Ok here is some history. I was banded on 4/23 and due to surgery I had lots of restriction for the first 3 weeks and lost 27 pounds. I was set to have my fill on 6/12. By the time 6/12 rolled around I could eat anything but I wasnt since I wanted to maintain the loss. The doctor called and cancelled my fill for emergency reasons on 6/12 :ohmy: I thought I was going to cry since this is all I was lookiing for..

So I was squeezed in for a cancellation on 6/18 for the first fill. When I went in I expressed to the doctor how hungry I was and wanted restiction. He told me that he would be aggressive with my first fill. He put 2.0 ccs in the band and had me dirnk 6 ounces of Water. I was seriously full trying to get those in so I went with it as happy as could be that it was tight.

Now I havent felt a hunger pain 1 time in now 5 days and can only eat about 1/2 a cup. I woke up this morning and had lost slightly over a pound.

Since surgery I have always exercised atleast 3-4 x per week for atleast 1-1.5 hours each time agressively. I plateaud after a couple weeks from surgery so this new loss is a huge thing to me.

Could I have found a sweet spot this early? Or will it fade? I want to set my expectations correctly

Go to the fills section on the board and look for a post by Wendall Edwards. It's called something like "how the band works, fills and unfills"

It explains why you will need another fill later on.

Congrats on getting your band and your weightloss. You've done remarkably well with your numbers. I bet at the end of 7 days you will have another loss but don't dwell on it if you haven't. You need to give your body time to catch up.

At this point it does sound like you've hit your sweet spot. I look forward to the day that I can only eat a litte bit and be satisfied.

I'm really tight after every fill so far for about 3-4 days and then I have pretty good restriction until about the 7th -10th day. Then it's gone; however, I'm full now after 1/2 - 1 cup and I'm not sure if I'm just used to eating less now or if I have more restriction than I think. I'm very rarely really hungry so I'm happy with it so far. I think I probably could eat more right now, but I choose not to. I'm scheduled for my third fill on 7/2 and am hoping it lasts longer this time. Third time's a charm, I hope. Congrats on your weight loss you are doing great!!!

Thank you everyone for your great response :ohmy:

Go to the fills section on the board and look for a post by Wendall Edwards. It's called something like "how the band works, fills and unfills"

It explains why you will need another fill later on.

I will go read this :crying:

Most people have swelling that can last up to 4 months, the main reasons why we need fills within the first 4 months is because the swelling goes down and makes it easier to eat, so the band needs to be tightened. once the swelling is gone, and you have reached an adequate tightness you probably won't need anything fill or unfill, some people do reach it right away but most people don't until after the 4 months. Only you and doctor can decide if your at a good place or not.

Congratulations and good luck!!!