so ive been getting fills on time with my doctors schedule and he always says im doing really good which is frustrating because the band is not helping! even though i am losing weight ive noticed something the band only works for a couple days after the fill then im back to eating pretty much normal again. i feel no restriction or very little and no there is no leaks or anything because every time i get a fill he pulls out whats in there and its always the same as last time. so then for the whole month i have to constantly struggle to diet and watch what i eat so next month i go with a loss instead of a gain. has any one else experienced that and know why its not working?

How much do you have in the band took me 6 months and 10.7 CC's to get restriction. The fills can take a couple weeks to take effect. I would say the first 6 months is all willpower. Do you have a digital food scale? Measure out your protein and when that is done don't eat any more protein. Fill the rest of the way with low cal veggies.

This is entirely normal - the thing is as you approach perfect restriction, your fills will last longer and longer, and wont seem to "stop working". But if you're like me, I've ALWAYS had that experience - great restriction for a few days and then it lessens - but what it lessens to does increase over time. Eventually you get to the point where you wont need fills for a year or more.

i have 8.5 cc's in a 10 cc band

i feel the same way a bit, mu fills seem to kick in 2 weeks later, then i got stuck and had a unfill, its really really hard sometimes

When you say the fills only last a few days, that's the swelling that you feel, then it relaxes, and your back to HUNGRY. This is Normal if you do the Fill after Fill Process.

There are a couple of things that you can do if you want to change technique.

!. is when you go in for a fill tell them to give you a glass of water, and as they are filling you, you will swallow the water, and let them know when you can't swallow any more, then they will pull some out, when the water drops through your filled. This is done sitting up or standing.

2. Is filled under Fluoroscope. They will look for your fill line, and fill you rite to it. That's it, and your done.

These are options compared to the traditional way, that work.