Melly26

So ive been banded for about 9 months, i have stalled with losing weight, havent gained but havent lost. i am able to eat more than usual, but at times still get stuck so i dont know if i should get another fill or what. advice!

Since my revision surgery in may, i have had zero motivation to work out. I try my best to eat good, but it seems like every weekend its someones birthday or some event that i have to attend, and eating out is difficult for me. I choose bad things like spinach and artichoke dip over a salad because i know it goes down easier. I also havea hard time not drinking while eating! I need to find motivation somehow.. i paid too much money to have this surgery and for it not to work for me is just a shame. So if anyone has any tips for motivation or anything please let me know Thanks!!

Not to freak you out, but when I lost restriction suddenly, and could eat whatever I wanted the bands latch had come undone from "scar tissue". I had to have revision surgery which was done just last week and now im back to liquids for a while. i hope that its just a phaze of tight and loose for you! good luck!

my favorite was low fat ricotta mixed with spaghetti sauce or marinara. it is a good snack!!

So I had my surgery November 10th, 2010. From day one after the surgery I was able to eat chicken salad and smushy things with no problems, i went right past the liquid stage because apparently they said eat what you can tolerate. So its been 6 months, i was able to eat anything i wanted in pretty decent amounts and never had anything stuck or anything like that. I was almost at full capacity. 13.5 cc in a 14 cc band, and only at a 20lb loss. i knew something wasnt right. I had an x-ray and apparently the band became "un-latched". the part that held it together was not in place and had to be fixed. They immediately set me up for revision surgery .I had the surgery yesterday and boy what a difference! i get full after a popsicle, or 2 bites of applesauce and i only have 4 cc's in there. Im so happy that i can finally be on my way to getting healthy and losing weight!

My son takes it (he is 8) it comes in liquid form thats lemon flavored, they sell it at most nutritional stores.

Do you eat the entire lean cuisine pizza? those are my favorite!!

Its interesting to see that most of you cant tolerate bread or pasta! I do eat subwa,y not very often ,but i can finish most of a 6 inch veggie! i think the surgeons used to big of a band on me cause i have never had anything stuck or had any pain when swallowing and im about at max capacity. I sort of wish i couldnt eat bread or crackers cause then maybe id see the scale move. i am a carboholic!

BreakFast : 4oz lowfat cottage cheese, half of weight watchers bagel with 1 tsp Peanut Butter Lunch: Morningstar Farms Chik'n patty with a toasted 100 calories sandwich thin and 10 baked ruffles. Dinner: Grilled Mahi with steamed broccoli

So I got my 5th fill this morning.. my doc says 5 lbs in one month is not very good and that at 10cc's in a 14cc band, I should not be able to eat an entire lean cuisine/frozen dinner type thing. I dont have an answer for him! Ive never had a stuck episode and yet i do feel some retriction, i am only satisfied for 2 hours or so. I get my protein in and all that fun stuff but i just dont get it. He added two more cc's and wants me to have a video swallow on friday because he thinks my band may have slipped up. Wouldnt I have pain or some indicator that the band was out of place? Advice please!

So I got my 5th fill this morning.. my doc says 5 lbs in one month is not very good and that at 10cc's in a 14cc band, I should not be able to eat an entire lean cuisine/frozen dinner type thing. I dont have an answer for him! Ive never had a stuck episode and yet i do feel some retriction, i am only satisfied for 2 hours or so. I get my Protein in and all that fun stuff but i just dont get it. He added two more cc's and wants me to have a video swallow on friday because he thinks my band may have slipped up. Wouldnt I have pain or some indicator that the band was out of place? Advice please!

in weight watchers its 3 points for 4 melba toasts and a wedge of laughing cow.. sooo good for that afternoon crunchy salty snack! and skinny cow ice cream sandwiches are amazing too!

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I also have about 10.2cc in a 13cc band. I feel like that should make me not hungry at all! and i still can eat everything, only thing that seems to get stuck is celery.

I would not be a happy camper with no carbs!! I am doing weight watchers and its helping tremendously. i was stalled at a 10lbs loss for 2 months after surgery and this ww diet jump started it back up again. I can still eat a pretty decent amount, but just recently i started eating only when my stomach growled. In my prebanded days i would eat breakfast right when i woke up whether my stomach was growling or not. Head hunger is my biggest battle. Its confusing to me how some people only needs a few cc's and they are at there "sweet spot", and im almost to my fill max and not satisfied. I have some restriction, but i wish i had the no hunger part! Its great to see what some of your surgeons tell everyone. I didnt realize that average amount of people lose under 50 lbs the first year. Good luck to everyone and keep up the excellent work!