BeacheeGirl

I am going to call and immediately schedule an appt. I've already had my thyroid levels tested and various blood tests but I don't believe they've tested that. I will keep you guys posted:)

Truthfully, I'm only getting about 40 - 60 g of protein a day (I HATE EGGS!) I do like the Morningstar vegetarian products though.

its' an even split between my carbs, fat, protein - i don't eat any bread, its usually good carbs. my carbs are slightfully higher cuz i am a vegetarian.

I take Effexor 75 mg daily and I don't drink any Protein drinks, I eat all my protein...

Absolutely in agreement, I think because I still COULD eat prior to being filled properly, I DID EAT anything and everything I still could. That slowed my weight loss so I didn't really start seeing results till the last fill.

I had never heard that you SIMPLY CAN'T drink after eating. I thought that you weren't supposed to - well you really aren't supposed to because if I do, I will PB and slime, there is no way I can drink while eating, or I will be in pain!

I'm like you Eficka...I'm usually about 800 - 1000 but on a bad day I'm much more. My 4th fill just kicked in and I haven't been able to eat much the last few days. I'm finally having to learn to eat the "banded way". Small bites, slow and chew chew chew. My weight loss has been very slow since being banded because I never had any restriction.

Spanx are the bombiggity! I have the braless Hallelujah bra, the underwear, the tube tob that sucks in the midriff and the footless tights. Luv them! You can get them much cheaper on eBay by the way. Good Luck!

Good for you for making a decision to stand up for yourself. Kids sometimes don't understand or forgive their parents for decisions they make until they are older and go through it themselves. He will come around eventually and you will probably get an "I'm sorry mom, I do understand now" at some point in your life. Good luck on the adventures and more self realizations you will have in your future. Stay strong!

I am by far the slowest loser on here. You all should be so pleased with yourselves for losing so much so fast. I just had my 3rd fill yesterday and am up to 7 cc's in 10cc band. I'm tight right now but who knows if it will last. I have only lost 15 lbs total since being banded.

Restriction started disappearing a few days ago. Although, I am still a LOT more restricted then I was before the last fill. Gonna go for another fill next week.

Restriction started disappearing a few days ago. Although, I am still a LOT more restricted then I was before the last fill. Gonna go for another fill next week.

Hey girl, don't trip, I did the same thing and I'm fine. I did not feel any restriction at all until my 3rd fill and up to 6 cc's now. However, the tight feeling is fading and I am going for ANOTHER fill next week. I managed to keep off the 15lbs I lost after surgery, going up and down a little bit bust staying around there. It took almost 3 mo's after surgery to start losing weight again. Just realize that even after your 1st, 2nd or 3rd fill you may not get the restriction your looking for. Be patient and realize this WILL work eventually. Your money is not wasted, I was going through the same kind of scary thoughts as you. Best of luck!

Well my 3rd fill was on Thursday and so far I still have A LOT more restriction I'm about 6 cc's in my 10 cc band - I PB'd for the first time but it wasn't that bad. I tried to eat a cracker fast and it DID not go down. Everything came back up though. I'm just now learning the chew, chew, chew rule and eating very SLOW. I can't wait to weigh myself at the end of this week to see what I've lost. I can only eat about 1 - 2 small cups of food at a time now. Protein 1st.

Girl, I'm worse of then you, I'm only down about 15 lbs post surgery. I even exercise a bit too. I just got my 3rd fill and now I'm tight (could be swelling though, we'll see) I would give my right breast (and my left) to have lost as much as you! LOL

Fill yesterday, feel pretty tight today. Breakfast 1 Sausage Vegan 1 cup soup 1 cup sugar free rice pudding 1 cup coffee

Fill yesterday, feel pretty tight today. Breakfast 1 Sausage Vegan 1 cup soup 1 cup sugar free rice pudding 1 cup coffee

Thank you Losin' It! Very good info on that link you provided. I read that the VG band 1st fill should be 3 cc for the 1st- then in smaller increments. I talked him into giving me a 3 cc fill. Drank 3 cups of water no problem. Went down a little slower then last time. Got home and was very hungry. Made some blended black bean soup so it was liquidy. Ate about 1 1/2 cups no problem. We'll see how it goes tomorrow! Thanks for all of yoru suggestions. I really do have to work on the lean protein more since I am a a vegetarian.

I have the VG 10 cc band. Just had 2nd fill and has slight restriction for about a week then it went away...going again on the 7th for another one. My Dr. refuses to give me any kind of aggresive fills. He says the more agressive the fill the more likely it is to slip from his experience. The last time I went he said he didn't pull barely any Fluid out from the 1st fill and I might have a leak!?! He said the original Dr. who put it in (Dr. Joya) may have punctured the band if I did have a leak. However, Dr. Joya's people are saying that would be impossible since they test everything during and after surgery to make sure the product is not defective and nothing is leaking out. They are saying that since my Dr. does not use fluro (Dr. Billy) that perhaps HE put a hole in the band if there is one. I am so confused...At $175 a pop I am wondering if I should just go to Puerto Vallarta for a fill under fluro since they are free for life? However, I want to believe my Dr. because everyone says he is so good and he certainly seems to be very educated and well liked and spends plenty of time talking to me when I go in....I also love that he is in the US and only 10 minutes from my home. I'm also very luck that he will take patients from Mexico. Any suggestions? I am so discouraged because I'm gaining back original weight I lost and I think I am only down about 10 lbs now since surgery back in June with the recent weight gain! Oh, I do exercise 3 + days a week at Curves and log everything I eat at fitday.com and I'm averaging about 900 - 1300 calories a day. I drink a ton of Water and my fit day calculations I am burning about 2000 calories more a day then I am taking in. I guess I need a fill to take my calorie intake anymore. Oh and no I am not losing inches either.

Any others? Only 11 people on here have the VG Band?

Hmmm, really sounds like this VG band is a pain in the ass! Much more expensive for us to get to proper fill amount. I left a message this morning pre-warning my doctor that I would pay extra to have a fill under fluro and that I wanted a VERY agressive fill. I will accept the liability of this fill decision if he wants me too.

Thanks to those of you that responded! I soooo appreciate it! I hope others on here get around to it too!

What does ml's = to in the US? What is a fortnight? Thanks!

Anyone here????

I am going through the SAME THING - I have had no success and the last time I was at the Dr. he said I may have a leak too. I go on the 7th for next fill and too see if I really do have a leak. I had lost around 15 pounds and now I've gained back five. I had my surgery on the 26th. One thing I have been researching is that with the VG larger band, sometimes they look like there may be a leak but there's actually little sections in the band and it takes a few fills before everything stays. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is what it is.... Keep in touch please :think