Question for seasoned Banders..

[TMD68]

Am I right in thinking when you are at your 'sweet spot' perfect restriction - you won't feel hungry - physical hunger and not head hunger?

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

even at sweet spot hunger does never go away, im always hungery at meal times just as before the only difference it takes less food to satisfy me, head hunger takes longer to work with, this takes extreme will power not to snack with head hunger. hunger can also be mistaken for thirst so instead of snacking water is a good solution to combat the head hunger.

 

[thinkbethin]

You do feel hungry because your body needs re-fueling.Head hunger is always there and I personally think its down to bad habits pre op. I also drink water if I "think" I'm hungry.xx

 

[serenitylove]

iv hit sweet spot and still get hungry but as liz said im full alot quicker i usually am guilded by rumbles i know im really hungry when i get them

 

[TMD68]

After my op , I had the 'natural' restriction, took hardly anything to fill me up.

I have a 10ml band. 1.5ml in at surgery (or thats what was taken out at 1st fill i'd have laid money on it having noting in lol)

Fill 1 I had another 1.5ml and I found rather than eating from a smaller plate until I was full - it works for me to dish up a smaller portion although I will still leave food if I fill quicker. Just 3 meals. breakfast, lunch and tea plenty of fluids, no snacking,

Fill 2 0.5ml (4 weeks later) and I could eat for England! I find I can eat more and it is taking more to make me feel full... to the point I have tried to limit the intake, but this just makes me snack -- ARGGGH!

I am an asthmatic and have been so bad of late and been on Steroids for the last 3 weeks - which I know increase the appetite - but I am panicking like crazy!

I have my 3rd fill on Monday and this one is done under x-ray with the barium meal so they can check all is in order (which my Hospital do as course)

The hunger I have is a HUNGER - not a head hunger or a thirst one and having experienced the eating a small amount and feeling full - am wondering if my steroids have created this or not.

I was always under the impression I would FEEL restricted, but my bariatric nurse says if I get to feel like that - its putting strain on the band or port site.

I perhaps should have read up on this more prior to surgery.

I have only lost 13kg since my op 12th June. A lady who I know had a bypass 1st August and has lost 3.5 stone already and naturally I am worrying this band isnt working??

 

[TMD68]

bump..

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

you cannot compare having a band to a bypass, as banders lose weight slow 1-2llbs a week if we are lucky and work real hard, banding is slow with loss and the sweet spot doesnt always make us lose on a weekly basis.

liz x