Hi Everyone!

I was wondering if any of you had trouble eating certain foods before your first fill? Did you get stuck, PB, etc? Did you have any food restrictions besides the post op diet that your doctor recommend you follow?

Also, side question, did anyone burp/hiccup a lot during your recovery phase with the lap band? E.g. while you were on liquids?

Thank you

cat whisperer....hmmmm, I may be the one that is really stupid here....I thought she was talking about Peanut Butter getting stuck!!

OK... maybe I am going to sound incredibly stupid here, but I keep seeing the acronym "PB" used on the forums - what does it mean? I gather it is vomiting??

Productive burp, I believe it is when something comes up with your burp.

~~~Stephanie

Productive burp, I believe it is when something comes up with your burp.

~~~Stephanie

AHA!! LOL - I just couldn't figure it out!!! I knew it was something like that... thanks!

Thank you all for your input! Sorry for the confusion about PB (Productive burping) haha

OMG......SERIOUSLY Laughing out loud at myself!!! So embarrassed!!!

OMG......SERIOUSLY Laughing out loud at myself!!! So embarrassed!!!

Aww! No don't be embarrassed! There was a point in time when I didn't know what it meant either! You learn something new everyday!

Hey, it took me a while to figure out it was something related to bringing up food - don't worry, i saw it used by many other people too but was too embarrassed to ask until today when I finally decided what the heck

Wheelcrazy, I can totally see how you thought that it was peanut butter, though!! LOL

side note - I was told PB would be out the the question once banded....I know everyone is different' date=' but honestly PB doesn't sound like a good idea....[/quote']

I have the same issues

I was banded on May 7 and had trouble eating much of anything for the first 10 days. But unfortunately since then...I can eat just about anything...and TOO MUCH of it. I do get full quicker. I do have to think about my bites and chewing and eat more slowly....but I've not lost any weight since my 1 week post op check up!! I go for my first fill this week on Thursday and I'm more than ready for it! I need restriction in order to fill full quicker and stay feeling satisfied for longer periods of time.

Can others tell me how long before you started experiencing steady weight loss?

Start logging all of your food and exercise. If you are not burning enough calories through exercise it will take longer. I was eating 600 calories and burning 500-700 calories every day. it took me several weeks to see it on the scale. You should be gaining muscle as you go and will notice your clothes getting bigger more then the scale loss! If you can eat solid protein and feel satisfied, not full, for 3-4 hours you are on the right track. Don't listen to your head! Head hunger is hard to get past.

I had no restriction before I got fills. However, many people get perfect restriction from just the band alone.

I wonder if this will be my case. I am having surgery on Friday and the doc fills the band with 4cc during surgery.

I'm 6 weeks post op and getting my first fill on Friday. I have some restriction in the sense that I can tell when I'm "full" and certain things don't go down very well if I eat too fast. I've had one instance of PB and its not fun...its gross and it HURTS.

I'm excited to see what a fill does differently for me. My self discipline only takes me so far...

I'm 4 weeks postop. As I've healed I feel no restriction. I did well staying under 1,000 calories at first, then I was able to stay around 1,000 calories. But now it's getting harder and harder, yesterday I had 1,600. Little disappointed myself. Trying to stay positive until my first fill next week! And I started walking this week, just 30 minutes a day.

I'm two weeks post-op as of yesterday. I haven't had any issues with getting food down but I only have about 0.5-1cc of Fluid in my 10cc band. I do feel a little restriction when I took a big bit of a boiled egg and I got that stuck feeling. Felt a little bit of pressure and burped and a little bit of it came up. It all comes down to taking to big of a bite and eating to fast. Def a learning experience for me and a lesson to not eat fast again!

I have my first fill on July 1st and I'm not sure how much fluid I'm going to get but I'm sure it will be in 1-2cc increments. What I have done since the after surgery was portioned my foods in 1/2 cup containers. It has helped me a lot and preparing myself after I get back onto normal foods!

-Amine

Once my swelling went down, there was no restriction even after the first fill. Could eat all I wanted as fast as I wanted.

The second fill has changed things a bit, but restriction is minimal. I do feel there is a slight decrease in appetitite and I have to slow down a tad on eating. Getting a 3rd fill in a few days. Can't wait.