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I didn't get any restriction until I had my 2nd fill. Once you get there you will definitely have restrictions. You get to experience the sliming and the throwing up as you get used to how much you can eat. I have had my band for 4 years. I no longer have the love affair with food that I used to have, eating has gone from enjoyable to a chore. I still eat too much, I just don't do large meals, I have learned how to eat more smaller meals. ( too many small meals as it has been lately).i have successfully been able to keep off 60+ pounds off so it has been a success overall. Like Dolly said stick in there and you will find your sweet spot, it's just going to take a while.

Wow, you guys are great. I have had a hard time lately because I had stopped posting on this site and 1 other I am a member of, I forgot the great advice and motivation I can get from just making a posting. I was modivated today and went for a run/walk. I have lost a total of around 30 pounds since I started my journey but like I sed I gained some back the last 2 months. I am signed up for a 1/2 marathon the end of the month and although I will walk most of it I am getting ready starting today.(thanks Plain for the great advice!) Please keep posting and help keep me on track. My eating will be the hardest but I will really start watching what I eat and try and keep a journal. Thanks again guys!!!! Ron:thumbs_up::Banane37:

Well well well. I was banded on March 17th (Go Shrinking Shamrocks!) My first fill was with my surgery Doc and went well. Felt restrictions right away. Didnt lose weight but actually gained the following month. My fault due to continuing with liquid calories, yogurt, jello soups etc... 2nd fill was bad, new Doc that does fills from 2nd fill on. Sed I was eating too much and wrong foods and didn't want to do the fill. I was under the impression i wouldnt be able to eat after getting fills, I was wrong. I need to also start up exercising again, I am a little disgruntled and off set mainly because I know i did bad. anyone else out there with similar problems??????

Hi everyone, I had my first fill last friday and I am pleased. I have been reading a lot about some people who get fills and have no restrictions at all. Sometimes taking 3-4 fills to get restriction. I am happy to say I do have some restriction after my first fill. I was really surprised at the ease of getting the fill and how much it didn't hurt. After my Dr. appointment my Dr said, ok come on over. there was a bed right in his office that I didnt even notice was there. In less than 10 minutes we were all done. I have a 10cc band and he filled 4cc in to the 1 that was already in. Breakfast has been 2 eggs, and I have to work hard at getting it to stay down. I am sometimes afraid that I wont be able to eat enough, but I have to be careful not to snack. It is very easy to put down nibbles here and there, and as we all know that is the hard part! Next fill in a month and we will see how my food tolerance is at that point and keep filling as needed I guess. Good luck to everyone out there, keep positive and work hard!!! Ron:biggrin::wink_smile::biggrin::tt2:

I am also on the march 17th club. Looking foreward to my May 14th fill. No restrictions but every once in a while if I eat too fast I almost get backed up. Funny it usually happens with yogurt...:redface::biggrin::hurt:

As a part of my process I had to have a phych eval. the councelor told me to start seeing a therapist due to all of the issues I have had with food. At the time I thought to myself "Yea right, I'm not nuts" but after getting banded and seeing that I am not the only one with issues I am going to start! Thank you Kat for your words of wisdom...

What was decieving for me was that anything would go down as long as i chewed it enough. I totally skipped the puree part of the diet (Dr approved) and at week2 was on the soft food diet. I was a good boy and stayed on liq until after week 2 and so far have not had any problems, but as far as what foods to eat no restriction yet. The band is a reminder that I need to eat better so I have been doing great as far as controlling portions.

You ladies are amazing, I couldnt lift anything for a few weeks after my surgery. My worst part was not being able to pick up my grandson. I was fine if someone handed things to me but i was afraid of splitting my incisions if I lifted. I was also a basket case the week after. I had a hard time just getting out of bed on my own! I hate to admit it and don't tell any of my fellow gender members, but, men are whimps!!:biggrin::biggrin::tongue::biggrin::crying:

did anyone else out there get their banding done on St Patty's day like me?:cry_smile: I have lost a total of about 43 pounds since my journey started with my 1st Dr appointment 12/07. havent had a fill yet, ready for it but have realized after reading posts today that I better not rely on it being restrictive the first time. I have had a renewed drive to eat right. Positive and negative replies have been good. Hope to hear from other "True Shrinking Shamrocks"!!! :crying: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Ha ha, I get the same thing! I get so into it and forget that it can creap people out. I started by keeping it a secret at work but I am very open about it now..

I didnt get creeped out until after my surgery. I know i was having the lap band put inside me but until i actually felt it under my skin (and I swear I could feel it around my stomach!!) that was when I got a little freaked out, actually having a "device" inside me started to feel pretty weird. but after a while like Sunshine sed it like a little friend inside you helping you out...

Talk about inactivity. I am a 911 Dispatcher and work 4/ 10. thats 10 hrs a day or more (with overtime) sitting on my ever widenning a--. I dispatch for the Sheriff's Office and County EMS. Been doing it for 15+ years. have 5 kids and an 8month old grandson. So far it's the best and most rewarding job I have ever had. (and I have had a lot)

My moment was like a slap in the face, it shook me up. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. In the educational class they kept saying a main cause was being overweight. After the class I was talking to a nurse and she looks me square in the eye and said. "Just lose some weight" I tell you, I wanted to scream at her that I have been trying to do just that for the last 20 years!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also had a roller coaster moment at Knott's Berry Farm. I think it was the Batman Ride. The kind of coaster where your feet dangle under you. I struggled and Struggled to get the restraint buckled and had to have a ride attendant push on it while another tried to buckle it. They buckled it but I was convinced the strap was going to give and I was going to fall out of the ride and die right there!!! Well I didnt fall out but refused to ride another ride like that one until I lost weight. Things I look foreward to: Buying clothes that fit and not having to buy 2x. Not feeling like everyone is staring at me. (being overweight I always feel like I am being stared at) Running in marathons and races. Being able to play sports with my kids.

kidd, you are the 2nd person I have head that is doing a liq pre-op diet. I did a Kaiser pre-op 1200 calorie diet and it was actually pretty easy to follow, but I have always been curious about Optifast or other Liq diets, hope it goes well for you!!