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Well, I gotta a call back.Still waiting for answer.This is a weird feeling, I dont feel like I have the band and then I get a twinge of pain in my left shoulder. That isnt new just hurts a little more. I am so hungry, I am adding more protein shakes since it is going on thru anyway. Before this last "fill" I could only eat a small amount in the morning and at lunch. Not now !! If I could lose without the restrictin part that would be awesome. But someone has to help me with my portions again !!

has anyone gone in for a fill and come our with noooo restriction???I called yesterday to the office, no response yet.

thanks sugarbear. I forgot about he meeting ! I got a little fill but I cant even tell he did it. Maybe it will kick in soon. Usually I know right away. Oh well... gotta keep trying dont I.

Hey all ! I am very very discouraged now with my band too. I cant believe in just a few days I will hit the first year and I havent lost since march! I am mad about it but I know that some people do this and then start losing again. Cant wait for that to happen. I am not sure about the fills anymore. I have to be careful still but at night, I can eat anything just about i want. Dont understand why i cant gt any weight off even when i am trying real hard. Just part of it I guess. The more have to lose, the faster it starts I have heard. Ya'll hang in there ! Everyone doesnt lose this slow I am sure. I have seen them on the web site getting to goal. The only thing I can do is keep trying !!

hey everyone... i havent posted cause i havent lost ! I keep losing and gaining the same five pounds and yes I have lot my excitement of the band. My one year is almost here and I am not happy with my loss. I am very GRATEFUL for what I have lost, I was just wanting more. I havent given up, just need a kick in the butt! Everyone keep trying! I know we all will get there if we keep working at it, at least I havent gained it all back, right ?

lo2us Yea that is over for you !!! I wish sometimes I could see inside what is going on, I just know my pouch is huge !!! LOL. It has to be. I can eat way too much. I am trying to go slow and be good, yes, stay in that box too. I am very disappointed in that i havent really lost anything since march. Time is just passing by soooo fast. That fill yesterday didnt really do much. I might be at my sweet spot, but I cant tell yet. No pbing, just head hunger.

i gained too! I was scared to go back to the dr. He put in a itty bitty fill. I pray it helps me. I wish there was something that would stop me from overeating too ! I dont understand why we can eat sooo much with the band if we want to... I cant seem to get that full feeling that everyone seems to feel. Pray, pray and exercise ! I am exercising, he told me to step it up alot. WE can do it, others have done it before us....

I have had the left shoulder pain... now i know it is from being too full or drinking too soon.

i thought the meeting in texarkana was next week? Anyone know? I need to go. I am starting to want to eat all the time again.

sugarbear. it was me on the 75 pound challenge. Not to worry, still struggling with 5-10 pounds up and down... (@#EYD)^$#$^((*!!!!!!! I had 1/2 of my last fill out. Not pb'ing like I was but I can eat a little bit more. I got addicted to java chillers at sonic. I didnt realize 780 calories for the small. BAD. They are soooo good. I cant have anymore of them I guess. I have started walking again. Gonna do some walking now. SB I have got to get to 75 goal.

I was banded september 07, just like you, still stuck. been stuck since march ! I cant make myself do the liquid diet again. i do drink a shake for breakfast most of the time though. I just got a 1/2 unfil and can eat better now. I hope I will lose again. Everyone says to hang on, it will start again. Lets hope it does. I wish I knew the magic words to tell you tbenson. When you figure it out let me know too.

I guess I cant be trusted ! I am going back to measuring my food again. I use the tiny plates MOST of the time, but I quit using the baby spoon. I have my own rules, I am even going to write it in the box rules for myself again. PUREE food in mouth, etc. I will even try more water, lift weights etc. I got 1/2 of my last fill out, will see if that helps too. Those fills sound expensive. Hope I am at my sweet spot now.

arent you toooo tight? I have been back and forth with fills and unfills. I cant seem to lose anymore either. I am stuck!! So mad and tired of not losing anymore. how long has anyone plateaued since banding in september o7 ???

lisa.. right there with you. I cant get the scales to go down !!!! I guess i will get a tiny bit out. i was going in last week but it seemed to loosen up so i decided to wait. well, sat night couldnt eat and keep it down, same thing all day sunday. then it even hurt a little. Guess I had some swelling with the pb'ing. I thought I had figured that part out. LOL. I cant say I GIVE UP cause I cant... its in there ! Thank goodness !! I guess that SWEET SPOT is very hard for some of us to find. I didnt think my brain would be needed sooooo much with the band. LOL.Are you still measuring your food? I am afraid i wont be able to get enough fills in before my one year is up. How much does it cost ??? I want to be at the right amount at least for a little while. I am dreading having to pay. You new bandsters, stick with the rules and develop the right habits.

