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Boy me too! Scared to cook! The family's living on chicken Nuggets! I am hungry all the time. Love to talk about food, watch cooking shows, hang out in the grocery store, watch other people eat in restaurants - I used to ask people for their pizza box after they finished so I could smell it! What an addiction!
So how are you doing?

I can eat way more than a cup of almost anything. I do stay full for a good while. I get very hungry in between and realize that I have to find something to satisfy me until mealtime. I'm able to eat more than expected by eating and chewing slowly and taking sips of Water in between some bites. I have begun to eat things I shouldn't due to discouragement and no weight loss. I do know its my failure. So I'm back on it right this minute. Thanx to all of you for your comments. (This is harder than I thought).

I was banded Oct. 12, and lost 13 pounds quickly. After a week, all weight loss stopped. My first fill appointment was six weeks later, and I discovered that I already had 2.5 cc. in the band. An attempt was made to double that, but I couldn't swallow Water, so 1 cc was removed. Now I'm able to eat more than I want to, and I'm not losing very much (maybe 2 pounds). I expected more, but I know I'm doing well. Is anybody else disappointed at slow weight loss?

The video was great thank you so much for putting that up. I can feel it working like that now but people talk about what it is n the inside so differently . Back to the problem at hand and month weight los should be 8-10 lbs and u are doing fine it doesn't matter what part of the month it came off just that it did. The band doesn't make u loss weight it keeps u from being hungry...so the junk we put into our band is still junk. get it out of your house and work place. go over the rules again and do some meal planning and track everything and get your fill 1 cc or less every 2 wks if u need to, to be in the green zone. good luck

Your understanding of how this all works is inaccurate. No one has a 4 oz pouch. We all have a one bite at a time pouch. The pouch above the band is only there to allow one bite at a time to pass through the band to the lower stomach. It does not hold 4 or 8 ozs of food. The band is designed for us to eat one bite at a time. The pouch will massage the bite of food through the band in about one minute. That's why we are instructed to eat slowly.
And all of you are experiencing what most all bandsters go through. The period between being banded and finding restriction can take up to 6 months. Yeah, I know, no one told you about this part of your journey? But now you know. You will be in bandster hell until you find enough restriction to find satiation by eating 1/2 - 1 cup of food. Satiation is the goal here.
I highly recommend you watch all 4 videos of this series, but at the minimum, watch this video. It will demonstrate what your band is doing.2:30 minutes into the video begins to explain how this all works?

I see on this forum a lot of people speak about eating a cup of food three times a day. How do you do that? My pouch is a 4 ounce pouch. I'm sure that must be the standard size. A cup of food seems like it would be more than 4 ounces. I tried to eat a cup of food and couldn't do it. Is there something I'm not understanding because I would love to eat a cup of anything that's healthy.

yes...THE SAME.
Did well for one week losing 11 lbs and then over the next 4 weeks..only 5 lbs. Had a fill Friday...cant really tell much difference. I will say i stay full a little longer but thats if.
yes...irritated kind of..was so hoping for more. I have not cheated...eat my cup of food and thats it.

15 lbs in less than 2 months is very good. No need to worry or be concerned. You're in bandster hell and will be till you get the fill that takes you to the green zone. I lost 12 lbs immediately and then nothing for the next 3.5 months.
"Until there's restriction, it's just another diet"...B-52 esteemed forum member.
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I am disappointed by my slow weight loss. Banded on Sept 17th, started pre op on Sept 2nd and am at 27lbs, 19 of those were pre op and 1st week post op. I am no where near restriction, trying to eat 1200 calories/day - more like 1100-1400 depending on the day and activity level. But am really trying. Am at the gym 4x a week. Going for my 3rd fill in 2 weeks. My clinic fills very slowely.........1cc at a time. At least I am not gaining, but after paying $16k, that is not really good enough right now.

Newly banded Oct.12. Lost about 13 pounds rather quickly, but then discovered I could eat more, and I have. I haven't eaten anything I wasn't supposed to, but I have had every sugar-free popsicle in a four state area. I have gained back 3 pounds and I'm nervous. My first fill is scheduled for the day before Thanksgiving. Since I increased my intake, I feel more comfortable, but I want to lose weight! Anybody else actually gained before a fill? Otherwise, no surgical complications and no vomiting at all.

Your co-worker is an A--H---. How horrible to have to be around such people, If I can figure out how, I would like to add you as a friend so I can keep up with you. Your life is going to change.

Wow! Congratulations!!