Need Unfill?!

[KimJ384 46]

I had a fill to 7.5 June 4, 2012. I lost 10 pounds. But like always I lose 10 pounds after each fill then I get stuck. I have been slimming a lot lately it's not really my food coming up just really think slimy saliva. Sorry TMI! I had surgery July 20, 2011 and have only lost 55 pounds so I'm pretty slow loser! Do I need an unfill? Is it dumb to think that if I get an unfill I might start losing again? I find myself getting so tired of not having anything go down so I resort to chips, mash potatoes soups! I'm tired of living off those things. Maybe I'm not eating as slow or small as I thought i was. Another thing, when I eat chips or mash potatoes I feel like I can eat a whole lot is that because they go through the band so Easily? I'm confused on what I need to do! I have an app to get an unfill Monday.

[TKW 501]

_{In my opinion, yes... you need an unfill. You are possibly eating more calories than you would with less Fluid because you are eating things that go through the band easily.}

_{I think you would be better off being able to eat solid protiens. They fill you up and keep you full.}

_{I am at my tightest point and I NEVER (rarely) get stuck. I feel that it has very little to do with what I am eating and mostly to do with how I eat. I take small bites and chew them good and eat very slow.}

_{Last night I was soooooo hungry for a hamburger. I rarely eat them but it was yummy. Ate half, was full and extremely satisfied and it went down fine. It was about 250 calories. Way less than if i had eaten things that would pass easily through my band.}

_{The key is to really find that perfect restriction and to eat foods that work with your band.}

_{Best of luck to you!}

[KimJ384 46]

Great advice!!!! Thank you very much!!!

[KimJ384 46]

Didn't mean to send that yet! I guess I didn't think about that.... Even though I'm only eating chips and mash potatoes I may not think I'm eating that much during the day but those Calories add up! I do feel like I need to get an unfill I just felt so scared that if I got unfill I would gain weight!

[TKW 501]

I think being able to eat is much better. I just went out to lunch with some friends. We went to Applebees. I had a riblet basket, no fries had steamed broccolli instead. Ate the broccoli and 1 rib. I would say totalled about 300 calories. I was stuffed.

Do you track your calories. If you don't you should... it is amazing how fast somethings add up. Maybe you should track for a couple of days and see how much those "slider" foods add up in calories. You might be suprised. Then make your decision.

[KimJ384 46]

Thank you so much for your advise!!!! Your A sweetheart!!!! I will take your advise and I'll let you know how it goes!

[karewpah 173]

I'd go into your surgeon or the clinic nurse and have them assess.

Sometimes we're too quick to get filled and this happens (I'm not saying this is what has happened with you) and sometimes we need to adjust to the fill we have.

If you can't get liquids down, that's a problem.

But if you can I'd keep myself hydrated and have some Protein shakes and ride it out for a couple of days (provided you don't hae any reflux).

If it's still like that after a couple of days, then perhaps an unfill just so you're not eating the slider foods.

[KimJ384 46]

Even though it's been over a month since my last fill?