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I've been banded since May 15th and at my 1 week appt. my doc told me to go ahead and move through solids as best I could. He said that the band isn't filled at all during surgery and the only way he can tell how much to fill it at the 6 week post op appt is for me to eat small meals and then tell him how long it is until I feel hungry again. I eat three times a day and a sample meal for me is like a cup of soup and a small salad. I get hungry a few hours after, but I've been trying not to eat at that point. I know that the healing process is where we aren't supposed to worry about losing weight, but it's still hard not to try. I lost about 10 pounds that first week and have since gained back about 4! It has been steady, but I'm still worried. So maybe my meals are a little too large? I'm confused too because I don't want to stretch the band, but the doctor didn't ever tell me an exact amount to eat. Also (and this seems crazy to me) I never actually feel really satisfied, but I stop eating because it seems like it should be enough. So maybe something is wrong with my band? I'm sorry I'm not much help