I try so hard and nothing works quite right for me.

I was complaining about horrible gas, the kind that totally makes it so that you can't function, a few weeks ago. It eventually subsided for the most part.

BUT if I follow the band rules it comes back and the back pain also is so bad that I just pace and stretch and try to get over it.

Today I had Protein pudding for Breakfast. At lunch time I had a pack of gum size piece of steak (which I absolutley chewed the heck out of) and I had a couple of pieces of broccoli which I also chewed the heck out of. I thought I was going to be fine but then about 15minutes later... OUCH! And then for the past 2 hours I can't stand it. My back hurts so bad but there is no sign of BPing.

This can happen to me any time and it happens with chicken too.

I never know when it will and when it won't.

I'm afraid to eat what I am supposed to. I get so tired of Protein shakes and stuff like that. Then I end up eating high calorie junk and I don't lose.

I rarely feel "restricted" the right way. I feel pain instead and I can't eat until later. Of course by then I am famished and do you think I'm going to eat meat???? No Way!

I have felt the right way with restriction a few times (maybe 4 or 5) with meat and that meat stayed there for the longest time keeping me full and without pain...so I know how it is supposed to feel, I just can't find that happy place hardly ever.

I have found the BP place and the pain place many more times than I can count.

I know I am not filled too tight because many times I can eat A N Y T H I N G. I just never know if I'll be able to eat the meat or not.

Luckily I don't feel this bad every day or the band would be gone.

Incase you were wondering...I can eat ice cream any time with no pain whatsoever : )

The biggest part of the pain seems to be gone now. WHEW! 2 1/2 hours of extreme pain....now it's more dulled achy pain....I'll live.

What I want to know is has anyone gone through this and then all of a sudden found the happy place consistantly and stayed there long enough to lose the weight?

Any ideas of what I may be doing wrong?

For what it is worth...I was told to stay away from broccoli and cauliflower becacause they can cause extreme gas... I saw that you had broccoli with your meat and wanted to throw that out there