Well,my last appointment I got an unfill, now I have little to no restriction. My head hunger is big right now. I think my mind is saying eat everything you can before you get the fill. I have been working out really strong so I don't feel so bad about eating, but dang. I ate a burger with both pieces of bread and fries! I have not been able to eat a full bread sandwich since fill #3. Has anybody ever went through this? Did you damage anything? I know binging is bad, but once in a while could I have damaged anything?

I'm sure you know that many hamburgers have 3500 calories, and you'd have to run just about a

Marathon to burn that off. I think that as long as you're aware of that and don't do it often, you'll

be OK. A lot of super strong willed people will disagree, but if we deny ourselves everything, we'll

have a much harder time of succeeding. That said, if I overindulge, I work extra hard the next few

days or weeks to make up for it. I try to average 1 to 2 pounds a week. If I miss a week, I try to

lose twice as much the next week or two. This band cost $45K and I can't let that go to waste.

wow, $45,000 for your surgery? Where did you have it done? Iwas self pay and mine was $14,000.

45k? Wow I didn't know that it could be that expensive.

Corrigan, where do u get ur burgers that have 3500to calories? Even the double red robin cheeseburger has 1200. A Carls Jr Famous Star with cheese has about 700. I think that's the average. 8 don't think I would touch the burger that has 3500a calories! Good grief

Marci

Why did you get a unfil? With a unfil, it is as though everything is as it was when you first started, except you did not learn anything since then.

No one can help you, only you know what you have to do.

45k does sound high - mine was 31K though so (insurance covered like 80%). Anyway - if i were you i'd rush and get that fill put back in - don't want to risk undoing all the good you've done up til now.

"take everything in moderation, even moderation itself" Not my saying but I like it. It means it's ok to screw up every once in a while.

Don't beat yourself up about one mistake. As long as it was only one mistake. You recognize that you slipped up. Why else would you post it? I have thought, as I've been sitting in front of a burger and fries, I want to eat this whole thing. But my band and beginnings of self-control keep me from doing it. Mostly the band. Do what the others say and try to do better today and each day after that.

As for the 3500 calorie burger, maybe at heart attack grill. Know they pride themselves on serving up the bad stuff. Mine usually runs around 500-640.

I must have got the generic band cause mine was only 9600. If you are unfilled for whatever reason, you need to treat it as your bandster hell time and use as much will power as u can. Even if you can eat a whole hambuger and fries doesnt mean u should. I know with me, once I start down that road it would be hard to stop again. I have learned alot over the past year, but I trying that stuff would pull a trigger.

good luck and try to get refilled soon if possible.

I must have got the generic band cause mine was only 9600. If you are unfilled for whatever reason, you need to treat it as your bandster hell time and use as much will power as u can. Even if you can eat a whole hambuger and fries doesnt mean u should. I know with me, once I start down that road it would be hard to stop again. I have learned alot over the past year, but I trying that stuff would pull a trigger.

good luck and try to get refilled soon if possible.

Can you cause your band to slip if you overeat a lot? Or if you take big bites?

You're right, I don't know where I got that idea. A double whopper w/fries is only 2000 calories.

As to the fills, with fluoroscope, they're $5010, (at a major

LA hospital), I haven't had one yet.

wow, where did you go for your surgery and your fills? $5010 for a fill with fluoroscope? That is highway robbery!!!

To many people who go there, money isn't important (I'm not one), I was referred by my doctor and

the standard of care was as good as it could have been, although rather expensive.

45K is most likely the insurance cost. I always thought it was crazy how much the insurance is charged versus what cash pay really is. I know my ex-husband had his gall bladder removed and the cash price was 15K (day surgery) however they accidentaly sent us the bill as if they were billing insurance....42K!!! I panicked and called them and they adjusted it back to 15K. Crazy huh?!?!