When Did Most People Reach The Green Zone?

[Bandista 7,466]

I'd say about four months for me. My surgeon did small frequent fills and we kept at it until I got there. Then once in the zone -- and it is a zone, not one perfect place -- I have had to go back again after a few months for an additional small fill. Altogether I've had seven or eight now. Some people have none! When I first had surgery I didn't have hunger for a few weeks. That was a taste of the green zone for me, that appetite monster off of my back. A disinterest in food. I thought maybe I'd never need a fill and now I'm probably at the most ever. Really, you will get there. My advice is to keep all of your appointments and have good dialogue with your surgeon to assess the need for a fill. Mine was looking for satiety after a tennis-ball sized portion (his lingo) for 4-5 hours. Also I have really worked on separating out habitual eating, stress eating and real hunger and I'm kind of a health food type so I eat very well already. I just ate way too much!

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

That GREEN ZONE is one fickle place to find..... I thought I was in it TWICE, only to realize that it had eluded me yet again. I think I was seven months out and had six fills before I found it. Just got "tweaked" again with another small fill on Tuesday though. I was told that for some people, they may need a slight fill adjustment after being in the GREEN as they continue to lose weight. I don't know...... I just keep trying to uphold my committment to :

1. Exercise daily,

2. Make follow-up appointments every six weeks,

3. Make good food choices 90% of the time, and

4. Enjoy my current weight loss !

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

I had a tiny 0.25 cc fill yesterday. That's three for me making 7.25 in my 14 band. I'm almost five months post op. I can still swallow Tylenol caplets so I'm good. Stil on liquids until dinner tonight. The fluoroscopy room was in use when I arrived so this time my fill was done without it. But it went fine. I actually swallowed my Tylenol pills as a post fill test while she watched. I asked why some people need adjustments long after finding their green zone. She said the stomach doesn't stay the same size over time. Because it expands and contracts it gets used to lower or bigger amounts of food over time. That of course can affect how tight the band is at any given time. Made sense to me. This is a lifelong process and as long as I stay connected to my doctor and get fills as needed, I expect the best outcome.

[coachshalyn 17]

Took me 4-5 fills. My green zone is 6.25 CCs in a 10 CC band. It can be frustrating during the process. It took a lot of Fluid before I felt any restriction.