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how can u tell if u have restriction if ur able to eat a lot of food. i eat a lot and dont throw up. i been banded since 2/08. lost 60 pounds but i still dont understand restriction. i have 10cc in a 12 cc band. im goin nuts.seems like if u have restriction u could not eat enuf to stretch ur pouch in the first place. im so confused. please help me. brenda

is my band too tight. i was banded a year ago this coming feb. my last fill was nov. 08. no problem. now 2 months latter im having pain when i swallow anything, including water and spit. worse with food tho. it started 2 days ago and all of a sudden. if feels like it is passing thru something then goes away in a few seconds after it passes. till i take another bite or swallow please reply asap. im scared

hey what and mostly how much didi or are u eating now. when did u get restriciton and how do u know if u have it. im desperate. brenda in arkansas

hi, my name is brenda from arkansa. i just read ur tips for a slow looser. i need your help. i am 6mo. out of lap band surgery. i have lost 40 pounds but feel like it was will power alone and following a low carb hi prot. diet. i did not have surgery to be on a 'diet.' i currently have 8 cc in a 12 cc band. sometimes when i eat faster or dont chew properly i get a stuck feeling but it eventually passes and im able to eat as much as i did before surgery. this is where im confused. you said ur band would tell you when to quit or when you were full. i have not experienced this. what will it feel like. is it a feeling of fullnesss like after eating a big meal like thgiving dinner or what. as far as your protein intake goes, the atkins diet worked the same for me. but i ate a lot of calories on it but still lost. so, im wondering what the point of the surgery is if i can still eat way more than 2 to 3 cups of food. im having some restriction when i take a bite in the morings or mid after noon but then , nothing. i started out at 360 and im now 320. ive been off track for a few days too. i want to get back to loosing. do you think i have a stretched pouch or an esophageal stretch. what can i do to start over again on diet. thank you so much . please replay asap as im desperate. email me at chubgirl2003@yahoo.com. thanks again, brenda

Hi i was wondering how much food u guys are eating. After u get restriction. Do u cut urself back before ur full or when u feel that stuck feeling in ur chest. Please help. Brenda in arkansas

i think what u are feeling is your port. the band itself is not in a positon to be felt. u dont feel it at all

yes , im in the same boat as you. ive had 3 fills and i can eat a lot and anything i want. its like ive never had surgery. ive lost 30 pounds also and feel its willpower alone and following the atkins diet. i did that before. that is not why i had the surgery. im getting mad. its 2and half hours to my doc. every month and gas is not cheap lol. plus they are expensive. im starting to wonder if its a rip off. cause like i said, anyone can loose wt. on a half cup of food a day and eat proteien for most of it. thats not what i had the surgery for. it was to eat small amts. of anything a be full. i can eat past the point of fullnesss and feel nothing. no pb'g or vomiiting or anything.

salsa, im amazed at ur loss. congrats. ive been banded since feb. 11. i have lost 30 pounds but all by will power alone. i have not lost any the last month and ive had 3 fills. a total of 4cc in a 12 cc band. i have no restriction and infact so down i just woofed down a carton of pringles in one setting. i know. its crazy. just a mood im in. but anywho, can u please tell me exactly how much and what u are eating and what and how much i should be eating at this time. i think around a cup but my will power is gone. i dont want to gain anymore back. i go tues. for another fill. with dr. gibbs. but i can eat as much now as i did before surgery. like i said it is mostly willpower an the dr. atkins diet. anyone can do that , but that is not what i wanted. i wanted to be able to eat anything and just not as much of it. thank you. looking forward to ur repley. my email is ' chubgirl2003@yahoo.com

