Ok.. I am 21 days post op. I did great for the first 2 weeks.. stayed on my diet.... then I got hungry. And I started pushing it. Eating things I shouldn't have been eating... not huge amounts, just not what I should have been eating... like chicken.. and salad... I think maybe it was the chewing that tripped me up. Anyway.. I am putting this here for the newbies who maybe haven't had this happen yet. And I don't mean to scare anyone. Just sharing my info. I ate a braised kale salad with chicken, and it tasted awesome, but about 2 hours later the nausea hit. And then the unthinkable!! I GOT SICK! OMG... I thought things were tight when I drank too fast or ate too fast... but having things come out in REVERSE!!! OWWWW! I never want to do that again! So.. I think if I ever get all greedy and try to push myself to eat more then I should... all that needs to happen is throwing up to snap me back on track. I will do all in my power NOT to go through this again. It was awful! Nobody warns you about this!

Not pleasant. A great negative reinforcement.

just be careful. eat slow. never go over 1 cup of food at a time and you will be fine. thanks for this great post to newbies. alot seem to want to just start eating (too soon) while they are healing. i hope whomever needs to read this, will.

congrats on your surgery. your gonna do great i can just tell. have a great rest of the day.

If you vomitted, you may want to consult your surgeon. The sutures that hold your band to your stomach are still healing and vomitting is not good. Not good at all. This is why it is so important to follow the rules.

tmf

That's why I thought the band would work for me, I will do anything to avoid throwing up!!!!!

At Psych Eval "Do you ever make yourself throw up to lose weight?" Me: "oh, h@#l no!!!!!!"

Leafy veggies and Lettuce is the devil for me.... And every so often I forget it and eat it anyway.. It's always a poor choice....

So you were still hungry but couldnt eat more? i thought lapband would help with that,i mean isnt suppose to keep you feeling full???

That's why I thought the band would work for me' date=' I will do anything to avoid throwing up!!!!!

At Psych Eval "Do you ever make yourself throw up to lose weight?" Me: "oh, h@#l no!!!!!!"[/quote']

That's do funny girl! I'm the exact same way.

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So you were still hungry but couldnt eat more? i thought lapband would help with that,i mean isnt suppose to keep you feeling full???

The band doesn't start doing it's job until you get enough fills to slow the food down. She's still in the healing phase and her band has virtually no saline in it so it's wide open. She was eating solids when she should still be on mushies or semi solid foods eating less than a cup or 1/2 cup per meal.

tmf

Thanks for the info. about the fill! It's good to just try and avoid situations like this, rather than scare yourself into eating right. But I suppose it is hard to change those bad habits overnight! Especially ones we've had for years. Good luck on your food choices and I'm sure I'll be asking for lots of advice as soon as I'm at this stage.

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