Can anyone share with me how many fills they had before they really started to feel a restriction. I've had two fills now. I'm feeling a 'little' restricted but I've been eating really small portions religously since my last fill (a week ago), so I'm not sure if I'm just getting used to the portions or I am full due to the lap band restriction? I'm not usually hungry after I finish eating my meal. But a few hours later I am hungry again. Is this normal? :thumbup: Also when you got to that point, what kind of weight were you losing a week? I would like to hear other peoples experiences, as I guess I dont trust myself too much, I've failed so many times before with weight loss so i need to know if I'm on the right track! I'm not sure I believe inside that this is going to work?

I will share with you my experience. I am going on 11 weeks now and initially I had my FILLs scheduled for two week intervals. At first there is restriction but as you get used to it, and you notice your eating more, then that's a sign to get another FILL. I purposely delayed by 3rd FILL for up to three weeks, and now I feel I am getting used to it, so I am getting ready to head to the doc's for my 4th FILL on the 24th. Some bandsters say it's not untill the 4th FILL that the right amount of restriction is achieved and that's what I am hoping for. I have currently 6 cc's in a 10 cc band and will soon have 8 cc's.

I purposely have waited more than a month for this FILL cause I felt I could do it on my own, and slowly but surely I am. It was just this week, Sunday that I dropped 2.2 #s. I have been maintianing so far. I was at a standstill for about a week and a half. I am averaging 2.84 pounds loss a week since 4 Jan 10. I weighted 270 and now I am at 233. I am showing progress in the sizes of clothes I wear, getting there. Some bandsters have indicated that the 4th FILL did it for them, but I think too it depends on the person, as it could be just one or two FILLS. My feelings are like yours I feel the hunger stage now at night, so it's time for a FILL. When you get your FILL make sure you can drink water at the doc's. YOU NEED WATER. Hope this helps some.