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I think that is what I am going to try to do instead of the regular size fills. I will ask for half of what they usually put in. Thanks.n

By far it can be done, I have been on thyriod meds since 2007 had my surgery in 2010 and since then has gone from 292 to 194. yes it can be done.

Okay, veteran bandster I have a question. What are some of the things you do to maintain? I am going into year 2 and still have pounds to loss, yet because of adjustments I have gone through 205-194 these last 4 months. Once I was too tight got a major unfill, that one was way too lose, then I had a good fill going on and I decided to get more fluid, had to get a major unfill and then went to NYC, yes you can only imagine what went on there, now I have a fill, but it still doesn't give me restriction. Hopefully I will get to my sweet spot.

To all of the comments here, I am glad we are able to pour our issues to each other. I agree you just may need a fill. Plus you may need to some shallow motivation. My shallow motivation is clothes and looking at old pictures I keep that large picture on my phone at all times. I have also found and it may just be me, but I found that the food that they say for us to avoid like bread, chicken, fries, burgers help me during my craving spells. I know you may think its weird, but with those food I get restriction and a since of fullness with as little as 3 bites. So when I really need a fat girl snack I get one, it is a whole lot better than eating sliders which could be part of your eating habbits. I hope this helps.

Thanks guys for all the advise. I had my fill on Thursday of last to week to my disappointment I gained 7lbs. I did not choke on it or even dwell too long in. I am just glad that it gave me a wake up call. I can't do. I have lost about 3lbs since Thursday and feel better about it already. I got my house back to myself again and I can get back on track. The only thing is by me being a teacher with time off in the summer causes me to eat more, but I do feel better about my situation already.

Yes, well after so major prayer and thinking I realized what it is. My whole system is shaken. I am use to it being just me around the house. So I don't worry about feeding other people and I can eat the smallest amount. Once the weekend come I can get back on schedule.

Hi bandsters,I recently had to get an unfill due to night coughs, and not being able to eat anything. I was in the red zone for 2 and a half weeks. Well, they took out way more fluid than they put in. When I tell you I feel like I did before I got my first fill its true. I started off exercising my but off because lets tell the truth, if I could control myself I wouldn't have needed the surgery. So to maintain I exercised, then I went to New York and walk and walked and eat my but off. I have been back home for 9 days now and have my niece and nephew with me. I have been eating my but off and not exercising. To top that off I had a fill appointment today, but my damn car would not start and the next available appointment won't be until next Thursday. Has anybody gone through this type of issue? If you did please tell me how you made it through. If you don't understand and know what its like to have had an unfill with too much fluid gone please don't scold me about it. Please don't forget that if we could had control, why would you need the tool in your body.

One more thing, what will happen if you don't do it? HMMMMMM?

I got the band on 10/29/10, I have lost a total of 92lbs. It was the best thing I could have ever done for myself. The thing is that you have to take a chance. My friend downed the surgery ever chance she got, I choose not to tell her, once I told her she was upset, but so what. I was in a deep dark depression and just breathing, not living. I say this to you because I want to kick my own a** for not doing it sooner instead of listening to my friend. LiVE YOU OWN LIFE ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU FEEL IS BEST FOR YOU. None of those so called friends put in on the plus size clothes that you have to buy, nor do they put food on your table, nor do they have feel the way you feel when you see yourself in the mirror. You may throw up, some may gain their weight back, but it doesn't have to be you. I would rather throw up a few times than to remain in the state that I was in. God Bless. Do it!

I only told my family and close friends and the school nurse at work. That was all who needed to know in my world. No I didn't tell my best friend because even though she is my friend she has hater tendency. I choose not to tell them because people watch you and stare at you when they know. They watch what you are eating and how much your eating. Weight loss is hard enough on its on, you don't need extra issue going on. I would tell my closest family and girlfriend if I were you. You don't want to loss her think about it she has been with you through thick and pretty soon thin. You are blessed to be iin a realationship with someone who loves you for who you are.

Dallas, Tx the Duncanville area. I was banded 10/29/10. If anyone from Dallas needs a buddy hit me up.

