I have a 14 cc band and have 11.1 cc in, am getting discouraged...I will lose 3-4 lbs right after the fill and then in the following weeks I lose restriction and gain most of what I lost. I use sparkpeople to record calories and was banded in nov 2013, have lost around 24 lbs but have been playing with the same weight for awhile now. Anyone else experience restriction only to lose it after every fill?

Has your band/tubing/port been checked for a leak? Does the filler take out your saline prior to filling you to verify that the fill level noted at your previous fill is what they are seeing when they pull out the saline to control it?

24 lbs is still a good amount of weight to lose post surgery. I only lost about 22 lbs 5 month after surgery. Not much to go on? If you're on a PC can you fill in your profile so we know more about you?

Starting weight, how many fills, height, current weight, age etc?

I didn't feel any restriction till my 3rd fill but restriction didn't go away over time. Some people's stomach respond differently to each fill. You could be experiencing some inflammation from each fill due to some irritation from the band tightening? And then when the inflammation goes down, you'll have less restriction. This is very normal.

Are you looking for the satiety signals? And, fills won't necessarily make you lose weight/fat. You say you're tracking calories? What is your avg calories consumption/day? Exercise? Your BMR and active BMR?

tmf

Starting weight 258 current weight 233 height 5'7 1/2" after a fill I get around 230 ..After a fill calirues around 1100 as the inflammation down I go up to 1500 . The filler has a few fills ago withdrawn the Fluid

to verify . At this point she tends to put in .5

per fill. I have been stuck playing around

230-236 for a few months.I was going every

3 weeks. I have just began to exercise

again as the weight loss helped my knee

pain. I had a child at 43, got to 303 have

been as low ss 212 prior to surgery doing

weight watchers app, a series of

orthopaedic and disc issues as well as

prednisone and an inability to exercise for

several months caused a gain

Edited April 5, 201412 yr by gabnlose

You won't lose much weight if any if you're consuming 1500/day. Just keep getting those fills till you start to feel satisfied with smaller portions of food. Sorry, but this is the way the band works.

The band will dim your appetite and help you feel satisfied with less food. It won't stop you from eating more, it only helps you to feel like you don't need to eat more.

Watch for satiety signals like burps, hiccups, yawns, runny nose to know when it's a good time to stop eating.

tmf

I gain back what I have lost after my fills, but lose it again before my next month apt usually,

but this last time I gained 5 lbs and was able to lose it on my last apt this past Thursday. This is the 1st time I have not lost any weight, but I'm thankful I maintained. When I do get fills,

the schedule is 2 days clear liquids, 2 day full liquids, 2 days mushies than back to

normal. I usually do 1 days of each or less as long as I can tolerate it. I am to eat no more than 1/2 cup at each meal because that is the size of my pouch.No more than 3 meals a day and should take about 20 minutes to eat.1/4 cup protein, then the other 1/4 cup veggies and carbs. Eat protein first as it is a filler,then veggies, then carbs. I use a baby spoon or fork so I don't take big bites. This is what mysurgeon has instructed me to do. I've been doing a lot more walking too since Spring is here. I had my surgery in Sept 13 and have lost 60 lbs. Everybody is different and the surgeon's instruction may be different as well.I use fitness pal to track food and exercise. Hang inthere! keep us posted

BAMA53 Your results are very inspiring! I weigh almost every day so I know how low I get, almost always I have a net small loss or maintain I think I gained a little once after the holidays. I guess I get discouraged when I see how low it goes and then bounces back up.

My nurse says to do myfitness and it says to do 1500 calories, do you guys feel thats too high? I actually think I have better sucess around 1000.

I have set mine up for 1200 calories. Also, for exercise on my walking and such, no matter how much I walk I set it up to show it burns 1 calorie, as fitness pal adds back the calories you burn which is not what you want. But do what you know works for you. I do have my Snacks such as almonds or yogurt and almond butter which usually takes me up to 1200. If I cut that out, I would definitely be at 1000 or below each day and would lose more, but this is little treat that I look forward to each day.

Every surgeon is totally different. My surgeon gave me a small plate with pictures ( I've looked at it but not used it). He told me that he would be happier if I filled the whole plate with protein but if I were going to have carbs to not go over the set limits. I can eat anything and felt I might be eating too much and he told me not to worry about that because I was losing the weight the way he hoped I would. I've plateaued for about a month but I started body measuring last month, and this last month, though the scales only show a 2 lb loss, I've lost 5 inches. I can really see the difference in the mirror and my head is starting to catch up. I'm not walking straight to the big girl section at the store, I'm not surprised or embarrassed when someone tells me I look good and I don't really notice the unhealthy foods I have to walk around to get to the healthy ones. I actually believe I've got this now. Oh, and I look forward to exercise. Go figure!

SandyM, have you ever seen the plate your surgeon gave you, online? I googled the plates one time and would love to have one because I suck at "visualizing"...lol But would like to know for sure that what I'm ordering is really what I'm supposed to use...

Every surgeon is totally different. My surgeon gave me a small plate with pictures ( I've looked at it but not used it). He told me that he would be happier if I filled the whole plate with Protein but if I were going to have carbs to not go over the set limits. I can eat anything and felt I might be eating too much and he told me not to worry about that because I was losing the weight the way he hoped I would. I've plateaued for about a month but I started body measuring last month, and this last month, though the scales only show a 2 lb loss, I've lost 5 inches. I can really see the difference in the mirror and my head is starting to catch up. I'm not walking straight to the big girl section at the store, I'm not surprised or embarrassed when someone tells me I look good and I don't really notice the unhealthy foods I have to walk around to get to the healthy ones. I actually believe I've got this now. Oh, and I look forward to exercise. Go figure!

SandyM, have you ever seen the plate your surgeon gave you, online? I googled the plates one time and would love to have one because I suck at "visualizing"...lol But would like to know for sure that what I'm ordering is really what I'm supposed to use...

When I get home I'll see if there is a brand logo on it. My surgeon said he orders them by the cases

SandyM, have you ever seen the plate your surgeon gave you, online? I googled the plates one time and would love to have one because I suck at "visualizing"...lol But would like to know for sure that what I'm ordering is really what I'm supposed to use...

Look up portion plate on ebay

I have seen similar plates (although I dont know the exact one you have) on Amazon.com I have also seen them at bookstores near the diet books.