At least for a long while I hope! I had pretty decent restriction with my third fill but still felt like I needed a little more. So he gave me 0.4cc more today. He sat me up & had me drink water & I could tell a difference. Then when I was wheeled out to the recovery room I was still drinking water & I almost made him take some out! LOL!! I told him that the water wasn't going down. He tilted my cup over & looked at me & proceeded to tell me to quit gulping my water! LOL!! I have not had this much restriction since immediately after surgery! After I thought about what he said I started grinning & said, " So this is what real restriction feels like?" He laughed. So I decided to live with it for a couple of days & see how it goes. I'm not too tight. I ate cream of broccoli soup & it went through, but with RESTRICTION!!! Finally! I'm full!!!!

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Kristi, at 2.2cc and the restriction, are you feeling like you are getting close to the feeling like after your surgery? I am gaining weight back too and it is getting me down. I lost so well and now I am feeling like before the surgery, hungry all the time and can eat fast and anything I want to eat, its very frustrating. It is also scarring me becasue I feel like something could be wrong because I am like I was before the surgery.

Good for you.

I'd love to get to 2.9 or 3.0 but my doctor is 'holding me back' (my phrase, not his) at 2.7-2.8 in my 4cc band. I think I'm one of those who will always need a big more restriction than normal. My body is just goofy about fill level.

I had pretty darn good restriction at 2.5 -2.7 but after I somehow and miraculously actually lost some more weight, I now feel less restriction than I did a few months back. I haven't had a fill since before the summer so maybe I can get "Dr. No" to say yes eventually!

:clap2: Congrats on hitting what seems like your Sweet Spot!

Happy Band Journeys to all!

I got my 4th fill as well and it does feel different this time. I really do have to actually sip my water. I have 6.4 ccs in a 10cc band. Here is hoping that I have hit my sweet spot.

Jolean,

I never had restriction after surgery. I wasn't hungry for exactly 1 day: the day of the procedure because I was in too much pain to eat. After 4 fills I can still gulp water and the only thing I pb is lean dry hard protein. Grrrrrr. Well, 5th fill Tuesday, here's hoping I can finally quell the hunger. Like Jack says, it is my own personal dragon/demon.

hey guys , i can't tell you how happy i am , i had my fourth fill in mexico (boy what a trip from north carolina !!) and i think i am there SWEET SPOT !!!! i have a 10cc band and i am now at 7cc and its made all the difference, i can feel it now big time.. i can't gulp and i was at 6cc and felt hardly anything but now i know i am on my way. i am so excited and went on the scales today as a starting point and i will let you know my progress , hey anyone tell me how to do the scale at the bottom of your posts ??

hey anyone tell me how to do the scale at the bottom of your posts ??

Just click on the link above the scales. tickerfactory and go to the weightloss tracker and follow the directions.The tricky part is picking the right link at the end to paste to your user signature. after you have the link copied go to your user cp at the top of the LBT page and edit signature. paste the link in your signature. Hope this helps.

Well, I think I am at my sweet spot. Finally!! I have lost 20 lbs. since my 4th fill!!!!! My doc was really cautious filling to 2.9cc. He pretty much said that I was at my limit. So far I haven't lost any restriction. I hope it sticks around! Good luck everyone! I hope you all have hit your sweet spots!

Praise the Lord, could this finally be the sweet spot? As you can see from my ticker its been a fill and unfill journey.....but by golly this might be what I hear y'all talking about. Got fill on 1/23 to 1.9 which is actually .1 over the previous fill that had to be unfilled due to not being able to eat and acid reflux. BUT this time I did what I was told.....no solid food for 4 days unless you count a mushy potato in some soup. Yesterday was able to eat some pepper steak cut in tiny tiny pieces with a little rice....about a cup saucer size and oh my God! is that the feeling of F U L L! YES! Lunch today....ate the small pieces of chicken out of my soup and small salad and 8 frito chips and I'm stuffed..........Okay I'm excited.

Sounds good Lyndalafe!! YAY!!