Oh, at least all the binging has made me get out and hexercise more. I haven't been able to eat a burger with fries in over a year, that is my favorite food, they call me Whimpy, and when it was in front of me I wanted to eat all of it, I was greedy for over 10 years, I have been banded a little over a year. I have gone from a size 22 to a size 12. Thank u Jesus.

Ok, guys someone wanted to know why I got an unfill, Why would I get an unfill is simple, I had too much in my band with the last fill. They may have taken too much out. I did realize where I was making the mistake, I was drinking with my meals, the fluid was pushing food down so I could eat more. Thanks guys who gave me advice, but I think we got a little carried away with the cost of surgeries and a 3500 calorie burger, lol. Thank njmomma letting me knw how you are feeling it is good to know that someone else is human and able to admit issues that we have with food. If we didn't have issues with food we wouldn't opted to get our bodies cut open a put under. Have a great week guys. God Bless.

Well,my last appointment I got an unfill, now I have little to no restriction. My head hunger is big right now. I think my mind is saying eat everything you can before you get the fill. I have been working out really strong so I don't feel so bad about eating, but dang. I ate a burger with both pieces of bread and fries! I have not been able to eat a full bread sandwich since fill #3. Has anybody ever went through this? Did you damage anything? I know binging is bad, but once in a while could I have damaged anything?

Your not failing, your body wants what it wants at times. Don't deny yourself certain things. Take a small serving, drink a full glass of water before every meal, increase your water intake, stop eating after 20mins. There was a month were I only lost 3lbs. The truth is as long as it didn't go up we are on the right track. It will get better. Take advantage of spring, pop your headphones on and walk you but off. God Bless.

I resently got an unfill and I feel like they took too much out, but when I didn't have the fill I was eating a lot as well. I am thinking about getting diet pills too. I have 30 pounds to go and right now I keep ticking with 200-195lbs. My advice is to take them if you can get them.

I recently had to get an unfill because I could hardly get any solids down. Now, I feel like I have no restriction what so ever. I am so scared of gaining weight back. Is this a phase that my band may be going through? She only took out 2cc, what she put in at the time of my fill. Has anyone ever gone through this and if so what were some things you did to help mentally and physically. This is not easy it is a mental challenge more than anything. I get depressed every time I have a meal. Someone please reply back.

Thanks guys great news today I was able to keep my soup down. You were right my stomach was swallon. I will continue liqiuds at least until tomorrow.

Ok, I was taking one a day vitimans. but I got a fill on January 24th and it has been hell trying to keep them down. The yesterday I decided to try and take one like a dumb dumb because i had food on my stomach and it caused major issues.For starters it upset my stomache and now I can not keep anything down now. Everything just keeps getting stuck. Did that one damn pill screw up my pouch? Should I do straight liquids or should I call the doctor. Everything was fine until yesterday and that damn vitiman. Has this ever happened to anyone before and what did you have to do to take care of the issue?

I recently was on a modified Daniel fast. I still ate fish and chicken because we have to have our protien. I am saying this becuase I found when I was fasting and praying something happened. I was able to hear what God needed me to hear. Food was not all of that after a while and there was a slip up in my 28day journey, but it did make me stronger. Fast something and pray about it. It does change things. You are not a failure. A failure throws their hands up and says oh well, you are seeking advice.

I was told not to drink until 30 minutes after a meal. But here lately I really don't have restriction. I find when I drink while eating sometimes it helps me to get full with less food. What are some of the things you guy do while eating? I have never been able to have just a few bites of food and get full. Although I have lost 92lbs, but I still have 30 more to go and it is getting hard to get there. Plus they will not give me a fill, they say I am doing just fine with the restriction I have now......boo.............

I decided to only tell my family and very close friends, however I did not tell my best friend. Yes,I know. You see we were both big girls. One of her other friends had it and all she had to say was negative things about it. I wanted the surgery, but really did allow her views about the surgery get in my way. Finally enough was enough and I had it. I feel like kicking myself, I should have done it sooner. Yes this caused a rift in our friendship, but I am the most important person in my life and I had to do what was best for me. As for co-worker, I only told the school nurse. When people know you had the surgery they watch you like a hawk you don't need that in your life. There will be platueas and the haters will point things like that out just to be able to say I told you so. It really is non of their business. If anybody ask you how your lossing tell them its hcg.