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503-250, I have a 10cc VG Band as well and I was banded on 6-23-05. As of today I have 8.5 cc's in mine and I just had .50 cc's added a week ago to make me the 8.5 cc's. I am now restricted much more than i was at 7 or even at 8. I feel great with this amount right now. But my fills usually last for 2 months then I'm asking for another one as I start eating bigger portions again or i'm hungry more often. I just wonder once we hit 9 or 9.5 cc's and we have lost all the weight we are going to loose, meaning the body stops losing the weight once you weigh what your suppose to weigh, what is the next step if your eating a bigger portion than what you should be?

Kelly, I ate fish all the time because I couldn't eat chicken at first, it was hard to go down and the band didnt like it. I ate alot of tuna fish and baked talapia. Just keep in mind it is all small portions when you go to make some for yourself. You will have to try and eat the fish or chicken, everyone's stomach reacts to certain foods differently, like mine was the chicken and bread and still today the chicken has to be very wet with sauce of some kind and i still have a very hard time eating bread. Hope that helps!!

Thanks! No problem. I would be happy to answer any questions from anyone. I don't mind sharing as I know it would help those who need it. I wish I knew about this place when I was first banded! Parvathi, do you have any photos of before and after? If so can you send them to me somehow? I was going to look into the lipo on the hips and inner thighs and lower abs, but thought I'd wait just incase I lose more. Thanks everyone for the support given and that you keep giving everyone.

Here is my before and after pictures. Before was taken in May 2005 1 month before banding. The after is 4/2006 on a cruise my husband and I went on. I hope this inspires the newbies! before weight was 273lbs and at time of picture in 4/2006 I was 180lbs. As of today 11/12/2006 I weigh 155-158lbs. I'm enjoying life again. donnabeforeandafterpictures.bmp

I am glad I had the lap band surgery. It has changed and is changing my life. I was banded on 6/23/05 @ 273lbs and as of today I am 155-158lbs. Nothing bad to say about the band. It works great if you work with it. It is a tool for you to use and must work with it. I love my band. Banded 6/23/05 Dr. Wizman-Margate Fl.

Thanks! All I can say is to keep at it and keep in mind that it is all worth it in the end. No matter how hard it might be right now, it does get easier as you go on. It was no picnic for me for the first 6 months but i worked with it and never gave up. Just make sure you excerise at least a 30 minute walk, doesn't have to be a fast walk, just walk 30 minutes a day. I walked 30 mins a day 5 days a week. I stayed off sugars 99% of the time ( you have no control over the foods that you HAVE to have that may have sugar in it ). If you feel like your full, then stop, dont push it! I had to stay away from pulled pork and beef and also roast beef. I learned the hard way on the roast beef. It got stuck and it took 16 hrs for it to pass through my opening and boy, was I in some serious pain! But I learned not to eat that again, no matter how many times I chew it. never again. I'm at my weight goal of 155 to 158lbs and I was 273lbs on 6/23/05. I am now researching to find out what I need to do to maintain the eating more than I should. I'm going in for a .05 cc fill tomorrow afternoon and hope this will keep me from eating more than I should be. But all in all, this was the best decision I had ever made and if you'd like to see a picture of me before and after, let me know and i'll send you a picture. It wouldn't allow me to attach it on here because it was 100 pixels more than they allowed. Thanks again and keep up the great work! I see your almost there on your goal as well! Any questions or anything feel free to ask me. I wouldn't mind helping those who help themselves

My name is Donna and I had been banded June 23rd 2005. I have lost a total of 118 lbs and I have pretty much stopped loosing weight now. My body has stopped where it feels it is suppose to weigh. I'm very pleased with the results and am looking forward to an ongoing healthier life. :clap2: