Kiera

Watch out for starchy foods like pasta, they are high in carbs and can keep you from losing weight as quickly. Also, I recommend NOT eating your dinner after seven in the evening - or only allowing yourself only one small snack if you do. You might also try switching yourself around so that lunch is your "biggest" meal of the day and keep dinner light. That way the calories you consume are more likely to be burned off around the time you eat them. Food late at night does not get burned off because you go to bed and are immobile, during the day you are at least walking around and moving.
Try to get away from the softer foods that dont go down so easily, and be sure that you are not drinking lots of fluids with your meal. Both of those things allow you to get more in than you may realize you are eating.
I hope that helps.

Holly,
I agree with the others. My own experience was that I was not terribly restricted at all. Unfortunately it was seven months before I got my first fill. But even with only minor restriction I still lost about 50 pounds. So don't worry if ;you feel like you are eating more than you expected. After you get your first fills you will have restriction. Remember your body needs time to heal, that is why they don't put the fil in when they insert the band.
Also keep in mind that mushy and liquid foods go right through the band - thus you can eat more. Just make sure that the foods you are putting in your mouth are good choices and that a little extra is not going to increase your calories too much and you will be fine. These first few weeks are not aobut losing weight, they are about healing and getting back to normal. Don't *should* yourself too much with regards to what you can and cannot eat or how much - everyone's experience is different. Just be conservative in your choices and only eat what you *actually* need and you will be fine!