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By NJGirl32, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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NJGirl32    43

NJGirl32
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Last fill was 4.5 total ccs and so far it's amazing. This morning I took a while to eat yogurt and I didn't eat most of the fresh blueberries I storred in with it. I wasn't hungry all day although I knew I should eat, but I was out shopping and running errands. I came home and had a chicken lean cusine...well I couldn't finish it-seriously-couldn'tfinish a lean cusiene? That's insane!! I ate most of the chicken, but couldn't finish the apples.

Hopefully, I'll be able to eat a little more on the cruise (but not over do it). I would love to stay at this level for a while, but I am not sure how long it will last!

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littlebeef    0

littlebeef
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Your post made my day!

I'm 9 days post op, v hungry and the band is currently offering no resistance at all. I was starting to stress about the effects post fill - as though mabye I was one of the ones the band just doesn't work for! Looking forward to first fill now. Goodluck!

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Jenn1214    120

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I can't wait 'til I get there! How many fills did it take for you to reach this level of restriction?

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Cindy C    150

Cindy C
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Yea, NJ! Restriction is a beautiful thing! Bon Voyage!!!

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bellarn09    1

bellarn09
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Soooo happy to hear that! I just got a fill an I'm at 4.2 cc. I just ate about 3 oz of yogurt and I'm stuffed. Its freakin awesome! :-)

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missjoli    0

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Soooo happy to hear that! I just got a fill an I'm at 4.2 cc. I just ate about 3 oz of yogurt and I'm stuffed. Its freakin awesome! :-)

I was just banded yesterday and this is encouraging!

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wickwit    1

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I just had my 4th fill two days ago,I'm at 7.1cc and I'm thrilled! My doctor had me on liquids for one day and mushies for the second, so today is the first day with solid food. I just had a 6 oz steak and part of a Tomato with vinegar and I'm full. I don't think i've ever been full on this amount of food. I hope hope hope this means I'm at my sweet spot.

I was banded over a year ago and after my initial weight loss, I went on to...gain 5 lbs. After receiving my hospital bill and doctor's bill I couldn't afford to go back for a fill. So here I am a year later and hopefully I'm back on track. I have to re-educate myself; do I low carb it or just a tiny bit of everything, do I count calories or...? I have been exercising 5 days a week, so please God, hopefully I'll start losing weight...again.

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Hungrybetty    0

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I just got my third fill last week, 7ccs in a 10cc band. I felt restriction on the second one but I could still eat about 10oz which was more then I wanted. So now after this last fill I can get full on around 6oz, which is awesome, but the downside is I get stuck ALOT. I'm trying to take small bites and chew really well, but sometimes it doesnt matter, and unless I'm really determined to eat, I can only take a bite or two then give up because it gets stuck really bad. Good news is, I'm using my calorie counter and have stayed under 1200 calories every day since this last fill! I lost a few pounds but now its almost my time of the month so I'm retaining Water and have put them back on. At first I was sure I was too tight because liquid would go down VERY VERY slow. Scarily slow. But it goes down and thats what matters, because once you lose a bit of weight and the fat pad around your stomach shrinks, it loosens up a bit. I concidered going in for a slight unfill, but after those couple of lbs dropped I could tell the difference. The moral of the story is...if its still moving through, your good!

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