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I have a small problem:( m! After being too tight then too loose!!! i am finally in the green zone ...i think ...which is amazing!!!!! I don't get hungry only after 4-5hrs and i can eat anything but in the right portion The problem is recently my band has been playing tightening games with me lol for example in the morning am toooo tight i can just drink Water, tea and a Protein shake...but then in the afternoon am tight but not as much (food can go down abit, only a few bites though) and sometimes nothing at all as The band gets too tight!!! On the other hand!!! Around 8:00pm my band loosens and I can eat without any problem anything!!! don't feel tight at all but have abit of restriction.... Why isit doing this? Does this only happen to me? This has been happening to me ever since I had a fill of 0.6cc a week ago..... So now I have 8.3cc in my 10cc band. Also am I in the green zone or do I need a fill? Thanks:( xx

Thanks guys...that helped alot... Yh restriction does vary day to day with me.. It changes with the weather, mood, TOM, stress.. Just everything has influence on it! ok I will be more careful am glad am not alone in this!! well am not sure what the green zone as I was always too tight or too loose so now that I don't get hungry only every 4-5hours I thought I reached the green zone.... Yh for breakfast it's so hard to have anything but liquids but dinner it feels soo much looser. I don't think am extremely tight like red zone tight... as I can drink liquids...thick smoothies and shakes for breakfast...Thank god!! yh you r right.. no wls surgery is perfect I guess.... If anyone experiences anything similar please share it!!

I had a fill last week in my 10cc band and my doctor put in 1cc in so overall I have 9cc, I thought I was getting closer to the green zone then this happens!!!:'( Everything was fine until .....yesterday when i continuously started throwing up everything i was eating so I decided to go on liquids today!! Nothing is staying down! Even Water is coming right up I can't sleep as I feel as if there is a golf ball stuck on my chest!!!! I keep burping and the pain is terrible! I called my surgeon today in the morning who could not do anything today as he's in a another city until tomorrow early morning but he referred me to the hospital where I am now with a drip as I am dehydrated !!!!!!! I will be getting an unfill in 6 hours as soon as he arrives!!!! Counting down!!!!! I am thirsty!!! Throat is dry!!! It is always better to have small fills to reach your green zone than have big ones and exceed the sweet spot! Believe me the pain is worst than food getting stuck! :'( Trying so hard not to cry!!!!!!!!!

That's similar to mine!!!! I had 9cc in 10 band lol same its such a painful thing to go through UH OH I really hope this doesn't happen to me! I have 4cc now but still barely have restriction going to get a fill hopefully if my doctor agrees! am so miserable without restriction I will never get a complete unfill or I will gain it all!!! Aww good luck and the 30 lbs can defo be lost!!! Faster than you know it;) Thanks xx

Finally got unfilled to 4CC now but feel sooo much better! What a relief!!! xxx

I know!!!! I hope it never happens to anyone here and we all learn from each others mistake so avoid trying to have big fills for faster restrictions!! yh I was so close to the green zone :'( Thanks so much! Yaay!! Xxxxx

I hope so too!!! Thanks a lot!!! Noooo don't even be upset trust me small fills are much much better for u!!!!!!!! You will reach the green zone slow but right with no pain or mistake!!! you might even reach there sooner than you think... Everyone is different! Thanks x Hope he arrives ASAP here and unfills me quickly!!!! I am really thirsty

I can officially say am a success story now! A year ago I would visit this forum 1000000x a day looking at the successful stories and felt inspired by all of you!!!! I hope my success story inspires new people who are considering to do this surgery!!! A year ago I was 19, obese, depressed and used food to be my comfort and way to relieve myself! I tried loads of diets, slimming pills, even a personal trainer!!!!!!! But never lost more than 5kgs and never kept it off! My parents always blamed themselves for my weight and tried their best to motivate me to lose weight, I went to a nutritionist and she suggested the gastric balloon but i wanted a permanent solution so I decided on the gastric band with my parents! I was nervous and unsure about me succeeding so I asked advise and guidance from many of u here who have helped and I am very grateful! Previous success stories here not only pushed me to believe I can do it but it guided me to know how you all did it!!! I am here for all of you!!! Height: 5ft 4 Before my surgery: 116kg July 2nd- Day of surgery: 102kg Today: 54kg I was a size 18-20 Now I am a happy size 8! I eat healthily, protein and veggies mostly, exercise 5X a week for half an hour to an hour! My whole lifestyle is completely different now!

I can officially say am a success story now! A year ago I would visit this forum 1000000x a day looking at the successful stories and felt inspired by all of you!!!! I hope my success story inspires new people who are considering to do this surgery!!! A year ago I was 19, obese, depressed and used food to be my comfort and way to relieve myself! I tried loads of diets, slimming pills, even a personal trainer!!!!!!! But never lost more than 5kgs and never kept it off! My parents always blamed themselves for my weight and tried their best to motivate me to lose weight, I went to a nutritionist and she suggested the gastric balloon but i wanted a permanent solution so I decided on the gastric band with my parents! I was nervous and unsure about me succeeding so I asked advise and guidance from many of u here who have helped and I am very grateful! Previous success stories here not only pushed me to believe I can do it but it guided me to know how you all did it!!! I am here for all of you!!! Height: 5ft 4 Before my surgery: 116kg July 2nd- Day of surgery: 102kg Today: 54kg I was a size 18-20 Now I am a happy size 8! I eat healthily, Protein and veggies mostly, exercise 5X a week for half an hour to an hour! My whole lifestyle is completely different now! Last time I had mc Donalds was a year ago!!! I dont even crave it or miss it! I Am very happy, confident and comfortable with my body now! My self esteem has completely changed and I feel like I can do anything I want now! I am here if any of you need advise, support or help! It's not an easy journey and I felt like giving up tonnes of times but just kept believing on myself and pushing myself to finish this journey! It's all worth it I promise you! We can all do this and achieve our target goals just don't give up!! Some months i didnt even lose half a pound but i didnt give up i pushed harder to fight through it! Dont let food control you!! The band does the work just trust it and work with it! Succeeding and looking back at your journey is worth it! You can do it!! stick to eating healthy and changing old habits! This forum has helped me and motivated me to keep going! Thanks alot and am here for any support! Thanks so much all of you Love you all Xxx

