weight loss before 1st fill

bkwalling · January 14, 2007

Hey all

I was wondering how much weight did yall lose before your first fill

also could u tell a difference when you had your first fill

and how many fills to get to sweet spot

I am going for my first fill 2-6-07 and hope it helps this hunger

I am a month out and starving :help:

shutuplena · January 14, 2007

Hey all
I was wondering how much weight did yall lose before your first fill

also could u tell a difference when you had your first fill

and how many fills to get to sweet spot

I am going for my first fill 2-6-07 and hope it helps this hunger

I am a month out and starving :help:

I lost 23lbs before my first fill which was 2 weeks ago. I feel more restriction then before the fill but I can feel myself getting hungrier every day. Ive heard it sometimes takes 3, 4 or 5 fills before you hit the sweet spot. let us know how your first fill goes.

Bostongurl · January 14, 2007

I had my surgery at the end of April, and had my first fill the begining of June and I believe I lost around 20lbs in that time. However from what I've been told/heard, it's not uncommon NOT to loose much before your first fill. And that in-fact, you shouldn't even really be thinkng about loosing at this point, but more just about healing. (easier said then done I know).

After I had my fill, I became SO HUNGRY - it was the strangest thing, I thought something was wrong, b/c I felt as though I could eat more than I could before the fill. And then about two weeks out from the fill I started to see a huge difference and have had a lot of restriction every since. I have a 4cc band and have only had one fill of 1cc, and woudn't even think of getting another fill at this point.

I think in general my biggest challenge has been to clearly differenciate between head hunger and actual hunger, to REALLY be able to tell the difference between the two has become the fine line between loosing or not for me. I find that 9 times out of 10, I think I'm hungry, when I'm really not.

Good luck to you!

lianna · January 14, 2007

I've been a slow loser since the beginning! I lost 6 lbs the first month, and I think it was 9 by my first fill. I averaged about 1.5 lbs a week until I hit 180, and I have been in a series of plateaus and slow slow loss for months now. There is some consolation in knowing that whether it comes of fast or slow.......it DOES come off. Even losing slowly, I will be at goal soon.

conniesueb · January 14, 2007

I had my surgery on Nov. 30, and am going in for my first fill on Monday. I have lost 27 pounds since my surgery. I am starting to get hungrier, and can definately eat more than I could in the beginning, so I hope this fill helps. I have definately not been starving though--just the occasional bouts of hunger, but usually a small Lean Cuisine meal will satisfy me, so it's not too bad. I will let you know how I feel after my fill on Monday though!