tamkin65

Wasted calories? Most diet sodas have very few...even 0 calories. I consume more than that in flavored waters. I was told no carbonation, but silly me tried a couple of days ago. Never again! It hurt too much.

congrats, fellow Vol fan!

I had the same problem...never hungry (which I still don't see as a problem) and then the acid reflux. I was too tight. I went today, and they took .4 cc out of my band. I feel so much better. I wish I had done it sooner. I was miserable for a month.

Everyone is different. I felt very little restriction after my first fill with 5 ccs in a 10 cc band. I feel too much restriction at times now that I've had a second fill with 7 ccs total. I'll probably have them remove a tiny bit this month. Good luck.

I told all of my family, friends, and coworkers. I don't make it a secret at all. I eat lunch with several coworkers though and felt the need to tell them. They do get a kick out of my lunches. Some of them have told me they didn't know you could buy bowls as small as I use. Everyone has been very supportive to my face. However....they sometimes drive me crazy because every time they see me they ask how much I've lost.

Mine's in the middle...couple of inches below my bra line. Never really bothers me.

I have 7 ccs in a 10 cc band. I think I'm going to have a slight unfill next month. I think I would like to be a bit looser and not have to be soooo careful all the time. Bread and eggs (which I forgot to mention before) were the only things I had problems with before this fill.

Since my last fill 2 weeks ago, I can't eat these: bread, nuts, peanut butter, dry meats, breaded chicken and fish are hit and miss, grapes, cantaloupe if it's firm at all, cheese that isn't melted can be a problem. I'm sure I'll find lots of other things that are too much trouble to even try to eat, but there are still plenty of things I can eat. It's a shame that ice cream still goes down with no trouble at all. I just stay away from it.

This is so funny. I have to admit that I was waiting for the haters or the ones who seem to be experts on everything to reply. I don't post often for fear of being enlightened by those very people.

My port is up high too. It was nothing, but I did get a numbing shot...just a little sting and burning, then nothing. It was kind of freaky sitting up with a needle sticking out of me while I was drinking the water. I felt just a little pain when the shot wore off...very little pain. It was strange the way it worked with me though. I felt the restriction at first for just a few days, then I didn't feel any restriction for about a week, and then WHAM...good restriction. The only negative thing has been having to crush my meds...yuck! Don't be nervous, be excited. And good luck!!!

I'm losing faster now that I'm eating more. Sounds crazy I know, but last time I went to the doc they told me to eat between 1000 and 1400 cal a day. It's working.

I'm so glad you posted this. I'm the same way. I've been relying on willpower too. I'll be so glad when I finally get real restriction.

I had the same problem. I was banded on 3/24. There were 2 or 3 days last week when I ate more than 1/2 cup at a time, but then it passed. 1/2 cup is satisfying me again. I wished that I had just hung in there, but I gave in and ate more than I was supposed to those days. Maybe you'll start feeling satisfied again in a couple of days. Good luck to you! We can do this!

Nice to meet you guys. I had 2 or 3 scary days before I started this thread, but I'm doing much better now. I wish the doc would give me a fill on Thursday, but he said it would be a month after surgery before a fill. I'm not craving anything, which I find surprising--especially at this time of the month. I just can't believe that I'm eating this little and feeling satisfied. I wish I had done this years ago. I'm so anxious to get this weight off and have a life! Good luck to you guys!

I'm pretty sure he is in the same office. One of his patients was right next to me right before surgery. I probably won't go to the meetings since I live so far away. It takes me an hour and a half to get to Nashville from Cookeville. I have a friend at church who has lost over 130 lbs in 15 months with the lap band. She's my support. I'm also thinking of going to WW just to face the scale weekly.