I looked through this part of the forum, and didn't see a thread like this.

I go for my first fill on July 5th, so I don't have any restriction yet.

During the 'mushy' diet stage, my nutritionists were very firm about only having 4 -5 oz. of food per meal, 3 meals per day. My understanding is that, once I'm at my 'sweet spot', that's how much I'll eat...about a 1/4 cup of food per meal.

Just wondering if that's pretty much what folks have...that's two tablespoons of a Protein and two tablespoons of a fruit or veggie.

thanks,

DBAGuy

:faint:I must loose 30 kg, am 5,4 feet, weight now 5,3 feet. I am filled 8 ccl of 10 possible. Can't loose any weight. Yours, Varja:help:

I have a question. I am banded for 7 months now, with my band filled 7.5ccl. I don't loose any weight. What and how much should I eat to begin to loose weight. What I should'nt eat. I 'am really hopeless.Thanks to all, with best wishes. Varja

I'm at my sweet spot I think. My surgeon has said to eat about 1000 calories/day. But what is the total volume of food I should eat? I read somewhere 3 cups/day, which since I'm on 6 small meals would be about 1/2 cup per meal. Is that about right?

I take a large number of medications each day, crushed. I must put them in 1/2 cup of applesauce twice a day. That leaves only 2 cups/day for other food. Is that enough?

Varja, with good restriction you shouldn't be able to eat more than 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food at a time. Also, you should keep you calories to about 1200 a day. A bandster typically will eat anywhere between 800-1200 a day.

Nancy, yes, you are eating like a bandster. 1/2 cup of food is perfect.

Hello all! This is my first post :0)

I have been banded for just over 2 weeks (loving it so far). I have been concerned with how much I should be eating at this stage. I'm still a mushie for 2 more weeks. I've been trying very hard to stay at or around the portion size that I will have after my first fill. Lately, though I've been getting hungry. I am doing very low fat, low calorie foods etc. How much should I be eating during this stage? And what? My doc only said soft squishy food and fish (I'm getting a little tired of fish).

Wombat

Start/Current/Goal

206/193/120

Banded 06/25/07

I am all of a sudden down to about 1/4 cup of food and I might be giving myself a few bites more than I can actually have. I'm wondering what is causing this. I am not in my monthly or anything like that.

Sounds like head hunger to me.

Thank You very much. Varja

Thank you very much. I also think it is about my restriction, but doctors don't care about. varja

Hello!

I am here again, but I did not loose any weight during the time. I wish all of you better results!

Sincererely,

Varja

Hello ....

Since I had my second filling I have not been able to eat "normally", this was about 1 month ago ... I have lot tremendous amount of weight (I had my surgery Feb 24, 2007) and so far I have lost 30 kilos out of the 35 I need to drop, I am very happy about that, but what is starting to worry me, is that for the last 3 weeks I can not eat solids, I had startet with fish, since meat and chiken did get stuck on me, but now I can not eat fish either, I have talked to my doctor and this weekend he will see if I need to have my band loosen a little bit, he said that maybe my stomach was swollen, and it not the fact that I have not been able to eat solids, but also I have problems with liquids (water, juices, etc) that is what is getting to me the worst, I get so thirsty, but I can not drink enough Water, I have stoped excersicing, because I'm afraid I might get dehidrated.

Has anyone had this problem?

Regrds ... Malu

Hello ....

Since I had my second filling I have not been able to eat "normally", this was about 1 month ago ... I have lot tremendous amount of weight (I had my surgery Feb 24, 2007) and so far I have lost 30 kilos out of the 35 I need to drop, I am very happy about that, but what is starting to worry me, is that for the last 3 weeks I can not eat solids, I had startet with fish, since meat and chiken did get stuck on me, but now I can not eat fish either, I have talked to my doctor and this weekend he will see if I need to have my band loosen a little bit, he said that maybe my stomach was swollen, and it not the fact that I have not been able to eat solids, but also I have problems with liquids (water, juices, etc) that is what is getting to me the worst, I get so thirsty, but I can not drink enough Water, I have stoped excersicing, because I'm afraid I might get dehidrated.

Has anyone had this problem?

Regrds ... Malu

You need to get checked out under fluoro to make sure your band didn't slip. If you went for too long being tight that could be a good possibility.

Well, I'm just downright confused. I've been reading these boards for the majority of the afternoon and am just shaking my head because the more I read, the more confused I become.

And I'm not a stupid person.

You people in this thread seem to be very knowledgeable, so perhaps you can help me.

I had my fifth fill yesterday and am utterly amazed that I can still eat the amount of food I’ve already eaten today, which is this:

Breakfast at 10:00am:

1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese

2 cups of coffee with Sweet-n-Low and low fat half-n-half

lunch at 12:30pm:

1 Boca Burger with 1 slice cheddar cheese melted on top

1 slice of cheddar cheese

Snack at 2:25pm (because I was so hungry again):

2 slices of cheddar cheese

5 Armour Brown-n-Serve sausage links

I've also been drinking flavored Water all day so far, but not 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after eating.

I need to learn to eat correctly so that I can lose weight. I was told during my fill yesterday that I've been "eating around the band" with soft foods and Soups, so I've stopped that, as of today. I hadn't realized that that is what was going on with me not losing optimally.

But -- and here's where I need help -- I've read many many threads here today and people are listing what they eat during one day, and it's WAY less than what I eat, and most people only have 2 fills.

I've had FIVE fills in my VG10cc band and was told that I have "a good 8ccs" in my band now. Why is it that I can eat more than 3 cups of food a day still? I was told not to come back for a month, and that I "should" be at my sweet spot now.

What the hell? Why or what am I doing wrong?

I feel the same way you do. I have had 2 fills so far. I can still eat a lot. I can eat a whole ground chuck burger with cheese on it, (no bun) and a whole ear of corn!! whats up with that.

I am getting confused because I really never feel like I am getting stuffed. Now I do get stuck sometimes and get that little problem taken care of and the I can finish my meal.

I have a hard time eating much, with my first meal of the day. I will eat a protein bar and coffee and that goes down fine, but anything else and I'm stuck.

I know I am eating too much and I am a slow loser too. I am getting a fill on Aug 22. Mean time, any suggestion on what to do to help me? I have a 4cc band and I have 2cc in the band.

Thanks, Debbie