I know everyone is different. I just had a fill today I am up to 5cc's.

Once I got over 6.0cc's I started to feel satisfied for 3 to 4 hours after a meal without getting hungry again. Now, I don't get hungry until 4 or more hours depending on what I ate. 1/2 cup of oatmeal lasts me about 2 to 3 hours but 1/2 cup of tuna or chicken breast last the longest.

Because everyone has different band sizes and are different you can not compare your fill amounts to other's - if you are not feeling satisfied after a week or two with a fill then you need to ask for another most doctors will agree Good luck

I know everyone is different. I just had a fill today I am up to 5cc's.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/132729-finding-the-green-zone/

http://www.lapbandta...the-green-zone/

Wow!.......Thankyou so much that was a big help.....Now I can say I am slowly getting to green. Probaly one more fill Thankyou again.

Carol

Once I got over 6.0cc's I started to feel satisfied for 3 to 4 hours after a meal without getting hungry again. Now, I don't get hungry until 4 or more hours depending on what I ate. 1/2 cup of oatmeal lasts me about 2 to 3 hours but 1/2 cup of tuna or chicken breast last the longest.

Thankyou so much for helping me out.... I feel some restriction now with my second fill. Where as before I felt I could eat a bowl of Pasta...

Thankyou again

Carol

Alex, it might be helpful to offer some info for male vs. female band patients. What to expect, and why men tend to lose faster than women. Seems a lot of women here feel a bit lost when they don't lose as easily or quickly as they might have. Maybe an article about why some weight training with exercise helps with muscle tone, to reduce sagging skin, and to prevent muscle loss.

The link to Dr. Simpsons' "It's not about restriction" article would help, if it was pinned somewhere. A lot of people think restriction is the goal, rather than dimming the appetite, and feeling satisfied with a smaller food portion. That article tends to explain things a lot of people have never heard. http://drsimpson.net...estriction.html

Also, an article about reasonable weight loss expectations. My surgeon's team told me I should expect to lose only about 50% of my exccess weight, and it'd be hard to lose more than that. That info made me feel like a lap band was a second choice, since bypass patients tend to lose more - at least initially. When I had well over 100 pounds to lose, it seemed like a huge obstacle. I blew past 50% months ago, and I didn't even notice it. And now that I'm over 100 pounds lost, that 50% prediction of theirs seemed excessively low.

Thanks again for keeping LBT alive. This place has helped me immensely. And for the record, I'm at 9cc in a 14cc band.

Dave