Here's my quandry. So if we are counting calories and protein and fat, sugar, etc., what actual 'role' does the band play? Is it that it shrinks your stomach so you get full faster? Sometimes I feel like if I had stuck to all of these guidelines to begin with, why did I need the band. I'm not trying to be negative here, I'm really asking. How do you feel the lap band is different from all the other programs we've tried?

Can anyone tell me? Are you supposed to feel the food going through the band ? Also I dont get a feeling of Fullness not even aftera dinner Plate of food. I dont eat thnis but can so what is going on folks? Help is needed?

Thanks Desperate!

My fill doc says if you have half or less than half volume of fill (5cc in 10cc band or less) it is like you do not have a band. I did not feel full or restricted (cant eat more than a cup) until I got to 6.7cc in 10cc band.Right now I can not eat a half sandwich or even a full slice of pizza without feeling miserably full...good luck and sorry to hear you had to have a second Surgery! Hope you are fully recovered now.

Can anyone tell me? Are you supposed to feel the food going through the band ? Also I dont get a feeling of Fullness not even aftera dinner Plate of food. I dont eat thnis but can so what is going on folks? Help is needed?

Thanks Desperate!

My fill doc says if you have half or less than half volume of fill (5cc in 10cc band or less) it is like you do not have a band. I did not feel full or restricted (cant eat more than a cup) until I got to 6.7cc in 10cc band.Right now I can not eat a half sandwich or even a full slice of pizza without feeling miserably full...good luck and sorry to hear you had to have a second Surgery! Hope you are fully recovered now.

Thanks for the info No I have not had a grreat time of it really it like three times surgery really as I went to Praque alone first to have the Balloon fitted then it perforated in the stomach had to find someone who would remove it first so I have been ripped off a bit cost me in all about £8000 I have only Lost 18ibs gotta loose 50Ibs in all...

Well that means I will need a fill but my Doctor is not helpful and knows very little..So I will have to pay out whom ever I use to do it...

Cheers!

Dx

Well good luck...I really do believe this is all about the fills and the right amount of fill makes it easy. I simply cannot eat very much and I need it to be that way. I dont have to diet or exercise (have done that in the past and just never could keep it up!) and I am now 7 pounds from goal of 70 pounds...I have lost 90% of what is called excess weight! I self payed for my band (15,000) and now I pay 190$ for a fill but it is all well worth it (I have losy insurance!). Keep on struggling along...thats all you can do. It must be much harder to find fills etc over there...here (especially in California)this is on all the billboards like Botox and tummy tuck surgeons etc.

Can anyone tell me? Are you supposed to feel the food going through the band ? Also I dont get a feeling of Fullness not even aftera dinner Plate of food. I dont eat thnis but can so what is going on folks? Help is needed?

Thanks Desperate!

Thanks Again! I am sure you are right I will book in for a Fill there is a Nurse close to me that does it for £100_ Thanks for your advice Its making me feel a lot happier knowing that this probably the reason for the lack of weight loss.. Where are you California I was in LA many years ago I had an Aunt who lived in Canoga Park,, Last time I went was 1980.. So many food outlets there!

Access to Surgery is easier now over in the Uk.. prices are coming down..

Thanks for your Help!

Dawn x

Dear Dawn, well good luck I think a fill is just what you need. I had been stuck at about ten pounds from my normal BMI goal and it seemed nothing changed for a few months. I got a tiny fill (only 0.3cc) and in the two weeks since I have lost four pounds! I live in Pismo Beach which is on the coast about halfway between LA and SF. It was a 4-5 hour drive to get fills and I hated the traffic so I found a fill doc in Santa Barbara which is only an hour and a half for me...

Thanks Again! I am sure you are right I will book in for a Fill there is a Nurse close to me that does it for £100_ Thanks for your advice Its making me feel a lot happier knowing that this probably the reason for the lack of weight loss.. Where are you California I was in LA many years ago I had an Aunt who lived in Canoga Park,, Last time I went was 1980.. So many food outlets there!

