I had my band put in about a year ago and felt exactly then as you do now. I believe the reason why you can eat a lot now is because the swelling from your surgery has settled and you do not have any restriction at the moment. Hence the food going down quite easily. Don't stress or worry about this, you will slowly start to feel the restriction more and more each time you have a fill in. Believe me you will definately notice the difference after a few fill ins. I really started to notice the difference once I had about 5-6 mls put in. I use to "hoover" down my food & now I eat like a bird....well maybe a medium sized bird. :laugh: