Don't get me wrong, I dont regret my decesion to get the lapband, but today is just one of those days that I struggle. Not with wanting to eat a lot but rather just to be able to eat some things I use to preband.

I have successfully eat a scrambled egg, a Protein shake and some mashed potatoes. I tried ( for the first time) to eat a baked pork chop and found out quickly that it is now among the list of things I can no longer have.

It's worth it because my weight loss has been steady but I just felt like venting, that's why I subscribe to this site because I am sure some of you have felt the same..

Tomorrow is a new day!

Jamy Duran

In my first months after being banded I felt the same way. Then I realized it was not what I was eating as much as how I was eating. Honestly, I can eat anything if i follow the rules. Small bite, Chew, Chew, Chew and eat slowly.

With each fill I would have to learn this all over again because it was so different.

I have not had a stuck episode in months. I eat, pork, beef, chicken, fish. all of it. I tend to stay away from bread and Pasta but not so much because of the "stuck" issue (altho... the chances greatly increase) but because I get full really fast, and because of the calories. There are definately foods that don't go down as well, but if i am really really mindful when I'm eating them I don't have a problem.

Of course, this is me and if there is one thing I have learned it is that the band is very different for everyone.

Keep up the good fight - Best of Luck!

MsDuran,

When did you get banded? Sometimes it takes up to a year before you could have some chops.

In my first months after being banded I felt the same way. Then I realized it was not what I was eating as much as how I was eating. Honestly' date=' I can eat anything if i follow the rules. Small bite, Chew, Chew, Chew and eat slowly.

With each fill I would have to learn this all over again because it was so different.

I have not had a stuck episode in months. I eat, pork, beef, chicken, fish. all of it. I tend to stay away from bread and Pasta but not so much because of the "stuck" issue (altho... the chances greatly increase) but because I get full really fast, and because of the calories. There are definately foods that don't go down as well, but if i am really really mindful when I'm eating them I don't have a problem.

Of course, this is me and if there is one thing I have learned it is that the band is very different for everyone.

Keep up the good fight - Best of Luck![/quote']

Funny you say this because I actually went back and tried it again very small and very slow and I had no problem. I think or I know sometimes I get in a hurry. That was great advice. Like I said tomorrow is a new day..!

MsDuran' date='

When did you get banded? Sometimes it takes up to a year before you could have some chops.[/quote']

Hi! I got banded in march of this year.!!

CONGRATS!

I've always been a fast eater. One of the hardest things for me to do is to slow down and eat small bites. Sometimes I eat small bites but I'm shoveling one more bite in before the first one has a chance to squeeze into my pouch. I start many meals this way and it only takes 3-4 bites for my pouch to remind me what a schmuck I am. I don't want to say I'm stuck, I'm just not able to eat anything for about 15 minutes while the food I've crammed down my face is being painfully squeezed through the band.

I'll learn and it's all me I know.

tmf