3rd fill for band to begin working

[maggie1011 0]

Hi I have received an email tonight saying that it is normal for you not to usually have much weight loss till you have a 3rd fill

is this right ? has anyone else had this or heard of this . look forward to any replys thanks

[Cazzy 725]

Hi I have received an email tonight saying that it is normal for you not to usually have much weight loss till you have a 3rd fill

is this right ? has anyone else had this or heard of this . look forward to any replys thanks

I didnt really experience any restrictions till my 3rd fill, but restrictions are more dependent on how much fill you get rather than the number of fills. I had to lose some weight before i was banded in january 2011 so was used to eating much smaller portions anyways so the band restriction didn't really affect my weight loss, just made it easier for me to eat less

lost 12st 8lbs since October 2010. Banded Jan 2011.

[patty123 0]

Hi I have received an email tonight saying that it is normal for you not to usually have much weight loss till you have a 3rd fill

is this right ? has anyone else had this or heard of this . look forward to any replys thanks

[patty123 0]

Hi there i am at my 3re fill also and i only lost 16pds since august 1st 20111 i can't keep anything down at least not all the time. I am lost with this diet. I thought i would lose 30pds already,, ???? i can eat 1 night and then cant eat at all the next. Very fustraited,,,,,patti

[Cazzy 725]

Hi there i am at my 3re fill also and i only lost 16pds since august 1st 20111 i can't keep anything down at least not all the time. I am lost with this diet. I thought i would lose 30pds already,, ???? i can eat 1 night and then cant eat at all the next. Very fustraited,,,,,patti

I was banded in Jan 2011 and maybe have thrown up 15 times since then at most, i am reliant on my memory, as what makes me sick doesnt get eaten again unless i can see another cause like i was very hungry and just ate too fast or didnt chew my food enough. My best friend is a sharp knife i cut up all my food really small, i do not eat bread or bread products at all, and tend to avoid things like cold chicken as that is a big no no for me. What i do eat a lot of is Soup, homemade vegetable Soup or Tomato Soup from weight watchers. If you do throw up then give your band /stomach time to recover, going onto liquids/soft food for the rest of the day is good advice. Eventually you get to know your band and what u can and cant do with it, i had to change my whole approach to food and what i was able to eat where other people just ate smaller portions of 'normal' food. Food can get stuck more often after a band fill so be cautious after a fill for a few days and hopefully things will improve.

Be pateint we all lose weight at different rates just keep at it and eventually u will be ok. Just make sure u are burning more calories than you are eating

I have lost over 170lbs so far by monitoring closely everything i eat, the band is a tool for weight loss and not the whole answer and i really hope things improve for you .

[justmermp 6]

Hi I have received an email tonight saying that it is normal for you not to usually have much weight loss till you have a 3rd fill

is this right ? has anyone else had this or heard of this . look forward to any replys thanks

I can't say as I have ever heard this. I have had 3 fills (tomorrow I am getting #4) and I've lost 66 pounds since being banded 3 months ago (july 26, 2011). I don't think anyone can say at what point (or which fill) you will lose weight. We all get filled different amounts. I'm at 4 cc's and my friend who got her surgery from the same doctor but a week later is at 5.9 cc's and I've lost alot more weight than her. That could be for several reasons, my diet is different from hers. I stick with fish, chicken and seafood and stay away from red meats and eat mostly veggies with everything and some fruit. She eats what she wants but in smaller quantities. I excersise and she doesn't.

Being banded still means you have to work at weight loss. It's just there to help you along the way. You make of it what you put into it. Good luck to you.

[Cazzy 725]

I can't say as I have ever heard this. I have had 3 fills (tomorrow I am getting #4) and I've lost 66 pounds since being banded 3 months ago (july 26, 2011). I don't think anyone can say at what point (or which fill) you will lose weight. We all get filled different amounts. I'm at 4 cc's and my friend who got her surgery from the same doctor but a week later is at 5.9 cc's and I've lost alot more weight than her. That could be for several reasons, my diet is different from hers. I stick with fish, chicken and seafood and stay away from red meats and eat mostly veggies with everything and some fruit. She eats what she wants but in smaller quantities. I excersise and she doesn't.

Being banded still means you have to work at weight loss. It's just there to help you along the way. You make of it what you put into it. Good luck to you.

Sounds like the same formula i use too, fish, chicken, seafood lots of veg, fruit and sugar free jelly and exercise .

[karewpah 173]

I think it is different for each person. I lost most of my weight with little or no fill.