ncsoutherngirl

I haven't posted in a while. I've been through alot of ups and downs. I was losing weight great the first two months. Every time I would get on the scales I would see the weight coming off. Then in October it stopped!!! I was hungry all the time. I wasn't gaining weight but wasn't losing either. I finally scheduled my first fill and was so excited. I thought this is the answer, I will get restriction and the weight will start to come off again. Boy was I wrong. I left the office as hungry as before with no restriction what so ever. I thought why did I do this. I feel no different than before. The lap band wasn't doing anything I thought it would do and I had to wait 6 weeks weeks before another fill. I struggled the whole 6 weeks. I was fighting hunger and was eating more than ever. Finally it was time for the second fill. I went with no great expectations. He did the fill and gave me water to drink. With the first fill I drank the cup down with no problem. So this time I took one gulp. No problem. Then another gulp and "ouch". It was sitting in my throat. Of course he told me to do liquids for the day. So I did. It is amazing now. I'm getting full after a few bites of food. I'm eating only a quarter of the food that it took me before to get full. The weight is coming off again. Now I finally know what the band is supposed to do and that it is working. I am down 6 pounds since I had the fill on Wednesday. I am so happy I got the band. 2 months ago I had my doubts and was angry with my band, with my doctor, I was mad at the world. So to anyone who is struggling like I was, don't give up. It may take a while and a few fills but the band does work. Don't give up.

I am so glad I read your post. I was just fussing with my friends today about how slow my weight loss was. They all told me that I needed to calm down because slow is good and it will give my body time to adjust to the weight loss. This site is go great because it shows other people go through the same things you do.

The weight has been falling off so slow lately but I finally have reached 30 pounds lost. I'm now 203 and I was at 233. I'm feeling great. Hope this continues because I have had such highs and lows. I want this to be a success because this is my last chance at reaching my goals. I keep telling myself "you can do it" and I'm starting to finally have enough faith in myself to believe I can.

It seems like every time I bring up getting a fill to the Registered Nurse she goes on and on about what I'm eating. I am making good choices with my food but I'm hungry. I can't make her understand I'm HUNGRY. I had no fill during surgery and I feel like I need one now. I got a comment from her that a fill is not the answer. If a fill is not the answer why get the band to begin with. This is a tool and how can the tool work if they won't listen to what I'm going through. I'm fighting hunger most of the day. I have lost 27 pounds but its because I'm going hungry alot. What more I can do to make them listen. I've had a very trying day...Hope tomorrow is better.