Restriction Finally!!

[pickle]

Hi all, I had my second fill last thursday and finally am feeling the benefits of proper restriction. I'm so happy and relieved....although i only had my op in May i had hardly lost any weight (except on the pre op diet) and now i know that with the right restriction i can look forward to the future instead of fretting whether i had made a huge mistake. I have 5ml in a 7 band.
The only thing i would ask is that although i am only eating very small amounts i dont seem to be going the full 4 hours until im hungry again (maybe 2-3), i'm not concerned because eitherway i am consuming far less calories as it only takes a few small bites until i'm done, but just wondered if anyone else is the same.

x

 

[BlueDiamond]

Hi all, I had my second fill last thursday and finally am feeling the benefits of proper restriction. I'm so happy and relieved....although i only had my op in May i had hardly lost any weight (except on the pre op diet) and now i know that with the right restriction i can look forward to the future instead of fretting whether i had made a huge mistake. I have 5ml in a 7 band.
The only thing i would ask is that although i am only eating very small amounts i dont seem to be going the full 4 hours until im hungry again (maybe 2-3), i'm not concerned because eitherway i am consuming far less calories as it only takes a few small bites until i'm done, but just wondered if anyone else is the same.

x

Hello fellow bandster

Could it be the foods that your eating as to why your not feeling fuller for longer?? How you doing on the fluid score????

I have 5 mils in a 7 mil band and my last fill was in 6 months ago, So unless I lose any fluids I shall not be needing another fill, I have gr8 restriction. If I find that I am hungrier quicker I always look at what I am eating and then my fluid intake, a little tweak in the food/fluid department shows me that the fault lies with me and not the band doing its job - HTH Julie xx

 

[pickle]

Hello fellow bandster

Could it be the foods that your eating as to why your not feeling fuller for longer?? How you doing on the fluid score????

I have 5 mils in a 7 mil band and my last fill was in 6 months ago, So unless I lose any fluids I shall not be needing another fill, I have gr8 restriction. If I find that I am hungrier quicker I always look at what I am eating and then my fluid intake, a little tweak in the food/fluid department shows me that the fault lies with me and not the band doing its job - HTH Julie xx

Hi Julie, yes that does help, thank you. And i think my food choices could be better, for instance this morning breakfast was on the hoff so ate a banana, which is a slider food anyway and then this afternoon i had a chicken wrap....could only have a few bites of the filling and that has actually filled me up nicely. I know i could improve on the fluid, i seem to average about 1 litre of water a day but have coffee/squash on top.
I guess i need to plan a bit better, and eat my protein first

 

[Miss hungry]

I'm glad for you pickle. Having good restriction is fab.
Perfect advice by BD!

 

[Maura]

good going pickle, it took my 2nd fill before i felt restriction. take care xx

 

[MrsPill]

So glad you're getting there with the restriction. i haven't had a fill yet so not sure how it all feels. I still feel some things are difficult to swallow even though I'm still on sloppy food so I guess I'm still pretty restricted? I go to have my first xray fill on 30th August. It'll be...er...interesting but knowing me I'll make a drama out of it!!