gwinnyb

I agree with too much fun, I begin to feel a pressure feeling in my neck and chest like I need to burp, or I get hiccups from diaphragm irritation. It is not painful but if I continue to eat after this 'soft sign' then I will experience painful pressure, inability to swallow and PB or slimy mucus production. I prefer to avoid this. Obviously slider foods and well chewed small bites pass much more easily.
Like TMF said restriction is just a tool or signal, if used incorrectly or not heeded you can eat around it. The purpose is to help us learn to distinguish between actual hunger and head hunger or habit; learn what a realistic amount to eat is (eat like a skinny person); learn to take our time and eat small bites chewed well, and eat appropriate foods, in appropropriate amounts, at appropriate times. You will still need to do some work your self regarding discipline, motivation, and compliance. Look at this time as time to learn proper nutrition, eating, and exercise habits with the assistance of the band and the reward of weight loss along the way.
You have had great results so things are going well don't be discouraged just keep up the good work. this community is a good resurce as well.

I suppose we're all different but for me, it was a "stuck" feeling. That would be after a few bites of food I would feel pressure in my diaphragm area that could be mildly painful. Usually there would be slime(thick saliva) associated with a bad stuck episode. I also feel a lump in my lower throat or the bottom of my esophogus. This feeling should go away in 10-30 minutes. I can't eat or drink anymore until the pouch massages the food through the band. You should know that restriction is a good thing but it's not the real goal. The real goal is satiety with less food. Restriction is simply a red flag that we have eaten too much or to slow down. Restriction is a signal and when you learn how to use it, you can become satisfied with less food. Satiety is the goal.
tmf

If you ask the staff at a resturaunt to box up half before they bring it out, then you can give it to someone on the street. That's how I normally do it. Also ordering a la carte or most places with serve a lunch portion during dinner if you ask. Also finding other ways like splitting with a friend or sharing with your hubby or when we go out to eat as a family I give portions of my food to my kiddos that way it is not a wasted and I still eat just the right amount. I always look at a menu before going to the resturant online and think through my choices.