Hi All,

I had my surgury 12/2/08 and started at 240lbs since then I have had two fills.

The 1st on Jan 6th I was at 238and the 2nd on Feb 2nd I as at 232.

Since then I have gotten down to 221 so a total of 19lbs in over 3 1/2 months or in 11 weeks 1.3/4lb a week.

Now I know this is healthy so I am not complaing but for the amount I can get down (eat) I should be skinny by now.

I am trying to loose weight so my band loosens so I can get more food down as fills are so expensive without insurance. No matter what I do I cant seem to loose very much. I have never eaten this little in my life and now I have began to hate eating because it is such a chore with getting stuck and then throwing up. I am almost regretting getting the band. I am affraid if I get an unfill I will loose less (if thats possible)?

Please give me some sugestions.

Thank you!!!

Being too tight will def hinder weight loss. I know because it happened to me. What happens is that you slowly being to eat slider foods and they are inherantly high sugar, high fat and high carb. This will in turn make you hungrier than ever and you get on a vicious roller coaster.

Get the unfill, under fluro if you can so he can get you at the right amount of restriction.

Yeah, your right I ws just hoping for another way. You look great by the way!!! Thanks for taking the time to answer me :huh2:

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Edited March 24, 200917 yr by Justine11dod

Have you been charting your intake? It's surprisingly easy to eat 1000 - 1200 calories per day, which is about where you should be -- and the weight loss of about 1 lb per week is exactly where you should be -- join a support group in your area, if you can, I think it might help --

I had my surgery 11-08 and have have 3 fills. My last fill was the beginning of march and i had only lost 23 pounds. I was very discouraged, hungry, and mad because I couldn't eat without it hurting and throwing up. sound familiar. After the last fill in march it was like magic. the weight started to melt away and I wasn't hungry, and I still couldn't eat alot but I didn't need to or care. I was satisfied. Talk to your doc about your problems. Oh yea, my total fill is now 2and 1/2 cc. I know it's easy to get discouraged but hang in there. Focus on what you have already lost not what others have lost.