Was I stuck?

[Guest guest]

You probably were not actually stuck or else you wouldve thrown up if you continued to eat. But you were heading that direction. The days of "woofing" any food are over. Once you get a fill, you will NOT be able to do that ever! In fact, the rule is bites as small as a pea and chew 15-20 times. Best to start practicing that now. After a fill if you have a "stuck" episode, you are to go on straight liquids for 24 hr following.

Its all a learning experience. Best of luck to you, you'll catch on!

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[Guest guest]

Kinda, sorta, not really?

Yesterday, I had a half a pita pocket (low-carb, made with flax seed

so high fiber) with a mayo/mustard mix, ham (real ham, not lunch meat

ham), some thinly sliced cucumber and shredded napa cabbage. I

needed to run some errands at lunch and not thinking, I wolfed my

sandwich down. By the time I got back from the errands, about an

hour later, I wasn't feeling all that whoopie. I didn't really feel

stuffed but I felt, well, like I had a rock in my stomach. Then,

stupid me, I ate more a couple of hours later because I had the

munchies. Then I felt *really* crappy.

I had a bit of yogurt and a protein drink for supper last night and a

protein drink for breakfast. I still felt crappy and came home at

noon. I didn't eat anything for lunch but I took the dogs for a long

wandering walk and felt a bit better when I got back in. I drank

some clear liquids then laid down for a nap. Finally, by supper

tonight, I was starting to feel decent and had scrambled eggs and am

feeling fine now.

Hence my question. Did I experience a bit of " being stuck? " I am

barely on solid foods and have no fill but I also didn't chew that

dang pita sandwich, just bolted it down. Which, I might add, I will

not do again! It was fairly high in fiber between the cabbage and

pita bread. I didn't really *hurt* per se, but I was mighty

uncomfortable, like I had a solid weight in my stomach that wasn't

moving. Just for future reference, I'd like to know if this was a

mild form of stuckness because if it was, I *definitely* don't want

the full-blown thing!

in AR

[Guest guest]

I don't think that was a "stuck" episode, more like an "I ate too much" episode Stuck is PAINFUL, not uncomfortable, and usually your body tries to "get rid of" the stuck thing I have found that my diet is much more basic than yours and I don't know if it's because I'm not creative with my meals like you are, or if food just isn't as interesting as it used to be. I can't imagine eating a pita w/ham, cucumber, cabbage, I just don't think it would go down. But as I write I'm starting to wonder...I believe it is because it's not worth the effort anymore. Food used to be such a huge part of my day because it was so HUGE. When you sit down to a meal and eat 7 bites of anything, it just isn't worth the effort of

making something that takes even 10 minutes to make. The meal is over in 2 minutes. PS, it's late, I'm taking pain meds, HA HA Why I feel like I should write a journal when I'm in this state of mind I will never know, but you are the lucky ones who get to take time out of your day to read my ramblings. LOL Anyway, I'm glad your tummy is feeling better, and your right, that was just the beginning of many, many, lessons about eating right that are to come for you. Cyrena 240/143/145DOB: 1/19/07

[Guest guest]

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Re: Was I stuck?

I don't think that was a " stuck " episode, more like an " I ate too much " episode

  Stuck is PAINFUL, not uncomfortable, and usually your body tries to " get rid

of " the stuck thing <http://mail.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/03.gif>

I have found that my diet is much more basic than yours and I don't know if it's

because I'm not creative with my meals like you are, or if food just isn't as

interesting as it used to be.  I can't imagine eating a pita w/ham, cucumber,

cabbage, I just don't think it would go down.  But as I write I'm starting to

wonder...I believe it is because it's not worth the effort anymore.  Food used

to be such a huge part of my day because it was so HUGE.  When you sit down to a

meal and eat 7 bites of anything, it just isn't worth the effort of making

something that takes even 10 minutes to make.  The meal is over in 2 minutes. 

PS, it's late, I'm taking pain meds, HA HA  Why I feel like I should write a

journal when I'm in this state of mind I will never know, but you are the lucky

ones who get to take time out of your day to read my ramblings. LOL  Anyway, I'm

glad your tummy is feeling better, and your right, that was just the beginning

of many, many, lessons about eating right that are to come for you.

 Cyrena

240/143/145

DOB: 1/19/07

[Guest guest]

Trish!!! My long-lost-half!! :oD SNORK!

Yeah, it really kinds sucks, doesn't it? ;o) At least mine is over now

and I'm back on track. It's funny too because that little episode

seemed to get my stomach back into the small portions again. Today at

lunch, I cooked a couple of tuna steaks (with lemon pepper, just in a

skillet with no oil), and steamed a carrot with 1/2 cup of edamame. I

took about a 2 oz portion of the tuna and about a quarter of the

carrot/edamame mix and made myself a small salad that *might* have made

one cup very loosly packed. Thinking I maybe should start doing

something to fill myself up since I seem to be able to eat more now, I

ate the salad first. Then I could only get down half of the rest.

Now *this* is what I was hoping for. :oD

in AR

>

> I think is my lost other half!

> I had a horrible night last night and a really bad food day today -

I feel

> exactly like you describe above. I'm mad and frustrated at myself,

but

> tomorrow I have a nice day planned with my friends and I'm

definitely getting back

> to my " new normal " food. Hope you are feeling better - and I agree,

the full

> blown stuck thing would really be bad!

>

> Trish

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I'm getting a glimmer of what you mean about food just not

being interesting. I'm not there by a long way but while I was on

mushies especially, I could eat so little at times that it seemed so

not worth the effort to fix stuff. It's funny but I find myself

spending *more* time eating now than I used to with a fraction of

what I would eat. Part of that is because I chat through the meal

now but mostly it's the infernal, uh, *healthy* chewing I do. ;o)

Having to chew anything this long kinda takes some of the fun out of

it.

>

> I don't think that was a " stuck " episode, more like an " I ate too

much " episode Stuck is PAINFUL, not uncomfortable, and usually

your body tries to " get rid of " the stuck thing I have found that my

diet is much more basic than yours and I don't know if it's because

I'm not creative with my meals like you are, or if food just isn't as

interesting as it used to be. I can't imagine eating a pita w/ham,

cucumber, cabbage, I just don't think it would go down. But as I

write I'm starting to wonder...I believe it is because it's not worth

the effort anymore. Food used to be such a huge part of my day

because it was so HUGE. When you sit down to a meal and eat 7 bites

of anything, it just isn't worth the effort of making something that

takes even 10 minutes to make. The meal is over in 2 minutes. PS,

it's late, I'm taking pain meds, HA HA Why I feel like I should

write a journal when I'm in this state of mind I will never know, but

you are the lucky

> ones who get to take time out of your day to read my ramblings.

LOL Anyway, I'm glad your tummy is feeling better, and your right,

that was just the beginning of many, many, lessons about eating right

that are to come for you.

>

> Cyrena

> 240/143/145

> DOB: 1/19/07

>