I was banded on October 29th and I've only lost 13 pounds. I can eat anything and I'm always hungry. I'll admit I've not done a great job of measuring out every meal but I have cut back significantly from what I could eat before. But I'm still very hungry. I had one fill a week ago of 3.5cc's. My doctor won't give me another one until early January. I'm worried I'm messing this up.

You are worried your messing what up? If you dont have restriction yet try to use will power. Follow the bandster rules protein first then veg and if you have room fruit. Do not drink with meals. Only allow yourself 30 minutes for meals any longer than that is grazing. Dont forget to get your 64oz of water in very important for weight loss. And start moving walking works stay busy keeps the brain from thinking about food. Don't beat yourself up. Keep your chin up and think about how well you have been doing.

I was banded on October 29th and I've only lost 13 pounds. I can eat anything and I'm always hungry. I'll admit I've not done a great job of measuring out every meal but I have cut back significantly from what I could eat before. But I'm still very hungry. I had one fill a week ago of 3.5cc's. My doctor won't give me another one until early January. I'm worried I'm messing this up.

If that was your first fill, I'd talk to the doc about ramping it up a bit. The fact that so many docs give fills at one month post surgery and then every 2 weeks until restriction says it can be done. Personally, if I had a doc more interested in sticking to his 'schedule' instead of taking my personal situation into account, I'd probably find a new doctor, but then perhaps that's just me.

I don't get the mindset of some of these doctors. If we could stick to a diet of 1000 calories or less, we wouldn't have needed WLS.

You've lost 2 pounds per week since your surgery. Congratulate yourself!

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First talk to your surgeon and find out why he is filling you this way and make sure you aren't being paranoid and listening to the wrong things. If you are not comfortable with what he says, find someone else.

Absolutely discuss this with your doctor.

You have done great with weight loss so far so don't discount that at all!

I'm getting my first fill on the 23rd so I'll ask my doctor what his time table for me to have fills will be.