just sweat it out and keep the greater restriction? Need help.:thumbup:

Thanks, Michelle! I am on my way! First post-op doc visit today. Looking forward to mushy foods!

Hppy Bandiversary, Michelle! What an accomplishment! I am sure that you look and feel great. Be proud of yourself! You will be young, and lighter, and full of life! Woo-hoo! I got my band three days ago and am still uncomfortable from the surgery process - bloated and a bit stiff. However, I will press on because I want to be there when my sons (ages 12 and 14) get married and graduate grad school, and I want to go to Paris with my husband, and I want to read every book... Michelle, I went to the diet ticker site and picked out a ticker, but I do not know how to attach it to my profile. Could you help? I enjoy looking at peoples' tickers, and I think that it might help me along, too. Thanks! Maureen

Best wishes on your upcoming surgery, Cappy! I am scheduled for February 17 at Princeton Hospital. I am approved and have started to eat and think differently, but I am still a bit scared about being able to manage the whole thing. I have read some posts, and people write a lot about "emotional eating" habits that linger like phantom limbs. I think that is going to happen to me, too. Mostly, though, I am concened about my husband and son who are both far too heavy. I am trying to set a good example by doing this surgery and altering some patterns. That is my "full plate" now. Thanks for being my first forum buddy. Please let me know about your progress.:thumbup:

Getting ready by trying to drink all this water. I am blessed with a big tummy and a small bladder, but I am trying! Need support and am hoping for everyone's success.:rolleyes2: