TracyV

I think my hair loss is due to not enough nutrients in what I eat...I suppose taking vitamins would help..luckily I have a ton of hair still, but it comes out in hunks! Good think for wigs.

I have NOT learned to sloooow down when I eat..I still try to inhale my food as if it is my last meal..I guess 45 years of habit die hard....I am a little over 40 pounds down, and have about 25 to go. Who would have ever in a million years known that I could lose that weight and keep it off? I still enjoy ice cream and sweets, occasionally..just not as often and not as much! I have no complaints about the rate of weight loss, and recommend the band to any person I know that is overweight! Best 18 thousand I will ever spend!

I have lost 40 pounds since being banded on Jan 31, and I am thrilled! 40 pounds on a 5 ft 4 frame! I have 30 to go..I just keep thinking the slower I lose, the better my skin will adjust to the change..so far NO STRETCH marks..it will keep coming off..just be worried if it starts creeping back up!

Hi all, Sorry it has been so long since I posted..new job, new move, new religion, dad was diagnosed with colon cancer..BUT I have been losing weight at a healthy rate...kind of miss eating lots and fast..but like my new body much better...was checking out the hair loss post, and yes, I have been losing hair as well..good thing I have lots to spare...hope you all are doing well... TRACY

I have been noticing hair loss for a few months, thought I had cancer or something..nice to know it could be from this lap band..

yes, you will find that sweet spot...my first fill I had pizza and diet coke that night! second fill and I can only eat 3 or 4 bite and I am full...I didnt ever think I would happen but it did for me, and it will for you!

I am so happy with how my band feels at this point...my life doesnt revolve around my next meal anymore..worth every penny, my band was...

oh sweet restriction! I get it now...the poundage is going to start flying off me now...I am so glad my doctor gave me a second fill, and probably extra just to shut me up..I CANT eat anything I want, not even close..and am not hungry all that much..YES! :clap2: But I did get a bad cold, started feeling icky on friday, cant breath, hacking up lungs..oh well cant win em all...:sick

hello ladies... when I went in for my second fill yesterday, I was worried my doctor wouldnt do it..he now does not do fills on Fridays, and I had lost 5 pounds in three weeks..so I told him, well, I am eating anything I want, but have been walking, I have no restriction and I never have...he said walking wont take of the pounds, only caloric restriction..so needless to say he wasnt buying the excercise card..BUT, he did give me a 1cc fill, and said I had resorbed my last...I felt immediate restriction, and, yea!, didnt feel starved yesterday or this morning...the receptionist was even surprised he had done the fill, as I guess he wont do ANY on fridays..*I promised I wouldnt call him this weekend if I had any complications ...so I am a happpy girl at this point...woohoo...

checkin in...i have lost 3 pounds since my fill..i feel no restriction, i just dont eat as much as i used to..but i still eat too much...i can eat pizza, bagels, peanut butter, anything...i am hoping my second fill on friday puts a kibash on that crap...i cant complain because the weight IS coming off, but soooo slow..

is this period between the "perfect fill" the period AKA "bandster hell"?

I hear ya sistahs...I have been eating far more than I should, and only by pure will power am I sitting here right now not munching on crackers or something...I have no restriction and dont want to bug my doctor, so I will wait it out..he was saying I may not notice anything for three weeks..how does that work?? I would think you would notice right away moreso than waiting a few weeks..anywho..I am right there with you when you say you are eating more..I am weighing myself every day just to ensure I dont gain any weight..

I have a 10cc band. (why) I feel like I should have gotten a 4cc, I dont know why he gave me the big one...my first fill was 1cc and I gained a pound since then..no restriction, eating like a pig, and pissed...my doctor emailed and said eat a small meal and "walk away: if I could have done that, I wouldnt be paying 467 dollars a month for the next damn 6 years! I am quite disappointed, (can ya tell?) I am on my way to my sisters for dinner...lets see how much I can eat there...sh$#!!

I feel absolutely NO restriction! AND I dont see how if I dont have it now, I will get it later...how does that work? I would think you would feel tightest when you first get the fill...

hello all.. so I got my first fill today, 1cc in a 10cc band..sure doesnt seem like much! when I weighed in today, I had only lost 1.5 pounds since my last visit..but my total weight loss all before the fill is a bonus, so they tell me.. I dont feel any different, no restriction, and could eat(like) a horse right now. my doctor said it would take about three weeks to notice restriction. why so long? if it is a 10cc band, why not filler up with at least 2cc's?? i am seriously considering going to bed right now so I can hurry up and got past the 24 hours of clears and eat something good tomorrow! someone please tell me I will feel restriction soon.