I have a problem. please help

SweetJephy · December 13, 2007

hello everyone

I need help I had my surgery 5 mths ago and only lost 32 lbs I had two fills and I am hungry all the time and I have no restriction at all. I can eat any portion size food that I want I have to stop myself from eating and still not feel full. I have the big vg band. I don't know what to do I am schedule to see the surgeon next month but I was hoping to loose at 50 lbs by now. even I exercise three times a week for 2 hours each time still the weight is coming off extra slow. please help me I am so discourage

nip50 · December 13, 2007

When was your last fill and how many fills have you had? It really sounds like you haven't found your sweet spot. You should try and get in as soon as possible. I understand how frustrated you must be. I haven't lost any for almost 2 weeks and that alone is driving me crazy. I don't know how I could handle it if I were in your shoes. Like I said, you need to call the doctor and see if they won't fit you in now, before the holidays.

Good luck.

juliegeraci · December 13, 2007

What you are experiencing is normal when you don't have proper restriction. Bump your fill up if you can. Keep going back until you can only consume a small amount of food, have not as much hunger and are losing 1-2 lbs per week. It took me 5 fills and 6 months to get there. Good luck.

WASaBubbleButt · December 14, 2007

hello everyone
I need help I had my surgery 5 mths ago and only lost 32 lbs I had two fills and I am hungry all the time and I have no restriction at all. I can eat any portion size food that I want I have to stop myself from eating and still not feel full. I have the big vg band. I don't know what to do I am schedule to see the surgeon next month but I was hoping to loose at 50 lbs by now. even I exercise three times a week for 2 hours each time still the weight is coming off extra slow. please help me I am so discourage

First thing you need to do is to really stop and think if you are honestly hungry or if you just want to eat. If you are hungry your stomach will almost hurt. With head hunger that chocolate cake is calling your name. The band won't do a darn thing for head hunger, just stomach.

You also need to realize that with a band we aren't looking for full. We are looking for satisfied. Every couple of bites stop and ask yourself if you are really hungry or if you just like doing what you are doing, eating. Normal size people do not eat until they are so full they feel like they'll pop. That's an uncomfortable feeling. There is no reason to eat beyond the satisfied stage. That is merely a bad habit that we all need to break.

Go to the grocery store and buy a small peach. At every meal put that peach on your plate. When you serve yourself your meal keep in mind that your pouch is about the same size as a small peach so there is little value in piling food on your plate.

You need to push to get your fill done before a full month has gone by. I can see having you wait for a full two weeks between fills but if you don't have any difference in restriction after your last fill then it needs to be adjusted again. Your doc made a tidy sum on your surgery. It's time to motivate him and get to your sweet spot.

SuzyGayle · December 19, 2007

Are you getting enough Protein? I'm 3 months out and yet to have a fill (still some restrictions from surgery) BUT when I get that hunger, I get a Protein Drink, either Protein Water or a Protein shake....it definitely helps for me.

Plus, are you confusing stomach noises for hunger noises? Even though I'm not hungry, my stomach sounds like a meat grinder ! It's crazy, but I just ignore it....

Good luck and find out what's right for you.

jfran · December 19, 2007

try dividing your meals into 5-6 small meals a day and make sure to eat Protein at each meal. This will get you over the hump until you can get another fill and it will also speed up your metabolism.

Sula · December 19, 2007

Fill sounds right here...but also, how many calories are you consuming?

Also, just some perspective...32 pounds in five months. You can't compare your WL to anybody elses. For me...any loss is better than what I've done in the past. It is like fingernails down a chalkboard when I read someone saying...I only.....

I think 32 pounds is great...and you can do more. Just keep after it.