Banderbird
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mmm kind of. I still haven't tried rice yet! I really think I won't manage it so I haven't bothered.
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Blanderbird
I had my band fitted about the same time as you, 28 Sept.
I had my second fill on Monday and can't eat hardly anything.
Fluids are OK, but food - a definite no no. Tried toast, a wrap with salad, a jacket potato and they all got totally stuck and I have been sick a lot.
So far I have 5.5 in a 10ml band.
I spoke to THG yesterday and they suggested going back to fluids and mushies.
I know I want restriction and also my main goal is to lose weight but I am starving!!
I am hoping that things will improve as I am loving the fact I have the restriction but did not think it would be so drastic
I had my band fitted about the same time as you, 28 Sept.
I had my second fill on Monday and can't eat hardly anything.
Fluids are OK, but food - a definite no no. Tried toast, a wrap with salad, a jacket potato and they all got totally stuck and I have been sick a lot.
So far I have 5.5 in a 10ml band.
I spoke to THG yesterday and they suggested going back to fluids and mushies.
I know I want restriction and also my main goal is to lose weight but I am starving!!
I am hoping that things will improve as I am loving the fact I have the restriction but did not think it would be so drastic
Val
Committed Weight Loser
Just noticed..you had fill Monday you should still be on liquids till today then Mushies...maybe that's the problem :/
Banderbird
Active Member
Yep, I really noticed the difference after my second fill, and I'm on 5.8 in 10ml.
(I laughed at Blanderbird!!)
Hmm I'm OK, just struggling with what I'm eating during the day. I ate some Ryvita too quickly for lunch today and was sick for the first time, yuck! Not too badly though - I just slimed a bit.
I'm now pretty hungry again in the evenings, and it's getting easier to eat at that time, so I do think things are settling now.
Anyway, I had a call from the dietician today, and she had some good tips.
She said it's very normal to struggle with food at this point, and it WILL settle down. She said as you have fills, it takes longer and longer for the band to ease each time, until you don't need any more fills.
She also said hot drinks before eating can help 'wake up' your oesophagus - and it's especially good before breakfast as it all relaxes onto the band while you're asleep. I did not know this! Oddly enough I HAVE been drinking my tea first before breakfast in the mornings, and it does help.
Not sure if I'm losing much weight though, I might weigh myself on Thursday as that will be two weeks after my fill.
Anyway, it's all trial and error at the moment. I'm enjoying being less hungry though, especially through the morning.
Banderbird
Active Member
^ oh. I either didn't read or forgot that bit :ashamed0005:
Anyway, I didn't know why hot drinks helped, so at least I do now.
Cheers Sarah, I'll get there. I've just had a nice salad with tiny cubes of cheese and a spoonful of coleslaw for tea which went down well.
Anyway, I didn't know why hot drinks helped, so at least I do now.
Cheers Sarah, I'll get there. I've just had a nice salad with tiny cubes of cheese and a spoonful of coleslaw for tea which went down well.
Banderbird
Active Member
^ it'll be the best thing you've ever tasted!
Sleep well chappers xx
Sleep well chappers xx
sarahrob
New Member
Haha, fill day for me so milkshake for brekkie for me too.
Tesco have relaunched their own brand slimfast-equivalent shakes, 4 for £3. Some lovely flavours (though bear in mind I've not tasted them so they could be vile) - banoffee, vanilla fudge, chocolate and cherry, rhubarb... It's not a fry up, but hopefully it will make liquids a bit less grim!
Tesco have relaunched their own brand slimfast-equivalent shakes, 4 for £3. Some lovely flavours (though bear in mind I've not tasted them so they could be vile) - banoffee, vanilla fudge, chocolate and cherry, rhubarb... It's not a fry up, but hopefully it will make liquids a bit less grim!
chappers
New Member
I've had a few sips of my shake but I not hungry and my tummy is sore. I feel very full and it's hard to differentiate between swelling and filling if you know what I mean. I'm frightened of stretching the pouch.
Though I've not eaten since Saturday and fluids are meant to slop through, I imagine the sensation is the swelling.
How's your cold today pet. X
Though I've not eaten since Saturday and fluids are meant to slop through, I imagine the sensation is the swelling.
How's your cold today pet. X
Banderbird
Active Member
Kleenex Balsam tissues are your friend - and vaseline at night.
I also use Otrivine spray at night or I can't sleep.
Anyway I'm glad you're feeling a bit better, hopefully it'll be gone by Monday.
As for me, things are settling down now, the band has eased slightly and I can eat more. The Ryvitas went down much better today.
Hunger has returned a bit, but nothing like it was before.
It was interesting to experience restriction for a week or so, so now I know what I'm aiming for. Somewhere between that and where I am now!
I also use Otrivine spray at night or I can't sleep.
Anyway I'm glad you're feeling a bit better, hopefully it'll be gone by Monday.
As for me, things are settling down now, the band has eased slightly and I can eat more. The Ryvitas went down much better today.
Hunger has returned a bit, but nothing like it was before.
It was interesting to experience restriction for a week or so, so now I know what I'm aiming for. Somewhere between that and where I am now!
sarahrob
New Member
Haha, I know! It was only a couple of weeks ago I was stressing over not being able to take in enough calories. It was a fleeting sensation, but it was amazing to feel the band really do its stuff for that brief period.
Fingers crossed the sensation lasts after this fill for us both! x
Fingers crossed the sensation lasts after this fill for us both! x
WeightlossDreamer
Well-Known Member
Glad you guys are all doin well! Whack some Vaseline around your nose Sarah that's what I do x x
afandou1999
Member
Red zone??
Hi can I ask what you mean by the "red zone" please.Still plodding on. Definitely eating less now, and still struggling with some foods.
I'm not in the red zone because liquids and some soft foods go down easily. Also, I've noticed if I don't eat enough protein, I do get hungry more quickly.
Last night my brother cooked an absolutely gorgeous tartiflette served with green salad .. and I just couldn't eat it.
Salad was fine, but all those heavy potatoes with bacon .. nope. I ate the tiniest bits and waited and waited but it just wasn't going down
Anyway, he did a home-made apple crumble with vanilla custard for pud, and I ate it all!! It slid down (yep, slider) wonderfully.
I have to be careful not to go for the slider foods though, I just hate taking ages when I'm eating in front of other people!
Hunger is still much less which is good, and it doesn't take me much to feel full.
Chicken/heavy food/bread seem to be the things I struggle with the most.
Banderbird
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afandou1999
Member
Hi, had not seen this before but it's very helpful. Thank you. X
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