Hi I was banded in England privately on 31st March this year. I have had two fill which so far I don't think are restricting me enough. I expected that though as I had been told it can take several fills to reach the correct one for you individually. I lost 33lbs but have been static for a while now which is demoralising. Im trying to increase my exercising but am too self conscious to swim at the moment which is the only exercise I like that you can do in public! I am desperate to work with my band to succeed as it is my one real chance. xxxKarinxxx

Hi I was banded in England privately on 31st March this year. I have had two fill which so far I don't think are restricting me enough. I expected that though as I had been told it can take several fills to reach the correct one for you individually. I lost 33lbs but have been static for a while now which is demoralising. Im trying to increase my exercising but am too self conscious to swim at the moment which is the only exercise I like that you can do in public! I am desperate to work with my band to succeed as it is my one real chance. xxxKarinxxx

I was also banded on 3/30....and things have been pretty static for the last 6wks. I'm doing my exercise, but it's still annoying not to see the results on the scale in weightloss. I've too have had 2 fills and the only comfort I've found is the NSV in all of this. I am having fill #3 next week, and my Dr. takes measurements also. This is the NSV portion...seeing my measurements going down although the weight might not move as quickly. I've dropped 2 shirt sizes since surgery and I'm down to the size I was back in 2001.

I keep telling myself I didn't get this way in a short amount of time, so it's going to take time to get the weight off (btw, it's healthier ). I teach and in my opinion I have not seen changes over the summer but going back to work in my room this week, my fellow staff members have noticed changes that have happened since June.

Chin up....I truly believe it's the fill factor. I know that this 2nd fill of mine is finally (after about 2 wks since it was done) beginning to be felt. I expect this next fill to be more of a tweak than #2. Patience....and it will happen.

Best of luck!

Annette

Hello, I too was banded March 26th of this year. To date I have lost 45 lbs. I have felt over the summer months that I have not lost the weight I should have. I did join the YMCA in May and work out 3xs a week. I feel like Im stuck...I have had 3 fills thus far and feel like I need at least 1 more to hit my "green zone" as my dr. calls it.. I was wondering how do you know when you need a fill?? The mornings are tough for me, I cant really eat breakfast and lunch is sometimes hard too, but by supper, everything goes down really well..I dont want to be too tight but think I need 1 more fill to take away the hunger pains sometimes..What do you think???

I just had my 5th fill yesterday and hoping this will do the trick. Your right, I'm not hungry in the morning, I do a protien shake. Lunch is not much better, try to eat salad or cheese and crackers. Now supper is another story, I swear I could eat a horse if one was put in front of me. All the wrong food go down great it the chicken, and bread that won't go down for me. I do eat beans, but they are high in carbs. I have only lost 32 lbs, and last month I lost only 2 lbs. I was sad at the 2 lbs, but at least I lost. I still am on liquids today, so tomorrow will be a big day. I still could eat at least 1.5 to 2 cups of food at a meal. Long ways from the 1/2 cup the say we should be eating. Thanks for listening to me whine.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPLY! i HAVE LOST 2LBS THIS LAST WEEK SINCE MY FILL SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL CONTINUE. YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED X

Hi I was banded in England privately on 31st March this year. I have had two fill which so far I don't think are restricting me enough. I expected that though as I had been told it can take several fills to reach the correct one for you individually. I lost 33lbs but have been static for a while now which is demoralising. Im trying to increase my exercising but am too self conscious to swim at the moment which is the only exercise I like that you can do in public! I am desperate to work with my band to succeed as it is my one real chance. xxxKarinxxx

What about walking for exercise; in a mall or outside weather permitting. You don't need to wear anything fancy and take it at a pace that's good for you. Also if your house has stairs you can do a set amount of stairs each day as your exercise. You might feel a little silly, but there won't be any eyes on you.

Really burning calories will help you lose just as much as restricting calories.

xo

I due my 4th fill Friday 24th! I am so-o-o-o-oo-- ready for it too! I have those grazing attacks in the evening...maybe this one will "fill" me up!

Allright, Ok, so I had my 5th fill last week, now up to 3cc in my 4cc band and I can still eat to much. Its better, but I have never got to place where only 1/2 cup will fill me up. I do stay fuller longer now. I hope next month will be the magical one and I will find a sweet spot. I worry that maybe I have stretch out my pouch. I'm not losing much either. So I totally understand.

Good luck on you next fill.

I know how you feel. I've been losing slow...around 1 lb. every 2 weeks but my numbers average to about 8 a mth. I finally had a 4th fill yesterday and am pretty close to 4 cc. I feel 'very' tight today. I'm not even sure if it's not too tight. We'll see. Good luck and let's try not to get too discouraged.