Re: too tight or just right?!? | |
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Originally Posted by ReadyOrNot  I agree that I need to change my thinking about the unfill, I don't see it as a failure really, but I do think I will stop losing weight as quickly as I have been with an unfill, and I don't really want it to slow down. But on the other hand I don't want to hurt myself or my band either, so I will leave it up to my doctor, and go with whatever he feels is right.
I guess I'm just happy to hear that this isn't normal, or what the "sweet spot" feels like because I know couldn't live with this forever if that were the case! | The rate at which we lose weight is not dependent on how much fill we have. It depends on how much we eat, what we eat, how we eat, and our exercise program. The important thing is being filled at a point where we can eat properly without getting sick, stay full for several hours and lose 1-3 pounds weekly on avg. Being overfilled eventually slows weight loss and can cause damage to the band.
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pre-op diet start date 11/10/08
surgery date 11/24/08 10cc Allergan LAP-BAND®®
fill 1/09 3.5cc total 3.5
fill 2/09 2.25cc .5cc unfill following day total 5.25
fill 8/09 .75cc total 6
total unfill for surgery 9/09
fill 9/15/09 total 4.5 inc. 9/21 total 5.6 cc
9/15/09 85 pounds lost from highest wt 9/08  | 