John337

Bought pants and shirts the other day. Down to a size 40 pants ( from 48) . Bought golf shirts size large ( from XXL). I hate shopping in general but I have to admit it feels great to shop at any men's store not just those Big and Tall shops. I don't think I've been a size 40 since the early 1990's.

You're doing great......While I lost 73 lbs, 50 lbs was pre-op. Post op ( 5/11/09) I have lost 23 lbs. We should lose 1-2 lbs per week. I have had 4 fills to get to 5.7 cc's. You had 4 cc's at surgery which is great and then a fill. My Doc is aggressive. I go every two weeks for a slight fill. Are you feeling good restriction?? If not, call his office and ask for an early appt as you are not restricted. If you are restricted, then all is good as long as you are not hungry in between meals and stick to 1000-1100 cals per day. PLEASE DO NOT FEEL DEPRESSED.......You are doing great!! We're in it for the long haul.....Keep up the good work.:tongue_smilie:

My 7/8 adjustment of 1 cc was too tight. Went back this am and the NP took out .3cc which gave relief but still restricted. I could only eat one to two oz of food and 10-12 oz of fluid for the day yesterday so I knew it was tight. Thought of not going back but riding it out and hope it would loosen up but then I said to myself why are you doing this??? I'm in it for the long haul so why starve myself. Weighed in and the weight confirmed that I wasn't eating or drinking enough as in two days I lost 4 lbs......Too much in two days.......:biggrin: Now I'm drinking more and feeling restricted but not strangled......

My 7/8 adjustment of 1 cc was too tight. Went back this am and the NP took out .3cc which gave relief but still restricted. I could only eat one to two oz of food and 10-12 oz of fluid for the day yesterday so I knew it was tight. Thought of not going back but riding it out and hope it would loosen up but then I said to myself why are you doing this??? I'm in it for the long haul so why starve myself. Weighed in and the weight confirmed that I wasn't eating or drinking enough as in two days I lost 4 lbs......Too much in two days....... Now I'm drinking more and feeling restricted but not strangled......

My 7/8 adjustment of 1 cc was too tight. Went back this am and the NP took out .3cc which gave relief but still restricted. Weighed in and the weight confirmed that I wasn't eating or drinking enough as in two days I lost 4 lbs......Too much in two days.......:tongue_smilie: Now I'm drinking more and feeling restricted but not strangled......Down to 264.

My 7/8 adjustment of 1 cc was too tight. Went back this am and the NP took out .3cc which gave relief but still restricted. I could only eat one to two oz of food and 10-12 oz of Fluid for the day yesterday so I knew it was tight. Thought of not going back but riding it out and hope it would loosen up but then I said to myself why are you doing this??? I'm in it for the long haul so why starve myself. Weighed in and the weight confirmed that I wasn't eating or drinking enough as in two days I lost 4 lbs......Too much in two days.......:tongue_smilie: Now I'm drinking more and feeling restricted but not strangled......

Great explanation - makes sense.

I think you'll feel the restriction as soon as you eat mushies. You'll probably find that you'll fall out of restriction as soon as you lose some weight. Going every two weeks has really been great. Good luck..............

I have the AP 10 cc band. I was told approx 1 cc fills the tube from the port to the band. The 4cc first fill did nothing for me so I called the office and they took me the following week for my second fill ( 1.75 cc's). Now we were feeling restricted. It's funny, once you lose a few lbs, the band gets loose. I asked the Doctor today where he felt based on my situation where I would probably settle in on the fills. He thought over the first year I will settle in around 9cc's. You're doing good....Keep it up. Try and get an earlier appt if you feel no restriction. The worse he could do is say wait till August.

Since my last fill on 6/25/09, ( as of Monday) I didn't lose one pound. Weighed in today at the Doc's office and lost 2 lbs. This is crazy.... Dr. Fielding said my body is adjusting to the weight loss and this type of weight lose is expected. Restriction was gone, so Dr. Fielding added 1 cc for a total of 7.25 cc's. Now I'm really restricted. Took me an hour to drink an 11 oz. protein drink.

Since my last fill on 6/25/09, ( as of Monday) I didn't lose one pound. Weighed in today at the Doc's office and lost 2 lbs. This is crazy.... Dr. Fielding said my body is adjusting to the weight loss and this type of weight lose is expected. Restriction was gone, so Dr. Fielding added 1 cc for a total of 7.25 cc's. Now I'm really restricted. Took me an hour to drink an 11 oz. protein drink.

