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I had a very little fill yesterday .2 ccs. I thought I was already at 6 ccs, but the doctor said I was actually at 5.8. so now I am at 6. I am doing soft foods for today just to be safe. I lost 3.5 lbs in the past 2 weeks. I am now down 30 lbs!!!!! I have noticed that I am pretty tight in the morning and can not really eat anything solid. I started eating a few bites of yogurt when I wake up just to have food in the pouch and jump start my metabolism. Night eating is still the hardest part of my day. I get bored or something and want to munch. Any helpful ideas????? I do sugar free popsicles already. All in all I am really happy and pleased with the weight loss and the progress. My clothes fit better and my joints feel much better. I know I still have a long way to go, but I am on the right track at least and making head way. :thumbup: Oh and I have never had blood preasure issues, but when they took it yesterday it was 117/78. She said that was ideal!!!!! How cool. :smile2:

I had a very little fill yesterday .2 ccs. I thought I was already at 6 ccs, but the doctor said I was actually at 5.8. so now I am at 6. I am doing soft foods for today just to be safe. I lost 3.5 lbs in the past 2 weeks. :thumbup: I am now down 30 lbs!!!!! I have noticed that I am pretty tight in the morning and can not really eat anything solid. I started eating a few bites of yogurt when I wake up just to have food in the pouch and jump start my metabolism. Night eating is still the hardest part of my day. I get bored or something and want to munch. Any helpful ideas????? :blushing: I do sugar free popsicles already. All in all I am really happy and pleased with the weight loss and the progress. My clothes fit better and my joints feel much better. I know I still have a long way to go, but I am on the right track at least and making head way. :thumbup: Oh and I have never had blood preasure issues, but when they took it yesterday it was 117/78. She said that was ideal!!!!! How cool. :smile2:

So I am going to get a very little fill in 1 week from today. I am able to eat just a little too much. I am still lossing a little weight, but really slow. For lunch I had a 1/2 of a chicken skinless boneless thigh and a little bit of brocoli and a laughing cow cheese triangle. That filled me up and I am satisfied, but I did not have any restriction. I just got full. Is that right? I guess I am waiting for that tight restriction feeling before I stop eating. Am I doing this wrong?????:confused3:

On Friday I went to the doctor to get a little taken out of my band. She took out .3 ccs so now I am right at 6 ccs. I feel so much better now. I had thrown up food 3 times in 3 weeks and at most of my meals I would get the tight chest feelings. For a while I just thought that is how I was supposed to feel during a meal, but the vomitting did it for me. Had to get some taken out... I may go back in a few weeks to get a little bit put back in, but will wait to see how the weight loss goes first. I am getting full on about a cup of food and happy with that for several hours. :thumbup: Everything else is going great. I did not join the gym yet though... watching my pennies...

On Friday I went to the doctor to get a little taken out of my band. She took out .3 ccs so now I am right at 6 ccs. I feel so much better now. I had thrown up food 3 times in 3 weeks and at most of my meals I would get the tight chest feelings. For a while I just thought that is how I was supposed to feel during a meal, but the vomitting did it for me. Had to get some taken out... I may go back in a few weeks to get a little bit put back in, but will wait to see how the weight loss goes first. I am getting full on about a cup of food and happy with that for several hours. :cool: Everything else is going great. I did not join the gym yet though... watching my pennies...

Until I got to my 4th or 5th fill I could eat almost anything... I was really frustrated until then. I eat skinless boneless chicken thighs from the grocery store a lot. They are a bit more moist than the breast and taste so much better. I can only eat a half of one now, but I used to be able to eat almost 2 of them. Also try bagged frozen veggies. Cook them really well so they are soft. I am not a big cook so I try to find easy fast things to make at home. Try very hard not to eat out at all. Keep up the great work and you will do great!!!!:thumbup:

It has been 2 weeks since my last fill. I am really having a hard time eating, but am getting in small meals so I think it might be okay. I had mexican last night and it made me vomit. I just ate some chips and queso and a half of an enchilada. I was in the bathroom within minutes of finishing. It was a very bad food choice and I will not do that again. I am still learning to eat with the band and small meals. For the first 3 months of the band I did not really have any restrictions and I could eat anything. Now that I am close or at my sweet spot I really have to watch what I eat. So that is good because my weight is starting to come off a little at a time. I am joining the gym next week. I have to pay for the year up front to get the good deal, so I am saving up a few weeks before joining. I was on a free trial for a while, but that has run out. I miss going and noticed that I am not sleeping as well as I was when I was working out... oh well. I will join soon. It is 100 degrees F in Houston today!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup: HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish I was at the pool today! Anyway I hope everyone is doing okay and I would love to hear from you... keep up the great work everyone!!!!!

