I was banded on 1/12/11. I have lost 20lbs, but have not lost anything for the last 2 weeks, but haven't gained either. I go for my first fill tomorrow. Is this normal? At first I could only eat small amounts of food, but lately I feel like I can eat a lot more! Just worried that this isn't working. Any advice would be appreciated!

Everything you described is perfectly normal...

Get your fill but dont be surprised if you dont feel anything right off it can take numerous fills to reach proper restriction.

Until then monitor what your eating, drink your Water and exercise...

Good Luck

As previous poster mentioned it could take a while to get restriction. Not trying to be a downer just expressing my own experience. On the upside I usually lose a couple pounds post fill! I highly recommend buying a electronic food scale that allows you to zero out the plate. I use mine for lunch and dinner everyday. My doctor calls for 3 oz of solid protein. It's very hard to eyeball 3oz. You could very well be getting twice as much meat if you are'nt measuring. I measure out the meat and that's it no seconds.

i was banded 1.5 years ago, it took months b4 my doc had the band filled enough to really restrict my eating. Some advice: make sure u take ur Vitamins and Protein. I got lazy on the protein and vitamins and now my regular doc said i have some protein in my urine and i'm anemic. The doc is thinking i'm having these issues due to not eating enough, not taking the vitamins, and not drinking the protein. it is very important to take the vitamins! Even tho I do not eat a lot the weight loss is very slow. I have lost 50 pounds but took 1.5 years, but losing slow is okay and healthy. The lap band is not a miracle solution to weight loss but it is a great aid. Be patient, eat healthy but watch ur portions, take vitamins and protein. Like you, i lost like 24 pounds quickly, then it stopped for a long while. But remember.....if u are not gaining and losing (even it is a slow process) u are working towards being much healthier!

I was banded on 1/12/11. I have lost 20lbs, but have not lost anything for the last 2 weeks, but haven't gained either. I go for my first fill tomorrow. Is this normal? At first I could only eat small amounts of food, but lately I feel like I can eat a lot more! Just worried that this isn't working. Any advice would be appreciated!