Tonia Duty Keo Bailey

Surgery Date - January 22, 2014 (7 weeks ago) 14cc band in place. 6 cc Fluid in band. I have not lost weight in 7 weeks. I am hungry, I have problems controlling amounts, I don't feel any restriction. What's wrong with me? Do people feel results at this level? I am so, so depressed after 7 weeks and so hungry, and basically zero weight loss.

I got my 3rd fill this past Tuesday, as planned. They put in 1.5cc's and for the very first time, I felt a difference. My hunger and appetite actually felt under control. After about 3 days, I am now feeling hungrier again, and I have made some bad food choices, have over-eaten twice, and ate too fast once. I must have had some swelling causing more restriction and that is gone now. The good news is, I do not feel hopeless any more. I am not at the "sweet spot" yet. I am making mistakes, doing wrong things, but the difference now is I know that I have changed and am going to change more. I know my hunger CAN be controlled now, and with the right fill, it WILL be controlled. I started counting calories, writing down what I'm eating and deliberately making good choices most of the time for the past 4 days. I have hope that I will be able to lose weight now. I have hope that I am and will continue to change my eating habits to a healthy lifestyle of healthy foods. I have hope that as my body cleans out, weight decreases and energy increases, that I will be strong enough to start exercising and get stronger. I have Hope. Thank God.

I can use some help navigating this web site/forum. I bookmarked this post because I don't know how to search or find my own posts or go back to anything I am interested in. Can someone tell me how to find this conversation when I log back in? - Tonia

You guys are wonderful. Thank you. I have a fill appointment on Tuesday (day after tomorrow). I am going to talk to my doctor and go back to square one and work on my diet and attitude. I researched this doctor, and talked to someone who worked with him for 8 years, and I really like him from the limited contact we've had so far. I have hope that he can put me (back?) on the right path. I appreciate you guys caring, and I will come back and let you know what happens. Thank you again. <3

Thank you all so very much for your input, advice and comments. You have provided some priceless bits of information. And it is very unrealistic to have expected more than 5 lbs with my lack of activity, mediocre diet and only having any Fluid in the band at all for 3 weeks, even if it's insufficient! Thank you. What I have gleaned from all this, is that I have a lot of areas in my diet and my life I need to work on. I suppose I had been hoping that after getting banded, I would lose a few pounds and that would give me excitement and hope and that would give me some initiative to start making lots of other changes in my behavior and lifestyle. I'm afraid I've let the situation here get too bad now I probably need to address other related issues than just band weight loss. I guess probably everyone here has suffered depression and lack of motivation to some degree or other. My size and appearance and health play a huge part in that, but I have let things progress to where I have to address even leaving the house or doing anything at all as a separate issue. And that is probably way too much for anyone in here - we all need to be encouraged and motivated and I don't want to have an adverse affect on anyone. I probably won't be commenting much because of that, but I am very glad to have found this place and you wonderful people. I will be reading and following, and contributing too if I can do it without dragging someone else down.

What progress? I haven't made any at all. Yes, I was banded Jan. 22. I was very very ill, my gall bladder had me near death. Because I was so sick, my doc put the band *in* but put ZERO Fluid in until I recovered with antibiotics, four weeks! I had my very first fluid, 3cc's put in on February 17th. I didn't lose, but gained 5 pounds between Feb. 17th and March 4th. On March 4th, I had 3cc's more put in (I fought for it) for a total of 6 cc's. I have been at 6 cc's for a week now, and am going back to get a fill/talk to the doctor/slit my throat next Tuesday March 18th. I don't expect miracles or rapid anything, but I am so, so very depressed that I am so hungry and feel like I should have made SOME progress by now. I'm eating too much and the wrong things part of the time, but I have made a lot of adjustments too, cut out all sodas, etc. I don't feel the band has helped me at all yet. Am I expecting way too much to hope for even a few pounds? :'(