Okay bandsters - everyone talks about feeling restriction and I would like to know what it feels like to you? Is it possible that every person feels different? Just had my 2nd fill and have no clue what it is supposed to feel like?

Well...yes and no...look at someone like yourself who has not had a single fill and lost over 100 pounds. It's not all about the fill. Much of the band work is the mind set. There is a reason why Dr.'s are conservative. I don't agree or disagree, I think it's all in what you do with the time it takes you to get to that optimal fill level. I think it's time you need to take to get your mind set right, to learn the basics about living with your band for your whole life. To destroy those old habits and establish new ones, to start a new way of eating and living and moving put an exercise plan in place. I am over a year out and I have not lost all my weight, I have been losing conservatively with my band. Why you might ask? Why not go in and amp up that fill and stop eating so much and lose all the weight and get to goal? Isn't that why I got banded? Nope that's not why. I didn't get banded to lose weight or to be thin. I got banded to be healthy. I don't want to have an eating disorder, I don't want to be stressing about food or nutrition or exercise or living my life. I got banded to live. I want to live my life with my band healthy and happy. I enjoy eating foods, and I enjoy not overeating them too I enjoy that life of moderation that I didn't know how to enjoy before. I have not gained a single pound since being banded. Some months I lose more, and some I don't lose as much. Sometimes I am disappointed in myself and I think I could have focused a bit better on the weight loss aspect of it, but then I remember all the things I did that day, that week that month, and I say oh yeah right...that's why I'm burning the candle from all ends and something's gotta give So there is something to be said for conservative. That said..if it's not for you..then sure get your self in there and amp it up. Either way though my friends, you are going to have to work at this. There is not magic to it. It's work, it takes time, it takes commitment and it takes effort. We are all in it together, banded together here we go! It's summa time!!! We can do this!!

thank you".....I needed to hear that. Sometimes my motivation is down, due to not losing.

Hi every one and its been a wee while since I've been on here .. so here is an update . ive had 5 fills lost 30lbs in five months and also put back on 3lbs too.... been sick several times because of eating to fast or the wrong type of food but I know is a work in progress and slowly slowly catches monkey ... main meat is lean mince ( even bought my self a mincer) salads and I love peanuts .... choc when I've had a good week . one small bar and yes I was also confused with the restriction feeling .. but the word satisfied is a much better word ... only down fall is hair loss unfortunately ... this has been an ongoing problem since my adult life but since having the band its got worse an now wearing wigs as im so concise of the loss of hair . take my Vitamins every day and apart from the hair problem im feeling and looking good . long way to go yet but lets see what happens x

Hi every one and its been a wee while since I've been on here .. so here is an update . ive had 5 fills lost 30lbs in five months and also put back on 3lbs too.... been sick several times because of eating to fast or the wrong type of food but I know is a work in progress and slowly slowly catches monkey ... main meat is lean mince ( even bought my self a mincer) salads and I love peanuts .... choc when I've had a good week . one small bar and yes I was also confused with the restriction feeling .. but the word satisfied is a much better word ... only down fall is hair loss unfortunately ... this has been an ongoing problem since my adult life but since having the band its got worse an now wearing wigs as im so concise of the loss of hair . take my Vitamins every day and apart from the hair problem im feeling and looking good . long way to go yet but lets see what happens x

Hello Andrea,

Can I offer some advice on posting to this forum? There are only 8 people who follow this particular thread so if you want more people to see your posts, you should start your own topic/thread. That way hundreds of banders will see your thread and you will receive more advice. Sorry, I got no advice for losing hair. Seems to be mostly a female issue?

But congrats on the 30 lbs lost and yes it's hard to change those old eating habits of too fast and too much isn't it?

i asked the nurse, she said he will not put in more than that amount for no one.

I don't like the 'one size fits all' philosophy. Everyone is different and should be treated thus. Now...if you are not following the rules in terms of what you are eating and how much, that's a different story. If you are, I don't quite know why you can't have a more aggressive fill. OK...no more on this topic....I'm already breaking my own rule in that I never comment on anything fill related as I've not had any. Keep us posted Countryheart.

I don't like the 'one size fits all' philosophy. Everyone is different and should be treated thus. Now...if you are not following the rules in terms of what you are eating and how much, that's a different story. If you are, I don't quite know why you can't have a more aggressive fill. OK...no more on this topic....I'm already breaking my own rule in that I never comment on anything fill related as I've not had any. Keep us posted Countryheart.

ok, I got a .05 cc fill today. The dr. Stuck me twice and it really hurt before finding my port. I am on liquids until tomorrow. I hope I get in the green zone this time. I did lose 4 pounds.