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I can't seem to eat or drink anything without having to spit a bunch of times. A "normal", 1/2 cup meal will result in almost 1/4 cup of saliva. Given, I drink a lot of water throughout the day but should I have it loosened? I have lost close to 85 pounds and was banded last Dec1 but still need to lose 15 more.

I have an appointment to get my band loosened tomorrow. I can't really eat solids and I started calculating my calories and I am eating about 600-800 a day. However, I am not losing weight. I am starting to think that my body reacts to the band being tightened as I have lost 10 pounds or so (even if I could still eat quite a bit) after every tightening. Is this possible? Just curious. I have been exercising and doing everything else "right" but haven't lost in 1 1/2 weeks.

snereb27: I made the dorkiest of charts. Each and every milestone I could think of. You already hit a huge one. You are no longer morbidly obese. My weight loss is about 7 or so pounds a month too. Not really huge. When were you banded (also, I walk a lot too and I am soooooo sick of any exercise. I can't even describe it AND I still haven't had the band loosened so I am not losing weight, can't eat and am still exercising and hating it.)

catcalico, we are clearly on the same schedule. I am, however, getting sick of it and I haven't been losing anymore weight. I think I will get a slight unfill on Monday and keep my appointment for the 20th.

I have had a (WONDERFUL) cycle of "lose 10, band becomes too loose, tighten band, repeat". It always takes 3-4 days for the swelling to go down so I can eat. I have to religiously follow the "clear liquids for 2 days" that my dr. tells me. However, my last fill was the 23rd of July. I made an appointment at that time for the 20th of Aug in case I needed it tightened or anything else (it has been hard to get appointments). Anyway, I have lost 12 but have been able to eat solid food MAYBE 5 times since the tightening. I cannot drink anything but tepid-hot liquids (ice water won't go down). I kept thinking it would loosen and it didn't. I can wait for my appointment or a nurse will just take out 1/2 cc. I would rather wait because my dr is more precise but I am starting to feel dizzy and bruising a lot. Could that be from my diet or am I getting sick? I looked up and counted calories and I am getting maybe 800 a day.

I know this is a question for my dr but I was thinking as it has been soooooo long since I had a great meal but, since I have less than 30 more pounds to go, none of that for some time. (By "great" I mean more than 3 bites of that meal!!) But, what happens when you lose ALL the weight? I need about 24 more pounds and have lost 78 since starting this process in December. What happens when I lose all the weight? How normally can I eat? Will they reinflate if you gain? I am really restricted right now so I think I have to think of ANYTHING but food.

I find I have this annoying cycle. I get a fill, lose weight (usually, 10-15 pounds pretty quickly), have perfect restriction while losing (eat 4-6 well chewed bites, wait for 20 minutes, a few more and I am done for HOURS), then, fill sort of wears off, I assume due to weight loss and I stop losing. However, the fact I have less restriction means that food doesn't "stop" and it gets stuck in the band. I am going in next week but, in the meantime, what are GOOD foods that won't get stuck at this stage? I eat a great breakfast (smoothie with spinach and berries, no sugar) and then it goes WAY down hill (bacon, potato chips) I am not gaining but feel gross! (Down 61 so far! 47 more to go! I love my band!)

#1 I lost about 50 with one or two fills. It seemed to me that the band was no longer working. I would eat and be hungry again in a few minutes. Anyway, people here pointed out that I needed a fill because the weight loss caused loss of restriction (so, fat near band). Got a fill and lost 12 more. Now I am again getting hungry. Could I need another fill already? Would 12 pounds do it? #2 has anyone asked for the band to be loosened to go on vacation or for a break? I am vacationing with my in-laws who will make me nuts. I eat way more often now and a lot less.

I was banded in Dec, lost 48 up until April or so and then only 5 pounds over the next 1 1/2 months so, I went in for a fill last Tues. As always, my surgeon is fairly aggressive so I got .5 cc. Now I have lost 1.5 (!!) pounds a day (!!) since Tuesday. So, 7.5 since Tuesday! Should I call the doctor. I can keep some food down, can drink smoothies and nuts and am exploring what else I can eat. I am comfortable but eating very little.

Wow! I recently lost some weight (FINALLY) from around my middle. That is interesting. I also didn't think of my stomach swelling. I was thinking more esophagus. Thanks all!

I have lost a little over 50 pounds and had the band since Dec so I should not be asking this totally newbie question BUT, in the beginning, I did A LOT of PB, only needed one fill (which was sort of aggressive and I had to go back to take some out). I didn't tell the dr I was having a lot of PB but now, I realize, that is why I needed so little fill to get restriction. I think. Now I am finding I have little restriction (back to post op level) Could it be that it took about a month of careful eating (so I have no pb at all) to reduce all the swelling? I only have about 2.5 cc now. Is that what happened or is something else going on?

Just discovered I can only eat 1 piece of small toast in the morning UNLESS it is 2 pieces of toast with cheese in between. The more cheese, the better it goes down. Why? Silly band.

and what EXACTLY is the difference between pbing and throwing up? I think I am just pbing. Immediately after eating (as in minutes), no stomach acid, i just lean over and .... you get the picture. From eating too fast (I get hungry and do NOT slow down) or too much. I am slowly learning but still do this 1x a day. When I am good, I can go days without doing it so I don't want to loosen it.