RE: Diva's Update--long for Jocelyn

[Guest guest]

I had the same experience you did. I am still really

tight but I think I have finally figured out how to go

about this for now!. My fill Dr. said not to worry if

you can't eat until late afternoon or your evening

meal. He really didn't even want me to have soups or

other mushies at all but I just can't do any thing

else before night and sometimes I can't eat solids at

night either. Here's what I am doing now. I have a

large cup of hot tea or Chai latte first thing in the

morning (hot seems to work best) I might have to heat

it up several times. It lasts for about 1-2 hours!.

Then for lunch I can usually eat about 1/2-3/4 cup

soup. Sometimes I can do like chicken noodle type but

most of the time I have a cream of something soup.

Then for dinner I use a small plate(like a small

luncheon plate or saucer). I put a small amount of

protein (like fish, chicken or I can sometimes do a

hamburger kind of cassarole, I even have had steak and

BBQ pork but it has to be a good day) maybe 1/4 C. or

less and then an equal amount of vege like green beans

and sometimes an equal amount of baked potato or

salad. All of it should not amount to more than 1 C.

I usually can't eat it all. During the afternoon I

try to drink hot tea and/or as much water as I can

(not more than 12 oz. usually). I eat dinner at about

6:30 and then wait about 1 hour before I start

drinking water again. I do not eat any more and I

stop drinking about 1/2-1 hour before I go to bed.

That's about it for me except I also try to eat about

2 prunes sometimes during the day to keep me

" regular " . I think I am going to go back to see my

fill Dr. in about a month just to make sure I am not

too tight. The PBing has settled down quite a bit but

I kinow I am really tight!

Penny

Penny Manville

Walden, Colorado

DOB 9/26/05

230/188/135

1st fill 12/9/05 1cc

2nd fill 1/27/06 0.5 cc 1.5 cc total

5'4 "

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for your response! That really helps! I have been doing some research and I have decided that true to my style I keep eating once I am full. Today was a good day. I had liquids for breakfast. Cup of chili for lunch and veggies with a little basmati rice for dinner and stopped at the first sensation of fulness and I was fine. I just think I am pushing myself to keep eating and that is the problem. I think if I eat like you are eating I will be fine and I would rather have sensation of being restricted than no restriction at all. Thanks for the help!Penny Manville <pmanvill@...> wrote: I had the same experience you did. I am still reallytight but I think I have finally figured out how to goabout this for now!. My fill Dr. said not to worry ifyou can't eat

until late afternoon or your eveningmeal. He really didn't even want me to have soups orother mushies at all but I just can't do any thingelse before night and sometimes I can't eat solids atnight either. Here's what I am doing now. I have alarge cup of hot tea or Chai latte first thing in themorning (hot seems to work best) I might have to heatit up several times. It lasts for about 1-2 hours!. Then for lunch I can usually eat about 1/2-3/4 cupsoup. Sometimes I can do like chicken noodle type butmost of the time I have a cream of something soup. Then for dinner I use a small plate(like a smallluncheon plate or saucer). I put a small amount ofprotein (like fish, chicken or I can sometimes do ahamburger kind of cassarole, I even have had steak andBBQ pork but it has to be a good day) maybe 1/4 C. orless and then an equal amount of vege like green beansand sometimes an equal amount

of baked potato orsalad. All of it should not amount to more than 1 C. I usually can't eat it all. During the afternoon Itry to drink hot tea and/or as much water as I can(not more than 12 oz. usually). I eat dinner at about6:30 and then wait about 1 hour before I startdrinking water again. I do not eat any more and Istop drinking about 1/2-1 hour before I go to bed. That's about it for me except I also try to eat about2 prunes sometimes during the day to keep me"regular". I think I am going to go back to see myfill Dr. in about a month just to make sure I am nottoo tight. The PBing has settled down quite a bit butI kinow I am really tight!Penny Penny ManvilleWalden, ColoradoDOB 9/26/05230/188/1351st fill 12/9/05 1cc2nd fill 1/27/06 0.5 cc 1.5 cc total5'4"__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Yes, I think that is my problem too. I eat too fast

sometimes and don't realize until too late that I

overdid it! NOT A GOOD THING. Now I wait for a

minute or so between bites and that helps a LOT. At

the first sign of a little pressure I quit and that is

the ticket!

Good Luck!

Penny

Penny Manville

Walden, Colorado

DOB 9/26/05

230/188/135

1st fill 12/9/05 1cc

2nd fill 1/27/06 0.5 cc 1.5 cc total

5'4 "

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