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[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

I know its frustrating in the beginnining...my question to you would be... are you tracking your calories and measuring your portions? Even without restriction I believe its possible to lose if you pay attention to what you eat. I ate 1000 calories for the entire duration of my losing stage and lost an average of 10 lbs a month. The first 6 months was the hardest until I was in the green zone.

Maybe try that to see if you can get the scale to move. Good luck.

[general_antiope 189]

Demand to know your cc's. refuse to leave the office until YOU are happy with the restriction. He may be filling you too slowly - if you felt the right restriction before, accept no substitute. Be your own advocate! You shouldn't be hungry.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Demand to know your cc's. refuse to leave the office until YOU are happy with the restriction. He may be filling you too slowly - if you felt the right restriction before, accept no substitute. Be your own advocate! You shouldn't be hungry.

Don't mean to disagree with you but how many CCs in your band is irrelevent. It may be information you'd like to have but it has no bearing on restriction as each of us are all so different and restriction is a moving target. The amount of saline in my band, your band or anyone's band will vary due to different anatomys, different doctors, different band placements etc. Some find the best restriction with 0 CCs and others may need all 10-14?

tmf

[general_antiope 189]

That wasn't what I meant - it's silly for someone to not know what is happening in their own body...OP said the doc doesn't tell her what he's filling. That's problem #1. If she's had multiple fills and months and months later still is feeling no restriction, she is perfectly empowered to ask for a bigger fill (if doc agrees with it). I'm saying this should not be a one way relationship, doctor to band. It should be a three way conversation.

[2muchfun 8,927]

That wasn't what I meant - it's silly for someone to not know what is happening in their own body...OP said the doc doesn't tell her what he's filling. That's problem #1. If she's had multiple fills and months and months later still is feeling no restriction, she is perfectly empowered to ask for a bigger fill (if doc agrees with it). I'm saying this should not be a one way relationship, doctor to band. It should be a three way conversation.

Then we are in agreement.

[general_antiope 189]

Why yes we are I agree, restriction number has no standard! It's different by person.

[firefaerie266 53]

I agree with the comment about checking your inches and your clothes. Are you improving your muscle strength and endurance at the gym? Can you run longer or do more reps or lift more? How are you clothes feeling?

[Fatima1988 2]

as of recently my clothes felt more snug .... and i feel like my face is getting fatter ....

i spoke to my doctor and the dietician gave me a meal plan that im going to follow.

how much exercise should i be getting?

[tym4me 206]

Clothes feeling more snug and face feeling fat sounds like Water retention. What you are eating is just as important as how much you are eating. Try staying away from high sodium foods also caffeine.

[Cristina63 3]

I have the same problem. Before surgery I was 230 ,now I'm on 207 . But since January 21 , I haven't lose no even one pound . I'm still on full liquids .

I have grits , for Breakfast no more than one oz , pea Soup 6 oz and more soup for dinner . I'm really frustrated . Doing exercised 2 times a week . Don't know what o do

[Angelizz10 76]

I have the same problem. Before surgery I was 230 ' date='now I'm on 207 . But since January 21 , I haven't lose no even one pound . I'm still on full liquids .

I have grits , for Breakfast no more than one oz , pea Soup 6 oz and more soup for dinner . I'm really frustrated . Doing exercised 2 times a week . Don't know what o do [/quote']

Why are you still on "full liquids"? Grits, pea soup and more soup... High in carbs. Do you trck your food on something like myfitnesspal.com?? No wonder your struggling!

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[2muchfun 8,927]

I have the same problem. Before surgery I was 230 ,now I'm on 207 . But since January 21 , I haven't lose no even one pound . I'm still on full liquids .

I have grits , for breakfast no more than one oz , pea Soup 6 oz and more soup for dinner . I'm really frustrated . Doing exercised 2 times a week . Don't know what o do

You certainly have a different menu than most of us do? You should be on solids by now and not eating slider foods. You can lose weight eating those foods(depending on your calorie intake) but you're defeating the purpose of having the band?

tmf

[Cristina63 3]

Why are you still on "full liquids"? Grits' date=' pea Soup and more soup... High in carbs. Do you trck your food on something like myfitnesspal.com?? No wonder your struggling!

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My doctor said to prevent any complication , that's why still on full liquids . And I do track, what I eat . No more than 4 to 6 oz of the soup. .

[Cristina63 3]

You certainly have a different menu than most of us do? You should be on solids by now and not eating slider foods. You can lose weight eating those foods(depending on your calorie intake) but you're defeating the purpose of having the band?

tmf

I'm agree with you , about my menu. But he said to prevent complications . I'm aloud to have 4 to 6 oz of Soup, and with that I feel full.

[2muchfun 8,927]

I'm agree with you , about my menu. But he said to prevent complications . I'm aloud to have 4 to 6 oz of Soup, and with that I feel full.

Maybe he knows something we don't know but his approach is rather unorthodox. I won't advise you stray away from his instructions but If i were you I would do some research and ask him why he's advocating his approach over hundreds of other doctors who mostly adhere to a very different eating strategy?

Double check with him and make sure you didn't misunderstand his strategy?

tmf