Hi all!! I just had my third fill today which brings me to 5 cc's in a 10 or 12 cc band. I guess I just want to get my head around this whole band thing. We went to Disney World last week and I let go. I ate whatever I wanted and I could, no problem. I did not gain anything (I was surprised) but I did not lose anything either. I really have not lost anything since my last fill. I am regularly exercising and I am back to eating better. I guess I just want reassurance that this band really works. Am I crazy for asking this now???? I do not know if this fill will work but I went so long between fills (about 5 weeks) that I got a little discouraged. On a brighter note I did find a WONDERFUL doctor that is 2 hours closer to home that will do my fills. He was really nice as was his staff. I just need some reassurance that this will work down the road. I have lost quite a bit of weight, just haven't seen the scales move in about 4 weeks. Thanks!!

Yes it does work-I am at less than 200 pounds for the first time in 25 years. I have never lost this much wieght-I know the band makes a difference for me. It will for you also!!:bolt:

You are doing great and the band will work if we work with it. The same thing happens to me when I eat bad foods. I don't gain but I don't lose. We must make better choices. I've recently started counting calories so that I know exactly what is going into my body. I also bought a BodyBugg so that I know how many calories I am burning. I've increased my exercise and bought sessions with a personal trainer. I consider the lap band a drastic step in my weight loss journey and I am going to use it the way it was intended. If I don't then I wasted $12,900.

We can do this but it will take some hard work. It sounds like you have things under control and I'm sure the pounds will start melting away soon.

Yes I agree the money spent is definetly an incentive. Thanks for the replies

I have the 14 cc band and for me to get to good restriction I'm almost at 10 cc. Around 5cc and I could eat whatever. The tighter you become the more work the band will do. Right now you probably feel that your doing 95% of the work and the band only 5%. Now that I'm in the sweet spot, the band is probably doing more than 50% of the work.

Still need to make better choices, but many of those choices are because I will end up getting sick if I don't!

Up until just a few weeks ago with this last fill, I felt the same way as you do. I still haven't lost much in the past week or two, but I feel that it's actually working.

If you want reassurance that the band works, seriously, just go to the Before & After thread. What more reassurance could anyone give you? :smile:

Hi all!! I just had my third fill today which brings me to 5 cc's in a 10 or 12 cc band. I guess I just want to get my head around this whole band thing. We went to Disney World last week and I let go. I ate whatever I wanted and I could, no problem. I did not gain anything (I was surprised) but I did not lose anything either. I really have not lost anything since my last fill. I am regularly exercising and I am back to eating better. I guess I just want reassurance that this band really works. Am I crazy for asking this now???? I do not know if this fill will work but I went so long between fills (about 5 weeks) that I got a little discouraged. On a brighter note I did find a WONDERFUL doctor that is 2 hours closer to home that will do my fills. He was really nice as was his staff. I just need some reassurance that this will work down the road. I have lost quite a bit of weight, just haven't seen the scales move in about 4 weeks. Thanks!!

I was also banded in Dec and have a 12 cc band - I have had 4 fills and am at about 6cc.....-before the 4th fill, I was able to eat an entire horse. Now, I am down to one hindquarter.

It will work, you will see! I agree, go to the before and afters and you will see!

It sounds like your doing well, just a little down after vacation? That is how I got, I knew that I didn't do as well as I could have, so when I got home I was bummed out. The beauty of the band is that even if you messed up and feel to lose, you can get it adjusted and get back on track!

did you ever go on vacation before and NOT gain? Not me? So I would think you're band is working. It's not just for us to lose weight but to help us maintain... and you did! It's working!

There are so many ups and downs with this thing. Not weight, but like yeah it's working, boo, I have to be more diligent, yeah it's working, boo chips are so easy to eat!

You get my point I hope. This is your first down on the ride...but really look at the overall trend of your weight loss, because you are in it for the long haul. There are bound to be a few frustrations.

You'll be losing again very soon.

Three weeks ago, I was in your shoes. I'd had three fills, and could eat at least a cup of food at each meal. The worst is I had gone 8 weeks without any weight loss. Then, all of a sudden, I started losing again. I've lost 5 pounds in the past 2 1/2 weeks. And I hit the 60 pound mark. I'm thrilled. Everyone on this board says, just be patient, and they're right. I'm not even at full restriction yet, and this is ALL GOOD.

Before being banded, my family and I went to Disney World - my husband and I each gained 8 pounds. We had the food plan and it was just way too much food that was really good. It took 2 weeks to take off all the weight we gained. So if you went to Disney World and didn't gain weight, I am impressed! I am going to get my third fill next week, I still don't have much restriction and have only been losing about a pound a week lately. I'm not complaining, though!