EmmaWang

You are not alone. I've had 4 fills and is up to 5.9 cc and still don't have enough restriction. My first fill was 4.4 cc and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th fills were each 0.5 cc. This has been really frustrating as the PA refused to give me bigger fills. I've only one free fill left and who knows if I will ever reach the sweet spot or not.

Hi, I just had my first fill - 8cc's!!! That was aggressive. It was done under floroscope so it was precise. No wonder I felt no restriction! It will be a new process with the eating. I have the Realize C band which holds 11cc. Not much room left.

I also have the realize C band. Your doctor is really nice that he gave you 8 cc the first time. I've had 5 fills (today the fifth) so far, and I am only up to 5.9 cc. Besides the first fill of 4.4 cc, the PA has only been willing to give me 0.5 cc each time. I didn't have restriction for the first four fills. I really hope that today's fill will work out better than the previous four.

Congrats! I am close to my onederland as well. I am 3 lbs away currently. I'd had three fills and was up to 5.4 cc but I didn't have any restriction. I just got my fourth fill today and it took me up to 5.9 cc. Hopefully the fill could work out better.

Yesterday.

B: Two eggs and 1 reduced fat cheese string

S: 1 reduced fat cheese string.

L: 5 OZ chicken breast and 2 OZ of cole slow.

S: 1 sugar free popsicle

D: 6 OZ of BBQ pork and beef, 3 OZ of stired fried string Beans.

S: 3 cubes of Water mellon.

Gosh, I have been eating so much. Up till yesterday I've had 3 fills and up to 5.4 cc. I had no restriction. Today I got another 0.5 cc to bring the total fill to 5.9 cc. I am on lliquid diet today. Hopefully today's fill will put me into the right place and with some proper restriction.

Hi, my first fill was 4.4 cc, but I didn't have restriction. My second and thrid fill were each 0.5 cc and I remain with no restriction. I just had my fourth fill today which took me to a total 5.9 cc. I am on liquid diet right now and I don't know if this one could do the trick or not. I have only one free fill left which falls on 06/09/09. The PA refused to give me bigger fills as she was afraid I could end up with overfilling. I was really dissapointed as I was expecting at least 1 cc of filling today.

Hopefully I could go below 200 lbs very soon.

Name********Starting weight*****Current*******Goal******To go

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1RockinMom.........254............220.........145.......75

Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68

AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0

Babe...............308............275.6.......199.......76.6

Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27

Bklyn1984..........317............238.........165.......73

Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53

Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15

Cappy..............240............223.5.......130.......93.5

Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49

CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5

Clarebear08........192............170.........160.......10

Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5

dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64

Ebonie.............307............298.8.......200.......98.8

EmmaWang...........241............203.........140.......63

FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112

FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54

FlordiaPete........413............372.........300.......72

GratefulHeart......226............191.........135.......56

GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76

health4life........279............239.........150.......89

inri09.............287............254.........185.......69

janesays...........225............189.........160.......29

kaninag............210............210.........170.......40

kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23

Lindar172..........246............219.6.......150.......69.6

Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89

LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91

Long2BThin.........216............182.........169.......13

lotzasunshine......270............246.........180.......66

Loveislovely.......216............180.........175.......5

ltgordon...........284.8..........229.4.......185.......44.4

lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65

Mair...............231............222.........140.......83

Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60

mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55

MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48

nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30

Pink...............230............152.........145........7

Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58

Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55

Snow...............227............167.........141.......26

stacy73............285............214.........160.......54

Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40

Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5

Under200...........242............199.........155.......44

vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52

Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76

WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22

Yes i am back on solids. i haven't wieghed yet because I had my fill on wednesday and am trying to hold off till this wed to weigh. I have felt retriction so far. Before i could eat bread and now I can't-especially plain. i did eat a piece of garlic toast but took very tiny bites. right now i feel like i did when i was first banded-which is a good thing. I just pray i continue with this restriction. i only have at least 20 pounds to lose to no longer be considered overweight. I pray daily for willpower,patience and endurance. I know it took a whole lot of years to put the weight on and it won't come off overnight. BUT BOY DO I WISH IT WOULD!!!:drool:

Haha, I hear you. Good luck on the last 20 lbs. I am glad that you've got restriction so far. As for me, I am also back to solid food. I could still eat large portion, but I stay full longer than after the first fill. I still have a long way to go - more than 80 lbs. Like you, I wish the 80 lbs would disappear overnight. LOL.

