Time for My Fill

[angemc 85]

I don't like this phase where I'm feeling like my portion sizes are much bigger . I guess this is what everyone was talking abt . I'm still working out diligently. Still in control ..Good feeling !

I feel exactly the same!! I'm still working hard and focused on my goal but definitely finding my meal sizes are getting bigger and bigger because my hunger is getting bigger and bigger! Weight is still coming off tho

[fashionstylist 458]

Ok so u grilled some meet and I kept snacking and tasting and nibbling ! I'm like wait a minute , my stomach is taking in all if this ! Can't wait for this fill ! Loving the weight coming off !

[Carol.mcpherson 25]

I know it's time for a fill because I am struggling with my portion sizes !

I am right there with you!! Right now about the only way I can tell I actually have the band is when I bend over and feel my port!! I've lost 17 lbs since my preop diet and surgery (7-25-13). I'm trying to be upbeat about it but man do I feel like I should have lost more. *sigh*

[fashionstylist 458]

I am right there with you!! Right now about the only way I can tell I actually have the band is when I bend over and feel my port!! I've lost 17 lbs since my preop diet and surgery (7-25-13). I'm trying to be upbeat about it but man do I feel like I should have lost more. *sigh*

Just stay consistent . It will come off. I actually gained and then lost. My main thing is to stay up on my workouts . And stay within my 1000 calorie meal plan . I didn't like eating all of that food. I feel stuffed and uncomfortable. It actuallyade me scared .

[fashionstylist 458]

Yay! I go for my second fill tomorrow . I think I currently have 5 cc in a 10 cc band. I need it because my portion sizes have gotten extremely big . I'm done 41 lbs since my surgery July 5. I'm working out too!

[CAishaGA 15]

I had surgery 7/11 I got my first fill 8/22 (6 weeks post op) and my next is 10/2 which is 6 weeks from 8/22. I got 2 cc's. I GAINED exactly .02 ounces since surgery...I don't have restriction however I cannot eat as much as before surgery. I guess I didn't realize how slow my doctor goes through the fill process in the beginning. I have a 10 cc band and it was empty until the 2 cc's. After the 10/2 fill I can go every 4 weeks but they said if I don't feel anything I can come back in 2 weeks. I can't wait I got to get some restriction because this band is helping me because I don't eat as much but I am not losing. However...with that being said I know I don't eat right so it's my fault too. I am revamping and getting myself together. Protein first then veggies and then starch. That's my motto.

Question...is anyone else juicing? I need some recipes...I juiced kale, spinach, cucumbers, and gala apples and it wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. I would love any suggestions please. Thanks!

[debpaige 35]

I have had a total of 6 fills. I am still not in the green! Each fill was 1cc and I have an 11cc band! Hopefully next fill will bring some restriction! GL!!!

What is the green?

[fashionstylist 458]

I got my 2nd fill on last Tues and I still feel abt the same. Now I can't eat as much as before but I am eating more than a half a cup of food. I know that much .

[SueBee01 630]

I was banded on the 6th and am booked for my first fill on the 29th. My doc had me on 1/2 cup 3 times a day' date=' but I was getting too hungry so have been spreading my 1 1/2 cups out over 4 meals. That was keeping my hunger at bay until today!! I am not hungry after eating 1/2 cup but not full either. And my stomach can't wait 4 hours for another meal, I'm looking for food after 2 hours. I was hoping to be one of the lucky ones who never needs a fill but I can see today that I'm going to be more than ready on the 29th for a fill!!! For those of you who have had a fill, does it hurt?[/quote']

I can't believe you are eating that little. I eat 1 - 1 1/2 c each meal. Check to make sure that is right.

[SueBee01 630]

Just stay consistent . It will come off. I actually gained and then lost. My main thing is to stay up on my workouts . And stay within my 1000 calorie meal plan . I didn't like eating all of that food. I feel stuffed and uncomfortable. It actuallyade me scared .

If you are feeling stuffed and uncomfortable, don't eat so much. You should feel satisfied, never full or stuffed. The amount of food you eat should be based on how it makes you feel too, not just what a doctor tells you to do. All of our bodies react different to different quantities of food. I was never hungry and only at two meals a day and a snack for a year. My nut was good with that because your body will tell you when you need more food. Also means you definitely don't need another fill!

Good luck and keep losing!

[brazos2425 34]

Hey Everyone,

New here thought I'd drop a line out there... Banded May 20th, I am getting my fourth fill

Tuesday. I have 6cc so far. I am just now feeling the baby PBs when I eat too fast or

drink with my food all NO NOs. And to top it off I have hit a plateau. I am going to change up my exercise and hope this next fill gets closer to GREEN..Good luck and love all of yalls advice!!

[SueBee01 630]

I had surgery 7/11 I got my first fill 8/22 (6 weeks post op) and my next is 10/2 which is 6 weeks from 8/22. I got 2 cc's. I GAINED exactly .02 ounces since surgery...I don't have restriction however I cannot eat as much as before surgery. I guess I didn't realize how slow my doctor goes through the fill process in the beginning. I have a 10 cc band and it was empty until the 2 cc's. After the 10/2 fill I can go every 4 weeks but they said if I don't feel anything I can come back in 2 weeks. I can't wait I got to get some restriction because this band is helping me because I don't eat as much but I am not losing. However...with that being said I know I don't eat right so it's my fault too. I am revamping and getting myself together. Protein first then veggies and then starch. That's my motto.

Question...is anyone else juicing? I need some recipes...I juiced kale' date=' spinach, cucumbers, and gala apples and it wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. I would love any suggestions please. Thanks![/quote']

You should be eating real food, not juicing! If you are juicing, you will never feel satisfied and you will keep getting unnecessary fills because you are not eating real food. The test for a fill is eating real food, not drinks. The band can work if you eat the right "real" food. This is not a race, it is a slow process and you need to do it eating real food so that you can continue using your band the rest of your life. I only have 2cc in my band since being banded in 2012. I get really nervous for people that are rushing to get fills to get restriction while not eating real food. I have read about so many problems when people have their band too tight. Please try to do it the safe way.

[Julie norton 2,850]

Good luck with a new chapter. Even a little slip. You can still go on for the long run❤

[fashionstylist 458]

I got a fill on last tues and I still don't fill any restriction . I feel the same way I did before the fill. The first day I did liquids but after that I guess my stomach settled. Sounds like the challenging transition everybody goes thru. Because I am having such great weight loss, they only filled it with .5cc as opposed to the last time of 1.0 cc. I'm definitely eatingore than a half of cup of food .

Anybody else ?

[Heccat2 154]

I got a fill on last tues and I still don't fill any restriction . I feel the same way I did before the fill. The first day I did liquids but after that I guess my stomach settled. Sounds like the challenging transition everybody goes thru. Because I am having such great weight loss' date=' they only filled it with .5cc as opposed to the last time of 1.0 cc. I'm definitely eatingore than a half of cup of food .

Anybody else ?[/quote']

Hi! Although I have 5.cc of saline in my band, losing weight gradually, and am not hungry for 4-5 hours, I still feel that I am eating way too much food. Tomorrow is my third fill. I'll keep you posted. I'm praying that it does the "trick" for me because I am self-pay and every five weeks, I have to pay $200.