jessicaryon

It all depends on your doctor as long as your not to tight your fine. My surgery was May 23 I had my first fill on July 21, my doctor put 5cc in on my fist fill July 31st and I just got my second fill yesterday of 2cc yesterday. I have a 10cc band.

I just got my first fill August 1st. My doctor put 5 cc in a 10cc band. I go back around September 1st.

I was banded may 23 and didnt get my first fill till august 1st when my weight loss stahled. My doctor put 5cc in.

I understand the frustration I was banded May 23 and have only lost 35 lbs and my doctor has yet to give me a fill keep in mind I lost the first 25 in the first month I am very impatient as well. Its getting harder and harder for me not to over eat. I am hoping my doctor will give me a fill soon cause if I let my self I'm sure I could eat a house. Ive gone from 217 to 182 and I thought I'd be atleast 170 by now. I guess I guess I am a slow loser. I know I should excersize on a regular basis but I usally only get in about once a week but it's still very hard on my lungs and joints but I guess I am just going to need to start but it would make it alot easier if I had restriction cause I tend to over eat when I excersize since I have no restriction.

I would talk to your doctor. I think most doctors say no carbanation but my doctor says its okay if you pour it into a cup and let the fizz die down but in moderation.

Yeah I tried talking to my doctor about it and he wants me to lose the weight by mostly diet and im a bit frusterated cause if I was great a diets i wouldnt have been banded in the first place. Granted I eat much healthier and avoid take out. I will eventially fail if theirs never any cheat days. Another frusterating thing is his goal for me is 150. Ive gone from 217 to 189 and Im 5'4. 150 is still considered over weight for me and just last year I was on a diet and went from 236 to 145 and as soon as I stopped dieting and eating actual food I gained the weight back. Im not sure why he wants my weight to be that. I really want to be like 135 but he doesnt want me to go that low. He says its about health not weight. Im just so confused right now. I dont want to feel hungry and fail at this. I know this is considered bandster hell but I thought I would have gotten a fill by now and the only thing my doctor seems to go by is if your loosing any weight but ofcouse if Im stuck on this very bland diet, meats without sause or seasoning, bread without buttet or jam and vegitables with out dressing and Im excersizing Im probally gonna lose weight. yogart has to be plain ect.. ect.. oh and no sugar ever not even fake sugar. I'm so confused. Is the idea so I learn to eat to survive vs. eat to live maybe sure but to have to eat like that my whole life. What if I want to go out to eat with my hubby on our amniverssay I cant. I knew this would intail alot of change but I guess I just didnt realize how much. I thought it would be more like a calorie and amount thing, like not seasoning on my chicken why? it doesnt increase the calories, i understand the sauce. Is this the same for everyone?

I was banded over a month ago and I went in today thinking, or rather hoping I would get a fill but also knowing probally not gonna happen today from a prior discussion with my doctor but then today he told me he wants me to email me in another month if Im not loosing weight I can get a fill but if I am then I will need to wait longer. I dont quiet understand I am doing this on will power. Is their anyone out their successful who never needed a fill or didnt need a fill for several month. I am just looking for support and hoping Im not alone and that this is normal. I know I should trust my doctor but Im a bit frusterated cause I havent lost a single pound in 9 days.

oh my, I will deffinatly stretch. I hope you have a very speedy recovery. I must admit Im not quiet at the mind set that I enjoy excersizing it's still more like a chore and often times I just try to hurry and get it over with so I skip that essential element so thank you for sharing with me a huge reminder of why its so important.

Okay, I just got the lapband may 23 and I am trying to excersize and stretch more but ever since I was a kid and I bend over or try to touch my toes or even lean forward my sternum tightens up so bad. I have to raise my hands above my head and stretch upward as high as I can just to get it to stop. I dont think its weight related because even when I was thin it happend. Is their anything I can do to pervent this and does this happen to others? Im not sure if theirs somthing I can do the strengthen the area or what. Any advice is greatly appreciated

congrats what an inspiration. I just got banded may 23 I have yet to have a fill. I have gone from 217 to 189 in three weeks however for the last week and a half I have not lost anything thank for your story it made me realize I need to start excircizing.

congratualations that is so awsome. Its successes like your that keep me motivated.

Just remember any weight loss is good and its not who gets to the finish line first that counts its getting their. Somthing I'm constantly trying to remind my self. I talked to my doctor and he said what Im feeling is just head hunger but man is it frustrating. Hope you get to the green zone real soon

Thank you and thats really good. I have a while till my ass looks good lol. Do you have any tips. What kinda excersize. I sill have a week and a half before I can do any thing but the elliptical or walking but for once that times up. Ive read that your body burns more fat or somthing when you switch it up but I dont know what else to try. I have a real hard time on a treadmill. Also I start solids in a week and a half what kinda food any good suggestions?

congratulations what an inspiration. You look great. Any helpful information to your success would be great.

Thank you. Im so excited about this journey.

This is what my day looks like breakfast: one egg or yogart snack: string cheese Lunch: yogart or a protien shake with water. dinner: half can of soup or two crackers with a half cup milk. I'm not sure if Im getting enough protien. I dont have a digital scale but I will deffinatly pick one up. Thank you to for your help

Thank you guys for all your help and support

Thank you, I guess I've done the yo-yo thing so much I'm just stressing. Last year I had went from 236 to 148 drinking protien shakes only and as soon as I stopped I got started gaining quicker than I lost it. Went back up to 217 before I decided to get the lap-band.

Thank you. Your information was very helpful. I will talk to my doctor about increasing my calories. It's not so much that I'm in a rush to be filled before I'm healed it's just I dont understand why my doctor doesnt want to fill once Im healed if Im loosing weight but I think I understand now. So their are people who never need fills? I guess I'm just so affraid to fail. Thank you so much any help is greatly appreciated and I will deffinatly talk to my doctor about incresing my calorie intake a little.

Okay I know everyone is diffrent but I just had surgery 2 weeks and 3 days ago. I have lost 21 lbs since then buy sticking to my doctors post op plan. When I asked him about a fill he said he didnt want to put a fill in as long as I am loosing wait but I feel as if I dont get a fill I will fail. Because even though Im following the 500- 600 calories I am still hungry. So my question is has anyone elses doctor said this. Of course Im loosing wait I mean I am burning more than that on the eliptical but I know this isnt head hunger like he thinks. Ive never been a snacker or ate late at night it was my portion size I would eat more than my husband. Please help any input would be greatly appteciated.

congrats

Thank you. I feel this forum has really helped keep me motivated and educated me on what to expect. Being as though I have no restriction yet, I go on here evertime I'm hungry which is all the time lol. My doctor has me on about 500 cals a day.

Okay so I had the lap-band on the 5/23/12, so a little over two week. I had severly bad athma I was on advair 500/50 plus another steroid inhaler plus nasonex plus rescue inhaler plus my nebulizer. I also had really bad sleep apnia. since surgery I have not used any of my athma medication. I've gone from 217 to 197 in two weeks. When I first started using the eliptical I could only use it for 5 mins and the other day I was on for a whole hour. I love this tool and it has not been easy but am following doctors orders. I still have along way to go but for the first time their light at the other end of the tunnel. I no longer live on my nebulizer and am so excited for this journey.