Testing my Limits!

Yep you are experiencing what most of us banders have! A lull in your progress and hunger. Sounds like you need a fill soon. Don't be discouraged. I think it is great that you are using the treadmill and getting exercise. Not all of us can do that, so be proud of yourself that you can! Stay focused and keep us posted on your progress. Good luck!

Thanks for the encouragement RoseyPosey!

You will find that after your fills you will be able to eat less and less of the things that you are currently able to tolerate! For me it's tortillas! Pre banding I ate everything on tortillas LOL and for the first five or six weeks post band I could still eat them without too much trouble, but after this last fill my band is totally rebelling against tortillas! A few other things as well.. but I'm happy about it for sure.. if I could have kept up eating that crap I'd never get where I'm going ! LOL Keep exercising.. and as soon as you get your next fill I bet you'll find you have a lot more restriction on things that you can eat pretty easily right now.

You are NOT alone on what you're feeling!! I'm on my 2nd week (gosh it feels longer!!) of mushies and have found myself grazing on small amounts of food to "test" my limits. I've had no issue, but I'm worried I'll end up hurting myself more than help. Next week I get to go on REAL (semi-soft) food (Yippy!!) and the week after, I get to see my Dr to go over my progress and I think, to get my first fill!! ) <BR><BR>Hang in there!!<IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://cdn.lapbandtalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif"> <BR><BR>We're only human and make mistakes sometimes. <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://cdn.lapbandtalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif">

Thanks for the encouragement ladies, it helps to know that I'm not going through these feelings alone and there is still a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

so how long have you had your band, and how much have you lost

Italy,

I've had my band since May 18th and I've lost roughly 10lbs...my weight loss has seem to slow down considerably the last past week. I'm shooting for better results this week.

Hey Kym girl i'm in the same boat. i'm on soft foods and i have gained 3 of the 15 pounds back that i lost pre-surgery. I was so upset and discouraged till i contacted my dietician. I am soooo ready to get a fill and start seeing this weight fall off i dont know what to do. i know that the first month is supposed to be for healing and i'm not expected to loose much weight, but that still doesnt mean i dont get upset that it's not happening. I just want the restriction now so i can get this ball rolling. i feel you hunny! trust me i feel you.