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I have lost 85 lbs total and I do not feel like I need a tummy tuck. It is not pretty but it is not that bad. My WL has been very slow so perhaps I have been toning as I went along??

Does anyone still check in here? I know I fell of the face of the earth. By the doctors scales I have lost 70lbs in 2 years. It has gone ALOT slower than I anticipated and I don't know if I will ever get to my goal of 150. However, I am much happier than ever before so if this is as good as it gets I will take it. I had an aggressive fill yesterday ( .50cc) so I am staying on the liquid diet for a few days and hoping to kickstart some weight loss back in.

We must be soul sisters sweetie....your mom sounds like my mom. I'm in my late 30's and still cringe just at the sound of her voice knowing the weight loss speech is going to come at my like a full speed train. My mother can sabatoge every single good thing I ever do with just a look. You are doing great...and you need to make a decision. Either love your band or get rid of it Personally- I say love it because the habits are going to still be there and it is at least helping a little. If you can make yourself "want" it "for you" you can make it work. I want to tell you something else--- I was banded in December 2009 too. I did great for 9 months and then the demons came rushing in. I needed a small unfill because I had reflux and ever since then I just can't get back on the plan. I can't get myself motivated, I eat junk, I don't exercise. I haven't weighed in, logged my food, or gone to the doc for fear of gettting nagged at. I haven't even been on the boards. I came here tonight searching for motivation and I got it in your thread. YOU ARE INSPIRING me to get back on the right track....

I have a 10cc band and I was at 7.75cc for several months. Weight loss was slow but steady...1- 1.5 lbs a week with a 2-3 week stall every few week. I had an adjustment on September 20. She added .30cc to bring me to 8.05. I was fine perfectly fine....great restriction....great everything. I got a cold, lost my voice for a couple days and had a weird cough. I had a metallic taste in my mouth and my DH was concerned that I had silent GERD. I went to the doc on Oct 11. I had lost 7 pounds in 3 weeks. She took out .20cc to be on the safe side leaving me with 7.85cc in my band. The cough is gone...but now I am STARVING and I have gained 2 pounds. It doesn't make sense to me-- I have more in my band then I did for the last 3 months. Can a small unfill make you feel like you you don't have a band at all? I mean I am STARVING....worse than any bandster hell I may have gone through. I still have a numbness on my tongue that comes and goes but I am not coughing, spitting up, and I can eat drink just fine. Is this something to worry about? Should I go back and get some put back in my band? Any tricks or advice you can offer?? Thanks!

I'm still here. At a slow yet steady rate....averaging still 5lbs a month. It's been 5 weeks since i had a fill- I have to decide next week if I want a small one or if I should stay where I am at. How long does restriction last once you get to the sweet spot?? I don't want to push it since I know I have restriction but seem okay eating anything after 10am.

thanks. I have it under control now. Figured out I can only do coffee or a shake before about 11am. After that I seem to be fine to eat and I haven't slime or PB in a few weeks!

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I can't explain why but I can tell you that for me--it takes a full week for a fill to kick in. And I am starving for the first 3 days after I get one.

I used to belong to a mommy group, a money group, and a diet group. It became an issue because I was spending more time online than with my hubby. Even though I was multitasking-- I wasn't giving him the full attention I should. So, we have a rule. No computer/ tv while our son is awake and then we make a conscious effort to spend quality time together- once we have gotten all of our talking out---he can watch tv and I can do whatever on the computer. We started this new rule about 10 months ago and it has cut down on a ton of arguments etc.

I have been banded for six months. It took 6 fills before I reached restriction ( I *just* got here) What I did in the meantime was to measure all my food in 1/2 cup containers. I would try to go the full 4 hours without eating but if I was starving I would eat a little out of the next meal. At the end of the day, I was still eating close to what I was supposed to ( even though I wasn't following the 3 meals a day/ no snacking rule) Good Luck.....make sure you are taking measurements and weighing in only one a week. I will think I am stalled out but when I look at a month at a time verses a day at a time I see a 5lb drop each month. Also--seeing the measurements really makes a difference. And monthly photos really keep me motivated!

I'm here. I had my 6th fill two weeks ago. I have 7.75cc in a 10cc band. I feel the restriction now. It is not what I expected so I am trying to figure out where to go from here. I see my NUT tomorrow to get more food guidance. I work out 2x a day 5 days a week---walking right now. I am planning to add some strength training it to it.

I have a 4 year old son who knows I had "surgery". He doesn't know what it is but he knows that mommy had to have her tummy fixed on the inside. He was very attentive to the scars since he had to be careful not to jump on me and he still asks to see them sometimes when I am getting dressed. It doesn't seem to be a big deal to him at all. Good Luck!