Anyone out there have 8 or more cc's in your 10cc band? I just had a fill today which puts me at 8cc's. Still am not losing, hopefully after today I will. Just wondered if anyone else out there had to have a lot in there to hit their sweet spot.

I just got 8cc in my 10cc band a week ago and FINALLY I feel some restriction! I can't eat till 1pm and then I eat a small supper. I am down 12lbs since I got it! I was really getting worried that it was just not going to work, but now I have hope!

I just got 8cc in my 10cc band a week ago and FINALLY I feel some restriction! I can't eat till 1pm and then I eat a small supper. I am down 12lbs since I got it! I was really getting worried that it was just not going to work, but now I have hope!

I am the same as you I cant eat until around 1pm or it gets stuck.

I am at 9cc in a 10 cc band and have great restriction

Jazma- That is great to know! I was wondering if it was normal to not eat till 1. I love this feeling of actual fullness and it lasts till supper!

You are definately not alone. I had my third fill last week which put me at 8cc and I feel barely any restriction at all. I can eat more that 2 cups of food without any problem. I am so frustrated, Im wondering if it was even worth it. I hear everyone talk about this sweet spot. Im afraid im never going to get there. I totally feel your pain.... Kari

I have 8cc in my 14cc band. Lately I have been sticking if i eat something too fast/not chew it well enough..I have lost 3 more lbs since my last office visit-2 weeks ago...I am happy but this weight loss is really slow..I get very gassy at times..beware! lol...People I work with told me that my face looks smaller,but I have this tire in the middle that I need to get rid of..I have been eating oatmeal in the morning for breakfast and sometimes I eat cereal as a snack..I am going to the gym 3 times a week for an hour a day..My energy is really good..I am drinking alot of fluids so I feel like I live in the bathroom..I take my vitamins every day and my energy level is great...:cursing:

Hi Everyone,

Thanks to all of you for posting what your are going through. I too, thought is this worth it. I have a 10 cc band. I have had 3 fills and have 8 cc. I felt somewhat restricted the first 1 1/2. Then nothing!! I can eat anything and everything. I can tell a difference when I eat too fast or big bites. Have lost 20 lbs since the surgery date 2/6/09. I have a somewhat lower bmi so I know the weight will come of slower. However it frustating when you don't lose an ounce. I go back Monday for another fill. I am just thankful that other people are experincing the same issues. Thanks guys for sharing.

I have a 11cc band.. I am now at 9cc and just starting to feel a little restriction.. your not alone.. Im hoping my next fill will be the one.. Hopefully that will put me at my sweet spot... It just seems like its taking so long to get to the point of just feeling a small amount of restriction.. I hope that this fill does it for you... I totally hear you..Im in the same situation.. Good luck... Kari

My band is filled to 9.2 cc, i currently have great restriction. I don't use the term "sweet spot" because over time my restriction always lessens as i lose weight. I will say as my band gets fuller the restriction does last longer as does the time frame between fills.

I had my 4th fill yesterday, I am at 9cc in a 10 cc band. I sure hope this does it. I really can not tell right now, still on liquids sort of. (lol) My surgery was 2/9/09 and todate have lost only 20 lbs. I am glad I did not know that it is such a slow process going into this. I might have backed out. I guess some weight loss is better than none at all. I hope I am one of those people at some point can say I live my band!!!

Diana

Surgery date 2/9/09

Starting weight 188

Weight now 169

i feel lost i have 6.5 in a 10cc band and felt great restriction, and start loosing then all of a sudden( 2 weeks ago) i can eat as if i had no restriction, i changed diet and up exercise and yet... back were i started from why is this ? should i get a nother fill of 0.5cc ( fill was 04/15/09 )

From what I understand that is normall... when you get filled sometimes you have some swelling. alot of people do feel some restriction after filling and then a week later lose it.. my doctor told me that after a week or two it relaxes and you may not feel the restriction you did... Im totally with you.. I had a fill two weeks ago and felt great restriction after having it done... but now i am able to eat larger amounts again.. its so frustrating!!!! Im hoping next week when i get my next fill that will be the one that takes me to my sweet spot... Keep your chin up...:frown:

I'm confused! I just got my 5th fill today for a total of 5.5 cc's in a 10 cc band.The nurse was kinda of lecturing me because I had only lost a couple of pounds since my last visit 1 1/2 month ago.She said they really dont like to fill people much beyond 6 cc's?? and I should really try to maximize my weightloss at a lower fill level?? It seems like other's here have much more than 6cc's?? Any advice???

Well I will say that once i got up to 7cc's i started working out 5-days a wwk at least 30-min a day... if you are not working out do something.. once i started working out the weight started coming off like crazy... but if you are still hungry and eating more than normal i cant see why you cant get a fill... but i have 9 in a 10cc band and im doing great..