To fill or not to fill. That is my question.

[prat72 0]

I am scheduled for my 3rd fill Friday and am starting to think I may not need one. I was at a weight standstill then I changed my Breakfast and added more veggies and the scale has started to move, 4 pounds in about a week. I have been careless and had 2 stuck episodes that sent me runningto the bathroom to get the violater up. I think they were the result of not chewing enough. I do okay during the day but when I get home from work it's Katie bar the door (or pantry as the case may be)I can eat bunches. So I'm wondering if I need a fill or just more self control. On the other hand maybe another .5 ccs would help with the added hunger. I have been fortunate that except for bread I can pretty much eat anything and kinda like knowing that I can still enjoy foods just less. Please give me some imput.

[KimmyTx 0]

Know exactly what you mean, especially after reading all the stories on here about people PB'ing and sliming several times a week. I'm kinda thinking I would rather just let my willpower take over when necessary rather than have too much fill.

[elcee 3,343]

It is normal to be hungry when you get home from work. The band is designed so that you are not hungry for approx 4 hours. The period between lunch and dinner is generally a lot longer than this so a healthy snack mid afternoon should help. Another fill probably wouldn't eliminate this hunger and as you say it may make you too tight.

[bgn 0]

like you, i do good from morning until supper time.

no problem or hunger during that time.

i can eat more than i think i should at supper.

i've only had 1 PB episode and 2 stuck episodes so i feel i'm close to being too tight. personally i'd rather try and control it myself than to have another small fill and be too tight.

i don't want to get to the place where i'm always stuck and having discomfort.

i just want to get as close to that line without going over.

my last fill was .5 cc and if i get any more fills, i wouldn't go any more than that again. thats how close i feel i am to proverbial line of going too far.

i'm rarely hungry, but i find i have to watch myself from "picking" at stuff that isn't good for me later in the day.

my band is doing what it is supposed to do, i just have to keep an eye on my biggest nemesis......ME.

keep up the good work.

[NurseSophie 0]

I'm at the same place. My weight has not changed though in a week and I'm trying not to get discouraged but I'm not convinced a fill is the answer. I'm not interested in pbing or sliming or throwing up and the band allows me to eat most things (minus bread and chicken) just much less. I havent' increased any food intake but yesterday changed my exercise. We'll see. My clothes continue to increase in size(getting baggier), however, in spite of the scale staying the same!

[Shay7997 0]

My doctor said if I were to go a week without losing a pound I had to go back to liquids until I lost that pound plus one more. I only had a couple plateaus, but his advice was sound and worked well! Maybe try that before you go get a fill. The reason I say this is because sometimes our metabolism just needs a little kickstart.

[prat72 0]

I have been doing a afternoon snack but am still starving by dinner. I am usually hungry every 3 hours. Weak willpower is what got me here. I am trying to remind myself, just because it's there and tastes good doesn't mean I have to eat it right now. I think I'm going to go and get 1/2 cc and maybe that will be the tweak I need. I am not looking forward to a liquid weekend. I starve on liquids. If I keep premade veggies at hand I do good with Snacks. My stuck and pb'ing is the result of not chewing. I can eat about a cup of food to fill me. (ie. can of tuna with mayo onion relish and crackers for lunch) Thanks for all the input it helps getting other points of view.

[Shay7997 0]

I had the same issue between lunch and dinner. Pickles are an excellent snack, with only 5 calories and can rev up that metabolism. I'm a cottage cheese person too, so I would have a little cottage cheese to try to tide me over to dinner.< /p>

Just make sure you are distinguishing between head hunger and true hunger. I always wait until my stomach physically growls before I snack on something. That way I don't let my head control my weight.