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Im about in the same boat. I was banded 8/2010 and lost 50lbs after that. I have been at a standstill ever since then. I need to lose another 50lbs to reach my goal. I'm at good restriction I think so I really cannot each much. My surgeon is very conservative with fills so I'm about 5.5 in a 10cc band. I don't think I need another fill because if I eat too big a bite or too much I will be stuck. I just had a stuck episode and had to bring that back up (which I loathe) This band was my last resort. I never thought I would have to do another diet other than living my lapband lifestyle but I have to admit here that I have even tried to do homeopathic HCG to quick start my losses again and I resent having to do that. I hope more people post here with some suggestions or maybe the OP @Shannon will come back and share what her Dr. told her. I need all the help I can get.

I haven,t been on the site for a while now but I came in looking for a little advice about how I'm feeling and the post from readytochangein2011 is exactly how I feel. I've been banded since 8/2010. My Surgeon is very conservative with his fills. I'm just now at 5.8cc in my band after over a year and a half. He does make up sit in the waiting room after a fill and drink a glass of Water. I was fine after this last fill with the water in the office but now I notice that I can't eat much at all. I feel I'm in the green sone. I have no reflux or heartburn and I'm not as careful with my bites and chewing thoroughly as I should e.g I had 1 chicken wing yesterday. I don't eat the tip and I don't eat chicken skin but that small piece of wing had me stuck. I had a small bite of a burger today (no bun) and was stuck. I'm wondering is that a problem? I feel fine other than that and I know I have to be more careful with my eating . Just wondering about others experiences.

I think alcohol and not exercising as I should have contributed greatly to my slow losses. I have found that alcohol stalls my weight loss. If I drink on the weekend I can count on not having a loss that week no matter how well I have eaten. Since I recently stopped the drinks on the weekend my loss has picked up a bit. So try to monitor yourself and see how your body responds to the alcohol. I have found that in all the many different threads about this topic different people do different things and some can drink regularly and have no problem whereas others like myself just can't mix alcohol and dieting, sadly. I can go for a cool vodka and Crystal lite right now. I had to put it aside for now though I want to reach my goal at last.

Beautiful, if I could see stuff like that on my walk I'd be out every morning. I live in NY . Nothing but cars and buildings , people rushing to and from and folks out walking their dogs and cleaning their front yards. Great idea for a thread. Dee

I'm the same. I can see it very visibly but no matter how much I lose I know my tummy area will never be seen in public, ever.... so if it doesn't bother me I won't bother it.

I'm having the same problem. I have no energy at all. i would love to exercise as much as possible but I just have no energy at all, so I will be checking this thread for suggestions and I will ask my surgeons office when I go for my 2nd fill. Dee

Very encouraging post for a change. You are beautiful too. congrats!!

That's good. I'm glad you were not offended. I did read that you LOVE Mustard, continue to enjoy it. In the meantime this silliness has overtaken Jessica's thread so I'm out and won't be back. Sorry for the hijack Jessica. Dee

Wrenbird no need to be offended. We were only going by what you said in your first post where you clearly said that you don't measure your food because all you eat is a bowl of lettuce and some whole grain mustard and then later you eat a stick of celery or an Optifast shake. What you said there is clearly not enough food for most people and is clearly not a healthy way of eating for most but as you said your Dr. (:blushing:) has approved your way of eating so if you and he like it that's all that matters. Dee

You're very welcome Christina. Hope you feel better today. It will. Try to walk if you can I heard that helps a lot and take some Gas-X chewables if you can. Feel better today ladies. Dee

Ok, that's good when I had surgery I could only have clear liquids at first like broth , Water, clear lo cal drinks, sf Jello. Thankfully, I was not hungry at all so I just sipped my water and lived on CL and Diet Snapple. That's when I lost my most weight. After a couple of weeks the hunger started to kick back in. Don't worry about the eating just make sure you sip your water or drinks to keep yourself hydrated. In the next few days you may feel like a bite or two . Like my Hubby says "it is what it is!!" Enjoy your weekend and feel better. Dee

Wow, this was shocking to me and I have read your response but still that is a very sparse diet. I hope after your unfill you can have more Protein and variety. You won't last like this but on the other hand yeah, I use to eat like this too when I was 22 and desperate to lose. That's what bought me to being at this point in my life having to have WLS to control my weight. I wish you the very best Wren. Dee

No, you don't have to force anything down. That would go against the purpose of the band. Enjoy this time where you are comfortable with not eating much because that will be over soon . When you're able to start your mushies you can eat your Protein and drink your Protein shakes. Did your surgeon tell you to have protein shakes now? or should you just be having clear liquids anyway? Different surgeons different directions. In any case relax you'll be ok.

They mean well, but that's funny because that's how I can tell I'm losing or have lost some over night. I look at my fingers and if they're not puffy I know I've lost or haven't retained Water.

Right now you should be chillaxing, healing and taking it easy. You just had surgery give yourself time. You will probably be not hungry and not be able to take in much for a while. Your stomach is all swollen so you can't take in much anyway. Give yourself time. Keep some fresh Water near your bed and sip on that constantly to keep yourself hydrated. When I first came home from surgery I also was not hungry and I loved that feeling for a change and I basically just had water and Diet Snapple or Crystal light. You have time to worry about getting in your Protein and Vitamins and all that stuff. Relax!! Dee