vacation fill?

[NanaCat 0]

i got banded 15 June - i go for my first potential fill tomorrow - i go on vacation next week and not sure i want a fill - the good angel says yes get a fill so you won't overeat - the bad angel says - no fill so i can overeat .... what do you think? i'm losing 1.5-2 lbs a week - i'm satisfied with 1 cup portions - but i do get hungry between meals - not starving - but hungry - i eat 3 meals and 2 Protein Shakes a day - sometimes i have a snack too - how soon after surgery do most folks get their first fill??

[Cindy C 150]

Listen to the good angel!

[SIPS in Seattle 345]

Listen to the good angel!

I agree!

[brbm6 6]

I vote for the good angel. You didn't get the band for nothing.

[NanaCat 0]

thanks for the encouragement - i didn't get the fill - the PA actually suggested i not get it - - she said i was doing good and my level of hungar and temptation was good - that i need to and will always need to fight temptation so to work on that also while on vacation - i had lost 3 lbs since the prev week so she felt i was managing things well - so we'll see how it goes - wish me luck...

[oceangirl6 0]

i was the only one that was going to say get the fill after vacay so you wouldnt have any probs

enjoy!

[ButterflyM 2]

I also would have said wait until after vacation- but for different reasons. I have read that when on an airplane that can cause restriction in your band, so I would say wait just to be safe that you are not SICK while on your vacation. Hope you had a good time! From reading your stats, sounds like you are loosing at a very good rate!

[carol285 145]

I was just going to post that I would wait until after vacation but not for eating/overeating purposes. I know you may not feel the effects of a fill right away and I'd hate for an issue to arise while you were on vacation no where near your surgeon!

[NanaCat 0]

i had a great vacation - at the beach with my kids and grand-kids - but ... i overate and drank and ... i did exercise 6 of 8 days, but i still gained 2.5 lbs - i was able to eat way more than i thought i would - i grazed all damn day - i couldn't stop myself - i felt really guilty ... and vowed each day i wouldn't but i did - all my old bad habits just came right back - got home yesterday and am trying to get back on track - i will see how i do this week but i think it is def time for a fill - i'm hungry now - of course i wasn't hungry at the beach bc i ate all day long .... pray for me to get back on track

thanks

[klariade 7]

My dr said the same thing before my honeymoon. His reasoning was he didn't want fill me right before going away in case I had any problems (ie: being too tight) that could get me in trouble while I was gone. I ate way too much on the honeymoon, gained a few pounds, but I did enjoy myself! I got back on track when I came back and started losing again. Don't fret, you relaxed and enjoyed yourself now get back on the bandwagon and watch the pounds melt away! A week of vacation and overeating won't hurt you in the long run.