Dont be shy to ask for my fills!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY after almost 4 years out from surgery im at my sweet spot! YES 4 years!

I have a 10cc band and im at 9.8.  I was so discouraged thinking i should be like everyone else and feel the restriction between 5-8cc but i could still eat a horse if i wanted to at those numbers! Finally i called my doc and asked her to fill me up! She went up to 9.8 and said we will start there and take some out if i feel to restricted. IM FINALLY perfect at 9.8!

So if your not feeling the restriction you think you should be, dont be afraid to ask your doctor for more! So many in my support group said they were intimidated to ask or didnt think they would fill you up that much but they will.

I'm happy for your success..really I am!   I just want to know what you mean by "perfect"?  It can mean different things to different people....as what's "perfect" for me won't be right for the next person.     

Are there certain food you can't eat anymore at this level of restriction?  You said you could "eat a horse" before...  how much do you eat now?

I purposely keep my band on the "loose" side because of the prescriptions I take daily and when I was .5 cc tighter, I would keep getting stuck.

Exactly! Its perfect for me but others might not think what is perfect for me is for them. I am totally satisfied wtih 3oz of my protein and about 1/2 cup of veggies and it keeps my full and satisfied to lunch. Took me 4 years to get here but im finally here. 

Prior  i could eat like you would expect a 256lb person could eat. I could eat anything in front of me and alot of it! Now i dont have issues really with any food "yet" but im so used to cutting my food up into little pieces and chewing it so good so it doesnt get stuck so maybe that is what is working for me.
 
With the prescriptions you take, is there any chance they come in liquid? I know for me at .5 i didnt feel any restriction at all but again were all different because im at .98 now and FINALLy feel restriction!

On November 4, 2011 at 8:17 AM Pacific Time, shelly1066 wrote:Exactly! Its perfect for me but others might not think what is perfect for me is for them. I am totally satisfied wtih 3oz of my protein and about 1/2 cup of veggies and it keeps my full and satisfied to lunch. Took me 4 years to get here but im finally here.

Prior i could eat like you would expect a 256lb person could eat. I could eat anything in front of me and alot of it! Now i dont have issues really with any food "yet" but im so used to cutting my food up into little pieces and chewing it so good so it doesnt get stuck so maybe that is what is working for me.

With the prescriptions you take, is there any chance they come in liquid? I know for me at .5 i didnt feel any restriction at all but again were all different because im at .98 now and FINALLy feel restriction!

No, its the *only* pain medication/strength that works for my chronic hip/knee pain and I've tried all the alternatives, liquids included. I take Ultram 300ER and you can't cut it in half. My weight loss is slower than I would really like but I *am* steadily losing inches and clothing sizes. If I would exercise, I would see better results. I'm starting on Jorge Cruise's 8 minutes a day this monday (with two other OH'ers joining me so far!) to hopefully whet my appetite for daily exercise. My coworker's grandmother lost 50 lbs doing it, so.. heck..*I* can certainly do 8 minutes a day.

sorry- I ramble. Again...congrats on finding your sweet spot.