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HI- i have not posted here for a long long time.. i was banded in oct of 2009- i have lost 108lbs.. i desperatly want to lose another 30 because even though for a while i was happy with the way i looked i am starting to see the same fat girl i used to see. I have 7cc in my band, my last fill they tried to add 1cc and bring me to 7.5 but my water would not go down so they backed it off by .5cc I have lost 3 lbs in 4 weeks since that fill.. my morning and afternoons i do well, protien shake for breakfast and then a protien for lunch, tuna salad or chicken salad or my latest crazy 4 slices of boars head chicken with a half a slice of havarti with dill in each one, that usally fills me right up and im good.. If i need a snack while at work i a zone protien bar. my issue is when i get home from work 4ish and into the evening, that is when i eat the carbs... thats when i am at my hungriest.. i dont know if i need to just force the pure protien or if i need a fill.. does anyone have some advice?? I was going to the gym 3-4 days a week forever, but have not been in the last month or so... guess the question is to fill or not to fill..... thanks.

13 months out -- and 86 pounds down.. but the last few months have been a nightmare, gained 6 lb, went and got a fill, lost 6 in 3 weeks,, not the scale wont move at all, I really dont think i need another fill - at times i feel pressure now and feel that a fill would make me too tight.. i have been doing a low carb way of eating for the last week,, greek yogurt for breakfast , salad with some cheese for lunch and a protien for dinner,, so why wont the damn scale more.. I want/need to lose another 40lb. any ideas?

Any ideas to get the weightloss going.. I am at 6cc in a 10c band,, just got a fill last week.. eating less than i was before the fill but probably still a little too much -- I am doing mostly meats and salads - lettuce tomatoes cukes Until the end of august i was losing a steady 2-3 lb a week.. but not now, ive lose 1lb in the last week. I am not goig to make my goal of 100 gone by my bandversary :drool: Ive lost 87 to date and my year is up on the 13 of oct. I need a kick start,, any ideas other than another fill which they wont do until my next appointment on oct 26th.

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I am right there with you , my bandversary was wednesday and i am sitting at 88lb when all i wanted to was hit 100 i feel like i failed by not hitting that goal. I am going for another fill on 10/26 and hoping that it will give me just that little extra i need to get losing again.

So, my one year bandversary is tomorrow. I have to say i am very glad that I made this choice, however i have missed my one year goal by 12 pounds :smile2: I know it is of my own doing,,,, I do well all day, protien shake for breakfast, usually not hungry for lunch so a small salad or yogurt or a cheese stick does the trick.. but after work when i get home -- i get the muchies and then eat too much dinner. I need a fill and will be getting on on the 26th. I am so close to goal only another 45 or so how do you keep your resolve for this last little bit,, i cant seem to find it.. and I am just wasting time maintaing my weight when could be losing the rest, some please kick my ass

has anyone had a fill seem to kick in a week after you got it?

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So fricken Jealous!! 86 in 11 months here.

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95 since starting the whole process,, 86 since being banded 10-13-09 at a lull since i am too loose, should be fixed tuesday and hopefully i will start losing again.. the good news is ive been maintaining with a too loss band for a month! I desperately want to lose another 45.

At a stall or something --- Had a fill that didnt give me any restriction so i went back 5 days later for more, ended up too tight and went back a week later for a small unfill.. they took out 5cc and since then i have not lost anything :biggrin: Next appointment is 9-23 but im so close to that 100lb mark i cant stand not seeing the scale move even a pound a week.....

Ketosis was the basis for the atkins diet -- I lost 93 doing that but whe ni added back in carbs i gained it all bad.. ketosis is not a bad thing,, it is different than the ketoacidosis that people confuse it for.

my fill in june was that way - 3 weeks of heart burn and very little food but the weight was pouring off, my last fill was a nightmare and after a week and not being able to drink more than 1 or 2 oz of fluid i went back for an unfill. they only took out .5cc but now i am too loose and if i am not careful i could easily over eat,, my next app is septt 23rd and i will chat about how to fix this ...

Ive seen too many people eat through their bypass and gain it all back, the band is there forever and will occasional adjustments can help long term better in my opinion than bypass..... bypass gets you there quicker but doesnt help keep you there.

Had to go for a .5cc unfill yesterday - needed it bad.. now i am too loose and done have the fill feeling. have an appointment on 9/23 hoping maybe a .25cc fill then will be perfect, but until then im on my own.. guess we will see how much i have learned.. very nervous,, iv lost 86 and im so close to that 100lb mark.

Yup - mayo and real butter all the way,, surprisingly i thought soda would be thing i couldnt give up but i dont miss it and i actually had a sip and dont like it anymore

I agree,, for a week i was like that - finally caved today and had a .5cc unfill and feel so much better - i actually lost 9lb in 7 days since the fill that made me too tight,, and while i love the numbers moving like that it isnt healthy.

wouldnt that be nice!! I could so use some smaller clothes.. and i have some to give away

I would still go ahead ONLY if you dont have a fever,, if you are still running a fever then i would defintly postpone.. your immune system will be down making recovery and healing take longer than normal and may make you susceptible to insicion infections and worse pneumonia which is a risk anytime you are put under

I have done it with turkey pepperoni and it is great - have not done it since the band but did it all the time when i was doing atkins,, and they taste great dipped in ranch dressing

Went for a fill last week and ended up leaving with less restriction than i had when i went in, so i went back on tuesday to find the Dr had messed up - so i was given 1cc now im really tight,, I always forget how crappy i feel for a week after a fill when im really tight - when drinking fluids is a chore .. cant wait for the swelling to go down

Went in for a .5cc unfill.. was so dehydrated they talked about admiting me over night,, but then let me drink while there and then sent me home to drink more -acid reflux is gone already and I am already feeling better - I lost 9lb in the last 10 days while i was too tight - they were very glad i came back in.. no more fills for me for a while...

Up all night choking on acid reflux,, yesterday was only able to drink maybe 15 oz of fluid all day.. calling for a small unfill this morning.