Howdy all - I had my third fill on Wednesday, bringing me up to 5.2 ccs. I thought this would be the magic fill when I would get my much needed restriction and begin to escape bandster hell. Wednesday after my fill, I did Clear Liquids only - it was actually a little tough to even get down some of the Water. Yesterday, full liquids. Not much of a challenge and things were going well. Today, I move to mushy foods (yay!) because my tummy was really starting to growl. So, I had some oatmeal. I ate slowly, took me about 20 minutes, and by the time I was about halfway through, I thought - geez, i'm really full. I threw the rest away. 30 minutes later - stomach is growling again.

So, here are the questions:

1) does this mean I still haven't reached restriction? I haven't had solid food yet but i'm pretty bummed that my tummy was growling 30 minutes after eating.

2) do you think its because I didn't include carbs?

3) how many fills did it take you to reach restriction?

Thanks all! :thumbup:

My stomach growls too after I've eaten oatmeal for breakfast! :thumbup: I would ignore that tummy growling sound. Drink Water or something else you like, like Crystal Light. That helps me get through. I've started drinking a Protein Shake for Breakfast and I notice it keeps me from feeling hungry or hearing the growling sounds until lunch.

I'm at my 3rd fill...a little more cc's than what you have, and I notice a difference. I do get full sooner. My stomach was growling last night when I went to bed, but I know I wasn't hungry.

The NUT actually told me the stomach growling is a good sign because it shows your metabolism is working.

Actually oatmeal is a carb. so that wasn't the problem. I too don't stay full as long as I'd like. I eat 5-6 times a day. 3 meals and 2-3 snacks. Hopefully with more fills you will stay full longer. It took me 3 fills to feel any restriction.