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Angie you and I have similar starting and current weights! Kinda fun :biggrin:

Well then I'm not at my spot then! I eat breakfast at 6:45 on my way to work and I'm hungry by 10. Then I eat lunch at 11:30 and I'm starving by 3. This is not normal right? I've been getting at least 90+ g of protein every day. And this week without eating the sweets I am just beyond myself. I never drink with meals and wait at least 30 minutes before and after. My water has been low because of this, but this week I am really trying to zone in on getting my 64oz. I guess I feel like a weirdo since I need so much restriction in my band. It just doesn't feel like this is what people tend to have happen.

Day two of no sweets and I'm doing well. The weekend will be the toughest. We're doing a Biggest Loser at school and I am hoping my team will win the money! That's helping motivate me too. I thought I was getting closer to my sweet spot, but then this week things have changed. Now again I am starving in the morning and around 3. So I am thinking I will definitely be getting half a cc next Tuesday. This will put me at 9 or 9.5cc. Is that crazy? I am still experiencing hunger. Bg, I know you said you're at your sweet spot. Are you ever hungry? I have someone I've been talking to who said at their sweet spot they have to remind themselves to eat because they never truly feel hunger. Is that normal? Right now I'm afraid it's just never going to work like it should for me.

Well that's what I was wondering because I don't go very much. I just feel like all I eat is protein and no other good for me things. I bought the Benefiber chewables. Hopefully they will help me! Thanks again for your help. I gave up sweets today until Thanksgiving. Some of you might be already great about this, but ice cream still gets me because it's easy to go down. So I am hoping the weight will come off a bit quicker this next two and a half weeks. This also includes my yummy Starbucks coffee.

IS this a pill form or powder? Jt, I asked him and he said he doesn't notice other things. I notice the eggs. If he comes up with anything I'll let you know.

p.s. Can we take a fiber supplement like Metamucil?

Jersey, sorry to hear your news. Hugs! JT glad you're doing ok. Not sure if you eat eggs, but dh had his gallbladder removed and eggs do him in. ISITWORTHIT, I hear ya. I have 8.5 cc (or maybe it's 9... I forget) in a 10 cc band and I still experience hunger. Still thinking I need a little more. I hear about about all of these people losing weight like crazy and I just want it to be me! I eat very little compared to what I use to and to me it just seems like it should just fall right off. Keep us posted. I agree that you should get some more in your band. GL! As for me I have another fill on the 17th if needed. I am just trying to get to the big 50lb. mark!

You go Paxie!

I am going the slimers. I had my first puking episode today. It was so painful before it happened. Hiccups, pain, and then out of nowhere. It looked like something straight from Ghostbusters. Yuck! So I am thinking that 8.5cc is going to be a good spot. Just gotta learn to eat slower. That was my problem. Downed something and then...

Oh girl! I'm so sorry you went through that. Yuck. Hugs! I had my fill today I'm now a little over 8.5cc. I've lost 8lbs. this month, so she almost wasn't going to give me a fill. I told her I was starving though in between lunch and dinner and she said, "Oh you said the magic word." ha ha ha She filled me up and sent me on my way! Fingers crossed this will finally be my sweet spot!

Hey friends! It has been awhile. Sorry I have been MIA. School is in full swing. Things are going ok. Having another fill tomorrow. I have been doing well, but still not at my "sweet spot." Hopefully after tomorrow I'll have 8.5 in my 10cc band.

I think I am getting close to my sweet spot! 8cc now and I get that lump feeling a lot quicker when I eat. Is that what it feels like? I can be eating and doing fine and then BAM, it is hard to get it down. Any insight? I'm finally down about 4lbs. so hopefully this is the beginning of major weightloss!

I want to do it! I just gotta find time to set it up. I am sucking pretty bad at this, so I need some motivation. I've got another fill on Tuesday.

My band is pretty tight in the morning so I keep drinking the same protein shake over and over... 4 oz. chocolate light soy, 4 oz. water, 1/2 banana, 1 TB pb, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder. I love it, but I am afraid I'm going to get sick of it. So what liquid do you have for breakfast? I wouldn't mind trying some of the low carb Slim Fast shakes, but I want to call my doctor's office first and ask their opinion. I have seen the shake recipes on here. Some of the flavored syrups and powders are hard to find. A few I've tried I just don't really care for. Thanks for any advice! I really appreciate it :w00t:

Great Job JayTee!

Thanks Jamie! It's that patience thing that gets me! ha ha ha

Just curious. How often are you hungry? Or are there moments when you're not even hungry at all? About how much food can you eat at a sitting? Are you snacking? I am wondering because I have 7.5cc in a 10cc band and I still feel hungry. The nurse told me the other day that I should be close to the green zone. Um, I am still hungry and still can eat quite a bit, less, but still more then I'd like. Thanks, Andrea

I am definitely not full for hours on end. If that's what I'm looking for I've got a little ways to go.

Nope! Just posted this last week! Still in the yellow...

So did you feel restriction right away after your fill or did you start feeling it a few weeks after the fill? I eat and feel hungry shortly there after. If I notice the hiccups or any slight feeling of not being so hungry, I try to stop eating so I don't eat too much. An hour later though I'm hungry again, and I mean quite hungry. So I am assuming I don't have good restriction yet. My fill was just last Tuesday though.

No one has restriction?!

Hugs KMCD. Just wanted to it share my good news... I'm finally in the 240's! Yay!

Anyone with restriction out there?

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been MIA too. I haven't been as as faithful and good as I should be, therefore my commitment hasn't been so good. Here I am.... I can relate to quite a few of the recent posts about the struggle. Today was another fill for me. I am at 7.5cc in a 10cc band. Hoping that I will finally feel restriction. I was up like a tenth of a pound, so not bad, but the first time I've been up there. The plus side is that I've been working out more. We had two big weekends where I drank, so that hasn't helped anything. Love the fill though because it's a new start!