Had another adjustment today. Dr. Fielding added 1 cc. Total is 7.25 cc's. Now I feel restricted. Took me an hour to drink a Protein drink. Strange thing - I weighed myself Monday and didn't lose a pound in two weeks. Weighed in at the Doc's office and lost 2 lbs....Very excited. I haven't been this weight in ten years. :smile2:

Thanks....... These adjustments are crazy......I lost that restricted feeling....Yet I have 6.25 cc's in the band. Didn't lose one pound last week. Not happy.....I like to see results,,,even small steps. However, I'm in it for the long haul. The good news is my clothes are still getting looser......First time in YEARS, I'm wearing a large golf shirt and it fits nice and loose. I was a XXL. You're doing great yourself.......Great hat by the way......

Seems I lost that restriction..... I'm hungry in between meals so I have a protein drink. Trying not to eat much. Stayed exactly the same. I have an appt tomorrow for another adjustment......

Had my first "stuck" experience Sunday.......Not Good !:tongue2: The message is - CHEW, CHEW, CHEW...Then CHEW again. It was my own fault. Bringing up that piece of chicken was not pleasant but you get instant relief. Not wanting to do that anytime soon.

CHEW...CHEW...CHEW.... That's what I must remember. I Was eating a chicken thigh when all of a sudden I had this pain in my chest and nothing else would go down. Went into the bathroom and up came the food. :cool: First the food that followed the chicken which came up easily. Then I thought that was it. Still had the pain in my chest and I could hear gurgling. I was still stuck. :smile2: Then I threw up (lightly) and the piece of chicken came up and immediately felt better. I didn't chew it well enough........Lesson learned the hard way!.

CHEW...CHEW...CHEW.... That's what I must remember. I Was eating a chicken thigh when all of a sudden I had this pain in my chest and nothing else would go down. Went into the bathroom and up came the food. :thumbup: First the food that followed the chicken which came up easily. Then I thought that was it. Still had the pain in my chest and I could hear gurgling. I was still stuck. :smile2: Then I threw up (lightly) and the piece of chicken came up and immediately felt better. I didn't chew it well enough........Lesson learned the hard way!.

Down 2 lbs this week. Total - 66 lbs. Had my third adjustment. Got my restriction back which feels good. Everyone is doing great....Keep it up.........

Since my last post, I stopped feeling restricted and was starting to get hungry within 5 hours of a meal. It was explained to me that as I lose weight, my stomach shrinks and the Band gets loose. Very Common, like tightening up your belt a notch. So I got another .5 cc's put in today and got that restricted feeling back again. Did lose 2 more lbs since last Friday . Total lost 66 lbs. :crying: My next appointment is scheduled for 7/8/09.

Since my last post, I stopped feeling restricted and was starting to get hungry within 5 hours of a meal. It was explained to me that as I lose weight, my stomach shrinks and the Band gets loose. Very Common, like tightening up your belt a notch. So I got another .5 cc's put in today and got that restricted feeling back again. Did lose 2 more lbs since last Friday . Total lost 66 lbs. :thumbup: My next appointment is scheduled for 7/8/09.

I would suggest another fill. When you're in the zone, you should be full. If you're not getting there, it's time for an adjustment. You should be full eating 4-5 oz of Protein at a meal. If not, fill time....... I've had 3 fills within a month. the second fill gave me good restriction. Then I lost that feeling and went right back for another fill today. Got that restriction back again.......Feels good. Good luck.....

A suggestion would be to get back to basics. 1000-1200 calories per day. Eat Protein first - 60 grams of protein per day and exercise. Are you still hungry after eating 4-5 oz of protein ?? does it hold you for 5 hours?? If not, Call your Doc, you probably need another adjustment. You're doing great. 71 lbs is fantastic.:bored:

Thanks Ann, As it was explained to me, as my stomach shrinks the Band gets loose. Same as tightening up your belt a notch. Up until three days ago, I was feeling good restriction, then I lost that feeling and could eat a little more and was starting to feel hungry within 5 hours of a meal. So to keep me in the zone, I got .5cc s. Two weeks ago, the same .5cc was too tight and I couldn't even swallow Water. I had a Protein shake for lunch today and it went down fine. I can feel that restriction again.

Just had my third fill today. An additional .5cc was added. Total now is 6.25 cc. It was explained , once you're in the zone, the fills are minimal to keep up with the stomach shrinking. Since my last fill ( 6/16/09), I'm down 5 lbs.:bored: Back to fluids today and mushie tomorrow......Down 2 lbs since last Friday.

I agree with Susan. Call your Doc and schedule another appt as soon as he can get you in explaining that the first fill leaves you hungry, etc. He needs to hear from you. Working together is the key. It took two fills for me to get any restriction. The first was 4 cc's which did absolutely nothing for me. Went back a few days later and got 1.75 cc's which put in the zone. I now eat 4-5 oz of Protein and feel full. It holds me for 5 hours. Keep up the good work.......