I got the fill yesterday, 1cc. I had restriction last night at supper. I made one of those SkilletSensation meals with roast beef, veggies and sauce and I could only eat about 1 1/4 cup then I got that stuffed feeling in my chest and slime in my mouth, but nothing came back up. LOL, I need to figure out how to stop before I get to that point!! I'm hoping this is real restriction and not just swelling from the fill. I am very concerned that I am already filled to 3cc's in a 4cc band and am only at the beginning of my journey. :nervous

This morning I had my usual amount of coffee at around 5:30, and at about 6:45 I had a cheese omlett. No problems. By 9:30 I was hungry again so I had a Carbwell protein snack bar. Lunch went down just fine (left overs from last night), although I feel really full. However, I know that I will probably feel hunger again around 3pm. Does anyone else have mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks? I can't seem to get through the day without them!

I have started to eat peanuts...i know they are good for protein and energy and help me get through the rest of the day without bottoming out. besides, you can only have so many protein shakes, even though they are great for you and another way to get lots of energy!

I hope this will put you at your sweet spot! Good Luck!

My second fill is tomorrow, I hope I get some kind of restriction with this one.

Blossom, you make me laugh with your fill stories!

Believe me, if it wouldnt be for this reflux crap, Id be on my 3rd fill too or maybe the 4th by now.

Hope this is the fill that does it!

Me, too!!! I hope we both find that sweet spot!

3pm rolled around and sure enough, my tummy started rumbling. I had 2 beef jerky's, but that wasn't very filling....

Ive been thinking alot about this.

I wasnt a BIG eater preband... I just ate ALL of the time. And for me, the hardest thing about this band is to get scheduled and eat 3 decent meals - not graze all day.

My sister is a B I G eater. She will have 3 plate fulls at one meal. I would have 1/2 of her one plate at mealtime, but graze like a damn cow while cleaning the kitchen (she and I totaling the same caloric intake). Ive often wondered if the band is as effective for people like me that would eat all of the time (pre-band) compared to the bandster that inhaled tons of food at every meal (like my sister). Wouldnt her tummy be MORE stretched out, causing the band to be more restricted on her?

For me I would just eat so often that my tummy didnt get stretched out and it just trained my body to be hungry all of the time, resulting in little restriction.

Does any of this make any sense to anyone else?

Makes sense to me! I am like your sister. I have always eaten huge meals, but usually only 3 per day, sometimes 2. I used to have only occassional snacks, but now I seem to need them morning and afternoon. I was afraid my pouch would be very stretched out, but it wasn't.

I have read that grazers have to be a little more careful with their eating habits with the band. Apparently, eating a little nibble here and a little nibble there doesn't let your band do its thing. When you eat a full meal, it has an opportunity to let you feel restriction and stop eating.

Blossom I eat whenever I want..as a matter of fact Iam eating vegetable thins ( crackers ) as I type to you. and I am feeling restriction this just helps me to eat less at dinner time so I am notsitting with a pouch full of food after 6:00

Everyone is so different, you will find what works for you. I eat my 3 meals but I also snack becasue of my sdnacking my 3 meals are smaller. I like to keep my metabolism moving all day is why I snack..I must be doing something right 73.5 lbs in 9 months

As far as your fill..does your Dr. require liquids after a fill? mine has me do 3 days of liquids in case there is swellingfrom the fill. Again I'm sure you have heard that sometimes fills take there time to kick in. Did he use flouro and the barium? Were you able to see your restriction and how the barium flows through your band? DOn't fret about the 3'ccs in a 4 cc band at the start of your journey. I met a woman in my Dr.'s office who had her first fill of 2.4 in a 4cc' band. Maybe this one will be the sweet spot. I go for my 3rd fill Monday I may be at 3'ccs too after that!

Michelle,

You know, it never occurred to me that snacking might be a good thing, LOL!!! But it makes sense that it would keep your metabolism revved up and make you less hungry at meal times. I had read (I believe in the Inamed instructions) that you should only eat 3 meals a day with no in between eating, so I thought I was being very bad. I also just met someone else, who happens to be a medical professional, who says snacking keeps the metabolism going. Hmmm...Ok, so I will consider myself a good girl, LOL!!

I thought I would be required to do liquids after a fill, too. But with every fill I asked and was told to eat normally. As for flouro and barium, yes it was used, but I don't think they have it figured out yet, LOL!!! They used the barium BEFORE the fill, no barium during or after the fill. So yes, I could see the barium going through my band, but no, I didn't see any restriction. Remember, this is a REDNECK band, so everything will be done backwards, LOL!!!

Good luck with your fill on Monday!

Blossom, have you tried the Zone bars? They are so good, they have 16 grms of protein and the taste good. They have a mint flavor that's like eating 10 mint Girl Scout cookies and the fudge, ummmm. I buy them by the box @ Walmart.

Oh those Zone bars are really good, I sometimes will buy them to eat as if I would be eatting a candy bar.

Yummmm! Gonna have to try those Zone bars!

Wow!!! I went to a support group meeting last night and found out I am not the only one with a REDNECK band!!! There was a man there who had a fill and the radiologist who did it missed the port completely. And this was under flouro!!!! Duh!

Hey you guys I eat those Zone bars and they really are good. I don't have my band yet and I've been wondering if those would still be something I could eat after surgery.They do have alot of protein and they are suppose to be like eating a balanced meal with some fat/ carbs/ protein/and they are a good source of vitamins. Thanks I 'll keep eating the Zone bars.

Blossom, where is your beautiful picture?

Jamie most of them have 16 grms of Protein.

OMG he missed the port under flouro

Blossom, we want your pic back, you're much prettier than the avatar showing.