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I had my fourth fill yesterday and before that i was not having good restriction, so i told my doc to put more fill in. He put in 2cc and said its a lot. I have total of 9cc in 11cc band. Now I am home and cant eat anything except water and black cofee. I tried protein shake and it took me good 30-45 min to finish it after one throw up in between. I tried soup but could not eat neither could i eat cottage cheese. Is it normal after fill? I never had it before. Should I call my doc or suck it up few days to see if it loosens up? I am craving for some good food already. Also, Is this called the sweet spot?

Thank you for all the responses and suggestions. I called my dr's office right after I wrote the post and talked to the nurse who told me similar things all of you are telling me "wait until monday" take small amounts of liquids at a time etc. Well my condition is still the same! I can't drink my Protein shake for 45 min or so and cant eat anything even Jello etc. I am taking only Water and milk at this point and feel somewhat weak. I am desperate to eat....may be head hunger.....and tried eating carrots and some soft beans; which I agree was an stupid move but threw up in the night and then in the morning. Now I am not touching anything except thin liquids. I can't wait until monday and see what day I can go and get some removed. This time I am keeping my mouth shut and not suggesting dr how much he should remove. On positive note, my weight loss is 23 lbs from 18 and I am happy about it.

I can't eat rice unless it is really mushy. I love chinese fried rice and I have to completely give up on that. I can't eat eggs either unless I mix a lot of mayo in them as egg salad. Also, bread is a problem and I slimed several times on it but continue to eat it because I love it!!!!!!!

I had surgery on june 30th and haven't lost a pound even after 4 fills. I went to see my OBGYN other day who also had lapband and lost 75 lbs initially then gained back 40 pounds. This time she told me that she went on a physician supported liquid diet while being banded for 6months and lost 75 lbs again!!!! I am very discouraged with my situation and her story motivates me to go on a liquid diet. I am desperate to lose 75 pounds myself. Have any of you heard anything like this? What is your opinion and should I go on a liquid diet or not? Input is appreciated a lot.

Thanks for all the responses............. I will look into the EAS Protein powder or drinks. It is a fact that my body is also not responding to the band as it should! I heard some medical problems can make it do too and I have hypothyroid which is what makes me lose weight slower I think. I do not want to blame on thyroid only but why am I losing so slowly i cant understand. My surgeon also told me that band is not a good choice for people like me whose bmi is above 49 and for some reason people with high bmi lose less weight and slower.

BFRIZZELL, thanks for ur reply. I am doing protein shake for BF and lunch then eat normal but healthy dinner. Let me see how this works for a month if not i am going on a liquid diet in jan.......

oh thank you happy2lose! I did not know that part and thought I was doing good with exercise.............lol

elcee, I know I posted that info few wks ago but since then I am eating my Protein, trying to exercise 2times a week and eating less carbs even then I dont see any weight loss. I agree I need a fill desperately but my doctor cancelled my last appt and rescheduled me for dec 7th which I have no control over................ I know it is very hard and expensive to be on a liquid diet but if band isnt working for me then that's the option left before considering bypass which I am scared of.

I found a good website to track food and nutrition called sparkpeople.com and best thing is I can download it on my iphone that way information is updated at both the places. It tells you how many calories to eat, how much to exercise and sample menus plus lot.

Jill, I am 4 months post op and haven't lost a pound so you are doing much much better than me. Slow progress is better than no progress at all. I know my issues are not enough restriction, too much carbs, less protein and not enough exercise and I have to just work on those.

