JMayes

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I had gained the week after my third fill so my doctor agreed to give me a little more of a fill.  He said he really just wants to do once a month because of training ourselves to better eating habits.  I had been eating right...just not getting full.  He added a 1/2 cc and now I am up to 5.5 cc.  This seems to be really good.  I have lost about 4 pounds since my fill on Thursday, 3/13, and I am able to go much longer without feeling hungry!!!  I am also trying to be better about drinking water (with crystal light in it) between each meal so that I can get closer to 70 oz a day or more.  I got out old shorts today that I haven't worn in probably 5+ years and they are really too big!! But I will wear them for a while because I have gone down 2 pants sizes and already have jeans and black pants and cahki (sp?) pants that I bought that are already kinda big!  So I need to wait as long as possible to buy more.  I am going to Daytona Beach, Florida April 9-13 to watch my youngest daughter compete for Kansas State at College Cheerleading National Championships.  I will probably wait until the last minute to get a new pair of shorts!  I am hoping to be down 42 pounds by the time I leave.  I am down 35.1 as of today.  That is about 3 1/2 weeks for 6.9 pounds.  I think I can do it!!

Just had my third fill on Wednesday, March 5.  When my doctor saw that I had lost 9 pounds in three weeks he said he didn't think I needed a fill. I told him that the reason I had lost that was that I was working my ass off!!  I told him that I still fought hunger...especially in the late afternoon and evening.  I just told him I wanted a little... to try to reduce my hunger.  He said that the last two people that he had told that he didn't think they needed a fill ended up coming back the next day for an unfill.  You have to be REALLY honest with your doc during the fill.  He kept asking me if I felt any pressure and I honestly did not.  Well long story short...I am fine and have less hunger!  We'll see how I do on the weight loss part.  I told him I can stick to any diet if I am not fighting hunger!!  I am down 33.5 pounds as of today!

Yahoo...had a fill on Tuesday....easier to go longer between meals without my stomach growling!!!  Have actually lost almost 5 pounds since then!  I am now down 27 pounds!  Yeehaw!

Well....I am still hungry between meals too soon...so since I am trying to lose weight whether or not the band is full enough...I feel like I am somewhat still on a regular diet.  The only time I really know that it is there is when I try to eat too fast or too soon.  Hopefully he will add more next time.

Well after dieting the hard way for six weeks after surgery, finally a fill!  I started at 271.5 pre-op, 267 at surgery and I am 250 at this point six weeks in.  

The fill--I think it actually may be in a "sweet spot"--not really hungry and a small (<1 cup) meal of tuna salad has me stuffed!