Please help, I have had 2 fills and so far I am still able to eat anything under the sun. I have lost only 20 pounds in 3months,. I am very discouraged. Please help me, I dont know what to do...

Please help, I have had 2 fills and so far I am still able to eat anything under the sun. I have lost only 20 pounds in 3months,. I am very discouraged. Please help me, I dont know what to do...

just try to eat right,i am not due for my 2nd fill until april 12th,but as of right now i have no restricton and can eat anything.last night i had 2 poptarts and feel gulity as all hell.try to stay focused and you should be ok.

20lbs in 3 months is a great loss and is on par with the expect 1-2lbs a week. As for your fills it can take, and usually does take, more than a few fills to reach "restriction." Hang in there and focus on eating right and exercising.

Thank you all for your response..

20lbs in 3 months is a great loss and is on par with the expect 1-2lbs a week. As for your fills it can take, and usually does take, more than a few fills to reach "restriction." Hang in there and focus on eating right and exercising.

I know that this isn't going to seem very helpful but...you just have to be patient. I didn't hit good restriction until about my 5th fill. <--and, that seems to be the average. Hang in there. You WILL hit your sweet spot and you'll understand why the band is so great. I promise!

Hello Ladies, I like you will have my second fill on April 9th. I did not realize that I would have to get several fills before I would actually start to feel restricted. Does anyone know why it takes so many fills? I mean why do they not just fill the band with enough fluid to cause you to have restriction. I understand that the number may be different for everyone but they should have a better estimate after realizing that we all are having to get 3 to 5 fills before we feel that the band is working. I guess I need to just practice self control and stay focused. I can eat anything I want and sometimes I do. I hope after my fill on the 9th the band really starts to work for me. Good luck y'all!!!

I agree... That is the frustrating part. I was hoping I was going to be one of the few people who got a restriction after the 2nd fll..But oh no.. I can still eat all the foods I like.. I am so ready to start loosing more weight.

Hello Ladies, I like you will have my second fill on April 9th. I did not realize that I would have to get several fills before I would actually start to feel restricted. Does anyone know why it takes so many fills? I mean why do they not just fill the band with enough Fluid to cause you to have restriction. I understand that the number may be different for everyone but they should have a better estimate after realizing that we all are having to get 3 to 5 fills before we feel that the band is working. I guess I need to just practice self control and stay focused. I can eat anything I want and sometimes I do. I hope after my fill on the 9th the band really starts to work for me. Good luck y'all!!!

They cannot fill you at the time of surgery because of swelling. They have to allow you time to heal. While it seems simple that it takes about 5 fills to feel restricition so just go ahead fill it up ahead of time, the amount of Fluid used varies greatly by patient. You may have a sweet spot at 4 cc's, but someone else will need less or more.

Now I have not had my surgery yet, but I have read quite a bit about this surgery and many posts on these forums. It seems to me the common word is patience, and I know due to the lengthy journey we all have to go through to get the band...our patience is just worn out and all we want is results....However, we can think about it as....we have waited this long...what is a couple more months...the hardest part is over.....

Best wishes to you all...With all the success stories you cannot help but realize you too will be posting your success story as well.

Hello Ladies, I like you will have my second fill on April 9th. I did not realize that I would have to get several fills before I would actually start to feel restricted. Does anyone know why it takes so many fills? I mean why do they not just fill the band with enough fluid to cause you to have restriction. I understand that the number may be different for everyone but they should have a better estimate after realizing that we all are having to get 3 to 5 fills before we feel that the band is working. I guess I need to just practice self control and stay focused. I can eat anything I want and sometimes I do. I hope after my fill on the 9th the band really starts to work for me. Good luck y'all!!!