I can officially say am a success story now! A year ago I would visit this forum 1000000x a day looking at the successful stories and felt inspired by all of you!!!! I hope my success story inspires new people who are considering to do this surgery!!! A year ago I was 19, obese, depressed and used food to be my comfort and way to relieve myself! I tried loads of diets, slimming pills, even a personal trainer!!!!!!! But never lost more than 5kgs and never kept it off! My parents always blamed themselves for my weight and tried their best to motivate me to lose weight, I went to a nutritionist and she suggested the gastric balloon but i wanted a permanent solution so I decided on the gastric band with my parents! I was nervous and unsure about me succeeding so I asked advise and guidance from many of u here who have helped and I am very grateful! Previous success stories here not only pushed me to believe I can do it but it guided me to know how you all did it!!! I am here for all of you!!! Height: 5ft 4 Before my surgery: 116kg July 2nd- Day of surgery: 102kg Today: 54kg I was a size 18-20 Now I am a happy size 8! I eat healthily, protein and veggies mostly, exercise 5X a week for half an hour to an hour! My whole lifestyle is completely different now!

Thanks guys!! It means alot!!! you can do it!! It's a life changing experience! You can do it! Oh no How do i upload photos? really want u guys to see!

What are sour gherkins? Are they pickled cucumbers? Are they ok to eat with the band?

Hey all I need advise and some encouragement I have been exercising for 60-70 minutes 5X a week and burn 600-700 calories. I track whatever I eat in myfitnesspal and never exceed 1200 calories......but am just not losing weight... I started introducing carbs again as I need it for energy. Yesterday I had some carbs before exercising for 70 minutes and burnt 650 calories. Today I weighed myself in the morning in an empty stomach I did not lose weight. Infact I gained! A kilo!!! It has been like that for two months now....am not losing inches either as l measure myself.... I don't know what am doing wrong am really am frustrated and feel like am not doing enough. Am I exercising too much as I was told by my friends I am eating too little and exercising too much. Apparently I have to raise my calorie intake and eat back half the calories I burnt but I really don't understand. If the body needs 1200 to function then why shall I increase it after exercising. Why is my body weight increasing and am not losing in inches or pounds for the past two months. Isit because am exercising too much and not raising my calorie intake? What shall I do?! Am I doing anything wrong!? Thanks

Thank you but I actually still feel big.... I am 164 pounds 5 ft 4 I need to lose 30 pounds to reach my goal weight but I am finding it extremely hard to that! exercising is not helping Oh wow 80 pounds well done! I cnt wait to lose 80 pounds!!!! I lost 56 pounds since July 2nd 2012... I am happy I did but I am pushing for more but its just not coming off... It's just getting harder am frustrated and starting to get demotivated:( I don't understand why it's not coming off!!!! not even a pound!! shall I increase my calorie intake!? Thanks

Thank you but I actually still feel big.... I am 164 pounds 5 ft 4 I need to lose 30 pounds to reach my goal weight but I am finding it extremely hard to that! exercising is not helping Oh wow 80 pounds well done! I cnt wait to lose 80 pounds!!!! I lost 56 pounds since July 2nd 2012... I am happy I did but I am pushing for more but its just not coming off... It's just getting harder am frustrated and starting to get demotivated:( I don't understand why it's not coming off!!!! not even a pound!! shall I increase my calorie intake!? Thanks

Merry christmas to u too and everyone here!! Hope you all have a great one!!! Xx<3

I had my surgery 5 months ago And I haven't drank a month before it and my friends are going out tonight .... Am going too but I want to drink ... 3 glasses maybe of vodka and cranberry juice its my low carb day and I am afraid of gaining weight as I had a High carb day yesterday! i will be drinking today! Will i gain weight ? will it effect my weight loss! thanks

Am sticking to one glass of red wine guys! The vodka and cranberry is tempting but am too scared of gaining weight so nooo cocktail for me;) finished 3/4 of the glass and feel it already!... ah I love my band <3 Thanks guys !

I am finding it hard to drink Water and to eat anything!! my last fill was in october it was all gd until.... Yesterday..I have been antibiotics capsules for 1 months nw.. So far so good but after I had one yesterday morning I can't eat or drink anything.... It hurts! Even water hurts to drink! Especially today in the morning I had two sips of water and I felt like it was stuck...5 mins later it went down! it was so painful to eat yesterday only had 400 calories ... It's not a slippage right!? Can it be because of the pills I have been taking!? Did this happen to anyone!?? HELP!

I called up he said Its probably inflammation caused from the pills I have to go for an infill tomorrow ! Maybe it's for the better Thanks guys!

Yh I get horribly stuck in mornings!!!! I stopped eating breakfast! Just have a protein shake in the morning! Have to wait a few hours until I could eat!