POLL - Whats your sweet spot in 10cc band?

[pjd3253 0]

Do you have a Realize Band?

[pjd3253 0]

I agree it seems like it goes away - they say it is because you lose fat around the stomach and it loosens up but I think it somehow "evaporates" because after a fill for about 2 weeks it is great and then it loosens way up - doesn't seem like you could keep losing fat around the band for that long so maybe some of it leaks out. Does anyone know? Thanks.

[agm1 0]

Had my 5 fill today 8cc in my 10cc band I pray this will do the trick cause I have not lost anything in about 2 months actually gained about 5 pounds. I am not ready to throw in the towel yet. May 20 will be one year and have only lost 40 t0 45 lbs. Hopefully by my band anniversary (sp) I would at least like to have lost 50 lbs.:thumbup:

[MarylandMommy 0]

I currently have 5 cc...I had 5.4 but had .4 removed due to vomitting.

[health4life 0]

My sweet spot was none of the options in the poll. I experienced my sweet spot approx. 2 weeks after my 3rd fill which brought me to 4.8 cc's in a 10 cc band. Why it took 2 weeks, I'll never know. I do know that I am tighter during that special time of the month for us ladies. I had a very difficult time eating solid foods without hurting during that time. Most of the time I do ok, but I do have gurgling and noises much of the time. I have considered having a very slight unfill. Still not sure if I should or not. I've PB'd twice and I simply HATE it! :glare:

[pjd3253 0]

I agree with you that sometimes when I get a fill it doesn't feel any tighter for a week or two and then it will feel tight - that is why it is hard to know whether to add or subtract - I got .5 last Friday thought it wasn't enough so went back on Monday and got .25 -doesn't feel any tighter - haven't lost any weight in 2 months and other than an occasional carb meal or a light dessert am not pigging out. I just think my metabolism is so slow takes a while - I do jog in pool 3-5 times a week so I do get exercise. Is taking way longer than I expected - will be a year late June and I thought I would be at my goal weight - needed to lose 50 - have lost about 20 but better than gaining so I guess I shouldn't complain.

[Larry 0]

I was banded on October 27th, 2008, had my first fill 1cc in January, then a 2cc fill in February, at my last follow up on March 19, 2009, I had lost 17 pounds since the February fill. Since my first appointment with my surgeon on August 21, 2008, I have lost 102 pounds.

[nazzy 1]

so u lost in 6 months 102 pds with 2 fills man u one lucky person,what do u eat?

[lacasst 1]

I just had my 4th fill today for a total of 5.25 cc's I felt closer to my sweet spot with my last fill so here's hoping this is it!!

[nazzy 1]

i have a 14 cc band i have 9 cc in it.after the last fill i cant eat much meat, im opk in am but when dinner comes a few bites and i feel sick.even after the last one certain things i could eat before i cant now.im due for a fill tomarrow.is it noraml for ceratin foods to make u not feel good?certain days im ok then nxt i cant eat certain foods.im wondering if i should get another fill or not?i walk everyday,maybe im not eating enough?

[JENNIFER7375 3]

im at 4.5cc in the 10cc band. im losing at a good pace but still able to eat most anything in small quantities as long as i take the right size bites. so if im not at my sweet spot im pretty darn close

[Marmite_crumpet 0]

My doc doesn't even like to use the word 'restriction'. His goal is being satisfied with less food, and not being hungry/thinking about food all the time.

Having been on this site for a few months I am struck that people seem to settle out into 2 camps. Some folks will eat unless they can't- ie they are physicially restricted from swallowing, are getting things stuck, are PB'ing. Others are better able to control their food and benefit from the reduced hunger and earlier satiety of a well-adjusted but non-restrictive band. The latter approach seems to be where we're supposed to be.

The latter would be a dream for me! Unfortunately, mine doesn't work like that at all. I've had 2 fills with the last one having to be slightly unfilled. I get stuck quite a bit - not to the point of PBing every time - but to the point of discomfort and loud gurgling. However, it seems to empty relatively quickly after that and I am hungry again in an hour or two.

I don't know if that is how it is for most people, or whether I actually need another fill? But then I would get stuck even more easily, so I just don't know. Advice/thoughts?

[Sades 4]

Well I can finally say I have found my sweet spot... 7.75cc .. tried 8cc but it was too much. Felt bile building in my throat. Only problem is that I can still eat chips, chocolate and ice cream, despite the sweet spot, which in the end is the killer. I am cutting down on these things more and more each day, so hopefully I will start losing weight again.

[pjd3253 0]

I used to eat chocolate ice cream at night because it would go down so easily and realized I was eating too much of it so stopped completely - after not eating much during the day I thought it would be a nice treat to have a couple of scoops of something good like that as a reward but after not losing for two months straight stopped. I do miss it but my doctor told me today that the reason I wasn't losing wasn't because I was eating too much food portion-wise it was because I am eating too many carbs which go down easy and don't get stuck - he says to always eat Protein, no carbs - roll up a piece of turkey and cheese or even ham and cheese just not mashed potatoes and ice cream like I was doing. Thanks.

[Sades 4]

He's right because it's all the people who follow the rules that have lost all their weight. I'm a big carb person, always have been, so I know if I changed my diet the weight will come off... it's a case of mind over matter. Looks like it's back to the drawing board for me! :smile2: