KimberlyCoyle

I actually had the same exact thoughts when I first got my band as well. The nurses and doctors kept telling me that I was going to feel a restriction when I got my band adjusted. If you just got your band, depending on who your surgeon was, they might have left the band pretty loose when it was first placed inside you. That's what happened to me, so it took several different tries at first to get it to be where it needed to be. It wasn't until the 5-6 time I went in did I finally start to feel some form of restriction and I knew I was heading down the right path. Once you find that "sweet spot" you should be able to eat the right portion of food and have no difficulty doing it. I wasn't so lucky to keep my sweet spot for long because eventually I had to get readjusted because I ended up really sick and was also on my period. Obviously there are other things other than throwing up that can inflame your band; things like allergies, being sick, periods, etc, can have an effect as well. Point is, you're going to have to pay attention to your body more than ever. Especially if you feel like you're still hungry. Maybe you should take a step back and ask yourself if you really are hungry or is your mind trying to make you go back to your old eating habits? You've probably heard this a lot, but it does help when you talk to yourself and question yourself.

I know how you feel. My parents like to attack me every chance they get with my weight loss. But instead of pointing out the fact that I have lost weight, they like to point out the fact that I'm not at my weight goal yet. As far as your friend goes, I agree with Bev. You definitely need to sit down and have a talk with her and tell her that you're doing this to make yourself feel better. Not because you want to make anyone else uncomfortable. I had a friend that basically did the same as yours. Me and her were pretty much the same size before I got my band, and now 2 of me make 1 of her. She likes to make comments like, "oh you're gonna be so skinny and you're going to look anorexic and you won't know when to stop and you're gonna look horrific." Bottom line is people will always be people. Some don't know how to handle change so all they can do is be negative and talk down on it.