Dmilder

I had my op on Feb 11th, and now have 9.5mls in the 14cc band. Actually I have had around 11mls of fills (including the 5mls put in during the operation), but apparently some of the Fluid dissipates into the tubing, and when I have a fill, the consultant sees how much she draws out before putting it back in, and she has assured me I only have 9.5mls in officially.
I am getting some restriction now - the scales only started to move 5 months after my op. I haven't got the full restriction, but I can feel it is not too far. I have only had the "wrong food" once since my last fill (a Chinese takeout), but it took me a couple of hours to eat - and it was completely cold by the time I finished it. It was silly to have it, but I was fed up of the same food every day, and am now back on the right stuff.
I eat 2 boiled eggs for Breakfast every day - that is Protein and works well with the band. If you have boiled eggs for breakfast, you should feel full until lunchtime.
For my main meal, I eat chicken and pasta:
wholemeal Pasta (eg 0spaghetti)
a few ounces of chicken breast fillet, diced (cut the fat off if any)
half a red pepper, chopped up
half a jar of the tomato-based pasta sauce, low-calorie version (called Dolmio Light or Ragu Light in England)
I fry the chicken in 5 calories of oil (using OneCal spray) and then put the pepper and pasta sauce in, and in ten minutes the lot is ready. It is a low-fat and filling meal.
If I am hungry: I have a banana. I also sometimes have a handful (just literally what one hand will grab) of oven fries (the lowest fat version by McCains). Another thing I treat myself too if I need to is half a bottle of red wine. I have coffee - with skimmed milk.
And I have nothing at all to eat apart from the above. Oh, and lots of zero-calorie juice, diluted with Water.

I had my 14cc band placed Oct 1, 2009 - and I really didn't see any significant weight loss for the first 4 mths. It took until my 3rd fill (and my doc only does them every 6 wks and he's also 3 hrs away) and 8.5 cc to get any restriction at all. I had my 5th fill almost 6 wks ago, for a total of 9.5 cc in my band - and I think I'm finally at my sweet spot. I've only lost 50 lbs in the last 9 mths, but most of that has been since Feb, when I finally got some restriction.
Good luck to you. And remember, each band is so personal, it doesn't matter how much I have in mine, what counts is how you feel.
Marci

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f13/how-many-ccs-restriction-14cc-52373/index13.html
This is great thread to check out. I have 10.8 cc in my 14 cc band, so every one is different. I feel real good, but still I have control myself at the dinner table. I will getting another fill next week. I hope I will hit the sweet spot at 11 cc.