6 year Bandiversary!

I forgot to mention...I am 50 and will be 51 this year.

Thank you for replying to my post :)  I still have the band just no fill.  I can't remember what kind of band it is as far as holding cc's.  I live in RI so I understand the dilemma with going outside!  Its been one heck of a winter!!  I still get lonely a lot and find eating still brings comfort, but I am ready to replace that with something else!  My husband died just about 3 years ago this April.  Any advice you can give me will be welcomed!  Im curious as to what you eat and how much per sitting and how often.  I "throw up" a lot - ya know just stuff getting stuck.  It is not a band problem its a Tammy problem!!  I eat wrong foods (although proteins often get stuck) I have to say with this band though there is no rhyme or reason sometimes.  One day you can eat a hamburger and the next day you can't eat eggs.  Its weird.  So this is my novel LOL :) I look forward to hearing from you!

So my first step would be would be to get back to your doc.  I STILL go once a year no matter my situation or weight...but it keeps me on track and I have someone to answer to.  I have NO IDEA why you are still having 'push back' or 'bounce back' when eating.  It happens to me...but I know EXACTLY what causes it...STRESS is the biggest culprit.  Also not chewing properly and the obvious...eating too much.  The band will never teach us how to eat or what to eat...we have to do that...YOU NEED A FILL! Even if it is just 1-2 cc's, but at least it is a start..THEN you need to start from the beginning...go back to drinking protein shakes for 48 hours..then to yogurts, jello etc...then onto soft mushies.  I know it has been 6 years...but I am sure you remember what we had to do when the band was first placed.  I don't know about you...but I worked SO HARD to get this band...I spent HOURS on the phone with the insurance company, SO MANY doc appts, I had to go on a 6 month diet before my insurance co would even consider it, a phyc consult, meeting with nutritionists and of course meeting with personal trainers.  I did a GREAT DEAL of research as well....will all that said...I am not going to let that time go to waste and neither should you.  So...MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT...see your bariatric doc and lets start all over.

Congrats! I am 6 years out also and still doing good. I had up's and down's about 3 years out but have since found what's working for me. Watching what I am eating and exercise/