Sue, I Had Lap Band Too On 2/11. Ive Lost 25 Pounds And Weighed In At 360. Please, Please Tell Me How Much To Eat And How Much U Ate . Ive Had 2 Fills And Go Next Month For My Third. But I Need To Know How Much To Eat To Loose Over A 100 Pounds Like U Did In A Year. You Are Inspiring. Please Tell Me The Amounts And Kinds Of Food U Ate Over The Year. Thank You . Brenda

hi, im brenda from alma, arkansas. i just read ur post. i too have no restriction and i can eat anything and a lot more than i should. i weighed 360 when i was banded on 2/11/08. i have lost 21 pounds but sheer will power alone. i had one fill and it did nothing. i go this thursday for my 2nd. i have a 12 cc band and the dr. only puts 1 cc in at each fill becasue of 'policy'. this will take me forever. im wondering if it will ever come or if this is all a hoax. anyone can loose on hi protien and low carb and small portions. i would like to know how much ur eating at a time and what types of food u are eating. please reply asap. im desperate. my email addy is chubgirl2003@yahoo.com

yes lisa i would love to have it. my email is chubgirl2003@yahoo.com thankyou, brenda from arkansas

hey, im in the same boat. i had my first fill on 3/11. it did not help at all. i ate and ate too much of the wrong stuff. he only put in 1cc. thats all he will do at a time. my second fill is on the 10 of april. he says it mite take up to 5 or 6 to feel restriction. i live 2 and half hours away and have to go every month.

hi, i was banded too and the same wt. you were. i have only one had one fill and lost only 20 pounds. can u help me with my diet.. like what did u eat and how much. you are inspiring to me. please reply at chubgirl2003@yahoo.com . thank you , brenda in alma, arkansas

yes, i was disappointed too. have a 12cc band and no fill at surgery. dr. gibbs in littlerock said his policy is only 1cc at a time every month. this will take forever to feel restricton. and i can eat anything after the first one. i go back april 10 to get my 2n. fill. hope its better. im getting discouraged

it was my understanding that with the band and the right restriction, we could eat whatever we want but in small amounts which results in less calories which in turn results in wt. loss

amen healthy, good point u drove home. i had my first fill 3/15 and had surgery on 2/11. no restristion after surgery nor after the first fill. i cheated before the fill, but trying to hang with it now. i have a 12 cc band and doc. only puts in 1cc per month. it will take me forever, and it sounds like its a healthy diet and a lot of will power. i hope the fills hurry and help too. i really want to eat. and i dont see where it helps at all with the head hunger and appetite

im not there yet but wondering when since my doc. only does 1cc fill at each visit. and ive only had one fill. my band is 12cc. i weighed 360 when i started and with pre op and dieting on my own. ive lost down to 342. i have no restriction. dont even feel like i have a band so its hard .

how any fills have u had. that makes a big difference

Hi Just Testing Again

IM JUST TESTING MY TICKER AND UR THE LUCKY ONE LOL THX.

I Had My First Fill On 3/11. 4 Weeks Post Op. Doc. Said He Was Only Allowed To Put In 1cc. Brenda

I live in Alma, Arkansas. born and raised in Spiro, Oklahoma. Both towns are right on the eastern okla. /western arkansas border. Close to FT. Smith, Arkansas.

hi snowbird, i had my first fill today and he missed. the doc. stuck me 4 times and it hurt. so, he sched. me for a fluor in 2 days. my question is , do they put u to sleep to do this or just numb ur tummy. please answere asap since im gonna do it thursday. im worried. thank brenda in alma, arkansas, email me at 'chubgirl2003@yahoo.com

can someone guide me thru the ticker thing. i want one and i get lost when it says to copy and paste to this forum . thank you

well, ill confess with you. after my 2nd week on liquids and starting my mushies, i caved. i was so hungry. soooooooo, i ate kfc, mashed taters with gravy, coleslaw. i too like u felt bad and went back on liquieds and mushies. well, that didnt last long. and i continued eating chicken, bbq ribs. beans and cornbread, and pretty much what i wanted . i still tried to hold my calories down but im disgusted with myself. ive only lost 9 pounds post op and i go for a checkup monday which will be one month post op. i hope i get a fill then. i was never sick or never threw up. but of course i have not restriction as yet. brenda