I am a veteran bandster and newbie revision, band to sleeve.

I just ate 15 chickens, 2 hams, 4 potatoes, a steak and some taffy.

Did I mess up my staple line? ;o)

(okay, I had to do this. It was a dare.)

I only LOOK like I ate a pumpkin!

pupkins are only good for making jack-o-lanterns

Okay... all kidding aside. I learned something today.

I learned what true restriction feels like. WOW!

I have mentioned that today was my first day of solids since my revision to a sleeve. Before today I have never eaten solids with actual restriction. I am the person that has no sweet spot. I have had countless fills and unfills. I am either wide open or I can't swallow my own spit.

Today I decided I was going to eat until my staples busted, I figured if they busted that's okay, I can eat more. ;o)

Holy crap! It took me 2 hours to eat one chicken leg. I kept looking at KittenQutie (fellow WLS person who made the chicken) and saying, "Damn! So THIS is restriction!"

Took two hours to eat a chicken leg as after two bites I was stuffed. I'd go out for a walk, pace across the living room waiting for my stomach to empty then I'd eat two more bites.

This freak'en journey would have been WAY easier with actual restriction!

I also ate about 4 tablespoons of mashed potatoes and 2 tablespoons of baked beans. That took an additional 30 minutes. So that's what I ate over 2.5 hours.

I finally had solids for the first time in FOUR (count 'em! 4~) months. I have never had food with true restriction before. What an eye opener... damn!

WOW! SO you will not be eating whole watermellons or a bag of chips anytime soon eh?

or 6 hams!

WOW! SO you will not be eating whole watermellons or a bag of chips anytime soon eh?

Yeah, I am pretty sure that isn't going to happen! Damn, this is something else!

SickNTired:

or 6 hams!

Nope, I think three is gonna be my limit!

Nope, I think three is gonna be my limit!

WASa - Were you able to eat solids again today? I'm reading the "what did you eat today" thread for some ideas for when I do get banded. :thumbup:

Edited July 6, 200818 yr by SickNTired

I had 3 large meat lovers pizza's and 4 litres of pepsi!!

(ok really only had 3 bites of pepperoni and UGH .. feels like a brick is sitting in my gut, looks like it really is kryptonite now ... .... yay? )

Pix - are you banded? Speaking of pizza, I'm not banded so y'all don't even wanna know how much I ate for dinner. Oy.

Yeah, I am banded :thumbup: :frown: best choice eva!!

back on topic ..

AND I just devoured a full chocolate cake with chocolate icing and threatened to break the kids fingers when they tried to swipe a taste ...

Haha! Those greedy little buggers! They didn't realize they were going to pull back a nub, huh?

I had a #2 tub of dry roasted peanuts and chased them with 6 pitchers of beer {burp}

I had a #2 tub of dry roasted peanuts and chased them with 6 pitchers of beer {burp}

That's a real burp not a PB, right? Because food never gives ANYONE pb's! Food en masse goes down smoooooth from what I understand!

WASa - Were you able to eat solids again today? I'm reading the "what did you eat today" thread for some ideas for when I do get banded. :thumbup:

I am sleeved, I have a wider range of food choices than you "banded" folks. (pointing and giggling)

heh....

Remember, I am the one that had a revision and some folks can do fried chicken and some can't.

Try everything once you get to solids, that is the only way you will know what you tolerate and what you do not. Everything in moderation except your trigger foods.

Yeah, I am banded :thumbup: :frown: best choice eva!!

back on topic ..

AND I just devoured a full chocolate cake with chocolate icing and threatened to break the kids fingers when they tried to swipe a taste ...

Yeah... that will teach them! Next time go for the knee caps!