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Wouldn't want to live without my pizza!! Someone else mentioned what I was thinking. Depends on your band restriction level. So much of what you "can" or "can't" eat really is a person by person thing, though. Just in this thread alone you can see the vast array of responses for this one food. It's going to be like that for all kinds of foods. Each person's food experiences with the band can be very different. You may have to just do some careful experimenting with different foods to find out how different foods are going to work with you and your band.

Waterford in the lapband house....

Jachut: you sound just like me....I kinda made a pig out of myself last night when I was filling all the eggs. I won't get back on the scales for probably a week so I don't have to stare at my indescretions and I'll put in extra workout time as well. I agree about the overindulging....it's about handeling the fallout, not preventing it from ever happening again....

Wheeler: I've thrown up exactly once in almost a year. If that is her norm, there is something desperately wrong and she's headed for serious trouble with the band. And actually, when I "threw up" it's more like couphing up a big ball of yucky phlegm, not throwing up like you think of when you have a stomach flu kinda sick.

Mattie: it tends to take much more food for me to feel full than what I tend to see on here. Honestly I don't really understand the whole 1 cup type measure system. There are a whole bunch of foods it seems awkward to measure in terms of cups. I can easily eat for ex: 4 oz chicken breast. A heap of brocc/caulif. And yogurt mixed w/ fiber one for dessert. I've played around w my fill level and if I go tighter than I am now (6.5cc in 10 cc) it's too tight for me and I experience pain w lots of foods. Because I usually require more quantity to feel satisfied, I really try to stick to lower cal nutrient dense food......well, for the most part..., those damned peeps are getting the best of me

I don't think people realize what an emotional and mental challenge this whole thing is. Some days you may feel great about yourself, other days you might feel downright crappy and those two ends along with everything in the middle is absolutely normal and OK to be feeling!!! The more weight I lose the more critical I tend to be about my body. That's just part of what I'm personally going through. You'll experience a whole spectrum of ups and downs positive and negative feelings and just work through them best you can. We all have those days where we think eerwwws gross! Just know you're not alone

Jodi...I felt the exact same way when I first went to my initial seminar!! The way the person who spoke there made it sound, I was going in for a teeth cleaning and I would be running around jumping up and down 2 hours after the surgery. That is actually one thing I touched on the last time I spoke at the seminar b/c I didn't feel like I had the entire picture that there IS some pain, discomfort, and down time involved with recovery and while everyone is different in their recovery, the fact is that your body was cut into, there is internal swelling and there was general anestisa (sp ?) used. So, I will definately talk about the realities of recovery and surgery. Thanks for your input! Dawn..that's so funny! I am cold ALL the time now!! Often, I have to put on a big oversized sweater in my house if I'm just sitting around b/c I can't ever seem to get warm enough! (I'll take that side effect of being thin, though....)

Thanks for all the input and suggestions everybody!! Some good ideas for sure... If you think of anything else, be sure to post it here. The seminar isn't for a few weeks so I'm open to more thoughts.

Howdy.... I'll let the surgeon answer that one... I'm just going to be answering questions from people who are coming to the surgery to get info on the diff types of WLS. I do think he does cover his fill philosophy though which is important

'kay peeps.... I asked for some help with this in my blog a few weeks back but got no responses... (that's OK...I only cried for awhile..) but..... I'm speaking at my surgeon's seminar for people interested in WLS in a few weeks and I'm wanting to know from everyone...What would you have wanted to know when you first went to your seminar from someone who has already had surgery and been through the whole process? What are things that either 1.maybe noone told you 2. didn't think to mention 3. are good/bad? And the other question... What did you want to hear most about at the seminar? i.e., pre-op process?, sugery day?, recovery?, process of losing weight?, what I do personally?, emotional/mental aspects of surgery and weight loss? I've spoken at one other and some of the people's questions helped me to revamp but I'd really like to hear from others....what do/did you want to hear from the "surgery person" at your seminar? Thanks for the input!

Get a small unfill if possible. The same thing has happened to me twice. After being fine for awhile it's possible something irritated the esophogous or stoma possibly without you even realizing. It doesn't have to be a major stuck episode for this to happen. It's easily resolved with a slight unfill but if not addressed, it can lead to even more inflamation and end up causing long term trouble. Even a quarter cc can relieve all the pain and pressure you're experiencing and allow for that swelling going on to heal safely. Good luck to you

I had a binge/gorge day yesterday!! I needed to read the above posts today. I ate anything with sugar I could get my hands on!! Brownies, choc Easter eggs, ice cream bars,etc. But I agree with the philosophy that long term success hinges on how we recover/react to the not so good eating days, not that we give in to our desires to eat the junk food in the first place.

I usually have a couple of really bad days around that lovely time of month. I hate it b/c I have such a strong drive to eat salt and sugar for 1-2 days. It's not even an emotional binge or anything like that. It's a strong craving for these crap foods. I do my best to fall off the wagon within reason but it does end up being somewhat of a monthly binge

I like flavorsplash water (it's an aquafina product) especially the grape, berry, and lemon flavors

Congrats with getting everything scheduled so quickly. Some "food for thought" be careful about the last supper syndrome! I know it's tempting but any weight you gain is weight that's going to keep you that much further from your weight goal. Lapband or not, it's just that much more you're going to have to work to get off

I appreciate the honesty here! I struggle with the same issues. There are days that I literally feel worn out trying to keep not only my food intake in check but my thoughts about food in check. Even on days where I had a good eating day, I still have to constantly "tame my food thoughts" which can be all consuming at times! I've had success with the band but definately not a cure all for overcoming all the food struggles

I looooove the kroger brand carbmaster yogurt as mentioned above by dnic. Depending on the flavor, you can get them in either 60 or 80 cals. ( the 80 cals do have a little higher protein) I love the carrot cake flavor, it tastes like pumpkin pie filling

Karebare: isn't it amazing how a compliment from "the outside" can sometimes have that effect? Congrats to you on an amazing weight loss! So exciting!

Lillium that smiley wink face is hilarious after your "the dr was really good looking" comment, made me chuckle

Ok I'm in!!!

Erin: are u able to talk to your mom about all of these feelings? If not is there a counselor or teacher you trust at school to talk with? I really hope you reach out to someone you can trust b/c noone should feel lost in darkness like you were explaining. You sound lonely and sad and it sounds like the lapband/eating issues may just be a part of it. Please reach out to share what's going on

Congratulations!! What an awesome achievement!

oh...I forgot to add... my weight loss has slowed down a whole lot... even with eating less and I do exercise pretty regularly too.

Hi... I was also banded July 2010. I have had some problems with pain associated with eating in the last couple months. Both times, My dr. did a slight unfill to alleviate the pressure that had built up in my esophogous. I've learned sometimes you can eat something that irritates the esophogous or puts some pressure on it going down and maybe you didn't even notice it at the time but a tiny bit of swelling can then irritate the problem and create even more swelling making if painful to eat certain foods. Have you contacted your dr.? If it is something like this, it's pretty easily fixable but you don't want to wait b/c it can become a bigger problem if not addressed.

Thanks for posting your experience! I think w/ having the band, it's easy to attribute any kind of chest pain to food stuck or gas or some other band related issue and just wait it out. Thanks for giving us all a smart reminder! Our overall health encompasses more than just our bands!