Nean4488

It will seem worth it once the weight starts coming off. I have gotten two fills im at 6cc with a 10cc band. I can eat anything I want.. I just choose not to. I still eat bread, Pasta, rice, but i eat them whole grain or wheat and in moderation. Since your on normal food already maybe you should try tracking your food. It really does help!

I tried doing the same thing before surgery, it lasted like a few bites haha. I have 6cc in a 10cc band and I am still able to eat anything and I dont cut my food into small bites and chew tons of times but I do stay full for the amount of time I should be, i eat a lot less and I am losing the weight! Before I got banded I hated the fact that I had to eat the way most bandsters do, but I was willing to do it for the weight loss! Now that I am banded I am pretty happy that I dont have to eat like that, im not saying this will last forever, but I am enjoying it while I can! Dont focus so much on changing the way you eat right now, everyone is different and once you get the band it will force you to eat that way if you have to!

It doesnt sound like your eating enough. My personal trainer told me that I need to be eating more, the way I am eating is for a 130 pound person and my body is using my muscle instead of the food. Try eating more, i eat every 3 hours even though I am not hungry I still make myself eat something little. I lost five pounds this week so it must be working!

Dont be scared! i was so scared my first fill and it was nothing!!! A tiny pinch and its over with!

Going to try for 25... aggressive yes, but I need something to push me!

Can you call your doctor and tell them whats going on and see if you can get a fill sooner? I gained 2 pounds one week and called my doc. I got my 2nd fill two weeks after my first one because my swelling went down a few days after my first till. All i did was call the office and they told me to come in that day!

I always thought bandster hell is when your eating too much! It sounds like you need a little of an unfill. I have 6cc in a 10cc band and I am able to eat anything, I don't have to chew everything into tiny bites and I stay full for the amount of time I am suppose to. I lost 4 pounds this week, so its working. I dont ever want my band to be so tight that my food is coming back up. I would maybe switch to liquids until you can get into your docs office. Its not something you just have to go threw.

I havent measured myself. I know this sounds crazy but the only thing that matters to me is the scale.

Thats crazy that they wanted to make you so long! I got banded the 17th had pretty good restriction but went in for a small fill 4 days short of 4 weeks post op. My swelling must have went down a couple days after because I was starving, I tried sticking it out for two weeks and on the 2nd week i gained 2 pounds so I called and told them what was going on. They got me in that day for another fill! Theres no reason to make you wait that long, glad you did what you did!

Im jealous you live so close to the beach. All I do is go to work and the gym.. its pretty much my life. haha. Im doing good. Got another fill last monday because I gained 2 pounds. I lost it now, but man I wish the weight would come off faster. Getting to the gym as much as I like to is hard for me because after work I am so tired and I have other stuff to get done, so next week I am going to try and go to bed an hour earlier and get up before work for the gym, crazy I know but I want to see if it helps and if it does I will stick to that! Glad to hear your doing well!

Me neither. I weigh myself so much that I can usually predict how much the scale is going to say at night or if I eat something that is more salty then most. My personal trainer keeps telling me only to weigh myself once a week, but whats the harm in 5x a day ?! lol

thats nothing like nip tuck! lol

im 22 and idk if I could put myself threw that.... omg after seeing that Im pretty sure any thoughts of had about it are gone.

I get on the scale everytime I walk into my room and out of it. Its soo addicting! I cant stop!!

omg this is grosss!

I am having the same problem! Wish my number was that low though! haha I believe that weight is the only way to measure and I dont believe that I am working out is causing me to gain muscle and blah blah. It is frustrating and my personal trainer kicked my butt today because the scale was up two pounds! I work out 5-6 days a week and my eating is on point! I went for my 2nd fill today, hopefully it will help some!

I was so scared to get my fills!!!! THey dont hurt at all, IDK why I was so scared lol. I dont get the numbing stuff and its just like a little poke, less then someone pinching you. You will be fine dont worry about it!

The bagel thins are awesome! I make a fried egg and throw in on there for breakfast! YUM!

I had my first fill a few days shy of the 4 week mark but I was already on solid foods. I only got .25cc put in because I still have good restriction. I wouldnt go for a fill if you arent on solid foods yet, how do you know how its really working ?

Well i lost 4 pounds this week... soooo maybe its not the depo... idk really :-/ I think ill get one more shot and then look into my other options in the mean time. Im not ready to give it up yet! lol

After 3 straight weeks of -1, finally a -4! Just hit my 2nd mini goal!

Im wondering if the depo is causing my slow weight loss now. Im suppose to get another shot on July 1st and im wondering if I should try something different, but oh how i love my depo :-/

I really doubt 60 pounds weight gain was from birth control. but all peoples body react differently to things i guess. :thumbup:

Im on the depo shot. Side effects are weight gain but I lost 20 pounds the first 3 months I was on it..

Its prolly no longer gas pains. Did you get a hital herina fixed? My doctor explained it to me, but from surgery you get the shoulder pain. I am a month post op and I still get the shoulder/neck pain. Its horrible! I cant wait for it to go away. I wasnt eating much the first 2 weeks after surgery, you will be hungry soon. Promise lol. The pain in your lower stomach is prolly from the port that is attatched to the muscle. I also randomly still get that pain. Still healing I guess :-)