Fill Help Please

[Imabizebee 0]

Ok I am confused. I was banded on May 6th 2011. I had my first fill 5 weeks later and he put 4 cc's in and I could not get the Water down. He said I was to tight and took 2 cc's out. I went back 4 weeks later and he had a new machine where he could see the Fluid go down into my pouch and thru the band and he said that I was really restricted. So I talked him into 1/4 cc's. My question is if I lose more weight does the stomach go down for me to be able to have more cc's put in or no? I have a 12 CC band and I was banded 5/6/11 and as of today 8/18/11 i have lost 47lbs. I don't know if I am ahead and should slow down or keep going and losing. I don't want to end up with alot of excess skin from not doing enough weight training. Please Help!!!!!!!!

[screeden 21]

Personally, i think you are losing way to fast. 1 to 2 lbs a week is what you want to lose, as that give the body and skin the elasticity to catch up with the fat lost. How much are you eating? i lose 1 to 2 lbs per week and i eat 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups of food at each meal. i had mine done april 21st and have lost 31 lbs and i am super happy about it and so is my doctor. i have lost 3 dress sizes. i have had 4 fills thus far and my doctor feels i am in the green zone, or what he calls the sweet spot.

[Rachel412 116]

Don't concentrate on numbers- tell us how much you eat at a meal, WHAT you eat, and how you feel when you're done eating- and how long until you get hungry again. That's really the measure of success with a band fill, not so much the number of cc's in the band. Are you having PBing, trouble eating, anything like that?

[Imabizebee 0]

I am eating protien shake in the morning and thats around 7:30. Then I eat lunch at 11:30 and that is usally turkey breast. I hate bread so that isn't an issue. Really that fills me up. I am very rarely hungrey between meals. Sometimes in the afternoon I get hungrey but depends on the type of day I am having. Other then that I eat dinner around 5:30 or 6 and that is usally chicken breast or pork chops, then I let that settle and then by 8:30pm I am in workout clothes and out running two miles and walking one. I have done that everynight since two weeks after surgery. I love working out now. I drink alot of Water. The weight is just melting off. Don't get me wrong I have drank some on different occasions and gain a pound or two but have it back off within days. The only sagging skin I have is my bat wings. LOL Arms. Other then that is is all getting smaller. Maybe I am at my sweet spot and didnt know it. I have only thrown up once and that was the very first time I ate after surgery and that was a scrambled egg. I cannot eat them anymore. They are to puffy. Other then that nope never got stuck or thrown up. Maybe I am worring about nothing. I just thought I would need more in my band and maybe I found my sweet spot just by having it put in. LOL

[Rachel412 116]

Yeah, it sounds to me like you're doing great! So when they put the band in, it goes around your stomach and includes a layer of fat. As you lose weight, you'll lose some of the fat around your stomach and your band will get looser. You'll notice that you're feeling hungry sooner after a meal and that it takes more food to satisfy you. At that point you go in for another fill. Congrats, you're doing great!