Hi all, I was banded on june 30th and started the whole LAP-BAND® process thinking it is different than diet and exercise which I did in the past. I kept with my notion of not needing to do diet and exercise with the band and thought i can eat anything and everything without doing exercise. Here I am 4 months post op and 4 fills later still struggling to lose even one pound. Now it is dawning on me that lapband itself does not make you loose weight but you do have to work on diet and exercise. Did any of you think like me or do you think like me? Those who are successfully losing weight post op, I URGE you all to tell me what are you doing (eating what food, doing what type of exercise and how much) so that I can learn from you all. I am very disappointed in myself and almost feel like quitting. Anybody with kind words to revert this process are welcome to write.

xavier, I was thinking about putting low fat mayo in my egg salad even though I don't like it but it will at least help go down the eggs. I never tried quinoa salad but I love falafel and hummus. I am not eating falafel and hummus bcoz I thought falafel is deep fried and hummus has lot of oil in it. My main problem is I still dont have good restriction so I can eat 2cups of food easily every 2-3 hrs and that's why I am not losing any weight. I have started to do workout 3x/wk and get another fill on nov 18th which might help!

xavier, I do not eat fish that's why I have more challenge getting in the Protein. I tried boiled eggs and it got stuck for almost 2 hrs and I was miserable. May be I should try egg salad. I have restarted eating cottage cheese and veggie burgers which dont bother me. I am going to start eating more lentils too which has tons of protein. i

Thanks all, I am feeling some motivation now even though I am not at sweet spot yet! I feel some may be 10% restriction and can eat 2cups of food easily. I am watching what I eat and exercising 3x a week which I think is a good start. My main reasons for failure are not eating enough protein given I am vegeterian, still craving for sweets and not moving my body as much.

OMG!!!! I have been having same issues with the rice and bread and they both are staple food for us. I am very careful to eat slowly with bread but rice its a different story. I have to mix yogurt with my rice to eat otherwise it gets stuck. I had 2 episodes of sliming and both have been on the rice and the bread.

I really appreciate all of your comments, suggestions and feedback. I have started to walk on the treadmill last week 3x/week and trying to watch what I eat. My biggest problem is getting more protein and eating less carbohydrates as I am Indian and our staple food is rice and bread. On top of that I am vegeterian. I am trying to venture new foods for more protein sources. Lets see how I do with these changes.

mellabella78 and those who lost 30-65 lbs post op what are you doing special to loose that much weight? What are you eating? I am 4 months post op and haven't lost a pound.

I am almost 4 mos postop and had 4 fills already. After 3 fills I was not losing any weight and did not feel restriction even when I had 8cc in 11cc band. Last fill I told my doc that I was very discouraged with the whole lapband thing. He took out all the saline from the band which was 7cc and put in something called xray contrast fluid. He didnt tell me how much he put but he told me it takes less volume with this fluid and I should be tight. I never heard anything like that for fill other than saline, so I was curious if anyone heard this before? I do feel restriction better than before and cant eat rice and bread which get stuck. thx.

I am losing faith in my band.............I had 3 fills with 8cc in 11cc band and I feel very mild restriction. I don't know if I am one of those for whom band doesn't work, but I am scared. I heard stories of people losing late but I am 3 months post op and have lost only 1/2 a pound. What should I do? PLEASE HELP ME.......................what if 3 more cc's won't make any change??????????? Sometimes I wish I had gone for gastric bypass but I chickened out. Is anyone else in the same boat as me?

Thanks Kiz!!!!! I have realize band also. I wish I got the restriction you are talking about. I never heard getting more fills above the capacity of the band. May be thats what I might need. How many fills you had before you felt the restriction?

I had my first fill 2 days ago and it was 4cc. I am also hungrier than before. I am filling very discouraged after my first fill.

I have realize band and was banded on 6/30. I have no problems from it and my doc said it takes 15minutes less for him to put it in vesus lapband.

Hi all, I was banded on 6/30 in Mississippi and surgery went great. I lost 15 lbs on liquid diet and now I am slowly introducing all the foods. To tell the truth I went kinda fast and am eating like a normal person now. My problem is I am not losing weight but gaining weight since started on solids. My first fill is on august 10th and I am very scared. My other problem is I am back to eating sweets and feel almost guilty but can't stop. Good to have this thread.