I am about 15 months out from surgery and have lost 88lbs. I had 7cc in my 10cc band as of July 2012. I have been plateaued since October, so I went in for a fill yesterday of .25cc. This morning I had my protein shake and I seemed to have felt more restriction. It's only been a few hours and I think I feel hungry? Is it possible to be this far out and still not really understand what hunger feels like? I ate stringed cheese and now I feel really full, but could it not be hunger? I'm trying to get back to band basics and have been working out a lot more in the last few weeks hoping to break this plateau. I'm just venting, but any ideas, opinions, suggestions are welcome!

I would think the protein shake just slid right threw you. Try a solid protein for breakfast.

I would think the Protein shake just slid right threw you. Try a solid protein for breakfast.

The problem is my band is so tight in the AM that I can't get anything solid down. Maybe I can do my Protein Shake and then wait an hour or so and eat something? That's an idea. It just makes me feel like I'm snacking and I don't want to snack! =) I guess it could be considered part of my breakfast though. Thanks!

Try Cream of Wheat, yogurt, cottage cheese or even oatmeal. Any of these would stay in your stomach longer than liquids.

Try Cream of Wheat, yogurt, cottage cheese or even oatmeal. Any of these would stay in your stomach longer than liquids.

For whatever reason, I never thought of that. Haha. Thanks!

The problem is my band is so tight in the AM that I can't get anything solid down. Maybe I can do my protein shake and then wait an hour or so and eat something? That's an idea. It just makes me feel like I'm snacking and I don't want to snack! =) I guess it could be considered part of my breakfast though. Thanks!

I hear you on that one. Sometimes I'm having my breakfast at 11:30.lol , puts dinner at 8pm

you might try drinking something hot in the am to relax the band hot water, tea, coffee but very hot. I cant drink my coffee while its hot but water and tea I can and this helps me feel less hungry also. I also have oatmeal with chia seeds and a fiber power in it.

I know they say Cereal is a slider, but that is what I eat. I have always loved cereal. When I drink a shake, which I did for a while I would get hungry about 2 hours later then I would eat yogurt.

Yesterday morning I tried a small cup of greek yogurt with a tablespoon of granola and a tablespoon of blue berries- at at 7:30 wasn't hungry till noon.

Today I ate special k with 2% milk on it around the same time and again no hungry till noon.

My advice is play around with the options. I start my day with 20 oz of Water with Peach Mango Green tea in it (crystal light), then I drink a cup of coffee and 30 min later breakfast.

I usually have to have something warm for breakfast so I just drink a big cup of diet hot chocolate! I will have some little snack if I get hungry before lunch. Sometimes I don't! I never use my calories on anything liquid. It just doesn't stick with me! I can honestly say that there are times I feel hungry every day. You have to determine whether it is an uncontrollable hunger. I know I was use to eating every time I had a twinge of hunger in the past, however, now it is not so overwhelming that I can't just move on to something else. I think if you never want to feel any type of hunger that could be unrealistic. That's just my opinion however! I know the calories that I'm able to eat per day and what I will eat, so I kind of let myself graze on that food all day. If I don't eat all my lunch, I may finish it if I get hungry between meals! Regardless of when I eat it, I stay within my allotted calories for the day so it doesn't effect my weight loss. Don't always rely on the fills for every solution, sometimes you just have to play around with different things to find something that works for you. Coming here and listening to everyone's different approaches is definitely a great idea. You may find something that worked for them that will work for you! You are doing great and should be very proud of yourself. Stick with it, it may be slow right now, but your getting healthier every day, that in itself is a success!

So, my fill definitely worked! I also found a feed on here for "Soft Stops" and realized that I have one and am just not listening! I am much more comfortable with the amount I am eating and am expecting amazing things this month. =)

Just curious, aren't we supposed to b on a liquid diet 1-2 days after any fill? I haven't had any fills yet so am wondering.

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My doc says liquids for 24 hours.

In general having a protein shake isn't going to keep you full for very long. I have a coffee earlier in the morning and then a Greek yogurt with half a scoop of protein powder and some high protein cereal added . This usually holds me for at least 4 hours.

Just curious, aren't we supposed to b on a liquid diet 1-2 days after any fill? I haven't had any fills yet so am wondering.

Yes, my doc says 24 hours as well. I do liquids 24 hours and then soft foods 24 hours just to be sure. Haha. Even with soft foods I can totally tell a difference. I heart my band.