I lost 4 pounds this month!! I have not lost since January. I am down a total of 35 pounds since October. Not great, but better than up 35. LOL My last fill FINALLY gave me decent restriction and the horrid hunger is gone. I am hoping for at least 5 lbs. by next weigh on May 6th.

Yeah Me!

Congratulations!

Wayto go!!!!!!!

How many fills have you had? I have had 2 with not much restriction. Hoping # 3 is better.

How many fills have you had? I have had 2 with not much restriction. Hoping # 3 is better.

My 1st and 2nd fill did nothing at all. Then I went in for my 3rd and they only put in 1cc and I couldn’t get anything down. Its crazy how only 1cc can make you go from no restriction to not getting anything down. I went back in to get an unfill and they took 1/2cc out and it’s been PERFECT! I was feeling so down like I would never get there and now I'm there and it is GREAT!!! Trust me stay on top of your fills and you will get there. It’s just as important to not be over filled as it is to be under filled.

So true. A friend was over-filled and had nothing but problems. Too tight to eat anything in the morning and only mushies the rest of the day, but he wouldn't tell the Dr bc he was happy with the weight loss. Final result, he became anemic (sp) and had to be un-filled for 6 months. Now he is virtually starting over again.

I learn as I go.....Dan.

congrats!! keep it up and all your hard work will all be worth at the end!!! :smile2:

Wonderful! It feels so great to get out of a slump! :smile2:

Thanks everyone! It is good to share all the highs and lows on here. I do not know another person who has been banded, so it is hard for people to 'get it'.

I have had 3 fills. No fill yesterday, since I am feeling restriction!

Good Luck to everyone!

Hey TracyNYC,,, I was glad to see your post. I think we are about the same with our surgery time frame and weight loss to date AND our goal weight, :-)

My liquid diet started Oct. 7th and I weighed 296. My surgery was on Oct. 21st and I was down to 282. I've had 3 fills and as of today, April 9th, I'm down to 252. I have about 90 more pounds to go to get to my goal weight of about 160 or so.

How have you been with all the eating/cravings/protein intake, etc.?? I have good days and bad,,, problem is with me, when I crave something sweet, I know that Ice Cream will go down very well,,, so I still battle and struggle with the sweets,,, but like you said,,, I'm going down instead of up, so it's all good. If I wanted to be at my goal by my birthday and surgery anniversary,,, then I would have to do like 13 pounds a month,,, not sure about that goal?!? But I'm sure if I start working out more, it would help:-)

Ok, so I'd love to hear from you, share stories of your experiences. I can't believe it's been 5 months since I had it done! Wow:-)

Congrats, we're in the same boat.