Deciding about another fill

KarenG. · March 17, 2008

I have had 4 already. I have been very restricted for almost 2 1/2 - 3 months now and lost about 26-27 lbs during that time period. In the last 2 weeks my portions have been getting bigger and I have been getting hungrier between meals. Am I jumping the gun on a fill? I decided to get the ball rolling and at least schedule an appointment with the nutritionist for this week. My restriction is totally inconsistant - one day I can eat a ton - one day I feel pretty restricted again - all and all my restriction has decreased since where it was at my optimal restriction when I was losing weight more quickly. What do you guys think?

luluc · March 17, 2008

Karen you workout hard!! My Doc suggests that since I'm doing such hard circut training - I may need to eat more. At the last fill 2wks ago, my surgeon really didn't want me to go below eating less than a cup of food per meal & for the first time suggested I carry raw almonds/jerky w/me after a workout for "snacking" ... his No, No.

You may need a slight fill - I would try a small one and see how that goes....BTW your doing GREAT!!!

Jachut · March 17, 2008

I dont know, one thing I find with myself is that I've been thinking I need another fill, its almost a year now since my last. But in reality, I"m not eating like a bandster should a lot of the time. Of COURSE you can eat a lot of chocolate over the course of the morning. Which is what I did yesterday rather than eat Breakfast. User error.

Another fill is fine, its just always good to have a good audit of your habits and work out whether its more restriction you need or less eating round the band.

From what you say sounds like you're not worried that you're eating wrong, just that you're hungrier, which is probably a good time to start thinking about a small tweak.

KristieMohler · March 17, 2008

I have had 4 already. I have been very restricted for almost 2 1/2 - 3 months now and lost about 26-27 lbs during that time period. In the last 2 weeks my portions have been getting bigger and I have been getting hungrier between meals. Am I jumping the gun on a fill? I decided to get the ball rolling and at least schedule an appointment with the nutritionist for this week. My restriction is totally inconsistant - one day I can eat a ton - one day I feel pretty restricted again - all and all my restriction has decreased since where it was at my optimal restriction when I was losing weight more quickly. What do you guys think?

What does it feel like to feel restricted? Just curious I have had 4 fills also and I eat ablut 1/2 cup but I am always hungry.

KarenG. · March 18, 2008

What does it feel like to feel restricted? Just curious I have had 4 fills also and I eat ablut 1/2 cup but I am always hungry.

Restriction is kind of different for everyone. FOr me it means that I feel stuffed and if i go too far I get a painful lump in my throat. That means I have eaten too much. You probably need another fill because when I was properly restricted I barely felt hunger.

I dont know, one thing I find with myself is that I've been thinking I need another fill, its almost a year now since my last. But in reality, I"m not eating like a bandster should a lot of the time. Of COURSE you can eat a lot of chocolate over the course of the morning. Which is what I did yesterday rather than eat Breakfast. User error.
Another fill is fine, its just always good to have a good audit of your habits and work out whether its more restriction you need or less eating round the band.

From what you say sounds like you're not worried that you're eating wrong, just that you're hungrier, which is probably a good time to start thinking about a small tweak.

You are right about the reviewing thing. I naturally prefer healthy foods so that was never an issue for me - portions are. My doctors office has us do a food log for a while before deciding about a fill so I think I will accomplish both.

I have had 4 already. I have been very restricted for almost 2 1/2 - 3 months now and lost about 26-27 lbs during that time period. In the last 2 weeks my portions have been getting bigger and I have been getting hungrier between meals. Am I jumping the gun on a fill? I decided to get the ball rolling and at least schedule an appointment with the nutritionist for this week. My restriction is totally inconsistant - one day I can eat a ton - one day I feel pretty restricted again - all and all my restriction has decreased since where it was at my optimal restriction when I was losing weight more quickly. What do you guys think?

KarenG. · March 18, 2008

Karen you workout hard!! My Doc suggests that since I'm doing such hard circut training - I may need to eat more. At the last fill 2wks ago, my surgeon really didn't want me to go below eating less than a cup of food per meal & for the first time suggested I carry raw almonds/jerky w/me after a workout for "snacking" ... his No, No.
You may need a slight fill - I would try a small one and see how that goes....BTW your doing GREAT!!!

Thanks so much Luluc: You are doing great too. I had an issue when I got my last fill when I wasn't eating enough before spinning classes (4-5x per week) and I was told to have another snack 1/2 yogourt or glass of skim milk when I was spinning.