I love my band but the hardest thing for me is knowing whether or not I need a fill. Sometimes I think it is at a perfect fill level and I can eat small portions but sometimes I can eat more than other times and I feel too much and then I think I need a fill so I call to make an appointment but the minute I do the next day it is tighter again - anyone else have this issue?

I feel the same way. I went last Wednesday for my 3rd fill and he put 1cc in and it was so tight I had to puree food to be able to eat it and I lost 5lbs in 5 days so he met me at work and took .5cc out now I feel like I can eat just about anything. I'm so mad at myself for calling him it might have gotten better in a few days.

one thing i decided to do is to go on a liquid diet for 2 to 3 days before i think about getting another fill - that way you shrink your pouch down as low as possible and if you dont need a fill then you will get some good restriction back from doing that otherwise if you are still not full on 1 cup of solid food after doing liquid for 2 or 3 days then you know you are probably ready for a fill. Another benefit of doing that is it kick starts you into a good loss again too if you are plateauing.