Access to Surgery is easier now over in the Uk.. prices are coming down..

Thanks for your Help!

Hey there!

I think a Fill is what I need too.. I have just had my lunch which was a plateful of mixed veg and a piece of Soft Roasted chicken and Gravy... All good stuff but a normal portion on a dinner plate.. Not piled up!

Oh yes I have been on that road upto the Big Sur/ San Jose/Solvang.. I have been to Santa Barbara Nice Place very Spanish Upper Class Town..

Dawn x

4-5hrs is a long way for you .. I remember stopping at Monterey /Carmel in a Motel as well.. Never forget it someone was making whoopee next door and God did she make a noise! Ha! Lucky Girl!

You Take care now I will let you know how it all goes..

Cheers Dawn x

Thanks Again! I am sure you are right I will book in for a Fill there is a Nurse close to me that does it for £100_ Thanks for your advice Its making me feel a lot happier knowing that this probably the reason for the lack of weight loss.. Where are you California I was in LA many years ago I had an Aunt who lived in Canoga Park,, Last time I went was 1980.. So many food outlets there!

Access to Surgery is easier now over in the Uk.. prices are coming down..

Thanks for your Help!

Hey there!

I think a Fill is what I need too.. I have just had my lunch which was a plateful of mixed veg and a piece of Soft Roasted chicken and Gravy... All good stuff but a normal portion on a dinner plate.. Not piled up!

Oh yes I have been on that road upto the Big Sur/ San Jose/Solvang.. I have been to Santa Barbara Nice Place very Spanish Upper Class Town..

Dawn x

4-5hrs is a long way for you .. I remember stopping at Monterey /Carmel in a Motel as well.. Never forget it someone was making whoopee next door and God did she make a noise! Ha! Lucky Girl!

You Take care now I will let you know how it all goes..

Cheers Dawn

I don't count calories. The key is to stop at the first sign the band is trying to "restrict" you. I noticed I can eat 2-3 bites of whatever I want and the band makes me feel satisfied but if I drink fluids while I eat or just eat heavy foods (foods that weigh more) like breads. The weight of the bread will push anything down the band and overeating occurs. So I try to pay attention and not drink while I'm eating and even if I put more food on my plate than I can eat I know I don't have to finish it just because it's there. I either throw it away or put it in the microwave for later. I do a lot of exercise like a maniac though but that's just because I'm 26 years old and I wanna have the 6 pack abs and look a certain way and I don't want loose skin. I know there is some extra skin that's probably gonna have to be removed but if I do my part it won't be much. I started at 321 pounds. Got down to 188 pounds within a year. Went to the united kingdom for a month and ate every type of food I couldn't here in America and came back home 247 pounds. Now I'm back down to 219 and my goal is 175. I'm 6ft tall. I was so close to my goal but it shows that this is a lifestyle change. Not a quick fix. I think of my band as my little helper buddy

I don't count calories. The key is to stop at the first sign the band is trying to "restrict" you. I noticed I can eat 2-3 bites of whatever I want and the band makes me feel satisfied but if I drink fluids while I eat or just eat heavy foods (foods that weigh more) like breads. The weight of the bread will push anything down the band and overeating occurs. So I try to pay attention and not drink while I'm eating and even if I put more food on my plate than I can eat I know I don't have to finish it just because it's there. I either throw it away or put it in the microwave for later. I do a lot of exercise like a maniac though but that's just because I'm 26 years old and I wanna have the 6 pack abs and look a certain way and I don't want loose skin. I know there is some extra skin that's probably gonna have to be removed but if I do my part it won't be much. I started at 321 pounds. Got down to 188 pounds within a year. Went to the united kingdom for a month and ate every type of food I couldn't here in America and came back home 247 pounds. Now I'm back down to 219 and my goal is 175. I'm 6ft tall. I was so close to my goal but it shows that this is a lifestyle change. Not a quick fix. I think of my band as my little helper buddy

I like that nice positive way of thinking about it, thanks

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