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Got my 2nd fill today at 3:30... I need some restriction, was able to eat way too much this weekend! Of course, the Superbowl Snacks did not help.:hungry:

I may be in my first plateau. It happens, no biggie, but I hope a fill can snap me out of it!:huytsao

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I had my third fill yesterday. I'm only down 9 pounds! I was on a cruise all last week and lost .5, which I was proud of considering it was a cruise and you eat every 15 minutes! I'm still not feeling any restriction, but I only have 1.2 cc's in. The only time I have even felt the band is when I had shrimp cocktail. It didn't want to go down. For about 20 minutes, I was in major pain until up it came. Then I felt much better and learned my lesson. Other than that, I don't even notice my band at all. I'm being patient though. I figure 9 down is better than 9 up, and that puts me at 1 pound per week which is 52 pounds in a year. I can live with that.

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Keep Your Head Up Crazykelibee....for Me I Lost The First 60 Lbs Very Fast Within I Would Say 6-8 Months Maybe Even Quicker, Now Is When Im Really Trying To Learn How To Eat Better And Do It The Right Way And Now Im Losing Slower.....good Work Though.

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i guess i'm toward the turtle side of us november bandsters. i've only lost 13 lbs and 10 of that was in january. i only lost 3 lbs in november and december. i'm so jealous of you rabbits!

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Banded on Nov 18, 05. Lost about 15.5 pounds. After the second fill, I believe the band will make me thin!

Oh.....and I bought a commercial stairclimber to get my ass in gear too!

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I was banded November 22 by Dr. Avara in Ocean Springs, MS. I've lost about 25 lbs, but have been lazy, need to get to walkin'..

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Doin fine, weight loss seems to be at a stand still. I go next Thursday for my 2nd fill and am going to ask to have more salene added in hopes of being more sucessful. I am glad that I did this, I just want more! I live in MN and got out and walked the one day it got up in the 40's but now, it's 1 degree and I am a wimp to the cold. Keep up the good work everybody and stay positive, :clap2:

I know it's hard, but what better support could we all ask for?

Schel

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My fill went great. According to the doc's scale, I am actually down a few more than I thought...yea!

He pulled out 3cc (had put in 3.6). He says that is to be expected, as the VG band gets air in it, and that you can lose up to 1cc after the first fill. He was happy mine was only .6. He filled it up to 4.5, and that was too much, and pulled it back to 4.

Ahhh, restriction. Now I'm on 2 days of liquids, then 2 days of mushies (that is how he handles fills). I can slowly start back on regular food on Sunday AM.

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I keep debating on whether or not to get a fill. I vary SO much on what I can eat. Like yesterday at lunch I had half of a chicken breast and some green Beans and that was IT, couldn't eat another bite. But at other times I can eat a lot more chicken. I think I am going to go ahead and talk to my Dr. and see what he thinks. I have noticed that I am getting hungrier in between meals, so a fill should help with that.

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