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I got this from my bandsters email. "question: Has anyone been told by their Doctor or nutritionist to stop eating after a half an hour- I just saw a post that someone was told to stop eating after a half an hour - Has anyone else heard this? - I thought the 20 minute rule was a minimum so that your head(NOW HANDS) and stomach get signals and hormones are cued? _I'm really trying to dine instead of just eating and that takes a lot longer" answer:"After 20-30 minutes, your food will be dropping out of the pouch into the larger stomach. If you continue eating past 30 minutes, you are just replacing what's already passed through, defeating your purpose. " "I've been told to stop eating after 20 minutes. I have gotten into the habit that when I sit down with my meal, as I chew the first bite or 2 I continue cutting up my 'protein' so that I save a little time during eating. Jessie told me that if we take longer than about 20 mins the food starts to move down the band and the pouch isnt staying full. I told her that it was taking me longer to 'eat my whole meal' and she suggested that in the 20 mins I was getting 'enough'. So now I stop eating at 20 mins no matter how much I've eaten. If I get hungry a little later I have a bit more :)" "The logic is sound. When you eat, the food is constantly going through the stoma to the lower stomach. If you continue to eat for unlimited amounts of time you will be eating and emptying the pouch and therefore will be eating more than your pouch was designed to hold. If I feel full, and wait a few minutes I could continue to eat. Kind of like shampooing your hair, shampoor, rinse, repeat. I eat,get full, wait, and repeat. Using this method you could eat much more than bandster portions. Take it from me, I do it often." Have any of you heard this? <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

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Sorry to hear about it. The only way I got my band was as a self pay and I refinanced my house to do it. That may be an option somewhere down the road!!

Yeah, it was a trip!

It is definitely something to think about.

I got this from my bandsters email. "question: Has anyone been told by their Doctor or nutritionist to stop eating after a half an hour- I just saw a post that someone was told to stop eating after a half an hour - Has anyone else heard this? - I thought the 20 minute rule was a minimum so that your head(NOW HANDS) and stomach get signals and hormones are cued? _I'm really trying to dine instead of just eating and that takes a lot longer" answer:"After 20-30 minutes, your food will be dropping out of the pouch into the larger stomach. If you continue eating past 30 minutes, you are just replacing what's already passed through, defeating your purpose. " "I've been told to stop eating after 20 minutes. I have gotten into the habit that when I sit down with my meal, as I chew the first bite or 2 I continue cutting up my 'protein' so that I save a little time during eating. Jessie told me that if we take longer than about 20 mins the food starts to move down the band and the pouch isnt staying full. I told her that it was taking me longer to 'eat my whole meal' and she suggested that in the 20 mins I was getting 'enough'. So now I stop eating at 20 mins no matter how much I've eaten. If I get hungry a little later I have a bit more :)" "The logic is sound. When you eat, the food is constantly going through the stoma to the lower stomach. If you continue to eat for unlimited amounts of time you will be eating and emptying the pouch and therefore will be eating more than your pouch was designed to hold. If I feel full, and wait a few minutes I could continue to eat. Kind of like shampooing your hair, shampoor, rinse, repeat. I eat,get full, wait, and repeat. Using this method you could eat much more than bandster portions. Take it from me, I do it often." Have any of you heard this? <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

I got this from my bandsters email. "question: Has anyone been told by their Doctor or nutritionist to stop eating after a half an hour- I just saw a post that someone was told to stop eating after a half an hour - Has anyone else heard this? - I thought the 20 minute rule was a minimum so that your head(NOW HANDS) and stomach get signals and hormones are cued? _I'm really trying to dine instead of just eating and that takes a lot longer" answer:"After 20-30 minutes, your food will be dropping out of the pouch into the larger stomach. If you continue eating past 30 minutes, you are just replacing what's already passed through, defeating your purpose. " "I've been told to stop eating after 20 minutes. I have gotten into the habit that when I sit down with my meal, as I chew the first bite or 2 I continue cutting up my 'protein' so that I save a little time during eating. Jessie told me that if we take longer than about 20 mins the food starts to move down the band and the pouch isnt staying full. I told her that it was taking me longer to 'eat my whole meal' and she suggested that in the 20 mins I was getting 'enough'. So now I stop eating at 20 mins no matter how much I've eaten. If I get hungry a little later I have a bit more :)" "The logic is sound. When you eat, the food is constantly going through the stoma to the lower stomach. If you continue to eat for unlimited amounts of time you will be eating and emptying the pouch and therefore will be eating more than your pouch was designed to hold. If I feel full, and wait a few minutes I could continue to eat. Kind of like shampooing your hair, shampoor, rinse, repeat. I eat,get full, wait, and repeat. Using this method you could eat much more than bandster portions. Take it from me, I do it often." Have any of you heard this?

I feel really good today!!! I still have very good restriction. I was only able to drink a small amount of Myoplex protien drink in the morning. I gues I need something hot in the morning, like my coffee. My incisions look really good. This is what I ate today. Breakfast: 3-4 ounces of Myoplex Protein drink: 50 cal, 10 g. protein Lunch: 1 cup Old El Paso Chicken Cheese Enchilada soup, blended, 170 calories, 12 g. fat, 8 g protein Dinner: 1 cup Old El Paso CCE soup, blended; 170 cal, 12 g. fat, 8 g protein Snack:Campbells Creamy chicken soup; 250 cal, 12 g. fat, 6 g. protein Snack: Activia Yogurt; 110 calories, 5 grams protein Snack: V8; 70 cal, 3 grams protein Total Calories: 820 calories Total Protein: 32 Crystal Light: 60 ounces Vitamin: Glacial Milk I am day 12 post op and have very good restriction. I get full on very small amounts. My Bandy is doing her job. I have 9 days to solids/mushies. Day 22 is my day!!! I wonder how things will be different and what I will be able to eat or not eat.

I feel really good today!!! I still have very good restriction. I was only able to drink a small amount of Myoplex protien drink in the morning. I gues I need something hot in the morning, like my coffee. My incisions look really good. This is what I ate today. Breakfast: 3-4 ounces of Myoplex Protein drink: 50 cal, 10 g. protein Lunch: 1 cup Old El Paso Chicken Cheese Enchilada soup, blended, 170 calories, 12 g. fat, 8 g protein Dinner: 1 cup Old El Paso CCE soup, blended; 170 cal, 12 g. fat, 8 g protein Snack:Campbells Creamy chicken soup; 250 cal, 12 g. fat, 6 g. protein Snack: Activia Yogurt; 110 calories, 5 grams protein Snack: V8; 70 cal, 3 grams protein Total Calories: 820 calories Total Protein: 32 Crystal Light: 60 ounces Vitamin: Glacial Milk I am day 12 post op and have very good restriction. I get full on very small amounts. My Bandy is doing her job. I have 9 days to solids/mushies. Day 22 is my day!!! I wonder how things will be different and what I will be able to eat or not eat.

Ask away!!! I am a self pay. You need to have a history of yo you dieting and have a bmi of 30. I did mine with Dr. Ortiz in Mexico. He has done over 4000 and is world renowned. I don't regret my Bandy. For the first time in my life,I have hope and i know I will get to my goal, this time.

Hi! I live in Rancho Cucamonga, so not so far from you! Welcome!

You and I sound exactl the same!!!! I also did it for the same reasons, to catch myself before I gained more weight. And my family has a lot of health problems. Let's talk. Tell me about yourself.

I have the citrus. It is not the best tasting thing in the world, but it is not the worst. It is good stuff though!

I was supposed to get my period the day of surgery, but for some reason my body skipped it!!!

I got what I thought was strep before surgery and started popping Airbornne. IT worked!!!

Your almost there. See you on the other side of bandland!!!

Yeah!!! How are you doing?:clap2:

Great!!! I had a reaction to the anesthesia too, but I vomitted 2 times. I also expelled a lot of gas by mouth at the same time. It was very strange to vomit banded. Walking is good!

Wow, your doctor let you eat an egg already??? Lucky!!! I am on liquids for 3 weeks!!!!:faint:

Yeah, I learned that the hard way the other day on liquiedss!!!!!! Who knew!!! I almost PB'd on pureed watery soup!!

Hi MissT: I love these boards and this is where I got all my support and lost of info. I am going through that too, having to slow down !!!! Welcome!Audree

Juno610:Congrats!!! You are almost threre!! Patsygrn: I am glad to see you are doing well. You prob are sore from the bike ride. Make sure you get your fluids in or you are going to be hungry.

Some good things to satisy a sweet tooth are sugar free fudgesicles as well as the sugar free fruity flavor ones, crystal light in orange sunrise and some others, Nectar Protein (bariatriceating.com) drinks in fuzzy navel and stawberry kiwi (tastes like a milk shake when mixed with Silk vanilla soy milk) Carnation good start instand breakfast mixed with Vanilla soy milk, Activia Yogurt, to name some off the top of my head. God bless you too!!!

I am feeling great! I still have restriction to the point where I could only get in about 3-4 ounces of my Myoplex protein shake. I am now sipping on my Crystal Light Orange Sunrise and it is GOOOOOODDDDDD!!!!! I am loving it!!!!! I took my liquid vitamins, Glacial Milk. I am going to get some form of exercise today. I want to start off with good habits especially since I feel so good. How are you all doing???

Did you sip on liquids all day? I find if I do, I don't get hungry. I don't get solid/mushy foods till day 22, 10 days to go! My doc won't do a fill until 6 weeks. I have appetite suppresants just in case. They are natural yet do the job. I haven't needed them yet though.