SlowJourney

Mikee57, I don't think it band related, you may have strained it some other way, maybe on the very same day so it's making you think it's banded related, but if it doesn't clear up in another few days you should probably call the doctors office just to set your mind at ease.

This whole string is all so true...each person has a different journey and arrive 'there' at different rates. How nice to fill restriction with no fill what-so-ever. What I still want to know is if once we reach our 'green zone' is the restriction constant based on the same amount of food or is it still a daily task of monitoring and controlling our intake based on ounces and cups? I guess I thought I would reach a place where I could put whatever I wanted on my plate and my lapband would tell me the definite time to stop. If that place exists, I have not reached it yet.

How much do you have in your band now, or do you know? What kind of problems did you have from the start?

I didn't bother to ask. I assumed that it would cause discomfort or bloating or both. But I have had coke zero 3 or 4 times since my surgery and have felt no ill effects, so not really sure. As a part of my healthier life style of eating I have opted not to drink soda since it has be been getting such a bum rap in the last couple of years.

I take 7 or 8 coconut covered almonds, 7 or 8 dark cocoa dusted almonds and eat one of each at a time. Just like having a Almond Joy, but no carbs!

Good for you! Sounds like you had fun. I was out to nature a few weeks back and nature itself is a motivator. I climbed a mountain too and felt like a champion!! And it's so nice to get a workout in without sitting in the gym and working out with machines. My goal is to take good advantage of the spring and get outdoors and enjoy it before the heat hits. I live in OK and the summers are unbearable most of the time. This journey I'm on is being made so much more enjoyable being able to come to this site and read/talk with folks who know and are going through the exact same thing I am. Keep up the good work.

I've got 6.8 CC in my band now. I'm feeling restriction now but still eating too much to get there. The 3ozs of meat and half a cup of veggies is not doing it for me yet. Looks like I will still have to have another one. How much does your doctor give you at a time in your band?

When did you get your first fill and how much? How many fills have you had? Are you saying that at no point did you feel any restriction until all the sudden everything you ate got stuck? Try to figure out what your doctors plan of attack is in giving you your fills.

So happy for you! Congrats and best wishes for continued progress with the weight loss.

You didn't mention if you were working out. Working out builds muscle which weights more than fat but takes up less space. Several people have posted links to examples of this on YOUTUBE. Are your clothes fitting looser and you're just not see pounds go down on scale?

I HATE milk. I choose a vitimin supplement of calcium w/vitimin D, plus a multivitimin and I eat yougart or hard cheeses everyday. The combination of the three gets me my 100 percent daily requirement for calcium.

Mikee57, Was wondering how your last fill went, did you make it on the fluids for 24 hours then mushy food. If you posted I can't find it

Went to the doc for my 7th fill today! Because I admitted to starting to feel restriction she only gave me .3CC (maddening!) Also because I've been so bad for the last two weeks - (va-ca and no workouts due to injuries to both my feet); I checked in and weighted two pounds more than my last visit ! I'm over it and ready to hit it hard and get back on track and be harder on myself than I've been being. My workouts are good but I'm still eating too much. My goal this month is to cut back to 3 ozs of meat and 1/2 cup of veggies and see if I can get by on that. Anybody out there not in the green zone yet getting by on that amount of food? I'm optimistic that this last fill is going to get me to the green zone. I've been hovering around it for 6-8 weeks now, just wish my doc wasn't so stingy with the fills.

I'm 8 months out from surgery, have had 7 fills and can still gulp Water (Now at 6.8 CC in my band). I can eat bread, but not in the morning and try to stay away from it as it fills me up very fast and keeps from eating my good Proteins. Will occasionally eat half a dinner roll at supper time but I make sure I take little bitty bites and chew it up real good.

Took a little vacation last week and first part of this week and was bad. Was out in nature camping and it ate camp food, hotdogs, Beans, cheeseburgers, ALCOHOL . Have not and will not get on the scale to see what injury/damage I've done. Had a wonderful time! I've got a fill scheduled for Monday so I'll find out. Last time at the Doc's I was 185. I hope I haven't gained too much but if I gained a pound or two I'll forgive myself and get back on track. I know that March was pretty much a wash with no weight loss and not sure why cuz I worked my butt off. Will post update Monday. Just wanted to say hi, I'm glad I'm back and need my pals here to help me get back on track.