Whillow

Im wondering if there is anyone out there at good restriction at only 5cc... i kept reading everyone needing to get to 6-7 sometimes 9 and here i am at restriction at 5cc.. I wonder if it will stay this way?? Or will I need to get a fill at some point again....

I do the same thing!! I also have a doggie - my cocker spaniel who knows i dont eat everything, she sits at my feet and shares my dinner with her me.

i have 5cc in a 10cc band and had great restriction.. but on saturday it seemed to not be so great, and last night at dinner was the same.. not do for an appointment until April 8th so im hoping it was just a weird thing.. :thumbup:

YOu also need to double your protein, its supposed to be up around 65 grams

I had given up on breads too- they ball up get dought and get stuck - however at work the other day i didnt plan and didnt rbing anything. - A girl i work with has celiac so she uses all these gluten free , rice breads, she has this "english muffin" which looked more like a biscut - it was rice - she gave me half that I ate with tuna salad,, i was amazed at how well it went down, no pain, no sliming.. i felt like i actually ate a sandwhich, i talked with a nurse a work with and she said it was probably because it was wheat and gluten free and those are what cause the dough effect.. i am going to buy some and see if i have the same result.. they are even big enough to use as a burger roll!! If it was a freak thing and i cant eat them at least i know someone at work who can use it lol

Dont give up --- look in your area for a nutritionist that is familar with the band and make an appointment - they are great!! This web site is fabulous along with the ones others have posted.

that does seem like alot for the first time - i got 4cc my first fill, but every doc is different! sorry you have such a bad time.

HI Guys, - I was banded 10/13 - I am down 46lbs from surgery date and down 57 from the beginning of the whole process.. .. I have 5cc in a 10 cc every meal is a challenge for me, what i could eat yesterday i may not be able to eat today - I work 8 hrs a day and go to the gym 5 days a week of 1.5-2 hrs. I know im not getting enough Protein and I sure dont get in enough Water.. but Im working on both. as for cals for the day.. i know this is bad but i dont really count,, i figure if the scale is moving im ok- if it stops then i would start counting more, but i honestly dont want to spend the rest of my life counting... Nice to have a little group of us going on who were all banded at the same time.. we should email or facebook or something lol

So I am starting to get nervous... The band is working great for me right now, Im dropping a good 2lbs a week,,, I am at a loss of 46lbs right now!! I am so happy!! However, I am starting to look ahead ,, and with the way things are going the ill be nearing 200lb soon... which is great -- but i have gotten so close to that point before and never been able to pass it,, i dont remember the last time i was in onederland... I am nervous i am facing that failure again. How can I keep my head in the game and not worry about and know that i will get to it and get past it....

You give me great inspiration,,, we started at nearly the same weight and you are where i want to be when im done.!! :sad: awsome job!

That might the begining for you , I would stop there and see how you feel -- r u hungry again in 4 hours?? if you are then i would say you arnt not at 100% restriction,,, I get hiccups... just got them right now as a matter of fact lol

I joined a gym, i do weights and 30+ min on the eliptical

I have already gone down a size and now i have to go buy more new bras.. im loving it though...

To be honest - why not use regular mayo ?? Given the small amount of food we eat I really dont think using a little regular mayo for egg salad is going to be bad. I use both regular and the light -

I am from the cape - Had my band done at toby hospital by Dr,. Kreuger in oct.

i had some vanilla ice cream last night - but today im right back on track. i did this to eat like a normal person,, and normal people have ice cream once in a while.

when was your last fill??? The fill before my last one left me a bit too tight and gave me lots of heartburn,, i waited it out and it went away after 2 weeks.

:smile2: the very nice lady who did my fill the other day had a hard time finding my port and stuck me a few times,, not to mention the putting in fill only to have to take it out.. I am very sore.. any idea how long it will be til it feels better

My doctor always says after a fill 24-48 hours of liquid, then 24-48 of mushie food and then i can go back to adding real food - i find this is a must to be gentle to your stomach - every time you get a fill your stomach/band area get irritated and swells.. so i say stick to liquids for a few days.. then move on -- just like the post of diet. :smile2:

The only number my nutrionist gave me was 60+ grams of protien.... 25-30 grams of carbs is hard core low carbing similar to the atkins diet - i did that many years ago and lost 93 but it isnt a way of eating you can live with forever... I was told nice rounded meal, but to eat my protein then my veg and then the carbs - some days my carbs are very low and others they are on the higher side..

Anyone find they get hiccups more often now with the band than before?

Oh wow..I never put the hiccups and stop eting together.. but now that I think about it you are so right !! lol

Thats Awsome!!! Congrats!!

So i went in today for a fill- I wasnt totally sure i needed one I saw someone i have not seen yet and she was great!! asked all kinds of questions about what i could eat and couldnt eat.. she said im not sure you need a fill --- but she said she would give me .5cc -- so she did,, then sent me out to drink my water.. well it backed up my throat afterwards so she ended up taking out the .5 she put in leaving me with the 5cc i had walking in today.. she says for now I am at my sweet spot!! I kinda knee that but my brain was still saying more is better lol.. I am also down another 3lbs..!!! 44 total!