Now at 5cc fill and whole new world of what I can't eat...

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I was banded Sept 22, 2006. Up until my first fill I had no restriction. My first fill Nov 10th was a 4 cc fill and for the first week I had some restirction then nothing. My second fill Dec 15th brought me up to a 5 cc fill and now I have restriction. I can eat maybe 1 cup of food before I get that feeling like I am going to dry heave.

I can eat cireal, Pasta and liquids without this happening but bread and meats are a sure way of being uncomfortable. chicken if it is moist is ok but steak is a big no. Hamburge if I chew the living day lights out of it is ok.

So I would say I am eatting about 1/3 of what I used to eat. But here is the thing. My weight loss is soooooooo slow. I have lost just shy of 20 pounds since September. Not much for the little amount I eat.

I need to start excersising more I know and plan on trying to increase it but I have chronic fatigue syndrome so energy to excersise on top of work is hard to come by. My friend mentioned that maybe I am not eatting enought.

Have any of you noticed that you were not loosing much weight even with the decreased amounts you were eatting? If so were you eatting too little? Did your body eventually kick in and start loosing more? What was the magic trick for you?

I would appreciate any advice or encouragment.

I am happy about the 20 lbs because I would never loose that pre- banded. I was hoping to loose 50 more pounds by summer but at this rate that is not going to be easy.