What will the proper restriction or "sweet spot" feel like? Is it a high chesty tightness? or stuffed tummy feeling? or what? Some make it sound like it's a hard to swallow sensation. If there is no feeling of restriction can the band still be effective till a fill can be done?

When I eat properly - as in chew well, small bites, and foods that arent REALLY hard to eat - fruit for me is very hard, ugh - then restriction feels like nothing. I just get a normal full tummy sensation after about 3/4 of a cup of food.

I never pb unless I make a significant user error or try to eat too soon after hard exercise.

I personally think that a lot of what people describe as their sweet spot sounds way way too tight. My lifestyle is not at all restricted by my band - for example I'm going with my grade sixes on school camp next week and am not at all concerned by what I'm going to eat - I will eat what I'm served! I dont plan specially for occasions or events, I dont freak about what I'm going to eat on a plane etc etc. I can eat absolutely anything, and I can be pretty much 100% sure that if I'm properly careful, embarrassing public pb's wont happen.

That to me is ideal restriction.