I dont think we need to chill... i think we need to keep moving.lol I spent alot of money too. Gonna take me years to pay it off. I expected more and I will get it !! I havent lost since march.I lost 25 before the surgery counting the 10 i lost, then 15 on the preop. So that means after the surgery I have only lost 28 pounds. No, i havent gained more than 5 or so pounds without losing it again. We must have to get mad to get where we want...I am definitely mad right now. LOL. Something I am doing is wrong.. when i figure this band out and quit fighting it I am sure I will start losing again.

it is lisa. i have talked with some other bandsters that got stuck like this as long as 4 months. i am like you, i getting discouraged too but we cant quit.. the band is still there. i hate that the wedding will be here and people that havent seen me at all will be wondering Is that all you are going to lose ? I am struggling too, eat more, eat less ? I have tried both. How long has been your longest plateau? Anyone?? We need some encouragment that we REALLY will start losing again for us.

i couldnt stand the ac to be out! Poor thing. I decided not to get a unfill this week. I thought I was too tight. Now I am not sure. I feel like naming my band a crazy name since it is crazy tight and then okay. I wish I knew if I have stretched the pouch? Anyone done that or know how it feels ? Scales are stuck, I think I will buy a new one.

man, this band is hard to figure out, I am too tight now. I thought it was just swelling again when i ate too fast or something. I guess I will go in for a little bitty unfil. I dont like being tooooo tight to eat good stuff either lisa. I lost a couple of pounds that i had gained before this last fill. Wish there was a way to band my head. Live and learn I guess. So. here i go again in to get some out. How are you doing now Lisa ??

Lo2us.. thanks, i have worried a few times "HAVE I SLIPPED ?" thanks for the post. I know I must swell some when I am bad,.. eat too fast, etc. I can feel so tight for several days. Today was so much better. I started my day with coffee and then later had cheese. The cheese went down great, then at lunch, I was able to eat a little more solid food. Same tonight! The Protein bar just wasnt working in the morning for me. I also drank just a little bit of coffee before lunch. It must open it up for me. Lisa... no i stopped again writing it down! I will try to be better!!!! Jeanna.. come on in here with us. We sometimes gripe and seem negative but that just goes with the band. Hopefully you will get support too : ) ok! Great news, today ran in to another texarkana bandster, she has lost soooo much weight. She is three years out now. She told me she would email me soon. She actually had the plateau for 3-4 months and then her weight started going down again. She even had to get some out cause she was losing too much. Whew Whoo! Made me inspired again.She looks like she did in high school. So I guess we can do this too. Of course, I havent given up, just frustrated. She said STAY In THE BOX... LOL.

I keep listening, reading the do this and do that to get the wt loss started again! I am mad at my body now, it wont let go ! I ran into another bandster, she said she stopped losing for 3 or 4 months then it started again. she also added weight lifting. Come on someone find the magic button for us !

lisa if you figure it out. let me know!

hey yall. I do seem to swell if i pb. It is difficult at times to know what the band is doing. I keep losing 2-3 pounds and then gain it back. I think it is time for my body to let go of this weight! LOL. How long has anyone been on a plateau ??? I know this is normal. Just wondering. I know. drink water, exercise and stay in that box !!!

peri yall are blessed! I was driving around in it, called my mom to warn her. Neighbor across the street got a large tree on top of her house! No one home, so everyone okay. Hang in there and keep walking. Glad to hear all of you are okay.!

PERKY, hang in there. i dont remember not being able to burp ! It all feels funny at first. remember to sip and walk, walk, walk.

i KNOW Lisa.. I am tired of this not losing too. I am sick of it. Months of this now. Of course, we CANT give up on our band !!! I am tight and still not losing. Summer is here and I am NOT where I wanted or thought I would be right now. If I figure out the secret to getting the loss going again I will yell it from the roof tops! LOL. A lot of people seem to have a hard time losing after the first 50 pound loss. People are noticing that I am stuck...not asking me anymore how much i have lost if they see me all the time. .................Gonna go outside and walk !!