I had my first fill on Thursday the 20th and am very hungry in fact Im more hungry than before the fill. I have been looking for food all day Friday through Sunday. I cannot go back and see me Doctor till after the new year. I was wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me and if this is normal. I have lost 15 pds and do not want to gain any back. I also want to know what is a good average to lose since surgery. I was banded on November 14th. Thanks for anyones insight. Have a Happy Holiday.

You really shouldn't pressure yourself to lose weight until you have good restriction. Good restriction can take multiple fills to get (I've read of some on here needing 7 to get there). It's not a magical thing you usually get on the first fill - it's actually quite rare to reach good restriction on the first fill.

This post gives some excellent information: How the Lap-Band actually works, fills and refills - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support

I was banded Sept 28th, my first fill was the middle of Nov. and could still eat what ever I wanted. My second fill was middle of this month, I have restriction now, am at 6 cc. Have been P.Bing anything not chewed properly and can't eat chicken, rice is not staying down either. Wonder if turkey will be different, Christmas being tomorrow? Happy Holidays

I had my first fill on Thursday the 20th and am very hungry in fact Im more hungry than before the fill. I have been looking for food all day Friday through Sunday. I cannot go back and see me Doctor till after the new year. I was wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me and if this is normal. I have lost 15 pds and do not want to gain any back. I also want to know what is a good average to lose since surgery. I was banded on November 14th. Thanks for anyones insight. Have a Happy Holiday.

You may not get restriction from your first fill. Maybe not even your second. As hard as it can be, willpower is what will help now. I put a limit on my food intake and am still doing that. I am not sure what a good average loss would be. I have been religious at exercise and working out, watching my food intake and drinking a ton of crystal light/water, so mine probably isnt average.

I had my first fill on Thursday the 20th and am very hungry in fact Im more hungry than before the fill. I have been looking for food all day Friday through Sunday. I cannot go back and see me Doctor till after the new year. I was wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me and if this is normal. I have lost 15 pds and do not want to gain any back. I also want to know what is a good average to lose since surgery. I was banded on November 14th. Thanks for anyones insight. Have a Happy Holiday.

I had my first fill on the 20th, too. My surgery was 11/27. The office told me NOT to expect restriction from the first fill and I don't have any. My next fill is 1/3/8. If I get any restriction from that, I think it will be short-lived.

If you go to the main page of the forum, at the very top is a thread from Wendell and it explains "fills" very well.

My doctor told me that I have the same size band they would have put in a man that weighs 300, so I think the size of your "inner" stomach and how much fat pad you have around it, and how mcuh of the fat pad you lose between fills etc, determines the amount of fills you'll need to get to your own special "sweet spot" and that's why everyone's is different.

So the other replies are right, we have to depend on "Will Power" for a while. "Will" was at my house for about a month, but he left the other day. I'm waiting for him to come back!

As far as "average" weight loss. If we were average, we wouldn't be here. Metabolism, age, level of activity, number of calories, and types of food ( Protein vs carbs) we are taking in all factor in!

As long as the numbers on the scale go DOWN, I'm down with that!

I am going in for my 5th fill on the 3rd of january. its been 2 months since the last one. I too was wondering how many fills will i need in order to get good restricition, but after looking at another bandster who had 8 fills, i knew then that it depends on each individual.

I was banded on September 29 and have had two fills. I feel the same way and am hoping to get to my sweet spot. I go again on 1-10-08 and am hoping that will be it. I just throttle back at meals even though I still feel like I can eat because I want to keep losing because this is what we did this for right?

It is frustrating and I am looking forward to the sweet spot so I feel full fast and am not hungry.

Good luck!!