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I really think you should be calling your doctor tomorrow and asking him or her all these questions. What may be normal for some might not be for you.

Thanks for the back up support! I thought [/url]fluffytofabulous comment was very judgemental- and that's really not what this forum is about. My BF has been my BF for 40 years (since we were 8yrs. old) and she is more like a sister to me. All I can think of is maybe fluffytofabulous doesn't have a BF that she is that close to-I don't know? Anyway- I really do appreciate the non judgemental feedback and support!

As long as you are losing weight I would not get a fill. No one realizes that the band is for life and if you get filled up what else do you have to work with. If it keeps going down dont get a fill. Weight loss is supposed to be slow. A half a pound a week is 52lbs in a year.

Yes, Stay positive, forgive yourself, you will make mistakes. Also, this isn't rocket science. you MUST eat 900-1200 calories a day, or you won't lose weight, no whining if you are cheating and not losing weight. I know everyone says it isn't a diet, but really it is. I can't eat like a fat person and lose weight, I have to eat like a skinny person. I see hundreds of posts on here about not losing weight, it's that simple, don't follow the diet, you won't lose weight. Also if you are not banded yet. Not everyone gets sick and pukes all the time. I've never had a single problem, never PB'd, no food has ever been stuck. The band is for hunger control. When filled properly, your hunger should cease for 4 to 5 hours. I would say look for that, instead of "restriction" because the band won't stop you from eating.. there is a hole in it, food goes through. If you are eating your 900-1200 calories a day you should be satisfied. Whereas pre-band I would have been starving all the time. Don't snack or graze. Everything had calories, it can sabotage your diet. Eat as much Protein as you can, but I don't think you need to be obsessive about it, or drink Protein shakes. i haven't had a shake since my post opp liquid diet. Remember those shakes can have hundreds of calories, they are Meal Replacements.. Also, it's all mental, 90% of this battle is overcoming food addiction. You have to change your habits.

Hi Everyone, I decided to get the GVS because of various hereditary medical malfunctions as I like to call it. I am one of six kids in my family and the middle of 5 girls. Out of my sisters and my brother I have everything my parents and grandparents have ever had. I am 44 years old and have been obese for my entire life. Varying stages, but still what the docs call obese. Between the T2 Diabetes, High Blood Presure, high cholesterol, Massive Trygicerides, panceantitus, and now the kidneys are starting to show stress. My sibs for the most part are relatively healthy, two have T2 Diabetes and one has High Blood Pressue. I kept asking myself, why me??? Why do I have to be in pain and not know what normal feels like anymore? Why do I have deal with all the BS?? Why me, why me, why me and not them? (Not that I would wish it on them ever!) In my 20's my highest weight noted was 280lbs, I wouldnt get on a scale after that so I am sure that I was more. In my 30's my average was around 240ish, Now in my 40's it is on average 220ish. Because I carry my weight well people say you are too small to have WLS, but my answer is you don't know whats going on inside my body. I am doing this to save my life. When people ask if I am alergic to anything, my answer is food. I love it but it is killing me slowly, and I didn't know how to get a handle on it. Then I decided that I want to live, I want to see my son grow to be a man with a family, I want to grow old with my husband of 14 years so far. And that is when I started the journey and decided to do this. I don't believe it is the answer to all my conditions but it will help a tremendous amount and get me to a point where I am not taking 20 pills a day just to keep the numbers in check. So here I am, day 4 of the pre-op liquid diet. It stinks but I am doing pretty good so far. The protein is the part that I need to get a handle on and am trying different drinks but am not a fan of most. My next step is try the unflavored Unjury, I have read really good reveiws about the stuff, so lets see. I am a clear fruity sweet person and not a shake lover when it comes to sweet things. Mostly, I am a fan of savory flavors more so I thought I would see how it tastes in my broths and soups. We shall see. I'm not sure how many fat grams I should stay under, I was told 60 but for some reason that sounds like a lot to me. I am keeping them under 30 so far just to make sure. Any suggestions and experiences will be welcomed. My surgery date is set for April 27, 2011. Excited, scared and nervous all at once, but I expect that is normal. Thanks for listening to me and talk to all later.

When someone finds the answer please let me know too. I also want to be able to eat Cookies, chocolate,cake etc without putting on weight. I don't want to exercise and I don't want to take responsibility for what I put in my mouth - that's too hard. I'm looking for a magic wand - maybe I should go to Ollivanders? Please don't tell me there isn't one. I can't lose weight by making healthy choices the same way everyone else has to. There has to be a surgery that makes it possible to do things my way. I'm happy to do what it takes - if not the lapband,then a bypass, sleeve or whatever so long as it doesn't involve me having to do the work!

All My scars are gone. Completely. So you know they do go away. Its been 5 years.

There is always going to be plateus that goes along with any type of dieting. If you are having trouble eating I wouldnt suggest getting a fill yet. You dont have much room left to fill right now. I would say wait it out for a while and try to see if you can lose without a fill. In my opinion I think you are restricted enough you are just reaching a plateu and if you do get a fill and there is nothing left to fill and you stop losing what will happen. I would just wait for a while and see how you do. As long as you keep losing something I wouldnt worry about it.