Girl I know the feeling. I've been banded for over a year now. Had to get unfilled a few months back. Gain some back . Went and got a fill about 2weeks ago. I dont feel any restriction at all bummer. Crazy to say but i miss the restriction feeling havent felt it in over 6 months. Well good luck to you and you go girl on the boot camp. sounds to me you are doing awesome!

Heather ~

My fill doc says generally if your band is half full or less its like not having the band...hang in there!

i wanted to ask you how do you define "restriction" i know i had the wrong idea of what it was. i thought i would be able to eat like 3 teaspoons of protein and feel like i was gonna throw up if i ate another bite...well to my surprize that's not was restriction is. lol

i found out the hard way that true restriction isnt necessarily about how much you eat, but about how long you are satiated between meals. sometimes before i got restriction i would be hungery like 2 hours later. now i can go anwhere from 4-6 hours before i am truley hungry and not just "head hungry". (boy is that a hard lesson to learn as well.)

I feel your frustration on the weight gain to,. i was about to jump off a bridge whenever i gained one pound! but i've figured out that my weight is gonna fluctuate a few pounds and now i just focus on how my clothes fit.

Hope something i said helps.

Keep up the good work.

Jennifer

Hi Jennifer,

Thank you so much for the feedback. I love this site and the fact that we are not alone in our journey and trials. Currently I do feel like I am hungry in between meals and its less than my 4-6 hours. Of course everyone is different and I may not feel that feeling of being satisfied on what is in my band right now. I'm concentrating on making sure I'm getting my protein and lots of water. Next appointment is on 10/14 so we'll see how it goes then. I decided to put my scale in the closet and stop worrying about it. A friend that was banded almost 2 yrs ago said he used to hop on the scale every day and I have been doing that and its time to stop.