Been MIA for a while, I"ll try not to make this too long. Had my surgery April 2008, so coming up on two years this april. I started out at 278, got down to 248, and I am currently at 264, I've had 3 fills, def. noticed a difference after the third fill which was beginning of November, I'm going back Jan. 14, because I feel restriction, but it's more like onlt if I eat too fast or don't chew enough, I don't know if I'm feeling "full" if that make sense? For those of you that have lost a good amount of weight, and feel like you have good restriction, could you eat a 6" turkey sub from subway? Because I can, so do I have good restriction? This is where I am so confused bc my doc says thats ok and thats an ok food choice. He's says he's nt gng to fill me to where I can only eat a few bites aalso have to make better food choices. I GET THAT! But I might of as well of joined weight watchers then! I did the bad so that I could still eat what I wanted in moderation, even in bite size portions, am I totally off base here? Because if I am someone put me in my place. I know I have to make good food choices, but i wanna be able to indulge a little bit, thats why i didn't do bypass. I feel like someone who has had great success with that bad and who has good restriction, would tell me no way in hell could they eat a 6" subway sub. I'm getting so frustrated I've about given up. I have a very physically demanding job 40 hours a week and that doesn't even make a difference, i don't get it. Please someone help me I'm desperate here. Thanks guys....

I have restriction and no way in hell could I eat a 6" subway sub.

I would be able to get the meat but that would be about it.

Absolutely ditto to what Taninivver said! NO WAY! You definitely need more restriction. I'd be lucky to get to eat all the meat, but the bread....there's just no way. I wish you luck and hope that your dr. will help you with a good fill. Don't give up! You made this huge life-changing choice to have the band....don't let it go! Follow through and demand to be tighter! But even tight, you have to make good choices the majority of the time! Ice cream will slide through the tightest band....but you have to choice to not eat much of it, if any at all. You can do it...hang in there!

No way a sub for me. Can't eat the bread and probably I could eat some of the meat.

I've got perfect restriction and can still eat everything, including bread. I can eat 1- 1 1/2C at a time, but am satisfied with about 3/4 C per meal. I'm guessing a 6" sub would be more volume than that, so I'll agree that your restriction isn't tight enough yet. Remember though it's not about how much you can eat, but rather how little you need to eat to stay satisfied between meals. If you're eating until you're 'full' then you're overeating. Best wishes! -BG

No way could I eat bread with good restriction. But you need to realize that we may have different bands or different sizes. Or even different amounts in the same type band, or you may have less fat around your stomach than I do. Unfortunetly or fortunetly we are all different and that includes our restriction. Maybe if you stopped eating the bread and had just the Protein, plus added protein you would loose without another fill? I can loose no matter what I eat as long as I have good restriction BUT I love meat! I would rather have a steak or pork chop than the bread! All I am trying to say is maybe since the doc is not cooperating with you that you try cutting out bread for awhile and increase your protein and see what happens. Also, in my opinion, your doc should be listening to you and if you are doing what he says then he needs to have you see the NUT. Maybe they can guide you better?

Keep us posted as to what he says next time you go in.

Dee:lol: