I had my last fill of .25cc on 1/7/8. The previous fill was also .25cc on 10/8/07. Prior to this last fill, I thought I had a decent amount of restriction but I know that there were times where i was eating more at a sitting than I should. The nurse practitioner was on/off fence about giving me a fill after I described my eating, hunger and restriction. She said that i was very close to my sweet spot but decided to "tighten" me up a little anyway because I told her that i was at a plateau with the weight loss & I wanted to do better. It has now been almost 3 weeks since that last fill and I actually feel less restriction than i did before having it. I'm not hungry & I am eating less on a more regular basis than before. She told me to stay between 1000-1100 calories and to definitely not go under 800. Some days it is a struggle to get in 900 & other days i I could eat a pony if I didn't stop myself. I do have my moments of weakness where I crave something sweet or some pasta but I am not overeating and I am staying within my calorie range and getting in 70-75g of protein. But I don't "feel" it like I used to-the tight feeling, the PBing has decreased. How is that possible? Or is it that once you are at your sweet spot you stop feeling it and it just happens? What happened to my restriction feeling I had before and will it kick back in?

I got my first fill two weeks ago and NOTHING has changed. I still eat the same, feel the same, and weigh the same. Actually, this morning I'm up 3 pounds. YIKES!!! I got 3 CCs in my 10 CC band. Had one or two from surgery, so I should be around 5 CCs. He had me drink water while he was filling. He had the thing filled with 5 CCs. When the water came back up and gurgled in my throat, he very slowly retracted the saline until the water went down. I ended up with the 3. I stayed there for about 10 minutes and drank more water until he was satisfied that I could swallow safely. I was thrilled. But nothing has happened. This 3 pounds is bugging me. I go back on Feb. 6th. Should I ask for more?