I've had one fill and gained five pounds! Has this happened to anyone else!? I have been able to eat mostly everything besides. Chicken and breads

Its very common to gain weight whilst u are going through the fills stage, until u get some level of restriction/ satiety u have to rely on willpower alone, this is the time to start learning how to eat healthy and follwoing the banded rules of chewing lots, eating protein first keeping hydrated etc. My doctor warned me that i may put on weight at this time as it is common to do so, i chose not to by following a 1000 calories a day .. and exercising like mad

so sorry this happened to you (

you didn't tell us alot, do you log your food? do you drink lots of water everyday? do you limit your carb intake, especially after lunch?

do you exercise?

I gained five pounds between my first and second fill and let me tell you it scared the shitake out of me. I have since then started walking 30 minuets a day roughly 2 miles and it has helped. I was banded in March 2012 so I am still pretty new at this and have very little restriction after 3 fills, but hoping the 4th is a charm. Good luck and keep us posted. Dont get to down on yourself it happens to everyone.

I gained weight too!!! Even before any fill!!!!!!

I've had one fill and gained five pounds! Has this happened to anyone else!? I have been able to eat mostly everything besides. Chicken and breads

I haven't had a fill yet, but I'm down from 265 to 247. Though my weight will flucuate between 247 and 252. Though in the morning it'll go down to near that 247 point. I can't wait until I get a good fill.

I gain weight through out the day I have learned to stay away from the scale and only get on the scale once or twice a week. If I gain weight I tend to cheat more.

Gaining weight throughtout the day makes sense as we eat and drink. If you must weigh yourself do it in the mornings with no clothes on. They say to weigh yourself once a week but I personally like to do it every morning and if I gain a little but I know it's fluid and don't stress about it.