No cake...No biscuit

[LisaMG 5]

My first fill was 9-5-04 , 2 days ago, I tried to eat cake at a friendly dinner last night and nearly had a PB! I was more embarrased than anything, I think I visited the bathroom a half dozen times.

Lisa

:sick :sick

[GeezerSue 7]

With a "snug" fill, I cannot eat anything doughy...bread, donuts, cake...nuthin'.

Also, "hidden bread" does me in as well. That includes bread crumbs hidden in meatloaf or meatballs or crab cakes. If you want ot know if there was bread in the recipe...feed it to me and stand back.

[Chris S. - L.I. 0]

I was just filled on Tuesday to 3 cc's in my 4 cc Inamed band and I just had pizza. Granted it was just the crusty part and the cheese but I can still eat it. Go figure!

[GeezerSue 7]

Originally posted by Chris S. - L.I.

I was just filled on Tuesday to 3 cc's in my 4 cc Inamed band and I just had pizza. Granted it was just the crusty part and the cheese but I can still eat it. Go figure!

I'm pretty much into topping-licking, here. Once in a while I sneak a teeny little bite of crust.

[LisaMG 5]

Sue

Thanks for the reply it may be that we will have that in common. That is no breads of any kind. I'm only at 1cc. and already having these kinds of problems. Before my fill I was eating anything....Ahhhh but such a small sacrifice for such a large prize, RIGHT!

Chris,

Wow! 3cc and you can eat pizza? You MUST have a different kind of band than me. I have the Gastric Adjustabe Lap-Band. It's good to knoe other peoples stories and experiences.I'm lovin this site!

I'm in the process of posting pics tonight. I hope I am suceccful!

By the way, I had a great day today as far as food goes! Went to a family reunion and had no probs at all with PB! I'm patting myself on the back right now can you tell? It took a little work and being more aware of what and how I eat.

Still learning.....Lisa:p

[New Hope 37]

Lisa, you are doing a fantastic job! Going to a family gathering should win us extra stars because there is always some super fattening dish there that we just want to eat our weight in. I guess it's all a part of our conditioning, to be able to eat a little, but not a ton.

[Lioness81970 0]

You kno what's funny with my band? I have no problem eating bread whatsoever but give me a tortilla and I am in serious pain. I thought that it would be the other way around but I dunno.......go figure. I'm kinda glad though cause I love bread and if I would have had to give up my Panera Soup and bread I think I would have died!!!

[LisaMG 5]

What is it about bread and it's fellow cousins that turn us on sooo much? I wonder if eating these things causes our body to release some sort of feel good hormone?

I do miss bicuits and gravy or sopping up sauce with buttered bread or cinnamon rolls for B-fast or even a good sandwich. I hav'nt had one of those in almost 6 weeks! don't miss them enough to go back! My journey has just begun!

If there is anyone out there that is holding off on taking the plunge cause of your first love (food) JUST DO IT!!! I waited 5 years and do wish I would'nt have.:think

[Rebeccalee 2]

Carmen, I too feel the pain with a tortilla! I stay away from those things! I haven't tested bread except for a tiny bite once. I'm scared! :nervous But I bet I could eat it.

I was eyeing a cinnamon roll my husband made (from the refrigerator tube) and wanted to try it...but I chickened out. I think I'll try a bite of chow mein tomorrow. Hate to think that I'll have to skip my next meal if it hurts! Then I'll try bread. Hmmmm.....this could lead to trouble!

[LisaMG 5]

I've wanted to cry several times since my surgery. I did the first week. Seperation anxiety I guess. I've been seperated from something that has been near and dear to me now for many years.

I never realized how attached I was to food. The feeling of a full stomache would sooth me. The thought of a favorite dish excite me. Doctors orders to restrain myself depress me.

I could'nt eat today........I feel like I've lost a Good Friend.

I may shed tears from heartache today.......but hope tells me they'll soon be tears of Joy..

[New Hope 37]

Lisa, I can feel your pain! I think that was the hardest thing to get used to after banding. I'm still working on it. I thought food was my steady comforting friend, who was always there, no matter what time of the day or night. I couldn't wait to try out a new place to eat. But I realize that "Friend" was entrapping me, ruining my health, and shortening my lifespan. Food is still there, and unlike an alcoholic who can walk away and never touch another drop, is a necessity that we must have to survive. We'll get through this one day at a time. You're doing a great job!

[LisaMG 5]

Your encouraging Marie,

Maybe thats why I find myself at these sort of sites now days.....Thier full of people that have been there and done that. I apreciate the kind words.

Remember how you felt at the loss of your first true boyfriend? Yeah, thats what i'm talking about. Tears spring to my eyes as I type these thoughts, which is not the norm for me. I try real hard to stay on the up side of things.

I know this too shall pass.........it's gettin there thats hard.

[New Hope 37]

Besides losing your "friend" food, you're also recovering from surgery and anesthesia. But the food is still going to be there. Please give yourself time to heal. If you need a good old-fashioned pity party, that's o.k. once in a while. Sometimes it helps to have a good cry and just get it out of your system. Then go take a warm shower, fix a hot cup of tea, and curl up with a good book. Or take a walk with those beautiful kids of yours! Just be kind to yourself! You deserve it!

[Janie Jackson 0]

Wow Marie and Lisa its like you took words out of my mouth. Loosing your friend food is so hard. Also loosing your friend quantity. I used to go out for mexican food at least four times a week and gorge my self on chips and hot sauce before my meal ever came out. I went to a mexican restaurant recently and ordered the grilled chicken and had only 3 chips. I had to put the basket of chips on another table because i could not stand to look at them. ( I was longing for the old days when I would finish off the whole basket off by myself. I think I have been going thru a grieving period these last few months. Hang in there we all are going to make it and its been said before the food was really our enemy...Janie

[New Hope 37]

Janie, I haven't gotten up the nerve to eat chips since banding. I got a kick out of you saying you moved the chip basket. LOL! But do you notice how many chips other "diners" devour now? Wow, that's a lot of "empty calories!" I'm TRYING to think like a bandster! I sure used to never think like that!