Don't get my wrong, I am not complaining, but I posted something about this on my blog and found that it is not common among my followers. So I thought I would ask here...

Since hitting my sweet spot somewhere in October, every time I get a fill, I experience a pretty dramatic weight drop in the week following. I have averaged 2.35 lbs per week since surgery - but this is mostly because of these drops. I got .15 ccs last Thursday and have lost 7 lbs in the week following. In January, I got .15 ccs and lost 6 lbs in the week after. I asked my fill nurse about this and he said that I am just in my sweet spot and I get a fill and it is tight and I drop weight and lose some of the fat around my organs and it gets loose again and I am diligent about getting these little fills so I keep going. But honestly, that doesn't make sense to me... I do the liquid 2 days after (but my calorie intake stays the same as when I am eating food) and then I do the 2 days mushy (but again, my calorie intake is the same). So why does this happen? I AM NOT COMPLAINING - I am just trying to understand the science of it. Any input?

Molly,

What you've described sounds really interesting to me. I have always lost in big clumps usually following a fill so i was really intrigued by the idea of getting those little fills (.15cc) to keep you at your sweet spot and "bump" up the weight loss. I'm so glad you posted this topic because it led me to your blog which i found really great motivation for me. I have always kept myself on the tight side and have loved the way my band helped me "break up with food" as you or someone else mentioned. I am in the best position to lose when my band makes certain foods (namely bread, Pasta and rice) undoable and allows me to focus on Protein and veg. I have not been interested in dieting or tracking like i used to do in my years of yo-yoing. Now i can finally accomplish this elusive "moderation" i've heard so much about.

I am 3 years into my band journey and I love my band. I lost the majority of my weight in the first 6 -9 months and was comfortably maintaining at the high end of my healthy weight range. And when i say comfortably maintaining, i mean EFFORTLESSLY! It was great. I always figured i'd make another push to get to the middle of my healthy weight range, but i was just so happy with my body that i didn't mind where i was. Then about 1.5 - 2 years into my journey, my husband and i decided to start and family and i got pregnant. I had an awesome pregnancy and kept my fill (with a few slight unfils). I only gained about 20 lbs and lost it all within the first month or so after my son was born and went right back to easily maintaining my healthy weight. Then i decided it was time for the "big push" to get to the middle of my healthy BMI and i got a fill and then next thing i knew i had heart burn and night cough but felt like i had practically no restriction. Very weird. So i went back in and got a floro and it turned out that i had a slight dilitation which meant the pouch was big, but the band was tight (hence the night cough). Well, end result is that i had to have a bunch of liquid removed from my band (2/3 of it which is much more than i had ever had removed before, even counting the pregnancy) and now i am getting back to a good fill but have picked up a few pounds (ok, 10 lbs) in the process that have to go.

I am really enjoying reading all these helpful posts from you and others to remind myself what i have to do again.