SDGIRL

It's Wednesday, where is everybody? So today I weighed in at 231. So that's down 1.5 from last week. I'll take it.

Maybe if I sign up to do this..........maybe I will be more accountable???? 232.5 and haven't moved in 4 weeks. I like Sabrina think I may be too tight. But unlike Sabrina, haven't gotten my butt off the couch.

I have had 3 fills and this last one is tough. Some days I can eat okay, some days I can't. Lately, I have resorted to slider foods as well. Frozen Yogurt is my best friend right now. I'm not eating the same as my family because I can't do the tortillas, bread, or even meat right now. It gets very frustrating. There are some days when I just want to cry because I'm so hungry and just want to eat some "Real Food". Then, I remember, this too shall pass and it does. I agree though. It can be frustrating. Hang in there.

I was a Diet Pepsi drinker for 20 years, but once I got the band, I quit. It was so hard since I was addicted, but I just didn't want to ruin my investment. Not to mention, it's just bad for ya.

Thanks, good to know it's somewhat normal.

Has this happened to anyone else? I got a fill over a week ago, felt great. Then Friday and Saturday, I couldn't eat a thing, but I could drink as long as I did it slow. Then yesterday, I didn't feel as tight so I was able to eat a little bit. I honestly thought I would have to have an emergency unfil because my band was so tight it I could barely swallow my own saliva. Today I feel fine and will take it easy again. I didn't know that even after a week that my band would tighten up so much. Is that normal?

How do you know if your pouch is stretched? Are there signs like there are with an overfill like vomiting etc?

WOW- you're a butt kicker. Congrats on that. Can't even imagine a single digit anything. Someday. Have a great time this weekend.

Angie B.

Normally I would eat:

B Sliim Fast Protein Bar

S Slim fast Protein Shake

L some sort of Lean Cuisine Something

D maybe a chicken breast with corn or some other veggie.

Never any bread, can't do it. I guess I just want to know what "Restriction" is? Is that the same thing as getting stuck? Of course, that's when I stop.

I just had my 3rd fill a couple of weeks ago. I have a total of 1.8 total in my band. On my ID card from is says 10.0 c.m. I'm guessing that to mean I have the 10 instead of the 4 everyone talks about. So here is my question. Dr. Acosta said that this should be it for me, I should be fine with the fill and actually, he was nervous about the amount he put in and had me wait around in the office just to make sure I could drink okay. Problem is though, I still don't feel like it's enough. I do get stuck when I eat too big of a bite, or don't chew enough, but as far as feeling full, not so much. Any help would be great.

Count me in girls. I think Friday morning would work for me.

SDGIRL - given my track record the past 2 days, I am confident you are not referring to me. LOL (sadly)

You are NOT the only one, who has thought that, trust me. Some days I think, wow even after 3 fills I can out eat any of my fellow bandsters that post food logs.

I've even scheduled another fill apt. (Not 100% sure I am going to keep it yet, on the fence.) Really I need to get back on the bandwagon and evaluate where I am setting from there.

I wanted you to know you are not the only one. I am there with you.

AngieB

Your killin me. Your blogs make me laugh. Thanks for making me feel better.

Does anyone else read some of these and think to themselves "dang, I eat way more than that"? Here is my example from yesterday

B- Slim Fast Bar 220 calories

S- Slim Fast Protein Shake 190 calories

L- turkey patty and 3/4 c. cottage cheese

s- string cheese

D- beef taco with cheese

It just seems like most people are getting by on very little. I've had 3 fills, what the heck?

Daaaaaaaaaang you are so skinny! You look awesome. Do you want to lose more? I think you look great as is. Gosh, I have lost 50 and I feel like I can't see much of a difference. Maybe I just need to take a new pic and put it next to my old. I don't know how to make a compilation of several pics though. Keep up the great work. You look AMAAAAAAAAAAZING!!!!

Ashley, HOLY Cow........... I remember when you first got banded. What's the key to your success?

I have no advise except to tell ya that I haven't even had an unfull yet but for some reason I have been eating horribly this past week. Just try to hold on. Your right though, after your fill those 6 pounds will come right off. Hang in there. This San Diego weather doesn't help either.

Angela, why are you on liquids? I asked Dr. Acosta after my second fill about being on liquids only and he said it wasn't necessary?

I was banded at the end of February. Within a short amount of time I noticed my hair started falling out. I asked Dr. Acosta about it and he said that shouldn't be happening. Has this happened to anyone else? If so, what are you taking to help?

Don't guzzle!! I was just told today at the OCC not to guzzle liquids and to take sips!

Thanks Angela............... It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's the fact that I hate to drink water so I want to hurry up and get it over with. Does it do anything to the band? Just wondering if OCC said anything? Thanks.

Just wondering........... I can guzzle any type of liquid with no problem. Sometimes I feel like I need a fill and then other times I get food stuck. I think more than anything, I just don't chew enough or take small enough bites. If I can guzzle liquids though, with no problem, should I be getting a fill?

Just wondering............ I had my second fill about a month ago. At times I have some restriction, mostly morning. I think I could use another one here pretty soon. I know some people have said to wait 4 weeks in between the first and second fill, but how long should I wait until the 3rd? Dr. Acosta said this one should last me a while, but I think I could do it now?

Hi Ashley,

I waited 4 weeks in between the first and second. The first one didn't do much at all, the second one has really made me slow down or it comes back up. Still learning. Good luck.

If your able to just put the scale away and forget it, then your better than I am. I have tried doing that and the most I can do is about 3 days. I can't stand it. I know it would be better for me if I did it only maybe once a week, but I can't. As far as the fills go, at the OCC, they haven't put me on the scale since my surgery day so.............. your going to have to come up with something different. Glad your surgery went well though. Take Care.

Hey All. I have my surgery scheduled for Friday, May 29th in the a.m. I am not so much worried about the actual surgery itself but more so, the trip into Mexico and the violence that is currently going on over there. Can anyone tell me how safe they felt going into the city? My fiance and I are driving from Los Angeles and driving to San Diego to picked up at the last stop before the border and going straight to the hospital. Do we have to stop anywhere from the border to the hospital? Though I have frequented Baja annually up to 2007 for the last several years, I have never stopped in T.J. Especially because of this past weekend's news about those four Americans were were found murdered, I am so fearful that I literally want to get the surgery done and turn right around and go home! I know I sound paranoid but my family and friends are so against my decision to go and damn it, they have put the fear in me. I would appreciate anyone's feedback because I really want to do this.

I'm from San Diego and was there getting a fill on Saturday. No problems at all. Everything is so close to the border that you shouldn't have a problem. When I was banded in February, my husband and I went straight to the hotel and straight to the OCC. We didn't venture out because we didn't want to worry about anything. We had no problems at all. Good luck.

Lea

I had my first fill about 10 days ago by Dr. Acosta. I got a 1.2 fill. I think I need more of a fill. I'm not feeling a difference. Is it too soon to go back?

awesome, thanks Jenelle!!

><I had my first fill last Saturday. Only 1.2. I too, like you had restriction even before I had anything in the bad. Howver, I now wish I would have insisted on more. I feel a bit of a difference, but not enough. OCC, Dr. Acosta didn't tell me to do liquids only so I'm eating and I just wish I would have had more.