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Kymbethin

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I must say that my first fill exceeded my expectations. The thought of the needle made me nervous at first, but the PA made it easy and painless. I started off with 3.2cc's at the time of surgery and she added .8 to make it a total of 4cc's. I sipped my water after-wards to ensure that I could tolerate it, I felt fine and I left for the day. According to the scale there, I have lost a total of 10lbs, but my totals have actually been about 27lbs which includes the weight I had loss before (plus I had some water retention from TOM).

 

This is the third day post-fill and today I can finally eat some real food. I honestly don't think I'm at that "sweet spot" because I have found that I have been hungry. For instance, this morning (around 7am) I ate a protein bar and my stomach is growling right now (4 hrs later), I expected that I would feel the satiety that the experts keep raving about. The good thing is that I do eat very little at meal times, so I guess I can't complain too much.

 

The thing that I feel that I need to do is eat real meals (protein and complex carbs). I plan on going grocery shopping so that I can really plan my meals. It's so easy to make bad choices and consume the wrong types of food. Like last night, I had some chicken tortilla soup that I know was not very healthy along with my fav, chips and guacamole. The PA looked at me like the chips and guac was the absolute worst thing I could do, and told me to opt for them only once per week instead.

 

I hope I have some greater success this month, my goal is to get my weight to at least the 200lb mark or somewhere close to it ~ THINK I can make it? or am I setting myself up for disappointment? Is a pound a day realistic with this band? Guess I'll find out, I'll keep ya posted!

 

HAPPY TRAVELS :lol:

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i get my first fill tomorrow and i can hardly wait. so far i think i've gain 1-2 pounds since i started mushies, soft and solid foods. My band is totally empty, so i'm not too upset about that. I could have gained all 15 back in this past month, so i'm not going to beat myself up about it. I'm glad to hear your fill went well. My doc also assureds me that it will be painless. He'd better be right our i might have to turn his room upside down like Madea! LOL

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@ Jenn, Haha, you're too funny! I gained a little also, then I lost it again once I started working out a little more intensely.

Anyway you'll do great tomorrow!

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