Breakfast: 1 wedge of laughing cow reduced fat cheese

Lunch: 1 can of tuna (5OZ) with mayo and splenda

1 Oz of stired fried squash

12 boiled soy Beans

Dinner: 6 OZ of fried fish

1 piece of soft tofu

8 pieces of dry firm tofu

My doctor said that I should always eat Protein first then some vege. Protein is what keeps you full for longer period of time. I also love cakes and Cookies, so I would have a small piece of cake or 1 cookie once or twice per week when I really crave them. That way you don't feel being deprived from all the goodies. As for the love of chocolate, you could try fat free sugar free Chocolate Jell-O pudding. They are pretty good that it should take your craving for chocolate away. Protein source includes lean meat, tofu and dairy products. I am not at my sweet spot yet so I do eat large portion. Here is one of my typical day of meals:

Breakfast: usually two eggs and 1/4 cup of fat free cottage cheese.

Snack: sugar free popsicle

Lunch: 5 OZ of meat (fish, chicken, pork) and 3 OZ of vege.

Snack: 1 reduced fat cheese string

Dinner: again 5 OZ meat, 2 Oz of tofu and 1 OZ of vege.

Had another fill on thursday, second one, now at 7 cc but seem to b able to eat quite a lot. Definitely not my sweet spot as weight loss is slow. no other problems to report now but I will go in next week for additional fill.

Jude, are you allowed to get a fill every week? My doctor lets us to have a fill every two weeks. I also don't have enough restriction yet. I still eat large portion but I stay full longer than before.

Hi, I am six weeks out. However when I joined my co-workers in the power walk in the fourth or fifth week, I also got left side pain around my belly area. My port is located about 1 or 2 inches above my belly bottom, so I guess the pain was in my port area. The pain was not bad and manageable, but it was certainly very uncomfortable. We never walked last week so I don't know if I will still have tenderness around my port when I walk fast again.

Ashley, I too also hate exercising. We have a treadmill at home and my Dad walks around 50 minutes on it everyday. It's so difficult for me to make the commitment working on it for 45 min everyday. I try to get everyone in the family to walking outside with me on the weekend. My co-worker organized power walk which is supposed to happen everyday. Well it never does on daily basis due the bad weather, work load, period time etc. We are lucky to have the walk twice a week. As the weather is getting warmer and warmer, I don't feel walking outside in the sun at noon (we usually go out walk at around 1:30 PM) is such a brilliant idea.

Hi, how's everyone doing? I also have realize band and my doctor said that my band could fill maximum 11 cc. So far I've had two fills that total 4.9 cc. My first fill was pretty aggressive - 4.4 cc. But I only felt somewhat restriction for the first 3-4 days. As time progressed on, I was able to eat more and more (almost of the same amount before the banding except I am not eating any rice or bread or starchy vege). I was also able to keep everything down. I too love spicy food and I have no problem eating them. I went back and got my second fill on Friday - 4/24/09. The PA only gave me 0.5 cc coz she didn't want to hurt me. For the past two days, I was on liquid diet and I was so hungry from time to time. Today I started on soft food (fish, tofu, cheese and soft vege). I am still able to eat more than I am supposed to - around total 4-5 OZ of food per meal. But I do eat less than after the first fill. Hopefully my appetite and portion size won't go up later this week like after my first fill. Anyway I've scheduled another fill in May. I have 2-3 free fills before 06/09/09.

Labbandmom, how is your daughter doing right now? I heard on the forum that someone didn't feel any restriction until got filled with 10 cc in a realize band. However, after she reaches the sweet spot, the weight is coming off of her like Water. Your daughter probably just needs another fill. Ask her doctor what is the maximum size that she could be filled up to.

Snow and Heschet, have you had another fill yet? Did it work?

Desertwoman, are you on solid now? Do you have restriction? Good Luck.

The doctor made me eat the crackers to see if I could tolerate it. Normally not a big cracker eater :smile2: I was told to take it easy to chew like mad and make sure not to eat too much. Didn't say anything about Protein shake. I ate 3 pieces of 99% fat free slices of turkey and had no problem. Still feeling full from it which is great.

Hi, how are you feeling today? Still sliming? If you still are, I think it is probably a good idea for you to stay on liquid tomorrow. I know that every doctor is different. However, with an aggressive fill for 5 cc, your pouch area could be irritated and it needs time to recover. As for me, I am still on liquid today (my doctor requires two days liquid and two days soft food following the fill), so I have been hungry throughout the day. I miss the solid food so much.

I have all my fills under fluro .... then you know if you are too tight or not enough. Unfortunately my fill doctor wouldnt fill tight like some do.

Iv had 1.8, 1.8, .5 and .4, almost not worth going in for, cant tell the difference. I have a 10 cc band.

I think Iv had appetite pills that helped me more with appetite supression than the lapband. I am kinda dissapointed, but determined.

WOW, you are already down 77 lbs. What a fabulous job you have done! Congrats! Your four fills look awfully tiny. Can you insist on getting a bigger fill when you go next time? From what I've read in the forum, it might take many fills to reach sweet spot, however, eventually most of us will get there.

I went for my first fill last month and found out i lost 50 pounds. Since then I have not lost one pound and I feel as if I can eat more and more though I try not too. Can anyone help me figure out why I havent lost anything? Also can anyone give me and idea of what there eating to lose the weight

Hi Snow, losing 50 lbs after surgery has already made you ahead of the same. I have only lost around 17 lbs since the surgery. I have had two fills. After the first fill, I also didn't have any restriction and was eating more and more. I just got my second fill on Friday and it was only 0.5 cc. I have been so hungry since I had to stay on liquid both yesterday and today. From what I heard in the forum, most people won't get the restriction until the third fill. I think you need get another fill.

A Protein shake wouldnt satisfy me even for 10 minutes, I'd still want food. And I've had sufficient restriction to lose all my excess weight. That is no real measure. Wait till you're eating again.

I see. I had two cartons of Protein Shake tonight plus one sugar free popsicle and I am still hungry right now. But I have to suffer one more day tomorrow on liquid diet. Hopefully when I start on soft food (fish, tofu) Sunday, I will feel full much quicker than I did with the first fill.

I obiously don't have enough restriction yet. After I drank one and half carton of Protein Shake tonight, I was still a little hungry. Then I ate one sugar free popsicle, but was still not completely satisfied. I wanted to join my husband and parents eating the pork, beef and vege so much. LOL. Finally I ended my dinner tonight with another half carton of Protein shake. I have to go on for another day of liquid diet tomorrow because of this tiny little fill. The liquid diet is really tough especially without enough restricton.

I had 4.4 cc on my first fill. After the fill, I didn't have any problem keeping all type of the food down. As a matter of fact, I was able to eat more than before the fill. So today I went and got a second and the PA was only giving me 0.5 cc. I was really disappointed as I was expecting at least 2 cc. Anyway, shouldn't you stay on liquid diet for one or two days after your fill? I am asking because I see that you are trying on crackers already. I think maybe that was part of the cause of your sliming. It's always a good idea to give your doctor a call and asking him about the sliming issue.

