Hi there my name is Kris and I am new to this website. I had my Lap Band done on March 17 2008. I am down 60 lbs, It has been a long and rocky road :cool:. I have fill after fill. It came to the point I was going for a fill once a month! Is this normal? Well I think my last 2 fills are working now I cant even eat a kids meal :tongue2:. The other night for dinner I had 1 chicken finger and about 5 fries I got sick. So I say to myself YES YES is this normal? Well I do get sick on alot of food. But I can eat anything soft or soup and I am good to go. So my point is! Is this Normal? And is it bad I want it to be normal? I need to loose 40 to 50 more pounds! I am headed to reach my goal. Cant wait!

I will soon post more pictures of me before I had the Lap Band!

Thanks so much for your time on reading this!!:tt1::drool:

THE FAT GIRL'S GOIN' DOWN!

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60 pounds is great! There was someone here that just posted a blog and I think they were up to 14 fills, and some unfills (not normal they said). I'm pre-band, but I'm already starting to realize from reading on the fill forum that getting to that "sweet spot" is different for everyone and very difficult for some. My Dr. said (sorry if I'm telling you something you already know) even with the perfect fill you'll still be able to eat soft foods/soups/liquids and they should not have restriction...that's why they say to eat the "hard protein" first (like your chicken finger)...so you sound very "normal" to me. Hope a "bander" can help you with the getting sick part...maybe the old "CHEW, CHEW, CHEW"? Hand in there!

As long as you can keep that protein down It sounds like you are good. If you start going to soft food (soft calorie syndrome) you may be too tight. If your band is just finiky about what it lets you eat that sounds pretty good. Congrats on the 60 lbs gone! That is amazing!

Thank you for your advise.