My doctors office is conservative when it comes to administering fills..in my humble opinion this is not a bad thing, I would like to avoid ever having complications from being too tight if I can help it.

They take the time to interview the patient and find out what's been going on for them through out the month. Checking on their eating mechanics and food choices.

Now this last month...I have been sick. Fighting an upper respiratory infection for what's going on week 3 as of Monday!

I have COPD so any bad infection tends to lodge in my chest and try to make itself at home there! Which can be a big set back for exercise it's not something one wants to do much of when you have a hard enough time just breathing without coughing your brains out trust me on this! It also impacts eating choices! Medications tend to have that affect on me, and feeling icky makes me want to have soup more then the solid protein that helps keep me fuller

Today I am feeling better and towards the tail end of it I think, just in time as the hubby and I are off on vacation for our 1 year Wedding Anniversary! Time sure fly's when your having fun!

Anyway....

Shortly after we return from Vacation we have an appointment with our Dr.

I have about 5.5cc in a 10cc band. I do feel some restriction at this point, but I also know that I am eating more then one cup of food at sitting, and I am often hungry through out the day. I track my calories MFP, and there are days when I am just over that 1000 calories and really hungry.

My question is...am I just "off" for being sick and not keeping up with my exercise routines? Should I take a step back and wait another month before asking the Doc to put more fluid in? Or is this what it is...and maybe i need a bit more of a fill to be in that "green" zone where I am eating portion controlled meals and satisfied with them; not feeling hungry for larger portion sizes or in between meals?

I welcome and appreciate all your advice and/or opinions on these questions, which I will take into consideration before meeting with my Dr.

-Lisa

Each of our bodies mechanism for illness are different. Mine always tells me to eat. My wife stops eating when she's ill. I'm not sure it's an environmental thing or is it genetic/mental? I agree with the soup part. Maybe it's because my mom shoveled Campbell's chicken noodle soup down my piehole every time I got sick but it seems to make me feel better? Feel better? Hmmm? Falling back on old traditions are hard habits to break?

Of course, going on vacation for most of us is an open invitation to over-indulge? So, wait till you return and give it a week to expunge all the toxins you may consume and then evaluate? jmo

tmf

Maybe it's because my mom shoveled Campbell's chicken noodle soup down my piehole every time I got sick but it seems to make me feel better? Feel better? Hmmm? Falling back on old traditions are hard habits to break?

Of course, going on vacation for most of us is an open invitation to over-indulge? So, wait till you return and give it a week to expunge all the toxins you may consume and then evaluate? jmo

tmf

Thank you! I appreciate the advice This vacation will have lots and lots of exercise as part of it, lots of walking and hiking planned. I'm getting prepared and making sure we have plenty of protein bars on hand and in my bag just in case we find ourselves out of band friendly territory we have an alternative.

For some reason, when I have fever I don't want to eat a thing and have to force myself, and then when it breaks I'm hungry all the time!

If Mom forced soup down my throat I would have an aversion for it, till today can't eat any of the things I was force fed.

I think I wanted the soup because my throat was hurting. It wasn't a good food choice though..it didn't really hold me from meal to meal.