KimJ384

Awesome! That is a very big accomplishment!!

Ok good to know! I haven't lost anything since my fill :/ I usually start losing right away

I had a fill yesterday with a new doctor. For him to know how much I had in my band he took all my fluid out pour it down the drain and started over with new fluid. I had 7cc in my 10cc band now I have 7.75. Will this cause me to be more swollen then after a normal fill? Or is this the normal way they are supposed to do it? I feel really tight but I can get my liquids down! I'm hoping this will get me to my goal weight of 150 I am 184 now and have been for 3 months!

I went from 230 , July 20, 2011 to 184 6-6-12 so almost a year and only 45 pounds and I can't get out of the 180's to save my life!!! I just need to up my exercise that's all there is to it! I hate exercising an I hate going late after work but that's all I think that will help me get out of this! Do you guys have my fitness pal? If you do add me kimberly0828!!

He left the needle in and sat me up and made me drink water while sitting there and if i gurggled any he would take a little bit out and then make me drink another sip until it was just right. I loved him he did great!!! He even numbed the port site!

Yeah i guess since i didnt know for sure how much i had because i had an unfill prior to that. Im just ready to get moving from this 3 month plateau!!!!!

Does everyone go with what myfitnesspal suggest as your calorie intake? Mine set me at 1200 calories...should I go by this?

Well if you break through your plateua let me know how you did it because I am on a 2.5 month one now!!! I am getting a fill next Monday!

I had a fill jan 23, 2012.. Lost 10 pounds realized I was too tight and got a little unfill March 6. I have been 188-185 since then..so about 2.5 months and I find this very disappointing! I go back for another fill June 1! So my question is, how long did your platuea last and what got you out of it ? Did you start losing again steady? When does the weight just start falling off like everyone says it does? I went from 230 to 185 since July 20, 2011 I want to be 150 so about 30 more to go!!!

Thank you everyone for your replies! I know everyone hits plateuas but I just feel that mine is lasting longer than normal!! I have up my calories for about 2 weeks but I haven't worked out at the gym in 3 weeks. even though I'm pretty active during the day with 3 kids not in school...5,4 and 1 yr old keep me pretty active but guess I need more! And I know I don't eat perfect and it could be better! Hopefully this fill will help me out! I would like to be close to my goal by my year anniversary!

Ugh!!! So aggravating! 3 min before my appointment the doc office calls to tell me that the doctor was stuck in surgery and couldn't make it so now I have to wait 2 more weeks for when he comes back to town!!!!

I'm having another fill tomorrow...I believe I have 5.5 in a 10cc band but thats because I had an unfill back in march. How much saline does it take to make a difference? Some people say the littlest bit makes a big difference!? So like .5 or so could really make a difference for me? Just wondering?

That's awesome news!!! I think .05 would be just enough for me because I feel a little restriction but I can still eat breads and pasta and rice when I'm chewing properly and I can get more than a cup but I still get things stuck sometimes like meat. I have been at a stand still on the scale for 3 long months I've been 188-184 I can't get off of it and I'm about to go crazy!!! 3 months is too long for no weight loss! Ugh! But this gives me hope!!! Thank you!!!!!

I do too! I count every calorie! It's very frustrating and it is annoying! I have heard a lot of people say its not what you eat, it's how much! I feel like I've been on a diet all my life and now I have the band Im still dieting! So it does work without dieting? Just watch your portions? I need to get off this 3 month plateau. Im sick of seeing 188-186 on my scale I could just scream!

Sick of the ups and downs on the scale!!! I really think the forum for plateaus is a good idea! I need a fill I think that is my problem! 1 more week!!! Things get stuck but I can eat my whole plate now if I let myself. I will also go long time without eating then I binge eat which makes me eat more at one time and too fast so it gets stuck then I get a pain in my neck and shoulder like gas pains...anyone ever experience this?!?

Banded July 20, 2011 and down 43 pounds. Been on a plateua since February this year! Need a break through fast before I have a break down!!!

I had my last fill in January and a slight unfill in february I lost 10 pounds between my fill and unfill and I've been the same weight since then...188-187 I can not make the scale budge unless I barely eat anything all day it will go down to 184ish but soon as I eat again I go back up to 187 I don't know what to do maybe I need a little bitty fill because I cant eat breads or anything but when I do eat I could eat the whole plate even though I don't let myself but I just can't understand how in the world in 3 months my weight has stayed the same!!!! It's so discouraging! Anyone else like this? I had my surgery July 20, 2011 so my year is coming up and I've only lost 43 pounds I wish I could lose this last 30 before my year mark so I can feel like I didn't let myself down!!! Any help would be appreciated!

I was 189-187 for almost 3 months then I started watching my carb intake and protein I started eating around 60-70g protein and 100g or less of carbs and now I'm at 185 in just a week and half so I would make sure I was getting high protein and low carbs! See if that helps!

3bubbasmon- I was banded July 20 2011 and im only down 46 pounds! We seem to be going at the same rate! I've been fighting the same 5 pounds for 2 almost 3 months now! 189-184! I get that slimmey stuff too if I throw up its usually only slimey salvia not much food in it! I do know I need to slow down and chew more just can't seem to get that part down! But I am working on it!!!

I am the same way! I want to get another fill because I could eat a lot if I wanted to but I choose not to I don't feel that full but I make myself stop. I still get things stuck but I also don't chew as slow as I should so I decided to hold off on my fill so I could learn to chew better! Good luck and just know your not the only one wondering the question and going through this! I wonder if I will ever find the green zone! Ugh!

I am the same way! I want to get another fill because I could eat a lot if I wanted to but I choose not to I don't feel that full but I make myself stop. I still get things stuck but I also don't chew as slow as I should so I decided to hold off on my fill so I could learn to chew better! Good luck and just know your not the only one wondering the question and going through this! I wonder if I will ever find the green zone! Ugh!

I have been 189-187 since February I can not get the scale moving. I know I could be doing better with my eating but I'm not doing horrible! I'm going to try and watch my carbs this week and see if that will help my process! How long has your plateau lasted and what did you do to get out of it????

Girl I've thought about doing the 5daypouch thing I've heard about! I have to do something! It's driving me insane! 3 months is a long plateua I feel like I'm just made to be this size ugh!

I just need to eat more I think and I do eat the same things all the time because I know they will go down no problem! I hope this low carb thing with help me get started again! Chika- I was banded July 20 2011 and by my 6 month I had my first real plateua I was 198 for a couple months then I got a fill and a week later I was 193. I had to get a little unfill after that because I was throwing up after everything I ate so since then I have been stuck at 189-187 and I know I need to exercise a little more and eat more and watch my carbs!! And def get away from slider foods!

I used him for my surgery and it was smooth!!! No problems! What do you mean by how is the post op