Still struggling with pacing my food intake. I find myself quite often making several mistakes. I sometimes I forget to pay attention to the lab band eating rules, and this always ends up causing me distress. I sometimes eat to much, or too fast, not waiting 60 seconds between each bite, or failing to chew my food 30 - 40 times before swallowing.
Sometimes I do not wait 30 - 60 minutes after eating before I drink liquids. When I do not follow these rules, I end up in distress - I feel tightness in my chest, I start belching and sometimes I have to throw up.
I am lucky - my husband and family are my biggest supporters. I must say my husband is a gem - he has made a point of knowing the rules, and tries to diplomatically (LOL) let me know when I am eating too fast or breaking any of the other rules. When he brings this to my attention, It helps me pay attention to what I should be doing.
I went out yesterday to a family event, where there was tons of food. I began nibbling on the appetizers, and I got excited about the fact I was able to eat, and that is when I should have stopped. But I did not stop eating, and that's when I began to experience that tightness in the chest, and I ended up running to the ladies room to throw up.
So, although I have been doing very well for the past seven months since the surgery (I have lost 80 pounds so far), it has been a challenge for me to change the eating habits of a lifetime. They say it takes about a year to develop the new eating habits, and I am continuing to work on this very important aspect.
So let's all work on remembering to follow the lap band rules!
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HI! I am Doreen and started my lap-Band journey on day of surgery March 3rd, 2010, and I have yet to get a fill to my band.. I was 275lbs day of lifestyle change and now am 250lbs! So I actually refused the fill my last visit to the doctors office... cuz yeh I am afraid of NOT being able to eat and winding up in 'distress' as you call it and throwing up (which I have yet to do cuz I do follow all the rules!) So question if I can use this Lap-Band appropriately as the Tool it is AND its WORKING why do I need fills?!
ReplyDeleteThe fills help you to lose more weight. What happens is that as you lose the weight, the lap band loosens up, and it is no longer tight enough to be effective. For women, I was told that our band can hold 10 cc. Each time you get a fill they will add a small amount. Each person is different, so they have to see what works best for you. I tried 4 cc the first time, but that was way too much. I tried 2 cc the second time, but it was still too much, and I had 1 cc added another time. We found out that all I need now is a little tweaking - 1/2 cc is more then enough for me.
ReplyDeleteWithout this fill, you will start to get hungry, drink more, and eat more food, because these things start to go down to easily. That's not good.
If you get too much of a fill, you may wind up in distress or throw up - so you know that next time you need a smaller fill.But fills are a big part of the Lap Band process,and you must make sure to visit the doctor regularly for these necessary adjustments
If you do not get these fills, eventually the Lap band will get so loose that it will know longer be effective.
Keep me posted as to your progress.