Sweets vs food

Hi All

I have read this discussion forum before and finally decided to join!

I have had my lapband done in March 2010. Just had my first anniversary and have lost 32kgs. I have about another 15kg to go to reach my goal.

Through this whole journey I have had some ups and downs but the weight kept melting away so I never bothered with small issues. If someone can help me on the few issues I have:

1. I can eat almost anything, my restriction is great and it really lets me eat few forkfulls and then I am satisfied, but the problem is, anything sweet (cakes, puddings, candy, chocoloate, fuge etc) this I can eat with no problem and I dont feel the same restriction as when I eat something like a salad. What can this be? Maybe the sugar content lets the biteful slide through the band? I dont know, I have been confused about this one..

2. Some days I feel that I can get away with eating lets say a sandwich, then a week after I try the exact same thing again, and it gets stuck! Is it true that your band can be tighter at times??

3. Because of the restriction my band gives, I have found that eating Soup is much better for me than anything else, where I stand the risk of it getting stuck. Now, I dont know if my stuck-experiences are the same as others or if it really is a stuck episode. I just know, when I eat a big bite, chew, and swallow the whole bite, it feels like something is ripping on my kidney, the pain feels like it is in my back, I dont feel the pain where I feel my band. I can also not breath easily and and quickly off to the loo to vomit it out. is this food getting stuck? So anyway, soup has become my best friend. I cook a big pot over the weekend and freeze them into small containers which I take to work everyday for lunch. Now, here I am very naughty, cause I make lovely soup, but I adore cheese and cream so I add both to my soup to enhance the flavour. I would hate to eat a horribly bland soup, cause then I would end up eating all kinds of sugars and chips. Does anyone else eat creamy cheesy Soups?

I love my band, and I adore my doctor and I just love the fact that I have lost all this weight. I hope to get in touch with many people on here and share some experiences.

Take care

Tess