I have been banded since 5/11/09 and I'm doing fine. I still eat too much and have yet to be nauseated so I just eat more. I'm still creeping down as I was a total pig before. I'm much more diciplined in the Gym, and those workouts every morning have been very helpful. I am cardio for 30 mins then some lifting for 15-20 mins. No crunches yet. I am looking forward to my fill that happens on the 29th, he mentioned 2 cc's, is that enough? My first experience with a blog (I think)

Sweet Spot meaning where I will just lose weight constantly?

Thanks for the response.

Yep, it means where you get enough fills to have perfect restriction...not too tight that you vomit, but tight enough to keep you full on solid food for about 4 hours. The period before you get to that has been dubbed 'Bandster Hell'...you've got the band, but little or no restriction yet and many gain weight during this period, so you're doing great 'on your own'. Oh, and the 2cc's; it depends on what band you have and whether your doc put a 'primer' (small fill) in during your surgery. I have a 10cc APS Lap Band and it takes more than 2-3cc's just to fill the port and tubing, so if I had 2cc's then none of that would be in the actual band. Talk to your doc about it. Good luck! -BG