Tight band

[mersaydes1 9]

My band is pretty tight ..how much weight should I lose for my band to loosen up??

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It depends and varies greatly from person to person. Some don't loosen with weight loss at all.

If you're band is too tight, you need an unfill not to wait and hope it gets looser with weight loss.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Looks like you've been at this for a while and I see you got a fill nearly 3 weeks ago?

Sometimes people think they are too tight but in reality, they have a hard time conforming to eating small, chewing big and taking longer to do it all? If you aren't abiding by all the rules you will feel too tight?

Here's what I recommend and it's worked for me. Do liquids go down easy? How about cream Soups or even noodle or chicken with rice type Soups? If you can consume slider foods without getting stuck you should be OK. Following the eating rules means you are chewing small amounts of food into mush or slider food. Eating too quickly or too big will make it seem like you're too tight? Make sense?

And congrats on the huge weight loss!

tmf

[viking_girl 0]

The other thing to note is that is you are too tight and not eating enough, you will NOT lose weight. I am fighting that myself right now.

[Nfran76 3]

I got my band filled for the first time 2 weeks ago. IDK if I need to go back and add a little more to my fill. I am eating healthy food and small bites. I felt how it is when you eat too much and get sick. Had it happen once and didn't like it. My problem is I see results in inches and how my pants fit but the lbs aren't moving on the scale. I go to the gym 4 times a week. Any ideas to help would be great...

[Nfran76 3]

Forgot to say I feel like I can jus keep eating at time.

[2muchfun 8,927]

I got my band filled for the first time 2 weeks ago. IDK if I need to go back and add a little more to my fill. I am eating healthy food and small bites. I felt how it is when you eat too much and get sick. Had it happen once and didn't like it. My problem is I see results in inches and how my pants fit but the lbs aren't moving on the scale. I go to the gym 4 times a week. Any ideas to help would be great...

You've lost 34 lbs so you must be doing something right? That's huge for just 2 months. And, it also sounds like your trading fat loss with muscle gain? It's nice to lose weight but even nicer to lose fat.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Forgot to say I feel like I can jus keep eating at time.

You'll be in "bandster hell" until you get the fill that gives you enough restriction for the band to work it's magic. That may be 1 fill or 6. No one knows. Till then, like our esteemed forum member B-52 says,

"Until there's restriction...It's just another diet"

tmf

[Nfran76 3]

Thank you 2muchfun.. I see my goal and in my head how I want to look and get down on myself. Your words are up beating and just made me look at it differently. THANK YOU!

I like your B-52 member saying.. That is soo true.

[Draven 188]

Hello all. I'm new to this site. I got a fill six days ago. liquids went down. Than soft foods like mashed potatoes went down. Now I'm back on solids. And have gotten stuck with every meal. Could it be that my bite size is too large now after all this time? Has any one else experienced this? Thank you in advance, and I look forward to getting to know you all.

Charles.