I feel a bit clueless about this, as I am 4+ months post op and haven't had a fill yet. How do you determine if you are ready for one? Is it your hunger level? How much you *can* eat? How long what you eat stays with you? Rate of weightloss? Other X factor? I can't believe I'm having to ask this, but here I am.....I'm not wanting to rush fills, as I figure why make it tougher to eat than it has to be, KWIM? Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated. TIA.:confused:

WOW, I had a fill 4 weeks out, but I have learned on here that all docs are different. Until I got good restriction (at fill #4) I was overeating. As much as I tried to adhere to the eating 3x a day with NO SNACK, I was overdoing it and my weight loss was very slow. The restriction does help. Perhaps call surgeon and see what they think, maybe you are losing at the rate they want and are satisfied with it.

Some people have restriction right after surgery or their doc puts some fill in the time the band is placed. I had a small amount but little restriction after healing took place.

Best of Luck.

I think the goal is to be eating a sensible sized meal and then not being hungry for 4-5 hours after eating it....