I was banded on September 2, 2009, and since then my weight has remained the same. I've had two fills, and am now at 6.5 cc (Realize band). I do feel some restriction and I do feel fuller longer, but I am still able to eat a lot more than I thought I would be able too.

I generally eat pretty healthy and exercise regularly. Once in awhile I'll have a glass of wine or a dessert, but if I wanted to give all that up 100% to lose weight, I wouldn't have gotten the band ... I would have done it on my own.

I have about 45 pounds to lose.

Has anyone else struggled for the few months after surgery? Will weight loss kick in at some point? I've requested another fill from my surgeon, and am hoping that will help.

How exactly am I going to get myself into trouble? Are the Forum thugs going to come to my house and break my knees? All I was trying to say is, if you can't follow a strict diet now, how are you going to do it two years into your banding? I really am sorry if someone cannot handle my truthful, albeit hurtful words. I wasn't trying to make anyone cry, but this is real life, and I'm just giving real advice. Again, I wish everyone would let this go, but after getting almost "threatened" I don't appreciate it. I know what works for me and I've lost 63 pounds since June 22nd and I'm not drinking wine or eating desserts. Sorry!

How exactly am I going to get myself into trouble? Are the Forum thugs going to come to my house and break my knees? All I was trying to say is, if you can't follow a strict diet now, how are you going to do it two years into your banding? I really am sorry if someone cannot handle my truthful, albeit hurtful words. I wasn't trying to make anyone cry, but this is real life, and I'm just giving real advice. Again, I wish everyone would let this go, but after getting almost "threatened" I don't appreciate it. I know what works for me and I've lost 63 pounds since June 22nd and I'm not drinking wine or eating desserts. Sorry!

I don't think she meant that type of trouble but trouble in your weightless journey

shmoopy:

I think you are my twin lost at birth. My family always says I am too honest and too upfront. Reading your post was kind of what I was thinking. I too got this thinking "Oh yeah I'll just eat whatever and eat less so I'll lose" WRONG! Once I got real restriction WHICH I DID NOT GET UNTIL FILL NUMBER 4 I realized IF YOU HAVE real restriction you can't eat the stuff you use to. I cannot eat fast food. I cannot eat bread. I do not drink any soda anymore. All of which I could eat with fills 1, 2 and 3. Now that I am so restricted in WHAT I can eat I am losing (lost 10 pounds in last three weeks)

Of course I can still eat any type of sugar - we all know that slides down but I dont. The band for me MADE me eat healthy. I cant eat an egg mcmuffin anymore - so I eat 3 slices of bacon every morning. I can't eat a big mac anymore so I eat cottage cheese with peaches every day for lunch - I can't eat burritos anymore so for dinner I eat a taco salad with no Beans and lots of sour cream to help it slide down.

ONCE you get restriction you will lose weight if you dont have the sugars. Plus 45 pounds is not that much to lose BUT its exactly what I have to lose. I've already lost 25 so we're in the same place. I have 7.4 ccs in a 10 band.

GET fills - they are the only thing that will keep you from eating the bad stuff and for one month have no wine or sugar and see if it kicks in.