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Good luck with this. Took me over a year to recognize the difference. For me, I have to physically stop and actually listen or feel my stomachto see if it's hunger or me wanting to chew on something. Most of the time it's head hunger. It's more of a discomfort felt in my stomach but my mind likes to F with me so I have to listen real hard. I'll drink some water and go back to work and it goes away.

28 lbs is incredible. It's too soon to see a trend of 1 lb a week. If you continue to exercise the same and eat the same day in and day out, you'll see the same results which are quite good. But, it's a good idea to push your self in the gym and at home. But I would increase your caloric intake up to 1400/day for 2-3 days in case your body is in starvation mode. Or, just increase to 1200 for a week or so? Keep the body guessing. tmf

"Until there's restriction....It's still just another diet" B-52 It took me over a year to be able to discern the difference between head hunger and real hunger. You/we all have a lifetime of bad habits and addictions to overcome and it doesn't happen overnight. Your doc is right. Fewer slider foods to feel satiety is needed. I ate more than the 1 cup of food until I got closer to the green zone(fill #4). I never liked that hungry feeling of discomfort. tmf

Probably not. Daily weight loss and gain can be a function of the body retaining or expelling fluids. You probably have lost fat over the last few weeks but could be retaining fluids. Any daily gain or loss of 1 or more lbs is usually just fluids. So, maybe your body is letting fluids go but fat loss is the ultimate goal. If you're weight is lower week over week you can probably attribute this to losing fat but you should dismiss daily gyrations of whole lbs. If your clothes fit loosely you most likely have lost fat. tmf

What did you tell her you were eating? If she felt like you weren't eating correctly a fill won't do you any good.

Call the doctor. Bypass the nurse. Get it from the mouth of the professional.

Insist on a fluoroscopy with your next fill. Here's a good video that demonstrates why it's so important for some patients:

I have a lot of restriction and I guess I would consider I'm in the lime zone and just short of a dark green zone. But, I can eat whatever I want too if I eat the wrong(slider)foods. I can go out and consume large quantities of mexican and italian foods. pizza might be a problem but lasagna, bring it on. Cheeseburgers, bring em on. Mashed potatoes smothered in greasy gravy, bring it on. If you eat your Protein first, veggies and carbs 2nd and all in a solid form, but you do not feel satisfied for 3-5 hours, you probably need more fills and like I said, a barium swallow would indicate if your band is working properly. If the barium swallow is not available, try to get as many fills as you can till you feel some restriction. And again, how many CCs are in your band or did doc not say? tmf

Depends on how severe it was? Was it a full blown hurl(stomach contraction and violent ejection of food) or did you just regurgitate some food in your esophogus?

OK, what do you eat now and what is it you want to eat?

Sounds like a barium swallow test is in order to see how much restriction your band is giving you. That and more fills is about all he can do I would think? The fact that you had good restriction for 4.5 years but did not lose more weight is odd? Why was that? Were you cheating the band? And are you cheating the band now? I assume you know what I'm asking and I don't mean to sound judgemental but some of what you are saying doesn't add up? Usually it doesn't matter but did your doc say how many CCs are in your band and what size band do you have? tmf

Weight lost the first 6 weeks is mostly water loss. But all the drugs and fluids they pump into you during surgery can increase your weight. Also, liquids can contain calories, sodium, carbohydrates that make you retain fluids.

Renee doesn't realize she hijacked your thread. Renee, you should start your own topic so more people will respond and see it? tmf

It's usually not up to you to decide how big your fill is? The doc makes that decision. It can take upt to 6 fills before the band works it's magic. And you really should not be eating 2 sandwiches. Spend some time with your nutritionist. tmf

My incision is now an inch or more below my port. As your girth decreases, your skin sags lower.

Why do you puke?

Good advice Grasshopper! This is the "Wax on, Wax off" stage of your journey. tmf

" Only 10 lbs? Have you ever lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks before? You answered your own question with the fill comment. You will not feel full(and that's not the goal, satiety is the goal) until you get enough fills to give you adequate restriction. And you may always be able to guzzle Water. "Until there's restriction it's just another diet"....B-52

I use cat litter or dog food bags as an analogy. Just think about carrying those 50 lbs up and down stairs, around a walking path or just going to the store?

Starting weight, current weight, pics?

Nothing hurt too much for me except Bandster Hell for 4 months

Very normal. I lost 12 lbs the first 2 weeks and nothing for the next 3.5 months. It will happen, be patient.

Oh goodie, get ready for the hazing just kidding

I've discovered stuffed red peppers. Low fat hamburger, brown rice, italian seasonings, diced tomatoes, parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, onions, garlic. Roasted for 40 minutes and then serve with one of your favorite marinaras sprinkled with a little more parmesan cheese. Everything but the flour crust. About 300-400 calories and the marinara helps to keep it from getting stuck. tmf