6 month point

Well, I'm at the 6 month point.

I have really achieved the sweet spot for me.

I got really busy at work, and pretty much quit working out, but I'm still able to lose 1lb every 10 days.

I'm now down to 184.

I decided to revise my final goal. I'm actually, pretty happy with the 66lbs lost, and I think if I just lose another 14lbs, I will just try to maintain that point. That would put me just above the normal weight range, and at the same time, allow me to keep my band a little bit on the loose side. I want to keep this thing as long as possible, and I believe most people get into trouble with too much restriction, so I'm trying to avoid that.

Everything else is going great, and I actually skipped a fill this month, because my restriction didn't change all that much and I did lose the right amount for what I was doing.

Sounds like u r doing good. Keep up the good work!!!

Just curious about life at 6 months. What/how much are you eating at this point? How do you know when to get a fill?

I eat about 3/4 to 1 cup of food.

I pretty much always eat yogurt for breakfast with one scoop of protein added.

Lunch could be just about anything, but it won't be much, maybe 3/4 cup of food.

Dinner is usually more loose and I eat a cup of food or even more. But, I eat very slow....it takes a half an hour, because I'm eating such small bites and chewing well. I watch for any signal that I'm not hungry and stop. If you go past this point it will start to hurt. Not a full feeling, that will never really happen again....but not hungry. This is life with a band. Anything else someone says is misleading or wrong. You just have to accept that the full feeling is gone forever.

If I can eat too much or too fast and not have to chew my food well enough, I know I need a fill. In the beginning when I was losing a lot, it was like clock work, every three weeks I needed a fill, but now I'm losing slower and closer to goal I don't need a fill.