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Im going for my 4th fill today and Im very frustrated because I dont ever feek any different after them. When I do my drink test after should the water go down smooth or sit in my chest for a second? I dont understand how I should feel. as of now I can drink a cup of water in seconds. Should I still be able to do that with restriction?

Thanks kiz. You are right I am a nervous reck LOL I just think in the back of my mind ,nothings worked why should this be any different. Ya know.I just need to feel this thing really working before I can believe it. My will power always failes about 3 months into a diet and well that time is coming so I need these fills to kick in.

see thats what makes me upset about this whole band thing. If I have to stop myself from over eating I would have never forked out $15000 to get the band. I would have dieted.

this is insane. Ive lost about 60 lbs.in 2 months and have no restriction but Ive been going to the doc every 2 weeks to get fills because he knows Im working really hard on my own. We got this band for help because we cant do it on our own. I can do any diet for a few months but then i give up so I need to have restriction soon or I will fail at this too. Im sick of diets. I want to eat like every other skinny person. They dont eat salads 3 times a day they eat less. Thats what i forked over $15000 for.

did you do liquids for 2 days them mooshys for 1 after your fill? because you may be swollen. When they overfilled me and I couldnt get watwer down they took a little out and it made me swollen and a few days later when the swelling went down I didnt have any restriction:( so maybe you should do liquids for a couple days to let the swelling go down and then see how ya do.

another one I dont understand is I know we cant drink during or after our meals because it washes it down. Well why doesnt it wash it down an hour after we eat and make us hungry in that hour?

sometimes I wonder if its not the fear to eat that makes us lose weight. I feel like Im being brainwashed GEEZ

Ive always wondered this and dont understand it. Wouldnt ya want the food to be"STUCK" so it doesnt empty in to the larger part of the somach?

What the heck! I am 9 weeks post op and have 3 fills and today at Thanksgiving dinner I could eat like I never got the darn thing. What gives. I had no pain and have never got anything stuck ever. Am I doing damage eating more than 1 cup? I do I feel just like I did before the band. Im getting frustrated.

I hear ya I feel like Im doing this on willpower too and I know myself and know I cant do this forever. By the way I was banded 3 days before you:)

Did you eat like this with them before the surgery? If so they probably are doing it out of habit. Lets face it they didnt get the surgery. I have 3 kids and a husband that works alot of hours. During preop and post op liquid diet I still had to cook for them and it was hard but temptations will always be around no matter what. That being said if they are doing it just to be mean and rub it in then thats just plain mean.

I agree I had 2 c sections and this is a breeze compared. What annoyed me the most was my nagging back pain from having to sleep on my back for a few days after surgery.

No Im doing great with that.

Oh my gosh. I had 3 vodka and cranberrys last night and I felt loaded! And Im around 390lbs. And all I wanted to do when I got home was eat! And I did. No weight loss for this girl. Im gonna have to walk extra far today. I just wanted to try it but I dont think Ill drink anymore. so not worth it plus I felt a little queezy too. I so dont want to puke

Can you get on Welfare and atleast get the darn thing out so it doesnt hurt you?

Well I have a 14 cc band and have 7cc plus in it. Thanks for your replies. I just want to be able to eat small amounts and think wow Im done. I could have kept eating but I stopped myself. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Its me again. Its not like I went to dinner wanting to eat just turkey. I wanted to eat a little of everything. Not a lot of everything. Gosh thats why I wanted this band so I didnt have to eat salads all my life.

Im confused. I know chicken wings are a unhealthy choice but why is 2 wings too much food ? that like equals 4 bites of chicken LOL are the pancakes big? It just doesnt sound like ya had too much food to me.

I have no restriction yet and can and do eat filet minon once in a while and lots of salad. So when I do get restriction even a tender steak like this wont go down? That stinks

I am 9 weeks out and Ive had 3 fills! and I feel no restriction. ZIP I can eat like I did pre band. Shouldnt I feel something by now? A little bit? Ive lost 80 lbs but its because I exercise like crazy and only eat 1300 calories a day but I cant do this on willpower forever. I have this deep down fear that the band isnt going to stop my hunger! I dont want to have to fight the urge to eat more.I dont want to think about food 24 7

Thanks for the info:) I was selfpay so I would have to pay for the fluro but I would if its worth it. How much would that cost? All my fills are free for the first year but just not Fluro

Okay I live in hickville and the nearest gym is an hour away ( wouldnt know where to start if I had a gym to go to) As of now I walk a mile and 1/2 every day but thats about it. What can i do at home to work some muscle? If anything? If I did drive to a gym where should I start.?

I dont smoke any more I quit 2 years ago. I used to smoke 2 1/2 packs a day. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. Even harder than this weightloss journey. If I can do it so could anyone. I still to this day miss it. I think a dr should tell people the risks about smoking and what could happen but to not do the surgery because a person smokes in my opinion is a bit much. Its our bodies.

Well Im only 2 months post op and I will say it does get better when you can eat real food again. I just started:) But yes ya do miss it a little. It gets sooo much better though. I think what I miss the most is the quantity of food. I liked to eat all my chinese take out not just a cup:( but I do find that I crave good things like salads and protein. I think the more ya stay away from sugars and white breads and starches the more you dont miss them. I ate a reese's on halloween which I dont think was bad but boy did I crave the darn things for like 3 days. Just do the best ya can and try to remember it gets alot better. The hardest part is the pre and post op diet. I never want broth or mushy food again BLUK!

I was just wondering about b12 shots cuz Im always tired. I always think nothing will help me. But I would love to try it out. Oh and was wondering how the muffins turned out