Naughty Lap Bander??

Thank you for saying this because I could have personally written this post!!  I was feeling guilty for eating some not so healthy foods lately (ie: cool ranch doritos~the devil's snackfood~ which I have told my kids that I will no longer be bringing into the house).  I do really well in the morning and at work...I can resist any cake or snack that is offered to me so far, BUT I am having real trouble when I get home.  I have had 1 fill so far and am looking foward to maybe getting some sort of restriction with #2, since I have none so far.  It is definately a learning process, and we just have to be patient and listen to our bodies as we learn.  Good Luck!! 

I was banded Oct 30th and will have my first fill 12/15.   I had an experience where overate pretty mindlessly in a group setting and had pain in my chest, and back for three days.  I was so concerned that I had damaged the band, my pouch and pretty much beat myself up.   Like you I feel very little restriction and worry about whether I can "play" by the rules set down from my surgeon and NUT.   Your post and the subsequent replies have taken a load off my shoulders and I cannot tell you all how helpful and encouraging this has been.   Finding this website has helped not only to answer questions but to find others with similar issues.   Thank you for posting this question  and instead of dread going into my first fill,  I will toss away the guilt and focus on the behavior modifications I have made since  my surgery.

I know exactly what you are saying.  I had my surgery on 11/17/08 and I definitely can eat anything I want.  I had great intentions of following the plan they laid out for me but I was starving and come Thanksgiving that went straight out the window.  Now I have had several instances where I have felt like I was totally blocked and was going to die from eating too fast so I think I have got a preview of coming attractions.  I get my first fill on 12/15 and can't wait.  I too have lost 30 pounds and look forward to losing more.  My wife has had her band for almost 2 years and she has managed to keep her band right where it needs to be and has always had good restriction and that is key.  We will get there eventually.  Until then I have decided not to beat myself up and I suggest you do the same.  Our time will come.  Good luck!!

-David

Thank you for your post!  And thank you to the others who have shared their experience and wisdom.  You speak for me.  I have not posted or gone on the Forum because I felt like I was doing it all wrong.  I ate two mini brownies that were put out at work today.  I seem to be eating all day long.  i can't actually eat too much at any time, but I can eat mostly anything and seem to want to eat.  Strangly I'm still losing weight, although more slowly.

I think that the problem for me is the feeling of being out of control.  Thank God that the Band, for me at least, already acts like a "governor" on the system.  Limiting quantity.  I wish I was planning better and sticking to the plan.  i did so for the first two weeks.  Now it just feels chaotic.

Thanks again. 

Henry

Hopefully this posts right I am still new to this.  Anyway, thank you for writing this, it sounds like something I would write and it is so comforting to read all of the honesty in your post and to hear the supportive responses.  Perhaps I am emotional, but this brought tears to my eyes at the start of doing something new and entering the world of being a loser (in a good way)

Just so you all know... this is by far the most helpful thread of replies I have read since I joined this site a few years ago.  I had researched the Lap Band and RnY extensively for about 8 years before making my final decision to stop wishing I had done it a year ago and get it done already!    I want to thank you all for your responses and your support!!  What a wonderful group of people!!  I'm actually going to print up this Thread and take it to my next support group for any of the others that have felt this way and for the new folks that will be coming in with visions of grandeur while taking care of those pesky prerequisites to surgery.    For those of you getting a little emotional with this post... I received confirmation with these replies that most of us are pretty emotional about issues like these... we just choose to stay quiet about it so we don't get hurt or have to feel failure once again.  Thank you all for giving me a sigh of relief.