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Different amounts of fill for different bodies. My understanding is it depends on the size of your stomach and how the band fits and then how much of the fat around your stomach (organ) you lose making it necessary to adjust/fill as you lose weight. I have the large 10 cc VG band because it obviously fit better. This band is more finicky and takes more adjustments (supposedly). I seem to be more sensitive to fills, so I have taken a couple of steps backwards (unfills) and am having to be less aggressive in my fills. I think this is the reason most doctors do tiny adjustments, so they won't put you at risk for dehydration or band slippage, and so your body and eating habits can adjust. I don't know if that all makes sense, and this is just my take on it, that there is no "one size fits all" approach to fills.

I'm over on the peninsula, had my surgery in Mexico in June, and get my fills in Arlington. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

I found that I didn't need much of anything I brought, as it was provided, and the stay was somewhat short (less than 24 hours). Even bringing a robe was a waste because you can get an additional gown and wear it backwards. I did bring nonslip socks and didn't use them because the clinic provided footies. But whatever you'd bring on a normal overnight stay to make yourself comfortable. I think less is more....less to worry about and carry.

Thanksgiving dinner went very normally for me, and I ate my usual portion, very slowly, and no roll. I had some slow moving food at first, but no sliming. I felt completely at ease with all of it. We spent the next couple of days visiting my brother's family and that was a different story. I felt very much "under the microscope" even by dh because they were all pigging out and I didn't care to. I got a fill on Saturday, and was going easy on it...I *know* I should have been doing liquids, but maybe the scrutiny got to me, so I had salads and little meat. Today at lunch, my brother barbecued beer can chicken and they made a corn salad....I did notice the high salt content in *everything* and the high carbs and no fresh stuff because my eating has changed soooo much over the past 5 months....and I ate a couple bites and that was all I could handle. So I put my plate aside and waited. When dh got up for ginormous seconds, I handed him my plate and darn him if he didn't make a scene and ask me what was wrong with me. Ugh! He'll have to get used to me eating about 1/2-1 cup I guess. I hope this fill does the trick. It feels very "sweet" today. I love it. I expect it to do it's thang and get too tight or be good for a week and then loosen up but we'll see. I only got .04 but she drew it all out and said I'm at 6.8 now. Whatever! I don't care about the numbers. I'm still wearing the body bugg and shooting for my burn target, but I just gained weight obsessing about calories so I stopped logging in the food. I just do better that way. I hate that I've gained and that my weight is virtually the same as it was in September with the fill/unfill yo yo. I'm getting back on the eliptical trainer this week and getting my butt out of the house to walk the dog, and hoping to get the next 10# off.

o2bthin........start 230......current 230........goal 219......11lbs.

WTG Lucy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow Nvalicia!! You are rockin' and rollin'!!

DannyBoy, I'm with ya......we need fills!!!! Get one. Btw, how tall are you? Hotty, I wanna believe!! I get to the point where I'm restricted, but I can eat more than I want, maybe 3-5 tacos...then I complain to my fill person that I can eat 3-5 tacos and don't want to be able to....and she gives me that fill....then I am....gak.....closed off. I try to tough it out, get dehydrated, about to pass out......hubby gets worried...and I make the trek for an unfill...so depressing. How do you feel after fill? Are you too tight and then you loosen up? How did you get to the point you are at now? Suz....we need to talk about our Body Bugg! Either you're burning calories in circles around me or I'm over-obsessing about my intake. Either way, I'm not logging in food right now. Now until I get control of my weight gain. Gawd, Stef...where have you gone girlfriend, I miss ya!

The reason I'm getting .02 fills is because I've been shut down twice...water won't go down, can't swallow saliva, etc., both of these episodes occuring three days after a fill that was perfect. So my fill person (ARNP) thinks I'm extremely sensitive. Question for all of you: what do you eat 2-3 days after your fill? Could I be attempting solids too soon? Does anyone have this same problem of getting too tight? I had an emergency unfill of 1.0 cc by a doctor under fluoro in September. A month later, filled to my "sweet spot", 9 days later (suffering) I had an emergency unfill of 1.0 cc....to the point I could unswallow. My fill before that had been .06. I had to have an unfill that exceeded my previous fill, just so I could swallow a teaspoon of water! What is up with that? Now a couple weeks later, I have no restriction. Okay, enough of my fill vent! Gahhhhhh! Anyone on my bench?

