Ok...here goes.

BACKGROUND INFO: Surgery Aug 13 - Have lost approx 40 lb to date. Gained a little back over holidays, but have it back off now.

PROBLEM is I just got a fill a couple weeks ago and the scales haven't been moving at all! Band holds 4cc, I now have 3 cc. (Doc says next fills will be much less aggressive.)

WHAT'S GOING ON?? Tightest in the AM - have had Protein Drink or thin oatmeal (time restrictions) Looser at Noon - have eaten thin deli meat, processed type chicken breast and cup of Soup or cottage cheese,

DINNER IS DIFFICULT! I have that pain/golfball feeling, sometimes I slime, and sometimes I have to leave the table and get rid of some

ABOUT PB's - I just WISH I COULD burp!!! That's what it feels like I need to do. But instead I just hurt and slime and try to swallow it back down, which hurts more. This doesn't always happen, but when it does it doesn't seem to matter if I am eating a miniscule amount at a time or a larger bite.

If I get rid of some of it I can go back to the table and eat a horse!!! SO, WHAT IS IT? Is it because there is too much air in the pouch when I start eating and it gets 'trapped' in there by the food that goes down? That's what it seems like. ANY TRICKS to alleviate this? :rolleyes2: WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

HOW I'M FEELING - Frustrated, discouraged, afraid I won't lose any more weight, angry that I may have to pay and pay again for what may be too small of fills

SORRY so long. THANKS for reading.

Ok...here goes.

BACKGROUND INFO: Surgery Aug 13 - Have lost approx 40 lb to date. Gained a little back over holidays, but have it back off now.

PROBLEM is I just got a fill a couple weeks ago and the scales haven't been moving at all! Band holds 4cc, I now have 3 cc. (Doc says next fills will be much less aggressive.)

WHAT'S GOING ON?? Tightest in the AM - have had Protein drink or thin oatmeal (time restrictions) Looser at Noon - have eaten thin deli meat, processed type chicken breast and cup of soup or cottage cheese,

DINNER IS DIFFICULT! I have that pain/golfball feeling, sometimes I slime, and sometimes I have to leave the table and get rid of some

ABOUT PB's - I just WISH I COULD burp!!! That's what it feels like I need to do. But instead I just hurt and slime and try to swallow it back down, which hurts more. This doesn't always happen, but when it does it doesn't seem to matter if I am eating a miniscule amount at a time or a larger bite.

If I get rid of some of it I can go back to the table and eat a horse!!! SO, WHAT IS IT? Is it because there is too much air in the pouch when I start eating and it gets 'trapped' in there by the food that goes down? That's what it seems like. ANY TRICKS to alleviate this? :rolleyes2: WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

HOW I'M FEELING - Frustrated, discouraged, afraid I won't lose any more weight, angry that I may have to pay and pay again for what may be too small of fills

SORRY so long. THANKS for reading.

Lynn

You may just be too tight if you are having trouble with soup and cottage cheese -

Most people are tight in the morning but loose up and can eat a horse by dinner time.

Could be after you have slimed your band some how loosens up - Have you talked to your doctor about this.

I will get stuck if I eat to fast - how are you doing in that area??

It's a very funny thing - this band is diff for each of us...

Well lets see here? How much are you eating in a sitting? How long do you eat? Warm food goes down much better than cold. Are you exercising at all? For many of us when the weight stops or slows down we think the fix is a fill. Not always the fix. Being too tight is a miserable way to live. Are you drinking all the water you need too? Getting in all the protien you need too?

Lynn, Call or PM me

Thanks for all your responses. I am giving much thought to everything you have said and it is helping me get my head back in the game. I just wish it could be like it was in the beginning. I was NEVER hungry, could only eat a half cup or 4 oz at a time, and the weight was falling off. I wish, I wish, I wish!

Hang in there and and watch for NSV's. When you are being 'good' and the scale isn't showing it , just be patient. Add in exercise to speed things up. Be sure to keep yourself hydrated and believe it will work. Good luck!