It has been 2 weeks since my last fill. I am really having a hard time eating, but am getting in small meals so I think it might be okay. I had mexican last night and it made me vomit. I just ate some chips and queso and a half of an enchilada. I was in the bathroom within minutes of finishing. It was a very bad food choice and I will not do that again. I am still learning to eat with the band and small meals. For the first 3 months of the band I did not really have any restrictions and I could eat anything. Now that I am close or at my sweet spot I really have to watch what I eat. So that is good because my weight is starting to come off a little at a time. I am joining the gym next week. I have to pay for the year up front to get the good deal, so I am saving up a few weeks before joining. I was on a free trial for a while, but that has run out. I miss going and noticed that I am not sleeping as well as I was when I was working out... oh well. I will join soon. It is 100 degrees F in Houston today!!!!!!!!!!!!!:crying: HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:target: Wish I was at the pool today! Anyway I hope everyone is doing okay and I would love to hear from you... keep up the great work everyone!!!!!

Thanks, Gus-Gus and Lotzasunshine!!!!! I was really worried last night but after hearing from you both I feel a bit better. I guess my eyes are still bigger than my stomach and am learning how to eat with the band. It is weird because the first 3 months after surgery I could eat anything and now that I am at 6.3 ccs I am finding it harder to eat. Thanks again!!!!:smile2:

Okay so first I know that I ate the wrong food for my band. I had a weak moment and ate some Mexican food. I had chips and queso with 1/2 of an enchilada. I got up and went to the bathroom with in 2 minutes of finishing. I had a very small sip of Water before I left too. I actually vomited - not just saliiva, real throw up. I know this is sick and I am sorry. But now I am worried that my band might slip or something. My last fill was 2 weeks ago and I get tight chest feelings after every meal. All my other meals are very healthy and extremely small. I have a 10 cc band and I am at 6.5 ccs with 5 fills. I would love some advice. Am I too filled????? :blushing: :confused: :biggrin: I am losing about 2 lbs a week too.

no fills until Sept??? did they put any in the band when you had your surgery? also are you losing 2 lbs a week? If yes, then no fill is needed. Working out really helps. i just started working out and it really gets you motivated to eat right and keep up the great work.

I would totally get a new doctor!!!!! They do not sound like they are really interested in hearing from you as a patient. You might even check out the doctor on Vitals.com see if they have been reported by other patients. I wish you were in Houston - I would tell you to go to my doctor. He is the best - Dr Garth Davis at The Davis Clinic. You need a team that really cares about you and will look into the no restriction. Hang in there!!!! You are doing great with 35 pounds lost!!!

since my last fill on Monday I have lost 4 lbs!!!!!!:thumbup: I am still having a hard time eating at meals thought. I eat a banana for breakfast and that takes a little while to go down. The hard part is lunch and dinner. I am eating good healthy food and it is hard to go down. I am hoping that it losens up just a bit but I am loving the weight coming off so fast. I am going to the gym too... 3 times this week, not too much but I am enjoying it.

since my last fill on Monday I have lost 4 lbs!!!!!!:thumbup: I am still having a hard time eating at meals thought. I eat a banana for breakfast and that takes a little while to go down. The hard part is lunch and dinner. I am eating good healthy food and it is hard to go down. I am hoping that it losens up just a bit but I am loving the weight coming off so fast. :mad2: I am going to the gym too... 3 times this week, not too much but I am enjoying it.

Wow I am really feeling great this week!!!! the fill on Monday has made a big difference. I know my stomach is still swollen from the fill, but I do hope this one last for 4 weeks or longer. I am also really excited about joining the wellness center. I went to visit it yesterday to get a tour and it was amazing!!!!!!! They had everything I really wanted, except a low price. But you get what you pay for. It is right on my way home from work too. It has a great pool area and even a zen garden outside. How great will it be to relax outside and air dry from the pool workout. I even have a co-worker that goes there now. She does not go often so I am not depending on her to get me motivated. I am going to motivate her to go more often. I love this change in my life as I am sure most of you do too. It is a huge step towards our happy healthy lives.

Wow I am really feeling great this week!!!! the fill on Monday has made a big difference. I know my stomach is still swollen from the fill, but I do hope this one last for 4 weeks or longer. I am also really excited about joining the wellness center. I went to visit it yesterday to get a tour and it was amazing!!!!!!! They had everything I really wanted, except a low price. But you get what you pay for. It is right on my way home from work too. It has a great pool area and even a zen garden outside. How great will it be to relax outside and air dry from the pool workout. :crying: I even have a co-worker that goes there now. She does not go often so I am not depending on her to get me motivated. I am going to motivate her to go more often. I love this change in my life as I am sure most of you do too. It is a huge step towards our happy healthy lives.

