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Great article jean! Really got me thinking about what I spend the majority of my time thinking about. And sadly right now it is still food! I want health and family to push through to the top! But I have no idea to make the food thoughts go away. Just keep trying Day by day is all I can think.

Ok I'm going for another fill today....please let this be the one! I felt fuller faster after my last one 3 weeks ago but I'm looking for that restriction when I eat. Right now anything can be swallowed with no problem. I hope after today bread, tortillas etc will simply not be able to be swallowed. That is the only way I am able to stay away from them! I hope that I will HAVE to take tiny bites and eat slow. I'm also dreading going because I've gained 4 pds in the last 3 weeks. I was such a success with the band going from 314-170.....today my weight was 210. I've got to get me and my band in sync again! Wish me luck!

Well they did my fill a little differently this time. I told her I still wasn't feeling any restriction so she had me stand up and she filled me completely and had me drink Water while taking Fluid out and putting in until I could swallow a drink without any problem. She ended up adding 1 cc. She said we should def have some restriction now. And if it should go away then I might have a leak but she really doesn't think I do. So fingers crossed that this was it!

Good luck! I just had another fill today. I think, I'm at 7cc....I'm a little concerned. Having to have that much Fluid. However; I never felt restriction, until today. Never thought, that there could be a leak. I definitely feel restriction now. I need to start exercising too. I hope our fills work!

Ok I'm going for another fill today....please let this be the one! I felt fuller faster after my last one 3 weeks ago but I'm looking for that restriction when I eat. Right now anything can be swallowed with no problem. I hope after today bread, tortillas etc will simply not be able to be swallowed. That is the only way I am able to stay away from them! I hope that I will HAVE to take tiny bites and eat slow. I'm also dreading going because I've gained 4 pds in the last 3 weeks. I was such a success with the band going from 314-170.....today my weight was 210. I've got to get me and my band in sync again! Wish me luck!

Wendy you are doing a great job! You have to remember that right now your body is trying to figure out what the heck is going on! I know it's hard but be patient and things will balance out .

Wendy you are doing a great job! You have to remember that right now your body is trying to figure out what the heck is going on! I know it's hard but be patient and things will balance out .

Wendy you are doing a great job! You have to remember that right now your body is trying to figure out what the heck is going on! I know it's hard but be patient and things will balance out .

Wendy you are doing a great job! You have to remember that right now your body is trying to figure out what the heck is going on! I know it's hard but be patient and things will balance out .

Ok I'm going for another fill today....please let this be the one! I felt fuller faster after my last one 3 weeks ago but I'm looking for that restriction when I eat. Right now anything can be swallowed with no problem. I hope after today bread, tortillas etc will simply not be able to be swallowed. That is the only way I am able to stay away from them! I hope that I will HAVE to take tiny bites and eat slow. I'm also dreading going because I've gained 4 pds in the last 3 weeks. I was such a success with the band going from 314-170.....today my weight was 210. I've got to get me and my band in sync again! Wish me luck!

I know I need a fill....scheduled for Monday...hopefully this will be "the one" and will help my physical hunger. But I'm looking for ways that you deal with the head hunger. What do you do when your head wants the Snacks? My toughest times are right after school(I'm a teacher) and in the evenings while watching tv. Especially when the hubs is working nights. Any tips or suggestions? Thanks so much for the encouragement!

I know I need a fill....scheduled for Monday...hopefully this will be "the one" and will help my physical hunger. But I'm looking for ways that you deal with the head hunger. What do you do when your head wants the Snacks? My toughest times are right after school(I'm a teacher) and in the evenings while watching tv. Especially when the hubs is working nights. Any tips or suggestions? Thanks so much for the encouragement!

I know I need a fill....scheduled for Monday...hopefully this will be "the one" and will help my physical hunger. But I'm looking for ways that you deal with the head hunger. What do you do when your head wants the Snacks? My toughest times are right after school(I'm a teacher) and in the evenings while watching tv. Especially when the hubs is working nights. Any tips or suggestions? Thanks so much for the encouragement!

