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I had my 1st fill on 3/1 and it was super easy, no complaints - but even though I knew just from reading that it probably wouldn't do much for me the 1st time I was still kinda disappointed. Anyway, here it is, 3/31 and for the last 2-3 day I feel like my appetitie has been next to nothing. It's not that I am never hungry, but food just hasnt been as appealing to me. I will admit that I have really started watching my carb intake (trying to keep it at 60gms or less) Protein at 70-80gms, and cals around 1200. It seems that 1200 is the magic number for so many people here! Anyway - do you think it is the fill or the diet change? Maybe decreasing the carbs is decreasing my appeitite? I don't know - but I am a self-admitted carboholic, so I am wondering if that is the missing link. Any thoughts on this? If that is the case I wish I had done this sooner!

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The fills take about a month to become fully effective.

I'm the same way, my hunger is gone. That means it worked! haha. When you are filled the band presses on something in your body, so the hunger hormone isn't released into the body.

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Yes, reducing your carbs has probably reduced your appetite. Since your blood sugar isn't spiking and then crashing, your hunger stays at bay. Keep up the good work!

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VLP and Heather - I have to say that I <3 and appreciate both of your answers! It's like a double positive whammy! Thank you!

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Yep, the EXACT same thing happened to me.

Just had my 2nd fill and found out my first fill only had ONE CC, yet it still really gave me results especially after a few weeks it really kicked in or something.

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I suspect it's a little of both, the fill and the reducing of processed carbs.

Small fills sometimes work just as well or better than big ones. I've only had one that was 1cc, the rest were .5 or .2 and do what they're supposed to do.. dim my appetite so that I have better control over my choices.

Congrats at getting a lessened appetite so early in the game.

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