Okay I have been hearing about this sweet spot for a long time now. I have been banded almost a year and I really don't know if I have hit my sweet spot yet. I am up to 3.4CC's and I really don't know what the signs of being perfectly restricted. My weightloss is not continous. I'' get on the scale and it won't move for a while...and then BOOM I've lost 3 or 4 pounds. So it's just really hard to tell.

For all of the sweet spotters out there......please enlighten me!

Birdee;)

Birdee, I'm with you. I don't see how a "sweet spot" could be anything but temporary, seeing as how often my restriction seems to change all by itself.

I interpret the phrase "sweet spot" to mean a situation where the band keeps one from eating more than enough, but not in such a way that is painful or uncomfortable. It seems to me that such a situation would also be largely due to the behavior of the bandster, and not just the level of restriction.

I mean, if we can all learn what specific feeling it is that means ENOUGH, and can manage to stop eating at that point, we might all experience that blissful feeling of being really satisfied with a meal. Two people can have the same level of restriction but for one person it's a harsh taskmaster and for the other it's a benevolent guardian.

However, that said, I do think there's something to the notion that the right restriction works mental magic on us as well. Right now my restriction is lessened (I'm waiting for a fill) and there are two effects to that. One is that it takes more for me to be full, naturally, but the other is that even after I've had plenty to fill my stomach my mouth still wants MORE. With a better level of restriction both of those problems are addressed.

That is my "sweet spot" and I'm looking forward to getting back to it.