I have only been banded for 4 weeks, but a 1/2 to a cup of food is fulfilling (TO ME) especially if you eat 6 small meals a day and drink plenty of Water.. I havent had any fills yet (first one is this Thursday). but when I started eating again I wanted to prepare myself for my band meal sizes. I have been eating 1/2 to a cup of food every meal and I'm satisfied.

I FEEL wonderful!! my band is not even working yet and I feel like a different person. Its a amazing. When you have the mindset of change, there is no going back. I decided to change for my family and I'm SO glad I did.

I havent weighed myself lately but my clothes are falling off. I started in a size 26 and now I'm wearing bagggggy 22s. I HAVE NO CLOTHES All of my bras stopped working too(lifting lol), and my shoes are even to big.I'm soo thankful.

I have only been banded for 4 weeks, but a 1/2 to a cup of food is fulfilling (TO ME) especially if you eat 6 small meals a day and drink plenty of Water.. I havent had any fills yet (first one is this Thursday). but when I started eating again I wanted to prepare myself for my band meal sizes. I have been eating 1/2 to a cup of food every meal and I'm satisfied.

I FEEL wonderful!! my band is not even working yet and I feel like a different person. Its a amazing. When you have the mindset of change, there is no going back. I decided to change for my family and I'm SO glad I did.

I havent weighed myself lately but my clothes are falling off. I started in a size 26 and now I'm wearing bagggggy 22s. I HAVE NO CLOTHES All of my bras stopped working too(lifting lol), and my shoes are even to big.I'm soo thankful.

correction, your band IS working.

keep on going as you are doing FANTASTIC

i love reading positive posts

Good for you.

correction, your band IS working.

keep on going as you are doing FANTASTIC

i love reading positive posts

How is the band working without any fills?

How is the band working without any fills?

working good......my dr put primer in it and with my plication, ole girl is doing okay...i appreciate you asking.

SOME peoples bands work immediately. I guess you were one of the blessed to have this true. A few people (very few) don't ever need fills. My 3rd fill was the magic one for me. Before that, I tae exactly as I had previously and didn't lose a lb. After my 3rd fill, I felt satisfied on about 8 bites of food. And it pretty much stayed that way till last year when I had my slip. Now I have so-so restriction. I'm actually on Atkins right now losing what I've gained since my slip and I swore I'd never diet again. I guess I'm doomed to a life of dieting again. But at least it's not the daunting over 100 lbs loss. I only have to lose about 19 more lbs.

Good luck to you. You're doing fantastic!

Marci

awesome!! Congratulations!!!

Congrats...you are off to a good start!

Some people do have some restriction from day 1, even without having any Fluid in their bands. I am one of those people, and I continued to lose weight during the 14 weeks I had to wait for my first fill.

Your band does begin to "work" even if you are not able to feel it or feel any restriction from it.

Best wishes for a successful journey...

good job sounds like you have your head in the game as they say.....

Keep up the good work !

Am I naive to think that even an unfilled band would provide one with a smaller pouch? After all, the band is restricting the stomach into two parts. So I would think that even unfilled, it can be an effective tool to weight loss. But I'm still pre-op, so maybe I'm mistaken.