Well, it is official. I am one of the unlucky "no restriction till filled" patients. I was lucky to be a fast healer and bounce back from surgery as if I had a tooth pulled but now that i am week 4 after surgery I can eat like a horse again. I have always been a great healer and knew my swelling would go down FAST but this is ridiculous!! I am so mad at myself for not having the self control!!

I would have never thought I could but yesterday we had pizza for dinner. I tried a bite, then another, then another.... 3 SLICES later, I am full. Geez, I have to get this under control!!!

On the third week after surgery I started my full solids. I have no issues with anything. White bread no problem. chicken no problem. Pasta no problem. Etc Etc no problem. I ate smaller portions and felt full but I had no limits on "what" I could eat. I know I know I need to make healthy choices but after that long liquid phase I am gorging! I am exercising now so that is helping me starve off the pounds and maintain this weight longer.

I realize I have not gotten my fill yet (May 7th) but I am starting to feel like the first official band failure!!! Will I get restriction, are you sure????

Slowly gaining back the 15 I lost,

Jenna

uh oh... i am a cheater i guess.. i cheated on the pre diet too... i have issues... sorry mr. band. back to liquids only... i was just hungry already.

Jenna, last night I was sick in bed sending you telepathic messages to call me. I had a fever and didn't want to go across the cold house to turn on my puter for your number, so I was willing you to call me. I guess our ESP is out of tune. May 7 is just around the corner, so you may as well enjoy life till then. Don't fret, restriction is on the way!

Hi ! I am new to the board. Haven't been banded yet, thinking about....my problem is I love sugar....I don't overeat that much except for sugar....however I eat often....emotional thing ya de ya de ya....If I thought this surgery would make food a "mere acquaintance" I would do it in a heart beat....I will have to pay myself....need to loose about 75 lbs....I sure would like to have a new best friend...

Its all very normal.

I was banded 8 weeks ago and the week before my first fill put on 3lb as I could eat anything and as much as I wanted.

1 week on from having my 1st fill and ive lost 8lb. The restriction has kicked in and my journey has now begun.

Good luck xx

Still maintaining that 15 loss. I swear I don't want to give it up!! I just hope I can hang on till May 7th. I am really trying to make some good choices eating. I am putting my food on small saucer plates to try and help my portions be controlled.

Today's food:

Small Protein shake for Breakfast (about 4 oz)

1 Lean Hot Pocket for lunch

6 Ritz crackers for a snack

dinner I had a 1/2 small BBQ chicken breast, about 1/2 cup of corn (about 3-4 spoon bites), and about 6 bites of stuffing.

As a bedtime snack I had a sugar free pudding freezer pop.

and Water all day long.......

I still think this is way too much food though but at least I am maintaining that precious 15 lbs!!

Jenna,

You mentioned you are getting your first fill on May 7th, are you going to Dr. Ortiz in TJ? I think I am going to make an appointment for that day as well! I'm working on flights now. I was banded on 3/2/05 by Dr. Ortiz and I found a Dr. in Houston (about 2 1/2 hours from me by car) that would do fills on Mexican banded patients. I got my first fill of 1.6 ccs. One thing I did notice though is that he did not draw the air out of the band before he put the fill in. This is something that Dr. Ortiz recommends in his book. I had restriction for a few days, and then sure enough back to eating the house!

I also have had a 15 pound loss since banding, but am now in that cycle of gaining 2-3 and losing the same 2-3!!

The Dr. in Houston decided to stop doing fills on patients other than those he banded, and I figured I'd rather go through the trouble of getting back to TJ because I really like the group over there. Dr. Martinez is supposed to be the "fill king" so we'll see if we can get lucky this time!!

Let me know if you'll be there on Sat. 5/7!!

Thanks,

Monica

Yessssssss!! Woo Hoo! I Will Pm You!