Ok...can someone please answer me this one questions. Why the heck is it easier to eat things that are bad for you than things that are good for you. All day I have eaten and gotten stuck.

I started the day with eggs and bacon...this is our Sunday morning ritual. However, I had alot of trouble getting my egg and 2 slices of bacon down even with chew chew chew and small bites. I quit because I was uncomfortable and then slimed and pb'd before church. I felt better though.

Around 11 I was still hungry and grabbed 1/4 cup of peanuts to curb the hunger. They went down a little tough but I did it.

lunch was left over dinner from Friday nights meal at a great restaurant. It was Fettucine Neptune which by the way got stuck. I ate maybe one cup of this and it was a little tight going down but I did it.

I had a sugar free vanilla pudding which went down great. Then around 4pm was needing a snack and tried to eat fresh cherries but again trouble.

Dinner was tough too! Tried to eat my Protein and veggies and had a tough time but got it in but uncomfortably.

Then the kids did it....they came back from camping with the Grandmother and brought back the dang chocolate chip Cookies that I made for them to bring with them....

These stupid cookies went down as easy as a anything. So again my question...why the heck can't cookies go down hard and protein and veggies go down easy. I swear the band knows this....I just wish...I just wish....it was easier.

Well, I ate the cookies filled the pie hole and now sit here ranting about the dang cookies...

I must admit that I would have beat myself up in the past. Now, I just learn....tomorrow is a new day and this band is forgiving. Maybe not tomorrow but in the next few days.

Water aerobics here I come...gonna need to do two classes tomorrow to make up for my cookie trip.

Cindy

Its not fair is it?

Its the biggest thing I have to fight and I really struggle with it. Not overeating to the point of regaining weight, as I dont eat much at all. But keeping those healthy foods up. I seem to have gotten inexplicably tighter in the past three weeks, I dont know why, but for the first time ever I'm considering a teeny unfill. I just keep having days where I eat nothing really good, just easy stuff.

Its not a problem, calorie wise, but it is health wise. Its not as if I even LIKE Cookies more than salad, but when eating is slow, tedious and often slightly uncomfortable, you try to avoid that. At goal weight, I dont have to live with that, but when you're trying to lose, an unfill isnt necessarily what you want.

But do really analyse it, because its not to your advantage to live on cookies.

Hey Cindy, I am still waiting to barf on the good food, so not only can the cookies go down easily but everything else as well !! :grouphug: I'm getting there with this last fill. I'm having an xray in about a week to make sure that everything is ok. I now have 9cc in a 10cc band and still able to eat things without too much trouble. I guess it will hit suddenly and I'll be whining that I'm over filled and can't eat (bring that day on !!)

Cindy,

So sorry about the Cookies. It is frustrating isn't it. These bands truly have a mind of their own.

I've been making some bad choices lately because I have very little restriction. I am going for a fill tomorrow. Last night I ate too fast and didn't chew well and I had my worst stuck experience. I actually put some meat tenderizer in Water and drink a little. I think it helped. It lasted about 10 - 15 minutes. I still have not PB'd. Of course, after that episode I am nervous about the fill but I know I need it.

I hope the healthy stuff starts going down a little easier.

Cindy,

I totally get what you mean. I just spent a half hour getting down a chicken breast, but Cookies? Right on through the band! They crumble into tiny pieces so down they go. Anything chocolate is my downfall. Didn't lose an ounce during the week after Easter! Gotta keep the unhealthy stuff out of the house. Easier said than done when you have kids. My teen daughter works for Dunkin Donuts. Even though donuts don't go down too easily, the chocolate glazed donuts sang to me! I told my daughter that if she brings them home again, I'm disowning her!

Sades, something must be up with your band. Nothing would go through mine if I had 9cc's in there. Let us know what the doc says after you get it checked out.

I'm hoping not Cindy but 9cc is a lot of fill. I had a small bowl of chicken curry with noodles and vegetables. No problem going down, even the chicken pieces. My dr's office isn't too worried but doing the test to be sure. They said they have a couple of patients who are at the 10cc point. I'm hoping I'm one of them.

Sades,

My doc said that the size of the band he puts in and how much fill is needed for good restriction depends on how much fat is around the stomach. Perhaps because you started out thinner than most is why you need so much more restriction. Just a hypothetical guess.

I thought of that as well Cindy but nevertheless I'm still worried. I guess I won't know for sure until my test. I saw a thread last night re the same thing and it didn't sound promising. Fingers crossed! :thumbup:

Sades,

I hope the X-ray shows that everything is fine. I bet you just had less fat around your stomach than some of us. Let us know what the x-ray shows.

I just got back from getting a fill. I had it done with x-ray and everything looks good. I now have 4.75 cc in a 10cc band. It was so weird watching the barium go through the band. He added .5 but said that looked tight and I told him I didn't want to be tight so he took some out so I ended up getting .25.

Thanks Jill, I hope you're right. Did the barium drink taste awful? How is your restriction with 4.75cc in your band?

The barium didn't taste bad at all and it was just a tiny little cup. It was about a tablespoon. The restriction seems okay. I've only had water since the fill. It isn't as tight as the last fill which is good. After my last fill water was barely trickling through for the 1st 24 hours. I think I will go try some soup.

Sounds like you have pretty good restriction. I haven't had restriction since the first 6 weeks of banding. I get glimpses of it then it's gone. I feel like I've been on a diet for the last 6 months rather than banded. One false move and I could end up putting on what I've already lost.

Sorry for hijacking your thread Cindy ! :sad_smile:

Hey, Cindy! Where did ya go? We lost you after the cookie attack!

Hey, Cindy! Where did ya go? We lost you after the cookie attack!

I have been in the friggin Water exercising the dang Cookies off.

I did two water aerobics classes today. You know how proud of myself I am. I could have never done that before but I love water aerobics a lot. I never thought that I would like to exercise as much as I do now. I know that the exercise is going to be the key to getting the rest off. I am seeing the benefits because the sizes are dropping. I have gone from a size 32/34 to a size 20 and tonight I put on a 10 year old Garth Brooks T-Shirt my brother brought me when he saw him in concert...it was a XL...woo-hoo!

I want all of you to take a look at some your NSV's for a moment. Even though the scale might not be moving as quickly you would like, think about some things that have changed for you. How are you clothes fitting? Can you do things that you couldn't do in the past? How do you feel? I am sure that you have some wonderful things to ponder on. So forget the scale and think about the great accomplishments that you have made. I know that I am proud of you all! You are all great inspirations to me....you'll never know how much. Ok...enough of the mushy gushy stuff...lol! Think positive thoughts!

Cindy

Sounds like you have pretty good restriction. I haven't had restriction since the first 6 weeks of banding. I get glimpses of it then it's gone. I feel like I've been on a diet for the last 6 months rather than banded. One false move and I could end up putting on what I've already lost.

Sorry for hijacking your thread Cindy !

You can always hijack....I love reading your posts. You know, someday I am going to your country...I have always wanted to go to Australia...but I am also the one that wants to go to the Antartica...my husband said that I go by myself because that is to cold for him. LOL! But Australia...I would love that.

Cindy

We could all go meet Sades at the Great Barrier Reef next year in our bikinis!! :biggrin2:

Cindy, you're on your own in Antartica! Can't do the cold!!

Edited June 25, 200818 yr by cindyg1212