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Question....I have been banded for 6 months and still struggle with portion control. I do get stuck on occasion as well. My question is do you make yourself stop or do you feel stuffed? Sometimes I feel stuffed and other times I do not. My last 2 fills have been a struggle so I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Carol

Way to go Lisa B!!! Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:tongue:***********:wink2:*************:tt2:**********:crying:*********:w00t:* 1day at a time.....263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............221............213............2 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............194............180............0 Crzytchr...........281............275............265............6 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............232............230...........13 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........199............180..........6.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............243............230............5 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............280............280...........19 mominlv13..........299.8..........294.8..........275............5 nip50..............175............172............160............3 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............290............280............4 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............209............195............2 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............189............170............6 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Everyone is doing awesome!! Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:cool2:***********:sad:*************:tt2:*******************:w00t:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............203............195............5 Crzytchr...........281............278............265............3 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

I didn't have to have an upper/lower GI done. I had to have an x-ray but that's all.

I had a fill appointment this morning and the doctor's scale didn't jive with mine. Major downer. So who's scale should I go by? I like mine better! :thumbup: Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost ****************************************************** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............198............180............1 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 laurigee...........267............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 lindar172 .........274............274............256............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............222............210............3 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............192............170............3 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

This is just what I needed!! Thanks Leslie! Name___________Start Weight __________Goal________ Lbs lost____Current Weight ******************:huh2:**************:cursing:********:crying:* *******:crying:***** aJoneen..............................223.......................213.... ................0............223 ahsem2bme.......................244........................225........ ............0............244 Jodi_620............................196........................177.... ................0............196 Leslie2Lose........................224........................209..... ..............0............224 livn4thm.............................235........................210... .................0............235 Tess ................................ 304 ...................... 280 ................. 0 ........... 304 Caramia71.........................208.......................195....................0............208

Welcome Sandra! Best of luck to you on your journey!!

I am going tomorrow for a slight unfill. Do you follow the liquid diet for unfills as well? Thanks!!

Thank you for responding Jack and Jacqui. I went for an unfill this morning and he took out 1cc. Ugh! It was odd because he said I only had 5cc total in my band and I was told 6cc after my last unfill. But when he took out the .5 I still struggled with water going down so slow. So I feel like I'm back at the beginning again. I'm going to take it easy for a few weeks and see what happens. My doctor's partner advised me to remain on fluids the rest of the day and softer foods the rest of the week since I had so much trouble getting food down. But thank you again for both of your inputs. I always enjoy reading your posts because I get a lot of insight from them.

I received my 3rd fill last week and now when I eat it seems like I can feel every bite go down. It feels like it's a little stuck or takes a while to pass through. I haven't pb'd with it but I can definitely feel it in my chest. Is this normal? I think I"m chewing to mush and taking small bites but maybe I'm not. Also, if you can feel the food backing up in your throat does that mean you are full? I can get this with eating pudding or yogurt. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks!

My last fill was the end of May and I am scheduled for another this Thursday. While I am able to eat a good bit at times there are times when I can't. It doesn't seem like there is any rhyme or reason to it. While I was on vacation I got stuck so bad on tuna fish (Who would have thought?) and actually ended up throwing up. I notice I don't eat as much as I used to but I have been stuck at the same weight for 6 weeks. Should I get a fill?

Hi! I used Dr. Kuldeep Singh and St. Agnes Hospital and it has been a fantastic experience!

:confused:I had my second fill 3 weeks ago. It seemed like I had decent restriction then this week it seemed to just disappear and I have been so hungry and can eat anything without getting stuck or just a little stuck. Is that possible for restriction to vanish just like that? Also, if you are stuck and continue to muddle through it can that loosen your restriction? I can't get in to my doctor for another fill until July 2nd but I'm concerned that I can't seem to go any length of time at a decent restriction. Am I normal? :smile:

Mommy4 I definitely think you will feel more restriction after your second fill. I did. Meg - I'd be interested to hear how you are progressing since our band dates are so close. E-mail me if you are interested in chatting.

Thanks for the quick responses!! I know it's much less but it doesn't hold me nearly as long as it did the first 2 weeks after my second fill. I just didn't expect for it to vanish so quickly. My scale hasn't budged this week so I'm a little frustrated and cranky. I'll keep trucking along!!

You go girl! Keep up the good work!

Welcome! I"m from MD too and used Dr. Singh. He was wonderful and continues to be great every time I have an appointment.

How do you know if your band is too tight in the morning or not? It seems like I get stuck every morning. I'm trying to take smaller bites and chew, chew, chew, but it seems like I still get stuck. I don't have this problem as much my other meals.

I asked my surgeon about this at my last appointment. He said it was fine and that there was no scientific basis for half of the stuff we are told to do or not do.

I had my first fill yesterday and it was a breeze. My doctor laid me back on the table and felt around for my port. He didn't numb me or anything and I only felt a little prick. It didn't even hurt afterwards. And I hate needles!! I was so relieved because I had worked myself up for nothing. Best of luck to you!!

How many stick to a high Protein low carb diet? Or do you just eat what you want in smaller portions watching your calorie intake? Also, I am having such a hard time finding an artificial sweetener I can actually enjoy. Does anyone just use the sugar and not worry about it? I don't use much, occasionally in my coffee or iced tea. I tend to stick to Water because it's easier but I do like iced tea in the summer. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

I think your posts are very inspiring. Thank you. Yesterday I had a zillion things to do in the evening - running the kids everywhere so I stopped at Wendy's and I only ordered something for them and I waited until I got home to eat something a little healthier. I was having a bad day and it would have been so easy to just stuff my face but I resisted. It won't solve the problem and I would have ended up feeling worse. Thank you for continuing to inspire me to break out of the same-old crap!

Thank you all for your input!!