Do I need a fill ?

[ripcityrenegade]

Hi all, I am 2 weeks into solid food and the last two days I have been hungry about every two hours. I have been staying on track, but it is getting very hard. I eat a Metamucil capsule once a day and have followed my instructions to the letter. I know I was feeling some restriction, but now I feel like I always did. I don't want to fall back into old habits. My first fill is scheduled for 6/4 so I hope I feel the way I was earlier. TC RCR

[ValleyGirl]

I think the rule of thumb is you should feel "satisfied" and not hungry for about 4 hours between meals. The first fill should really help.

Hang in there!

Sabrina:)

[AngieB]

This time is difficult, hang in there. Your first fill will be a blessing! It took me 4 fills until I felt restriction that stayed and did not fade away. (I am not your normal case. I believe my stomach is sensitive to fills.) Yoour doing great. The more restriction you have, the less room for bad behavior. You will be amazed and feel more in control of food! It will be a gift!

Make sure you are focusing on liquids. I drink a ton of crystal light, decaf tea, and zero calorie vitamin water. My favorite flavor of CL is White Grape. Get a water bottle and take it with you EVERYWHERE! My favorite water bottle is from contigo. It holds 24 oz. I drink 3 a day, on hot days when I am out in the sun I drink more.

I talked about water, because sometimes our "thirst" signal can be mistaken for hunger pangs. (not saying your are not truely feeling hunger, just wanted to point out that sometimes a good drink will curb the thoughts or wants for food.) When I have been in a pinch I will drink a ton of water and it will help hold me over till lunch or what ever.

[ripcityrenegade]

This time is difficult, hang in there. Your first fill will be a blessing! It took me 4 fills until I felt restriction that stayed and did not fade away. (I am not your normal case. I believe my stomach is sensitive to fills.) Yoour doing great. The more restriction you have, the less room for bad behavior. You will be amazed and feel more in control of food! It will be a gift!

Make sure you are focusing on liquids. I drink a ton of crystal light, decaf tea, and zero calorie vitamin water. My favorite flavor of CL is White Grape. Get a water bottle and take it with you EVERYWHERE! My favorite water bottle is from contigo. It holds 24 oz. I drink 3 a day, on hot days when I am out in the sun I drink more.

I talked about water, because sometimes our "thirst" signal can be mistaken for hunger pangs. (not saying your are not truely feeling hunger, just wanted to point out that sometimes a good drink will curb the thoughts or wants for food.) When I have been in a pinch I will drink a ton of water and it will help hold me over till lunch or what ever.

Hi Angie, I should have skipped right to the chase and PM'd you when I saw you on facebook earlier. Its been hot here the last two days and I'm trying to get my house ready for a family reunion here. I have not been drinking enough. I am so use to drinking with meals I put it out of my head. Having lived in Las Vegas you think I would know better. So I will try to be more vigilante on the water. As always Thanx for the help. TC Kevin

[karenci]

Kevin - you really have to discipline yourself to stay hydrated, I have been having the same problem - I used to drink with meals, then when I stopped drinking water etc with food I find it hard to remember to drink later. It helps me to set a timer for an hour after I eat, and when it goes off I go get a big sports bottle of liquid and start downing it - plain h2o, crystal light, whatever. When you're hungry and the water isn't doing it, try a hot liquid - a cup of broth or sugar free cocoa helps, too! Hang in there!

Karen

[AngieB]

Hi Angie, I should have skipped right to the chase and PM'd you when I saw you on facebook earlier. Its been hot here the last two days and I'm trying to get my house ready for a family reunion here. I have not been drinking enough. I am so use to drinking with meals I put it out of my head. Having lived in Las Vegas you think I would know better. So I will try to be more vigilante on the water. As always Thanx for the help. TC Kevin

Ha! You should have PM'd me! It's funny, but with all my foodie issues, I embraced the no drinking with meals. It is funny to me sometimes, when I am out with family or friends and they are drinking with meals.....it seems like they are breaking the law! HA!

So a family shin dig huh....wonder what you family will say about your WL.......when is it? Do they know you got the band?

This should be interesting.....you will have to tell us if they notice a difference in you!

Angie

[ripcityrenegade]

Ha! You should have PM'd me! It's funny, but with all my foodie issues, I embraced the no drinking with meals. It is funny to me sometimes, when I am out with family or friends and they are drinking with meals.....it seems like they are breaking the law! HA!

So a family shin dig huh....wonder what you family will say about your WL.......when is it? Do they know you got the band?

This should be interesting.....you will have to tell us if they notice a difference in you!

Angie

Some of them know and some don't. It will be interesting as we only see some of them once a year. They should be here when I return from OCC after my fill on the 5th. This will also be the first time I drink alcohol since being banded. I'm not to worried about that I'm more of a connoisseur than a drinker. I have single malt scotch in my house that I have had for 2 years and a very nice tequila I bought in Cozumel earlier this year to toast my nephew who gets back from Afghanistan on the 1st. There should be about 25-30 people here. One BIL is an awesome cook on the BBQ so he will cook most of the meals on the grill. I normally do, but I have always grazed when doing it. So I asked him to do dinner and I will do breakfast. Wow hard to believe that it's less than 2 weeks away. Thanx again Angie I hope you and yours are well. TC Kevin

[B2010]

I can tell ya - that the time period after your swelling goes down and your first fill is definitely the hardest time thus far for me. After my first fill, I only had a few days of restriction but my doctor is cool and I went back about 2 weeks later for a second fill. I don't know what the rules are as far as waiting between fills, but he was pretty much - like lets get you to the sweet spot asap so you can start using this thing the way it was meant.

So I went in and got a 2nd fill last week and definitely feel restriction now! It's soooooo crazy! I guess I still thought somehow I would be able to force food down, but nope! You just can't and really you just don't want to. I'm making WAY better food choices because I know there is only a limited amount of food I can eat before I'm full.

I also agree with the water comment. I've never been much of a water drinker - but you really have to make yourself. I have a huge bottle of water that I tell myself that I have to get thru my first bottle by 2pm and my second bottle by bed time. It sucks - but I know it's doing my body right.