I have not lost a single pound. Have had several fills, the most recent of which seems to be "taking". The others gave me zero restriction.

So now, 3 months after surgery, I feel like a failure and have to re-think how to eat like a bander! What are the basic rules, etc again? I forgot them!!!

And what also worries me is even though I feel restriction, I find a way to "move past" it and keep eating.

What do you guys, my fellow Oct 07 banders, suggest???

HELP!!!!

One thing that I have found that works is how many times you eat. I don't know about you guys but I get these emails sent to me every few months about the lap band. One thing it said on there was you should only eat every 4 hours. So as for me my job is 7am-3:30pm. So in the morning I take my vitamins and wait to eat breakfast until 8am, at that time I usually have carrots or some kind of cheese with a meat (i am losing my hair so I have to eat meat with every meal). Then I do not eat again (not even a little cracker) until 12pm. At that time I usually have some kind of meat or chicken and a veggie. After that I normally do not eat until 5 just because I don't want to eat too early in the night where I am hungary before I go to bed. At five I usually have something like I had for lunch. I know I see a lot of you saying you are hungary but you have to train yourself to know what hungary is. I used to say I was hungary when really I was just bored. And trust me, I know it is hard. I am constantly surrounded by people at work that order out or bring food in to share. And honestly, I love saying no thanks. Just because it makes me feel good to know that I have that control to say that. Just remember, only 3 meals every 4 hours, that is sufficient if you pick the correct foods to eat! We all will get through this, I promise!!

i completely agree with you lisa marie, and i am totally able to do this when i am at my correct fill.

however, i don't know if it is the drying up of phlegm, or the starting of my bc again, but i do truly get hungry now between meals. i also started getting boredom hungry again, but i'm talking tummy growling, hungery pains, hungry..trying to talk myself out of it becuase i don't really have time to take a break hungry.

between my 2nd and 3rd fill i did not struggle with that at all, but now i am again. today i had my Protein bar for breakfast (the whole thing) and 1 hour later, i'm hungry again. after a good fill, not only can i not finish a whole one, but i'm full for several hours.