I'd like to hear from the October bandsters (or otherwise) who have a 10 cc band about how you are doing. I was banded in October with a 10cc band and just had my 3rd fill. I finally feel like I have some decent restriction and have gotten some of my hope back. I have a total of 5 cc fill. How is every body else doing?

I am ready for my fill..My appetite has been bigger than ever...lol...I do feel better and now I need to focus on the last 70pds...Glad you are doing well too...what is your diet like..that is what I need to re-focus on..I have made poor choices...like ice cream because it goes down so smooth...

I just went for my 6th fill and my doctor gave me 0.5 ml and said I was now at about 6 ml. This shocked me since I've been keeping track and I thought I was at about 6 ml last time! She told me that saline can dissipate a little bit over time. Anyhow I've got decent restriction and she doesn't want to see me for about 10 weeks. I am down 33 pounds total. It doesn't look like I'm going to make my goal of 50 pounds by the end of October but I'm going to keep on going!

Hi Trapped, Thats the right attitude....I feel the same way..I started at 287 so I am happy losing slowly but surely..I wont meet my goal in October either but I will continue to lose...Good luck

HI, Iherstine,vcompton & trapped...With my last fill of 7cc I pretty much could eat anything and everything...

but! smaller portions, longer chewing.

I have experience that after dinner I'm not hungry until dinner the following day...I still make an effort to eat a lite brunch......

Trapped... on my third fill, the np unfill the band and 1cc of saline had dissipate.

My band was check for leaks with a dye under floro...no leaks!!

On my 4th & 5th fills the saline was intact...TO double check I had

a barium test done on my 5th fill, no slippage no leaks thank god!!

Thats what I call VIVA LA BAND.........L8R BUG!!

P.S. I'm hoping that by 03/02/09 I reach my wL goal.

But.. onessss in awhile I have one or two small scoops of

iceeeee cream. (Vanilla) BUG!!

Lherstine and bugs.... hi it definately makes sense...after I get my fills I am so tight for about a week then she is wide open....sometimes...I went today for my fill to try and get back what they had to take out last month...and I only received .6cc's...so I am now at 6.8 cc's..the doctor said he would like to see how this does for me and when I go back we will do it under the fluro so he can make sure all is well...so wish me luck..I still dont think I have found that sweet spot...I am going to work on getting back on track asap..He said I need more protein then I wont be trying to snack on ice cream anyway..lol..how are your diets...I love salmon burgers on the grill, soup, chili..but a huge weakness for me is CHEESE....lol

Bug57 and Lherstine, I told him I was eating those weight watcher ice cream cups with 140 calories and he said one here and there is fine.. but to definately up the protein...ect... and that will keep me from being so hungry...I am now at 6.8 total..(only got .6) today.. so we shall see..next time we will do the fluro..I want to hit my sweet spot but as he said I need to get out of those bad habits..lol..good luck

VCOMPTON........IT seems we are both on the same page when it come to goodiessss. Ice cream and delicious cheese,like provone, amer.& swiss What about grilled? Sorry, I got carry away!

any way let me STOP talking about goodies and concentrate on my WL.

keep in touch, BUG!!

bug57, i am right with you and vcompton, i really like crackers, no not the healthy ones but soda crackers!!! i really doesnt matter what is on them just the cracker itself is a problem for me!!! of course i can't just eat a few, but i am focusing on not eating them at all otherwise i eat to many... i go for a fill on wednesday, the 20th i am sure i need one. i can eat alot more than i could even when i am being good. if you like ice cream, try having a spoonful of fat free cool whip or ready whip, it has a similar creamy flavor but only 15 to 20 calories, i have a small amt on my chia tea each night as a treat and it is still low calories. keep thinking thin:drool: lherstine

Thanks for all of the advice..I do appreciate it.... The cool whip idea is a good one...I have been good so far but we wont know if this is really working for like another 5 days...lol...I just need to drop the snacks all together...lol

Iherstine, Like vcompton I also thank you for the advice. I think you hit the nail on the head, fat free cool whip, that's what's goner be!! thanks..BUG!

Edited August 15, 200817 yr by BUG57

I love ice cream, that is the hardest thing for me to not eat! Especially since I know it will go down easy and "because I've been good all day, I should treat myself..."I fight with that all the time and there is a country ice cream parlor on my way home from work that I have to slow down when I come to it because of traffic. I will try the cool whip. Thanks!

i think i have 9.75 cc's and i'm no where near my sweet spot...

HI,1007....A few more cc's, an your 10cc band is up too the limit, and you still haven't found the sweet spot.??:smile2:....now I wonder?

with 7cc's in my "viva la band"?

...one thing though, I'm muching much lesssssss.

CUL8R...BUG!!.....PS keep in touch.

my doctor said it holds WAY more cc's than the 10cc. it expands. i think she said at 80 something it will bust.