3rd Fill Today

[Ms.Vickie 68]

Gained 2lbs since my last fill. I'm guessing its muscle.

[SlowJourney 57]

Do your clothes feel looser? When was the last time you weighed? Muscle takes up less space but at the same time your losing fat so you wouldn't expect to gain weight just because you're building muscle I don't think, so you can probably only tell by how your clothes feel.

[Ms.Vickie 68]

I am definitely loosing inches. I was just wondering when the scale was going to start moving.

[Ms.Vickie 68]

Just had 1.5 ccs added. Total of 7.5 in my size 11 band. Next visit is in 3 months.

[2muchfun 8,928]

Two factors for the scale to move down!

1. You'll need to eat fewer calories than you burn. Do you track calories? Find one of the calculators like this one http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php and know what your BMR is. Exercise more to lose more weight.

2. Is your band adjusted so you're in the green zone. 3 months till your next fill could be too far out? Maybe your doctor will allow a visit sooner if you're not feeling satiety with less food.

The band won't stop you from eating too much food but it will dim your hunger and make you satisfied with less food. How much less will be determined by how much restriction/tightness you have and if you follow your doctors protocol for eating with your band.

Good luck.

[Ms.Vickie 68]

No I'm not tracking calories. I guess i better start. i will check out the link. And I was in the green for about 2 weeks after my 2nd fill. Then it mysteriously went away. I was in shock when the doc said see him again in 3 months. He said he doesn't want his patients to become dependent on the the band. My doctor has not provided a protocol. He said to eat sensibly, stay away from breads and pastas. I am making an apointment with the nutritionist because I need to report to someone.

[kimk1999 450]

No I'm not tracking calories. I guess i better start. i will check out the link. And I was in the green for about 2 weeks after my 2nd fill. Then it mysteriously went away. I was in shock when the doc said see him again in 3 months. He said he doesn't want his patients to become dependent on the the band. My doctor has not provided a protocol. He said to eat sensibly, stay away from breads and pastas. I am making an apointment with the nutritionist because I need to report to someone.

One of the biggest places a lot of us use to track calories is on myfitnesspal. There's a lot of us that have share our user name to have friends on that site. They even have a phone app to scan barcodes or just enter your calories while out and about.

[luv2golfnow 29]

Yes muscle will cause weight to stay same or add if shed most unwanted fat. If still not close to goal then workout with less heavy weights

[Mikee57 699]

I just signed up on MyfitnessPal Ms. Vickie...my user name is MikeeC57 if you are looking for someone to hang with...best of luck to you!!! Where in Ga are you from I am from Warner Robins...hope to see more posts from you soon!!!