i went last week for my 5th fill.....and the fill i thought would take me home to goal....but after a week i'm hungry....starving after 2 hours!!!!!!!!!i know some people that don't feel restricted till 2 weeks after a fill....so i made my appt. for may 20th...but i usually feel it as soon as i eat solids after 24 hours .... i am a bandster that DOES NOT believe in snacking at all....i know that will start up bad habits 4 me...i am still losing...due to my will to stay on track...i just called my surgeons office and asked for another appt. so i could get a fill...my 4th fill was perfect...i stayed "full" for 5 hours inbetween meals...my surgeon is reluctant to give me another fill because i am still losing...but isnt this the whole purpose of the band...too feel restriction...and not to over-eat or snack all day...i feel no matter if i'm losing or not...if i need a fill...i need a fill...i have amped up my exercise and i dont know if this has anything to do with why i'm not feeling satisfied for as long as i was or what...i have no problems following the rules....but i did get this tool to assist me with the rules....i do feel the restriction but not for long and i'm hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:

i went last week for my 5th fill.....and the fill i thought would take me home to goal....but after a week i'm hungry....starving after 2 hours!!!!!!!!!i know some people that don't feel restricted till 2 weeks after a fill....so i made my appt. for may 20th...but i usually feel it as soon as i eat solids after 24 hours .... i am a bandster that DOES NOT believe in snacking at all....i know that will start up bad habits 4 me...i am still losing...due to my will to stay on track...i just called my surgeons office and asked for another appt. so i could get a fill...my 4th fill was perfect...i stayed "full" for 5 hours inbetween meals...my surgeon is reluctant to give me another fill because i am still losing...but isnt this the whole purpose of the band...too feel restriction...and not to over-eat or snack all day...i feel no matter if i'm losing or not...if i need a fill...i need a fill...i have amped up my exercise and i dont know if this has anything to do with why i'm not feeling satisfied for as long as i was or what...i have no problems following the rules....but i did get this tool to assist me with the rules....i do feel the restriction but not for long and i'm hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:

You're probably hungry b/c of the fact that you are exercising sooo much, and b/c your body is smaller now, you dont have as much stored fat as when u first started this banded life, so now that you're A. smaller, and B. more active, your body is probably aching for more energy (food) to keep it moving the way it is....thats the only reason why i think u are feeling hungry after the 5th fill.

I am in total agreement with you, if u need a fill ya need a fill. I never understood the reasoning behind not being able to get a fill just because one is losing at the recommended pace. Its just easier to keep up a good losing pace when you feel your restricted properly enough to not have to tough it out on willpower alone. Good luck and hope you get the fill you feel you need!

i totally understand what you mean. my body gets very hungry after a work out even if i ate before the workout. i think before since we had so much excess our bodies were like yeah not really hungry i got some fat to burn off. and now getting smaller i seem to get hungier faster. me i just snack on fruits or something healthy like a cliff bar maybe half of one or so. since i am losing weight i will be alittle hungry and just deal with it. but yes i totally understand where you coming from on that point i do get hungier faster and easier and its not hard to eat but i do try to keep myself from eating or if i do i grab a bananna or a apple or something like that. the last fill i got was 1cc about a month and half ago and what i ended up telling my surgeon which was the truth and i actually had my hubby back me up. i told him that i could eat a 10oz ribeye steak from roadhouse and a piece of bread or two and the sides usually green beans and veggies. lol he took my answer and gave me a 1cc fill which helped alot but i still feel hungry no matter what right after i work out. i dont think there is a way around that but maybe there is im not sure.

2 fly guys,

Do you know how much he is putting in at each fill. If he is only doing 1cc or less each fill you might have less in you band then i had at the 5th fill. (thats about how many it took to really get results.) Also make sure your not eating mushy foods that will just go right through the band. that would leave you hungry faster.