I had a fill last week and I can tell that the amount of food I can eat is smaller but I need more than that from my band. Right now I can take big normal bites and eat any type of food...I need that feeling of restriction that makes me have to take small bites and my brain knows that bread and such will simply not go down. Is it weird that I want a bit of a struggle to get the food down? I'm not talking about being too tight but I need more than just being full when I eat. I've been at that point before and I didn't have to worry about tracking and measuring...my band did it for me. Anybody else understand what I'm talking about?

I had a fill last week and I can tell that the amount of food I can eat is smaller but I need more than that from my band. Right now I can take big normal bites and eat any type of food...I need that feeling of restriction that makes me have to take small bites and my brain knows that bread and such will simply not go down. Is it weird that I want a bit of a struggle to get the food down? I'm not talking about being too tight but I need more than just being full when I eat. I've been at that point before and I didn't have to worry about tracking and measuring...my band did it for me. Anybody else understand what I'm talking about?

Maybe there's a way we can meet on here regularly for support and accountability. With our successes, failures, weight loss, exercise, and what we r eating ...

I have fallen off with you! Banded in 2008. Went from 314-170. This morning I weighed in 206!! I'm so ready to get going again. It's been so long since I've had the battle of eating going on inside my head. And I don't like it! Those old feelings of being embarrassed of how my clothes fit, not wanting to go to my reg doc because I don't want to weigh....I know what needs to be done..so lets get back on that wagon and do it!

I have fallen off with you! Banded in 2008. Went from 314-170. This morning I weighed in 206!! I'm so ready to get going again. It's been so long since I've had the battle of eating going on inside my head. And I don't like it! Those old feelings of being embarrassed of how my clothes fit, not wanting to go to my reg doc because I don't want to weigh....I know what needs to be done..so lets get back on that wagon and do it!

I have fallen off with you! Banded in 2008. Went from 314-170. This morning I weighed in 206!! I'm so ready to get going again. It's been so long since I've had the battle of eating going on inside my head. And I don't like it! Those old feelings of being embarrassed of how my clothes fit, not wanting to go to my reg doc because I don't want to weigh....I know what needs to be done..so lets get back on that wagon and do it!

I have fallen off with you! Banded in 2008. Went from 314-170. This morning I weighed in 206!! I'm so ready to get going again. It's been so long since I've had the battle of eating going on inside my head. And I don't like it! Those old feelings of being embarrassed of how my clothes fit, not wanting to go to my reg doc because I don't want to weigh....I know what needs to be done..so lets get back on that wagon and do it!

I have fallen off with you! Banded in 2008. Went from 314-170. This morning I weighed in 206!! I'm so ready to get going again. It's been so long since I've had the battle of eating going on inside my head. And I don't like it! Those old feelings of being embarrassed of how my clothes fit, not wanting to go to my reg doc because I don't want to weigh....I know what needs to be done..so lets get back on that wagon and do it!

I had my surgery on May 13th and I don't think things could have went any smoother....I got to the hospital at 5am and was prepped and taken to the OR at 7:30. The doc came out and told my hubby that everything went great at about 8:30. I rested in the room and went for my xray at about 1:00. I went home at about 6:00 that evening. Unfortunately I didn't get to rest much after I got home. My mother had a brain tumor and really took a turn for the worst on the 14th. We stayed at her bedside until she passed away on the 19th.
Thankfully, I had some gas pains that were pretty tolerable. Most of my soreness was gone in about 10 days...I haven't had any problems at all and as a matter of fact, I ate my first "meal" today. I had a small piece of salmon, some cottage cheese and blended broccoli, cheese and potatoes. It was wonderful!!
I hope you all had as good of a surgery as I did..God, I'm sure, made sure I would be able to be there and tell my sweet momma goodbye
love to all,

Not sure what size band you have but if you only have 3 cc in it you probably don't have much restriction yet. So, unfortunately, until you get that restriction. It's pretty much up to you. Good luck!

. My goal this week was to not snack from after school until dinner...one of my hardest times.i was pretty successfully it and I lost 3 lbs!! I can't wait for my fill on Monday so I can get some extra help from my band!!

So sorry about this....my doc numbs with lidocaine and it is so worth it. At first he had to put a pillow under my back and that helped him. Good luck!