Shrinkin'Sistah

OK. I got a fill 6 weeks ago. When I first got my band filled, everything seemed pretty good. I was able to eat but not much...still enough to keep me satisfied. But for the past 2-3 weeks it seems as though I can hardly eat anything. I eat 2-3 teaspoons of something & then all of a sudden I'm full!! I can't understand why it would take 2-3 weeks for me to get tight after a fill. :scared: I mean, I'm tighter NOW than I was when I first got the fill. This seems crazy to me! I guess my question is, is this the amount I'm suppossed to be eating??? I know I should only be able to eat a certain amount but I thought I would at least get to eat a whole cup of food! :cry I've seriously been thinking of calling my surgeon for a slight unfill but I'm not sure if I should... Maybe I'm just stressing because I know Thanksgiving will be here & I won't get to eat anything. Sometimes when I eat I slime or even PB. Don't know if I'm not eating slow enough, taking small enough bites or what. Some mornings I'm even too tight to swallow my pills. What should I do? HELP!!!

Thanks for the replies! I went in yesterday & my surgeon removed .25 cc's, leaving me with 2.25 instead of 2.5. Let's see if this works... He agreed that I needed a VERY slight unfill since I was PBing almost on an everyday basis. PBing that much is not good for the band & could cause slippage. I think I will be more comfortable now. But don't get me wrong, I don't want to OVEREAT! It's just that I was barely able to get & keep anything down. NOT GOOD!!

Oh, I forgot to mention that I HAVE been losing about 2.8 lbs. a week since my fill. But still... I don't feel like I'm eating enough!

I honestly don't care about the number either but the name of this thread IS What is your current fill in your 4cc band? That's why I'm throwing numbers out there. You're right, the only numbers that matter to me are the ones on the scale. I wouldn't care if I only had .025 cc, as long as I have restriction I'm cool. I really think I've reached my sweet spot with this fill but it's just that some days I'm way tighter than others. BTW, you're doing great with your "numbers"!! Keep up the good work!

Yes, the weight loss feels wonderful although I thought I would have lost more by now. I think I finally found a name for my band...SYBILL!!! Cause this b**** has a mind of her own!

2.5 cc for me. But I'm beginning to think this is a slight bit too tight...:paranoid My band is tighter NOW than it was when I first got it filled 5 weeks ago!!! :cry How is this possible?

I was banded on May 30th and so far have only lost like 10 lbs. :cry I see that others ha ve lost like 20-25 lbs. in their first month.:help: What am I doing wrong??? I do find myself hungry but don't eat nowhere near as much as I used to! I guess my question is, how much did most of you lose before your first fill? My first fill is scheduled for July 12th and I CAN'T WAIT TO GET SOME RESTRICTION!! :whoo:

Damn! No love on this board I guess...

I totally agree with FatBoySlim!!!

Yes, only for 2 days pre-surgery but it's killin' me!!