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