Solid Food!

So I finally begged DH to let me have solid food for supper tonight. We went to Boston Market since I've been craving rotisserie chicken for weeks now. I had a bit of chicken, and about half of my mashed potatoes and stuffing. Normally I eat the whole thing. It was a conscious effort though, I didn't feel absolutely stuffed like I usually do. I wasn't real hungry though, I had drunk about half of a vanilla Nutrament shake about 2.5 hours before and it upset my stomach a bit then. I think since I wasn't hungry, I couldn't feel when I was satisfied. I chewed very well though and took my time between bites. I could feel everything go down into my stomach, but no pain and nothing got stuck.

Since my fill on Wednesday, I've been VERY gassy (both ends), thankfully it wasn't so bad that I couldn't hide it at work. Also, I've had a little bit of pain around where my band/pouch should be, it's almost constant, but seems to go away when I eat. It's not hunger pains, and from what I've read on LBT, it's just from swelling and should go away soon. I will call my doctor though if it doesn't go away in a few days.

I haven't been very thirsty though, so I haven't been getting in enough liquids. I need to try harder on that. I've been living on soup, soup, and more soup since my fill and the chicken tonight was soooo good!

I'm still going to take it very slow, because especially with the pain, I really don't want to damage myself and I want to truly feel how restricted I am or not.