struggling
You have to feed yourself througout the day --- and if you cannot eat small quantities of normal food, your band might be too tight.
If you are not eating for other reasons, you need to analyze that -- and put yourself on a 'feeding schedule' ---- plan to have breakfast, lunch a snack and dinner.
Protein first - and get rid of the sweets - you will always be able to eat sweets, and most of us cannot control our portions on those foods -- especially if we have not eaten all day.
If you didn't get a food plan from your surgeon/nutritionist, then ask for one --or buy Jean McMillan's book "Band Rules' -- and read up.
Stephanie
Sioux Falls, SD
Height: 5'5.5"; Beginning weight 253
Educational seminar - 09/05/07; First consult - 09/17/07; Insurance rec'd submission - 10/01/07; Insurance approved - 10/05/07; Surgery - 11/21/07 (253 pounds of the morning of surgery); Mini goal met of down to 225 - 12/23/07.
I'm glad you found my other post. Yes I did have restriction for a while. I do know that after 1 fill I had I went back the next time and the "fill" was gone. It wasn't in the band. I had tests and they saw no problems with it. They didn't see any holes, ect. I had a fill again that day (after finding things were ok) but it ended up being too much. I lost 15 pounds in 4 or 5 days, was weak, wobbly, and my legs felt like mush. I ended up in the hospital for 2 days trying to get fluids back in me along with the vitain or protein that I was missing (that's what made my legs wobbly).
Stephanie
Sioux Falls, SD
Height: 5'5.5"; Beginning weight 253
Educational seminar - 09/05/07; First consult - 09/17/07; Insurance rec'd submission - 10/01/07; Insurance approved - 10/05/07; Surgery - 11/21/07 (253 pounds of the morning of surgery); Mini goal met of down to 225 - 12/23/07.
I don't mean to be rude, but u haven't done well with the band. It doesn't work for a lot of us. Have you thought about revising to a differen't WLS?
Stephanie
Sioux Falls, SD
Height: 5'5.5"; Beginning weight 253
Educational seminar - 09/05/07; First consult - 09/17/07; Insurance rec'd submission - 10/01/07; Insurance approved - 10/05/07; Surgery - 11/21/07 (253 pounds of the morning of surgery); Mini goal met of down to 225 - 12/23/07.
As others say, you are making life hard for yourself.
My own philosophy is never to get hungry. Hunger makes me obsess about food. So I think sbout it all the time, so I get miserable and then I eat!
Space meals out, intersperse them with healthy snacks.
Do you need a fill?
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
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