I have hit a brick wall...after nearly 2 years since my operation....I have changed all my eating habits...but I have started eating all the easy high calorie foods....I started getting anxiety when out...as I kept getting anxious when food would not go down and waitresses would keep asking if everything was okay..I also needed to know where the bathroom was in case I wanted to throw up...I just feel annoyed with myself ..can anyone help with some tips on what foods will make you feel satisfied without making you feed like you have the massive pain in your chest....I have put on 16lbs as I avoided the harsh foods.....I have started all over again as I am not happy with this blimp.....Tough times don't last but tough people do

Sounds like you might benefit from an unfill...

Thanks Geology rocks.....but I actually got .5ml put in yesterday as I could eat loads.....I know I have been trying to eat the same amount of food I had prior to the operation....just over a longer period of time....I just get stressed eating in public....I just feel more comfortable at home....so I just have developed an irrational fear of eating in public.....I think I went from being a savour comfort eater prior to the operation to a sweet tooth eater after the operation....trying to get back on the programme again...thanks for the advice

I hear you! I also have a fear of chocking in public. I was that way before the band, however! I feel that my sweet tooth has been just CRAZY since the surgery! It is a daily battle to not go looking for sugar. I have been trying to eat fruit or yogurt to get the sugar monkey off my back. The other day I just ?hAD to have a blizzard from DQ.....I got one of those mini sized ones instead. It was about 1/3 the size of a regular small sized one. Keeping the portion size down sure does help if you feel you have to be "bad", so to speak. How's the fill? Is it helping?

Is there a way to get those tempting, high-calorie foods out of your house? Is that practical for you? Or like spmeone else said...just allow yourself 'a little' ... or punish yourself by exercising more when you over do it. You said it yourself---you've done well for two years...don't cave now, girl!!!

I definitely have anxiety eating out now....I think its the fear of the uncontrolled vomiting if I eat something harsh....plus I panic when food sticks....I am trying to eat out rather than avoid it....luckily my sister comes with me....she had by pass surgery so she can empathize and reassure me.....I have realized I still need to watch what I eat ....luckily I have not put on weight in 2 years....and I am not big like my mother and her 5 sisters....so the band is keeping me from getting big like them.....I just need to work with it now and stop fighting it....I am now 189lbs so I am looking good....more positive thinking....thank you so much for your advice....it really helps me

Well 8 lbs down in 10 days since I cleared the house of junk and started tracking again.....definitely tracking .....makes you realize what you are eating....and more importantly forgetting to eat at regular intervals.....by tracking I know to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and light snacks....I have not felt hungry....Thank God back on track