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I won't care what ignorant people say when I'm skinny!!!! I won't care less!!! I'l just smile! Pisses them off more! Lol

Great! I'm getting my second on Monday, I've 6cc's at the moment, have restriction but it's loosened out in the last few weeks, I hope I get what you have. Good luck with yours, delighted for you

Agree with xaviar, no way I can over eat, it just wouldn't go down. If you are doing everything you are suppose to do, go back to your surgeon. My nurse said they dont go over 8mls in a 10ml band, she only told me this as I was getting my first fill. Now I've 6mls and think i'l only need a small fill, but if I need more i'l be politely demanding it. I paid for my surgery out straight and not to be told something that important is mad to me especially since from day one they all say 'oh no one is the same, we all need different fills', yet their telling you 'well if you don't have restriction and satisfaction by a certain level, tough'! Not on and not fair, especially if your doing everything right

Had my first fill last week and had 3 glasses of wine on Friday night, got very drunk even though it was over maybe 4 hours and with loads of ice. I would have had no effects on this amount before fill. I am thinking twice about doing it again! Woke up with a massive headache!!! Lol. Just be careful, we all need to let our hair down now and again!

Hang in there!!!! It's so hard at this stage, just try stay positive , I know it's easier said than done. I to put back up 5 lb before my first fill. I've just had my first one and am feeling a bit of restriction now. I'm not a doctor either but 90 days on protein shakes sounds mad!!!! I mean the reason why we all have got this band is because we can do it from 'fad' diets and that just sound like another diet you will fail at!!!!! I'm telling you liquids for 2 weeks was hard enough never mind for 90 days, sure you may as well have just gone onto SLimfast!!! I would really question this? Good luck with your journey, it's very dishearting St this stage, hang in there xxx

Well done Hun.

Yep just got first fill and ive had problems with sinas since and a hit of a sore throat. Thanks for this post, I thought I was going mad!! Hope it goes, I've never suffered with this before???

The feeling I get is higher in my stomach, it's totally different than what your use to. I try to stop before I get that feeling, seriously saying that now is weird, it's quite frighting to think of that starting off but it will naturally just change. Good luck with your band!

Hello, like you I just had my first fill on Saturday . I definately have restriction but I'm hungry after 1.5-2 hours later. I'm hoping to lose a bit of weight as I had lose 13 lbs but by the time I got my fill(9 weeks later) I had just lost 7 lbs. Like you I e done a lot of crying, its really been emotional. But I've now decided that this is it, no more crying, postitiveness all the way !! Hang in there and explain that your hungry in between. I am goin to see if my hunger levels out but otherwise il be looking for another fill. My first fill 6mls so I'm very lucky I got that amount x good look on your journey x

I stopped drinking for a month until I was back on solids, 2 weeks for sex!!!

Just the port!

Just had this with one of my friends as well. She keeps telling me I should have gone to weight watchers!!!! Eh, as if I haven't gave them probably 5000 euro over the years to step on a scale and feel shite about my self!!!!also she keeps saying' you haven't lost anything yet'? My thing is she probably 1 size smaller than me and is very out going. There is four of us that go out on girly nite outs. 2 are majorly skinny and then there's the 2 of us. I think she's worried she's going to be the biggest soon! Honest I really think so and she will!! Not meaning any badness for her but come he'll or high water I will lose thus weight but more important i will keep it off. It's hard when your friends are so negative especially when they can see how much your struggling, especially with no fills yet

Thanks all, I so can't wait for Saturday, it will be the beginning of a whole new me!!! I need to change my user name!!

So my dietitian has told me I've to start eating crunchy foods now. So I'm ok with lunch and breakfast but I'm having problems with dinner. Any suggestions on what to eat and also what do you eat when you go out to restaurants??? Thanks in advance x

Sitting here in tears at what you went through. There are certain parts of your life that I can relate to. I am not in a great place at the moment, 9 weeks after surgery and getting my first fill in 3 days, 12 lb down and feeling shite!!! You gave put me back on track, your words gave given me motivation and the realisation that I'm not in a positition to be whinging about my life. I thank you xxx

Thanks so much for all your replies. You've given me a lot to 'chew' over!!!! Lol chicken breast is out for me as well and steak, can't get it down me but hey I can live without. Hoping fills will kick in quickly and i'l start losing some weight for Xmas . Thanks again

I'm 9 weeks over and I'm only getting first fill this weekend. She said crunchy like salads, rivita, potato skins, hard vegatables. I'm just stuck on stuff for dinner really. Thanks

I got my band on 25th June this year. I'm still waiting on my first fill, long story, not very happy about this. In the last week I've noticed all my food is going down very easy! Now I could feel a log of foods h Going down and stopping at the band and then going through but this week that feeling I gone. I just ate White bread purposely to get it stuck and it didn't! I didn't even feel ic going down. I'm starting to get really worried the band has opened!! Can that happen??? I've had a a few stuck moments but nothing major. Please put my mind at ease, has this happened to you??? Very stressed and down over this and wondering why I paid €8000 for nothing!!!!

Ah thank you that makes me feel better. I was talking to a friend of mine who's had 2 fills and she said the same, its probably the swelling has eventually gone down. I really got upset over it. They cancelled my fill and I have to wait another week for it(9 weeks in total) and I'm pulling my hair out. I've calmed down today and I'm trying to take it day by day. Just finding it hard, I have never experienced mood swings like this before! Thank you for answering my post x

I've no mental disorder that I know of but I've been very up and down on this!!! Got my band 8 weeks ago and still have a no fill, due to cancelations from my surgeon!! I'm sitting her now in tears cos I just got another phonecall to cancel for another week!! I'm very down, I'm worried I'm putting on any weight I lost. I'm glad I only told immediate family and friends cos it's hard even with them asking when your going to lose weight constantly. I've a feeling i'l be like this forca long while yet cos it take a few fills to get a restriction.... Please go to your doctor before hand and discuss this with him, and prepare you self for 'murphys law'! Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong!!!!

Congrats on your baby girl, well done x

Oh thank God there is some one that is in my boat!!!! I lost 6kg on pre-op/post op diet, since then i havent lost anything! Also im just back off my holidays and im sure ive put on weight but im afraid to get on the scales. I got banded on the 25th June and I have to wait till 19th August for my first fill. Im so annoyed over this as my first fill was suppose to be 6 weeks post op!!! I have no restriction, well maybe a little, i cant eat as much as i use to but can still eat a lot. Ive no liquid in my band now and im running out of patience!!!! Its very hard waiting, but your post has made it a bit easier. Thanks

Great topic thank you. Im 4 weeks post op and starting to struggle!! this has given me a better sense of everything. Best of luck shelly

hi lads can i be your friends as well. I'm on fitness pal a while but like that im stuggleing at the moment. Im four weeks post band and am on normal foods, i know im eating smaller portions that i usually ate but i dont think their small enough. Having said that ive no fill yet and wont be getting my first for another 2 weeks!!!! This part is hell !!!!! PS: The only thing is i have a few friends on MFP that i actually know, but they dont know i've got the band.

Congratulations on getting your band. I was banded end of June And I'm finding it hard as well. Hang in there. You are so brave to leave a man that was abusive to you and don't worry he'll show his true colours soon, they always do. Be thankful that you won't be the one he's doing it to ever again. I know it's hard now but it will get easier, especially as you start losing weight after some fills. X