How Much Is In Your Band...does It Really Matter?

[jennifer1 180]

Ok I know i'm gonna get some slack for this but it's just a pet peeve of my own...people are always asking how much is in their band and it's totally irrelevant to anyone but that person...2cc's in my band doesn't mean 2cc's in someone else band means the same thing or yields the same results...I think people get so obsessed with how many cc's they have compared to other people they loose site of the real picture...ok now back to our regularly scheduled program...lol!(bring on the slack...lol) hope I didn't offend anyone.

[highland 168]

7.66 cc's I am able to comfortably eat ALL foods. I get satisfied very quickly and NEVER experience physical hunger.

[Wimic 1]

I have 5.6 ccs and rarely get stuck or have any issue swallowing food of any kind. My satiety lasts for about 4-6 hours on one cup of food (so long as its heavy in protein).

[NWgirl 574]

4.8cc and I feel I am at good restriction. I can eat anything (bread is time consuming, so no likey) and stay satiated for 4+ hours. Most of the time any hunger problems are in my head and are not physical.

I think people grasp at straws and want to be filled, filled, filled because they think it will be like a magical switch that suddenly makes you not hungry. Unfortunately, I have only seen a very few people in my time here that have actually lost desire for food- everyone else analyzes what they eat and make the right choices.

[bigenuff 302]

I have one fill 3.5 cc's in my 14 cc band.after loosing 46 pounds .i resfused my 2nd and 3rd fill cuz i felt like i didnt need it.I'm just now starting to be hungry sooner probably because ive lost sone fat around the band area. so I may get a small fill on my next visit. The weightloss hasn't stopped I'm just getting hungry much sooner than before.

[blackcherry2002 5]

Totally agree, though it's nice to get a generalized idea.

But let alone between different people, you'll probably feel differently about 4cc(or whatever you're at) at different weights.

At 250 = Sweet spot.

At 150 = I can go crazy at the buffet. Haha.

[jennifer1 180]

Thanks everyone..u guys just proved my point of how pointless it is to discuss how much is in your band compared to others...different amounts is so different for everyone...I just wanted to let the newbies know to not get obsessed with that number...Lola