I was confused today when I went to get my first fill. Before the fill, the nurse told me that most people hit their sweet spot at around 5cc. Well, apparently when the surgeon did a prefill on me during surgery, he already put in 5cc, so now I am up to six. I have been starving before this first fill, does the fact that I already have 6cc mean that I am going to have a problem getting good restriction? Dr. didn't seemed concerned, but he only met with me VERY briefly. By the way, port was VERY sore, so finding port with needle HURT!!!

Nah! We're all just different. At 6cc I was too tight. I got stuck at least once at every meal, PBs happened every day. I was miserable. Doc took out .2cc and now, at 5.8, I'm good. The lesson....you could get .2cc and be "there".

OR, you might be looking for something that you're not going to experience. Try eating the amount of food you're supposed to have (a cup or less, starting with 20 grams of Protein, a veg and a whole grain carb serving). How long before you are hungry? If it's less than 4 hours, you probably aren't "there" yet. But if it IS 4 hours or even longer, then you are looking for some undefined sensation that you're not going to get. The purpose of the restriction from the band is that you feel satisfied on smaller amounts of food...and that you can go 4 hours between meals.