Fill and Restriction

[AngieB]

Hey guys! So my last fill was in December. That was the fill that put me over the top. I felt restricition that was really to much for me to mentally wrap my head around. At that point I stopped loosing weight too. I have lost inches, which has been nice!

So since Dec 2009 I have not lost much. The scale has been staying right around 227-230.

I have been walking 2 or more miles a day during the week. Steady pace and working up a sweat. I decided to move my rear to see if I could loose some weight and to get my band to let up. The scale is staying the same, but my band has opened up. So that is cool.

It is amazing how the band works. For months I feel good restriction, then bam the band opens up. Like open opens. It is amazing how the band can change. I suppose I lost internal fat around my band or something. It is so strange. I notice that I am chewing less. I am sure the upcoming fill will be a shock to the system. I don't even have to chew well when I eat bread.

Anyway, thought I would ramble, it has been a while since I talked about me and my band Hope. Oh, yeah....I gave my band a name. I figure I may as well.....

Hope you all are doing good. I am going to enjoy my lack of restriciton for a while. I am going in for a tweak so I don't get back to the super restriction I had for months.

Hope you are all well.

Angie

[becca2]

Thanks for your post. I am coming up on my first fill and am very curious about fill levels and restriction. Right now it feels like I could eat a house with no trouble and I've been fighting head-hunger. When I stick to my healthy eating plan, I'm satisfied, but when I haven't its worried me that I haven't had problems with any kind of food, or even amount, really. Looking forward to this fill with anticipation, excitement, and a little worry about restriction.

Keep up your awesome work!

[AngieB]

Thanks for your post. I am coming up on my first fill and am very curious about fill levels and restriction. Right now it feels like I could eat a house with no trouble and I've been fighting head-hunger. When I stick to my healthy eating plan, I'm satisfied, but when I haven't its worried me that I haven't had problems with any kind of food, or even amount, really. Looking forward to this fill with anticipation, excitement, and a little worry about restriction.

Keep up your awesome work!

Hey Becca2! I had lots of mixed feelings about restriction and fill levels. I chased my fills aggressively. I had one fill a month for 4 months straight. I kept going untill I felt restriction that did not dissapear. There were good and bad aspect to being so aggressive. It did get me to a good level of restriction quickly, but for me I see now looking back that I was putting to much responsibility on the band. But that is my story. I really believe the first year for me was a learning curve. Like the getting to know you period and knowing what to expect.

My success with WL has stalled and I believe if I would calorie count and food log, I would get on my way again. I have just been resistant to doing it. I know kinda nuts, but I for some reason have a hang up. I really never did food logging or tracking when I was in Weight Watchers either. That was more like I couldn't be honest with myself to write down what I was truely eating. Now I can be honest about my food and portions, I don't want to look at my calories...or food bingeing......I am still a work in progress.....don't judge me! Ha! I joke, but really I am honest too. For me I have a unhealthy relationship with food. It has improved but it is still pretty raggity. So, I make sure to note my improvements and keep pushing on. Eventually I will become willing and change my self punishment into self love.

Good fortune on your fill and let us know how it goes!