Ugh I can eat anything...I mean ANYTHING and I am so mad at my band and me. I have gained back the 10 pounds I lost last month. I can't get in for a fill until after Thanksgiving, and she'll only give me .02 cc from now on, so it's going to take about 5 fills to get back my restriction. I'm so pissed off right now....maybe that's why I'm eating. I'm happy for everyone who's doing well and whose band is working like it's supposed to because that's the greatest feeling in the world!

Wb Heather! I'm happy you've gotten to your sweet spot. How cool to know it actually exists! Mine eludes me. Just when I get a fill that seems right, three days later I completely close off. It seems that I am very sensitive to fills. I'm not going to be getting more that .02 cc at a time, so it may never happen for me....at least that's how I'm feeling these days. I'm very bummed out about it. I have lost all restriction this week and am eating like a pig. Ugh. I'm glad you're doing well with your BB Suzz. Mine is recording every percentage I overeat! haha

Suzz, mine was set at 3.25, now it's at 3.0. My burn target is now down to 2800, so that should be more do-able. She put my cal target at 1150 instead of 1350. She showed me a bunch of stuff on the site...it's soooooo coooooool!! I'm psyched!

Name...Challenge Start Wt...Current Wt...Challenge Goal...To Go Huntersmom...... 174........... 170....... 159............ 11 SWEETY.......... 202........... 190....... 180............ 10 MJsafari........ 268........... 244....... 238............ 06 captdanbo....... 211........... 177....... 185............ -8 PaulaD.......... 216........... 216....... 199............ 17 Stefanie42467... 206........... 200....... 175............ 25 Suzzzie......... 349........... 319.2..... 320........... -.8 glindab......... 277........... 260....... 250............ 10 MM.............. 242........... 218....... 217.2..........-.8 finallythin..... 254........... 254....... 225............ 29 BeckieT......... 259........... 252....... 239............ 13 Miscontext...... 303........... 303....... 275............ 28 ja9va........... 207........... 199....... 182............ 20 wombat712....... 180........... 166.2..... 165........... 1.2 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 252....... 230............ 22 Waters.......... 214........... 213....... 190............ 24 lessnless....... 206........... 184....... 179............ .5 MissDarlene..... 223........... 223....... 195............ 28 o2bthin......... 238........... 225....... 215............ 10 insubordination. 300........... 288....... 283............ 05 Holliwagz....... 325........... 302....... 295............ 07 cc.............. 202........... 194....... 190............ 04 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 246....... 230............ 16 Grace........... 173........... 169....... 165............ 04 Sheila...........220........... 211....... 200............ 11 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 242....... 230............ 12 __________________

Baby, I had to get a 1.0cc unfill and was still pretty restricted. Now I'm feeling it let up quite a bit. From now on, my fill nurse will only give me .02 at a time. What was up with this site for the last few days? I couldn't get on here. Suzz, I haven't hit my cal burned goal once. The closest I got was about 350 away. Grrrrr! How do you do it? My target is 3000 and my calorie goal is 1350. My counselor should be calling me today...I hope. So many of us getting "bugged!!" tee hee

I am wondering about Stef too. Maybe her grandfather isn't faring well. I hope you're okay Stef, and I noticed you got into Onederland!! Whoohoooo! Pssst, you're the one I was talking about!

Yay Richelle, you made it! I hope you get some good info/support/encouragement here. There's lots of cool June chicas!

Wow Holi! You're be in Twoterville any minute now! That's so exciting. Everyone, I got my Bodybugg last night, and got it hooked up, so I'm just waiting for my coach to call me. Wish they'd hurry up! So the wrist thingy is backordered? I already told dh I want that.

Suzzz, definitely smaller all over! Isn't it great? You are a very pretty girl. I like your ink. I can't wait for my BB (body bugg). I'm sorry your chicken is stuck. Ouch!

Thanks guys! I'm so embarrassed to put up my fat ugly pics, but I'm more encouraged every day. Java, I have a tiny smile in my last one! lol Danbo, I haven't been working my abs at all. There was a class at my rec center that was excellent called Whitewater where we worked out in the deep end of the pool with a flotation belt and sometimes the foam things you hold in your hands to give resistance in the water. Most of the exercises were fluttering in place and using your arms to "scull" the water or a cross-country movement. Having to stay upright in the water really worked out my abs and almost eliminated the back pain I have from a herniated disc. It was amazing how much that workout strenghened my core. I did it for 2 years, twice a week, 40 min workouts. When I wasn't taking the class, I would go at night and try to do the same workout by myself, but it wasn't the same. I would recommend that kind of workout highly. Something like tae bo would be good too. A long workout that focuses on core training.

