I had my first fill of 1.5cc 11 days ago. I felt good restriction for about 4-5days and now I can eat quite a bit of food without a full feeling or pb, or anything. I do have difficulty with meat unless it is moist but I hated meat prior to my band.

I have gained about 2 lbs also. I work out on the treadmill 20-30 minutes per day and with weights 3 times per week for 30-40 minutes. I feel like I have lost some but the scales don't say so.

Thoughts on this? Can you lose your restriction that fast or was it all just swelling to begin with?

Working out with weights can pause your weight loss. I am experiencing the same problem with the scale not moving. I started working out pretty intense the past 3 weeks 4-5 x's a week with weights/ cardio and have only lost 2 lbs..I was told by the trainer at the gym I am acquiring muscle mass from the weights since muscle weighs more then fat, he told me to focus on cardio for awhile so that is what Iam going to do..I know Iam losing inches though since Iam officially in a size 12 and when I started the gym feb 1st the 12's were too tight, dont give up on the exercise maybe just focus on cardio more then the weights, do not let the numbers on the scale discourage you..how your clothes are fitting is the true test!

Alice, you mention hating meats. What kind of foods are you eating?

Alice, I am experiencing the same problem. I had my first fill a week ago. Had restriction for the first two or three days then - nothing!! I know I am eating more than I should be, and I am back to using will power to try not to eat. If I am still not getting restriction by the start of next week, I will be calling my doctor to find out if I need another fill. Good luck to you as well. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT!!

I had to get my third fill before I got any restriction, but it turned out one of those fills missed the port.