I had my 5th fill yesterday. I got an additional .8 ccs to bring me to 6.3 ccs. I can finally feel some restriction. :wub: I had tuna salad today for lunch and I did get full and had to stop eating before I got too full. It has been almost 4 hours and I am still not really hungry. I have been really frustrated these past several weeks. Just not really seeing any changes. i am trying to stay possitive. it just gets hard sometimes. it feels like no one really understands what I am going through. I have started actually working out. I am getting on the elliptical machine for around 20 minutes. It is not a lot, but I have always been a fan of baby steps. hehehehe I do enjoy it and I am even shopping around the local gyms. My very good friend at work is having bypass tomorrow. I am so excited for her. She and I have been in this together for almost a year now. I am so proud of her for having the surgery and making this huge step. :biggrin:

I had my 5th fill yesterday. I got an additional .8 ccs to bring me to 6.3 ccs. I can finally feel some restriction. :crying: I had tuna salad today for lunch and I did get full and had to stop eating before I got too full. It has been almost 4 hours and I am still not really hungry. I have been really frustrated these past several weeks. Just not really seeing any changes. i am trying to stay possitive. it just gets hard sometimes. it feels like no one really understands what I am going through. I have started actually working out. I am getting on the elliptical machine for around 20 minutes. It is not a lot, but I have always been a fan of baby steps. hehehehe I do enjoy it and I am even shopping around the local gyms. My very good friend at work is having bypass tomorrow. I am so excited for her. She and I have been in this together for almost a year now. I am so proud of her for having the surgery and making this huge step. :frown:

Well I had my 4th fill yesterday and I think I am pretty much there for now. I was at 5.3 ccs and now I am at 5.5 ccs. I feel great too!!!! The actual fill was very traumatic for me. He put in a little and I got up to drink the water. It would not go down at all. I had to throw it up. He then pulled a little bit out and I still could not swallow any water. He then pulled all of it out and it turns out that I had some air in it and I was at 6 ccs with the air. He said that sometimes happens. So now I am at 5.5ccs and I drank some water and all was great! I am getting full faster and I can tell a big difference. I had lost 2 pounds in the past 2 weeks and another 1 today. So I am pretty much at 27 pounds lost. I am very close to reaching one of my weight goals. I have also noticed that I do not have as many bad cravings anymore. Even when I do have a craving I do not feel the need to indulge it. I used to think I had to satisfy every craving I ever had. That is one of the reasons I got to the weight that I got. Now I am eating very normal and cooking all of my food. It is very rare that I eat food that does not come from my kitchen. I LOVE THAT!!!! :thumbup: I am still kind of on a whirlwind of emotions. I am happy and sad all at the same time. Very crazy. I get frustrated with the weight going up and down in the week. I asked the PA about that yesterday and he put my mind to rest. Said it was basically just water weight throughout the week. So that made me feel a little better. Other than the crazy emotions I am doing awesome and loving my band!!!!

Well I had my 4th fill yesterday and I think I am pretty much there for now. I was at 5.3 ccs and now I am at 5.5 ccs. I feel great too!!!! The actual fill was very traumatic for me. He put in a little and I got up to drink the water. It would not go down at all. I had to throw it up. He then pulled a little bit out and I still could not swallow any water. He then pulled all of it out and it turns out that I had some air in it and I was at 6 ccs with the air. He said that sometimes happens. So now I am at 5.5ccs and I drank some water and all was great! I am getting full faster and I can tell a big difference. I had lost 2 pounds in the past 2 weeks and another 1 today. So I am pretty much at 27 pounds lost. I am very close to reaching one of my weight goals. I have also noticed that I do not have as many bad cravings anymore. Even when I do have a craving I do not feel the need to indulge it. I used to think I had to satisfy every craving I ever had. That is one of the reasons I got to the weight that I got. Now I am eating very normal and cooking all of my food. It is very rare that I eat food that does not come from my kitchen. I LOVE THAT!!!! :thumbup: I am still kind of on a whirlwind of emotions. I am happy and sad all at the same time. Very crazy. I get frustrated with the weight going up and down in the week. I asked the PA about that yesterday and he put my mind to rest. Said it was basically just water weight throughout the week. So that made me feel a little better. Other than the crazy emotions I am doing awesome and loving my band!!!! :biggrin:

I am inside the loop in Houston. I would love to go walking. Shot me an email and we can meet up.

welcome to the group.

Great job!!!!! I like your line "before you bite, think" i am going to use that. And you are right. Yesterday I was at a coworkers desk and she was eating McDs for lunch. I really wanted a bite, but when I got back to my desk I had already forgotten about it. It is almost like this lap band has rewired my brain. keep up the good work!!!!