lesley1971

hi,thanks for your post,youve done so well already losing that weight! all the advice i can give you is keep up with the fills till its right for you it took me years and wished i persisted earlier.what calories are you managing,ive been advised on 800 if that helps,hope you do well let me know how you get on,take care,xx

ps what scary stories of fills have you heard?

hey 2 all.. i'm reading all these posts.. Lesley1971...u have great words 2say... i go for my 1st fill july 25th &hoping i have some restriction.. right now i'm just doing this on my own.. although i find myself overeating at times...ugghhh..sometimes i 4get i have this device in my stomach...my biggest fear is trying 2 stick 2 a low calorie diet. i hear so many scary stories about what happens after ur fills.. to b honest,i feel like i'm starving myself right now...just hoping i made the right choice...too late 2 turn back now.

Thanks for the uplifting post! I've had 3 fills (I was banded Feb. 23, 2011) and I've only lost 23 pounds. I feel some restriction but I'm still able to eat large portions of food. I hope that I get there soon and your post gives me some motivation to stay postive!

your welcome,x hope you get the right fill soon take care,x

I totally agree with what others have said. I was banded on May 25th and have lost just a little. I question why I got the surgery and I am getting bills in from the surgery (although my insurance did cover it) and I am thinking what was the point. But I gaet a 2nd fill in 2 weeks and I am booking another fill for 3 weeks after that. I want to start losing weight!

I never knew that this process would be so slow and would stall for extended periods of time. I really thought by the end of the summer I would be a least 30 pounds thinner!

hi hun, dont give up it took me 7 years to get to my sweet spot but even then ive notised this week weight loss is non existant im wondering if im in starvation mode lol???? apparently the body burns around 2000 cal normaly and im only on around 800 yet the scale isnt moving lol!! ive lost 10 in 19 days but 8 lbs was lost in week 1 ! just demand a bigger fill hun say youve no restriction at all the worst that can happen is you need a defill which i doubt your any where near for that .i have a 10 cc band and its full and so still can eat especially night time when more Fluid in system,plus i struggle going to bathroom so have a laxative to help which does the job, hope you do well keep in touch,x

Had my first fill today I am looking forward to some restrictions but I know that it may not happen right away.

hi thanks for your post, congrats on your fill, you should feel restriction straight away as your pouch will be a bit swollen,if it hasnt been filled enough for you just tell them youve no restriction same as beforeand push for a bigger fill,i wasted a very long time not bothering getting the fill right and wish id insisted more only you know when its right for you hun good luck with your journey keep intouch,xxx

hi again thanks for your reply,dont give up im sure youll do fine and dont let the dr talk you down, ive found that since my big loss the first week its slowed down unfortunatley so i guess excercise needs to start lol!! which i hate with a passion, do you have any ideas food wise apart from low cal bread for toast with a poached egg for Breakfast Soups and salad or lots of chicken ham etc for Protein i try not to have carbs but night time a struggle when i crave wine and nibbles lol,am realising though i def need a laxative as cant go at all if i dont and that has helped a bit.. ive heared that you can go into starvation mode too which is scary and its hard to know what do do,eat less or more etc..... ive got 4 stones to lose at 5 feet 2 so any ideas would be great,hope you do well keep in touch hun,xxxxxxx

Thanks for your post! I had my surgery March 2011 and I've had one fill. The second fill is in 3 weeks I fill like I can eat anything. It is a consistent struggle to eat sensibly. I am glad to known that someone has reached their "sweet spot" because it reminds me that it's possible!

hi again, at least its done now but i wish id done it sooner and not wasted all this time,im sure youll be great! if you feel you need more restriction just ask for it, say you ve no restriction at all and maybe youll get more in hun,good luck with everything, my band is tight but i need that for me as my will power isnt good,im on 800 calories and sometimes sruggle with that but after 4 to 5 mouthfulls im done but i feel its right for me i guess were all different but im sure youll do great,what sort of calories are you on and how much would you like to lose? ive lost 10 in two weeks so far but i guess thing will slow down , hope you do well and if you need a chat anytime let me know hun,x

Thanks. I needed to read something like this because I am so so frustrated! I was banded 4/18 and am losing any and all motiviation. I had 4cc's in my first fill and felt nothing....lost a 1 1/2 pounds in 4 weeks - big freakin' deal. ANyhow NP put in another .5 cc's and I feel NOTHING again. I'm miserable and I'm mad! I came right out and told her that if I wanted to starve myself I could have joined Weight Watchers again and failed again. I didn't need to go through surgery to put myself on a diet. I feel like that is what I'm doing....a 1100 calorie diet....I get the lifestyle change. BUT my thoughts were "restriction ='s less hunger and less food = weight loss" - I"M HUNGRY! I eat my Protein, and I measure.....in two hours I'm hungry and my NP just didn't get it. I'm hoping that she gives me more than a 1/2cc when I go back because I need to get this moving along before I go eat a bag of Oreos!

hi again,for me i gave up and felt it was me that let myself down and so didnt follow up with the right fill as people knock you down but i eventually found someone that filled it to what i beleived i wanted, why dont you ask her to put another 4cc s in and my nurse gives me Water to drink while needle still in me to gage restriction plus my last dr said my band was full but when i saw this new nurse i asked her to remove all in band to let me know what was in there and what i was told was 2cc s less than i thought so i knew i wanted that 2cc s put in and now i have the fill i need,dont get me wrong 4 or 5 mouthfulls of solid food is all i can manage but im never hungry, but dont be afraid if you do have a big fill as when i got home liquid was a bit of a struggle but by the next day it was fine i guess the pouch gets swollen and sometimes when you have a fill you think its ok untill a few days later its not enough,i guess were all different maybe your like me you need a big restrction, if you dont get any joy from this next fill demand a second opinion as its your right! the worst that can happen its too tight and you go in for a defill,im struggling on 800 calories to eat and i wish id perservered years ago dont waste time like i did hun, if you would like any more help with anything just e mail me hun,x

I was banded on May 4th and got my first fill on June 21st 2cc's. No restriction yet and still ALWAYS hungry Thanks for your post now I know there is still hope!!

hi thought id say hi,well ive been banded nearly7 years and struggled always ,losing weight gaining all back etc,never felt full just if something was stuck etc,i finaly 8 days ago got my band filled 10 cc sand yes all be it tight i know for me its something i need to lose the weight as before just wasnt working,also lost 7lbs so far so fingers crossed it will continue!! ps where are you located as im in the uk and can def recommends gateway health louise king does the fills etc for £100 a time,let me know how you get on,dont leave it as long as me hun,good luck ,x

Hello, really struggling with my band, had it fitted 7 years ago and bigger now than before ,needing a fill but dont know where to go,looking for somewhere near to derby/notts etc ,