I just joined this site and read your post. I thought you were talking about me! A friend of mine had this surgery 15 months ago and has lost 80 pounds. She tells me it took her 3 fills before she really felt restriction. So there's hope. It's very hard for me to do the portion control. I like your idea about only putting the right amount on your plate and when it's gone, it's gone. I just feel hungry most of the time; I don't have a good sense of when I'm full. That's what I wanted the restriction for! It sounds like you're doing the part you can do, though. Are you exercising? I was going great guns during January but have fallen off this month. That's probably the key to the whole thing.