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Hi all,

Well, I just had my 2nd fill.. Was banded on 12-29-03. I have lost a total of 46lbs.. I am so jazzed. I had only lost 10lbs since my last fill 4 weeks ago, but i feel that the tool is doing the job.

My dr. STILL had trouble with finding the access port.. thank goodness they deaden the area.. He was poking and i was laughing.. Finally made it.. I now have 2cc's.. he was only going to go for a half cc, but after all the hassle of finding the right spot, he opted for a full cc.. I could stll drink fine and eating is going fine also..Good luck to everyone out there. I go back in 4 more weeks for another fill.. . I had heard that if you lose TOO MUCH weight in a months time or so that the dr. won't do the fill. I was wondering how much weight that would be.. I have a 4 hr. drive to get to my fill dr. Which my husband and I don't mind because it's so pretty in Newport Beach.. It's a mini-vacation.

Geez, I'm babbling..

Good luck all..

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Congrulations on your weight lost. I also was banded on 12/29/03 and have only lost 15 lbs i know a lot of the reason that i'm not losing weight is because i keep waiting for the fill to work so i have been eating what i want. But i have 3 fills and still not a lot of restriction i was just wondering how much you could eat

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Hi Patty,

I pretty much eat what i want.. I will eat a scrambled egg for Breakfast and a couple pieces of sausage.. 1/2 and apple or orange for a snack(if i'm hungry).. sometimes i'll have 2 eggs.. I love the eggbeaters, and it's turkey sausage or lite sausage.. On the weekends i'll have real eggs.. lunch will consist of cottage cheese with fruit or salsa, 1/2 cup to a cup.. in the afternoon i'll eat my other 1/2 of fruit.. Then for dinner it's meat, any kind, veggies, and then maybe alittle potato.. there are days i eat (it seems) alot more.. I walk 3-4 days a week for 1 hr. Doesnt' seem like much.. I have a fugdgebars at night for a treat.. (50 calories.)

The nutrionist told me not to count calories, weigh or anything like that, but YEARS of dieting, it's hard to not think about how many i'm eating.. the weight will come off.. I go for my 3rd fill on April 5th.. we'll see how it goes.. Good luck and don't give up.. Maybe your not eating enough.. I know we're all different, just by reading all the responses on this site.. Keep the faith, it will work.

keep me posted..

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Wow Becky... You are doing great!!! I remember when you were first banded. Congratulations on your progress... I hope I can be as successful. I may be getting my first fill next week, the doc will decide after checking my weightloss, food amounts, etc. I feel like I eat so much less than I use to, but I agree with you I can eat more on some days than on others.

Glad to hear that you are doing so well.

Take Care,

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Hi There,

I thought I would chime in here because I, too, was banded on 12/29/03. I have lost about 18 pounds, which was during the first two weeks, and I am struggling to keep it off. I do eat less than I used to, but I don't feel like I have restriction. I did get one fill (.6cc) in Feb., and I will get another early April. Some days I feel like I don't even have a band! I hope that the next fill or two will really get things going so I can start losing weight! Does anyone else feel discouraged sometimes?

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Hi again,

I know about the NOT FEELING the restriction.. There seems to be many days that i don't. It depends on what i eat.. I have not been making good food choices either.. Sometimes i find myself going back to some of my old habits.. AARGH!!!!! But it seems like meat (chicken, pork,)they will let me know i have restriction, but eating fish, that seems to go right through.. I can eat a whole can of turkey chili, (that worries me).. I don't know.. I guess it's working, but I want ALL FOODS to let me know, not just the meat.. I know it's hard.. but we all have to hang in there.. at leat we'er LOSING and not gaining.. Better days ahead...

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