After 2 fillls, I'm only at 4.1 .... so you've got more restriction than I do. But I know that each fill will put me close. Nobody makes it to their sweet spot after 1 fill, or 2, so far as I know. At 4.9, you should be feeling some restriction though you probably have a fill or two to get to your sweet spot. There's a certain amount of patience involved and I don't like that either. BUT, on my first fill there was .6cc in the band. They NP added 4ccs .... and within 30 minutes I couldn't swallow Water or even spit. I had to go back and get 1 cc taken out. And that was SUCH a relief. As much as I'd love my upcoming fill this Tuesday to take me straight to my sweet spot, I don't want to have that other problem. It's a fine line, and you'll get there soon enough.

Yeah, I do have more filling than you and hopefully I will feel more restriction than what I had with the first fill once I start on soft food on Sunday. I had one carton of EAS Protein shake after the fill and I felt a hungry again after 2 hours. So I drank 0.5 cup of soy milk. Good Luck on your upcoming fill next Tuesday. I also hope my next fill also take me straight to my sweet spot.

dont judge restrictions on your liquids. what i learned is that when i eat dried foods like dry chicken, turkey, meat i get good restriction. I have had 3 fills, the first he put in 5cc's under x-ray so he could judge restriction.....next two fills were only 0.5cc's and my third one hit the spot. I cant say its my sweet spot but after 1 week i am down another 7 lbs. Be careful what your eating, i thought i was doing the right things but they were just slider foods and i thought they werent. I was eating salad with a tiny bit of dressing and doc says thats a no-no....all Water and saturated fat...and this is a slider food....

Thanks. It's just that I just had one carton of EAS Protein shake after the fill. Then 2 hours later I felt a little hungry again. That was why I didn't think the 0.5 cc made any difference. I have to stay on liquid today and tomorrow. On sunday, I could start soft food - fish and tofu. I'll see then if I have more restriction with band then. I don't like slider food anyway. LOL, I don't like salad at all, but I do love cooked vegetable.

Hi,I just got my 2nd fill today and am looking forward to getting back to losing. I am already tired of the liquid diet. I have 2.5cc but i have a smaller band. the doctor says people usually feel restriction at 2cc so i am very hopeful. I also don't have to take sips. We both must stay positive and believe everything is going to be great and before we know it we will be at our goal. Good luck.

Hi Dmbrn,

Are you back to solid food now? I just got my second fill today for 0.5 cc. I am also being put on liquid diet both today and tomorrow. I don't think this fill makes much difference in terms of restriction. Are you feeling restriction with your band now? Able to lose weight? Good Luck.

Well I do feel some restriction. THe six small meals doesnt work for me and the reason is my job. I am at a desk and work without taking lunch or breaks pretty much. So its really hard for me to take so many breaks during the day. I am on the phone constantly. So what I am doing now is going back to two shakes ...morning and afternoon. Its just easier for me. Now the weight is at a standstill pretty much. So I am thinking that I will definately need another fill or two. And I may even go back to weight watchers because I am getting too frustrated with the slow loss.

Married, how are you doing? I feel that you need increase the calorie intake since you are doing Protein shake for both morning and noon. I heard that the lower calorie also decrease your metabolism therefore slow down the weight loss. Good Luck.

Hi, I also just got my second fill today. The PA only put in 0.5 cc. I was really disappointed since I was expecting something like 2.5 to 3 cc. I am again put on liquid diet for two days. However, I could tell right now that 0.5 cc did not make much of difference in terms of restriction. I will go back after two weeks and next time I will beg the PA to give me at least 1 cc.

I just had my second fill this morning. The port went a little deeper than last fill. It took her 4 pokes to find the right spot. The needle was pushed all the way down. The PA only gave me 0.5 cc, which really disappointed me. She said that she didn't want to hurt me by giving me too much. After my first fill, I was able to keep everything down and I was eating larger and larger portion at each meal (7 OZ of meat plus 3 OZ of vege). I felt I could eat more than before the fill. So I was really expecting this fill to be somewhere likes 2.5 cc to 3 cc. Even with 0.5 cc, I am still put on a liquid diet for two days. I could tell right now that there is not that much difference in restriction. I am scheduled to going back again after two weeks. I am going to beg her to give me more next time.