2cc in a 4cc/hungry??

gettin skinny · June 12, 2007

I have a 4cc band, have been filled 2cc's. I can eat an 8oz lean cuisine and still be hungry. Is that normal??

I was filled 1.5 cc then 2 weeks later .5 cc which was 4 days ago.

Shouldn't I be full on 8 oz of solid food?

Paulax · June 12, 2007

There are a LOT threads in the Lap Band Fills section on this very topic.

I would warn you that a band can tighten up a week or 2 - 4 weeks later. So your restriction just may be around the corner.

When you get near 3.0cc's THEN you will really feel restriction......at least that is how it was for me.

Wait a while, you might be in for a tightening up experience.

Good luck

Band life is great.

Bawilliams1 · June 12, 2007

Don't feel bad. I have a 4 cc band and I had 4.2 cc's in the band and I didn't feel the physical feeling of hunger, but I could get food down very easily. I was tighter in the mornings and I didn't even eat anything until about 1:00 or 2:00 pm. At dinner time I could pretty much eat whatever I wanted. I stopped eating because I wanted to lose/maintain my weight and not gain, but I could eat a lot of food. I don't understand what is going on. I feel like my stomach just adjusts to each fill!

pelhamlisa · June 12, 2007

I am at 2.5cc in a 4 cc band and sometimes can not eat more than 4 or 5 bites of food and other times I can eat more. It seems to change any given day. When I was at 2cc it seems as if I could eat a larger amount of food. I am really concerned about getting another fill but I am stable at the weight I am at and want to lose another 30lbs. It has been 6 weeks since my last fill. I do notice that I seem to tighten up approx. 2 weeks or so after my fills. It is very strange!

5jacks · June 12, 2007

At 2 cc's I could still eat everything and wanted to! It took until I hit 3cc in my 4cc band before I really have restriction. Tried to eat 1/2 a scrambled egg this morning and a small sausage patty, was really careful and after one bite of each I had to quit. After about a half hour I Pb'd and all was well. Waited till lunch and was able to eat a rueben sandwich?!?!?! It was a homemade one, very small and didn't eat any crust and it took 40 minutes but was able to eat it none the less! Give the fill you have a little time to see what happens, drink lots of Water or snack on healthy things if you're really hungry and not just having mind hunger. People kept telling me I wasn't hungry....bull#@&*. If they would sit beside me for a little they could hear the hunger pains! I haven't had hunger pains but once or twice since the last fill (aprox. 3 weeks). Good luck!!

gettin skinny · June 13, 2007

It seems to be so individual. I am doing good. I have lost 30 pounds since I was banded 2 months ago BUT I feel lilke I have been on a starvation diet for the most part. I am afraid to eat more than a cup or so of food because I am afraid I will stretch my pouch even though I am hungry a lot and rarely fill like that pouch is full.

I guess I was hoping for a more satisfied feeling. Honestly the only thing that has kept me from just pigging out is fear of hurting myself and wasting the $16K I paid to have this done.