This site wasn't working for me all day today. Did anyone else have trouble? Hmmmm. Well, I bottomed out again. I couldn't swallow water Thursday, so I went for an unfill on Friday. She ended up taking out 1.0 cc so I could swallow. Twice that day I almost passed out, once with a customer that morning, and once during my unfill. I think I've gained six pounds back from fluids, but I'm okay with that. I think I was becoming disoriented. LOL I wish I could have toughed it out guys, but I can't put myself in danger. Now, I'm UNDER-restricted again. Damn. Well, I'll try to get up some 60# pics before I gain all this back. No, no! Must think positive. Banish all evil thoughts!

Congrats on the 9 pounds Holli! Wow! Yeah, you probably don't need to get a fill, and you can enjoy your holiday dinner and keep eating in moderation and you'll do good. Suzz, congrats on getting noticed! Someone noticed yesterday, and asked me privately (thank god) and I got flushed and started babbling about the Body Bugg I don't even have yet! I'm such a chicken when it comes to attention. Thanks for the words about my dog Toni and Java. The grief I'm feeling is sitting on top of the grieving from my mom passing and it's coming up on the one year anniversary of her death on Nov 16. This time last year I was in the hospital with my mom for 5 days while she had her hysterectomy. Four weeks later she died of a pulmonary embolism (blood clot) without warning. It just all seems like too much sometimes. I always said I didn't know what I'd do if something happened to my dog....and I said the same thing about my mom. You just never know how your life can change in an instant. Anyway.....still can't eat anything but I got some coffee down yesterday and then about 1/2 of a protein drink and some iced tea. Anything else has me running.

Baby, I'm with ya on the waiting thing. We'll suffer together! LOL Coffee and water is going down with a pause and then trickle, so I'm happier. I got my pills down too with no effort. My band is very irritated though, because I pushed it. I'll be trying some soup later, thin soup, and take my vitamins. We have to be patient to get our sweet spot, aye? Off to the Fitness.com site! Thanks Suzz. Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me......

Baby, I'm in the same boat as you, except I didn't do the liquids and mushies, I was able to eat so I did. Now, restriciton kicked in and I'm waaaaay tight. I know that in the past, my fills have loosened way up after 2 weeks, and then I can eat way too much, and don't have restriction 90% of the time, so if I can tough this out, I'm going to. I'm struggling with liquids though, and last time this happened, I gave in after 3 days because I was dehydrated. If I'd stop eating solids and let it calm down, I might be doing better. Thanks for the condolences about my dog Baby and Suzz. I'm just a mess about it, and I'm sure I'm trying to self-medicate with food. Gaaaahhhhhh!! I just miss my baby so much and the family is so hurt too. Suzz, I WANT a Body Bugg!! I'm so jealous! Have fun with it and tell us how the calories add up to loss. Are you inputting all your intake as well?

Name...Challenge Start Wt...Current Wt...Challenge Goal...To Go Huntersmom...... 174........... 172....... 159............ 13 SWEETY.......... 202........... 192....... 180............ 12 MJsafari........ 268........... 248....... 238............ 10 captdanbo....... 211........... 177....... 185............ -8 PaulaD.......... 216........... 216....... 199............ 17 Stefanie42467... 206........... 200....... 175............ 25 Suzzzie......... 349........... 334....... 320............ 14 glindab......... 277........... 263....... 250............ 13 MM.............. 242........... 224....... 218..............6 finallythin..... 254........... 254....... 225............ 29 BeckieT......... 259........... 252....... 239............ 13 Miscontext...... 303........... 303....... 275............ 28 ja9va........... 207........... 199....... 182............ 20 wombat712....... 180........... 170....... 165............ 5 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 252....... 230............ 22 Waters.......... 214........... 213....... 190............ 24 lessnless....... 206........... 188.2..... 179............. 9.2 MissDarlene..... 223........... 223....... 195............ 28 o2bthin..........238........... 233....... 215............ 18 insubordination..300........... 288....... 283.............05 Holliwagz........325........... 311....... 295.............16 cc...............202............194....... 190..............4 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 246....... 230............ 16 Grace........... 173........... 169....... 165............ 4