Recent fill def made a difference but..

[Julie norton 2,850]

I'm also waiting on a fill. And yes the hunger eventually returns. Need to get back to my routine of small hunger and small meals.

3 more weeks... Want to do well til then... Seems to be getting a bit more difficult. Even after 8 years. I'm starting to feel a struggle. Yikes

[2muchfun 8,927]

Iamshazza & Julie,

It might be a good idea to use the 5-Day pouch test to see if it's real hunger or head hunger. I usually fast 3 days a week and this morning was my fast day. Fasting is a good reminder of what real hunger feels like. I'm thinking I need a few weeks to kick this carb addiction I've had all summer. Being too tight drove me to slider type foods. I still feel that urge but now that I can eat without getting stuck 75% of the time, regular food is giving me that satiety signal I've missed for a while.

Still miss the carbs though

[2babutterfly 483]

Ugh! I had a terrible weekend of eating!! All I can do is start over today! Got my chicken salad and Protein Drink ready! I will not let myself undo what I've been working on! I think she said I can go back for a fill in another week or so. My pcp gave me an appetite suppressant to take while my band is looser but I haven't taken any yet and don't really want to if I can help it...

[iamshazza 41]

I did get 3cc back in my band on Tuesday. So I've been a bit better. I'm feeling full, but there's still nothing but ME stopping me from keeping on eating...so I am still not getting that HEY STOP IT feeling that I had before from my band. I just need to exercise a bit more self control. Which is not always so easy But I refuse to gain back any more weight than I already have in the past week and half! I gained 5 pounds!! UGH. I'm glad I've been working out is all I'll say...I can't imagine if I hadn't been working out how much I would've gained. Scary.

I used to do intermittent fasting all the time. I do need to get back to it. Kicking the carbs is really hard. I kicked them once...and they slipped back in and I haven't gotten rid of them again yet. But we definitely don't party as much as we used to at least ...the carbs and I

[2babutterfly 483]

@@iamshazza glad you got a bit of a fill. Do you plan on going to get a little more to help with hunger or are you going to try to keep it looser? I've gained 4 pounds in a week since my slight unfill!! Sure goes on faster than it comes off. I always go a little crazy for a couple of days when I get an unfill. I hope to go back and get a little soon!

[iamshazza 41]

Hi @2babutterly I would rather have my band a little tighter. I'll see how it goes for a week or so before calling for another fill. I still don't feel like I have the restriction I need. This is a mind game...I'm not as tight, I'm not getting the STOP warning so I think I can keep eating or should keep eating. Even though I DO feel full.

I definitely went a little crazy right after I got the unfill...because I hadn't really eaten much of anything all weekend before that. Getting myself in check is hard.

[Julie norton 2,850]

It is hard with a deflated band. I have 3 more weeks til a fill. And I'm sure I'll hVe to take off a bit more since I am on vacation and the piña colada is hitting the spot!ps lisa told me it is pineapple and cocoanut So it is like a fruit? ???