skylite4love

Don't expect the band to physically stop you from eating too much. That isn't it's job. The band is meant to control your hunger and allow you to be satisfied on much less food. If you listen to your band, it'll tell you when you're no longer hungry and it's time to stop eating but it won't make you stop eating. It'll always be your job to not over eat.
Here's a link I think will help you a lot: http://drsimpson.net/fills/Lap-band-eating/lap-band-not-restriction/lap-band-and-restriction.html
Start focusing on your hunger not how much you can eat.
Best wishes.

Thank you lady , and yes I eat a lot of protein..

Sky have you tried speaking to your nutrist....let then know you feel you may need a fill before July and are you getting your Protein in like 60-80grams a day? try eating fish, chicken and see if that helps, but you will be ok until you get your adjustments don't get weary you will get there soon, I promise, we have all been where your at sweetie, its all apart of the journey....

Keep getting fills and stick in there.

I wish I was where you two are! You are fine and the weight loss will be slow but your doing great! I however am 6 months out and weigh exactly what I weighed 1 month out:(
I have had 3 fills and I have to eat slow, I do get stuck daily if I don't chew slow enough and I can go almost 5 hrs with no hunger and still just plateau. I have increased my Water and my exercise inches lost I do see but that scale isnt changing.
Keep up the good job ladies! Your not in Bandster Hell

I am to be at the surgery center at 7 am tomorrow. I will tell them, but dang! I'm so irritated with myself.

You're always going to feel hunger. However, the goal is to get to a good enough restriction where you eat and feel full for four hours. Drinking lots of fluids about an hour after you eat will help prolong the 'full' feeling and keep you from getting hungry but at first, you just need to get fills/adjustments until you get to a good spot with your band.

You probably havent hit your sweet spot yet. saying which you will still feel hungry when you have a band - you just wont be able to eat as much and you will feel full for longer. Dont forget that actual 'god I am starving' hunger and "nom nom that cake sure looks tasty" hunger are two entirely different things. Learning to distinguish between the two is as much of a learning curve as learning to eat with your band. I call the latter one head hunger..... that one is trickier!
Wait a couple of weeks and if you can eat way to much in each portion and you are still feeling hungry then get a top up.

You should fill out your profile so we can better help you.
When was your surgery? How much have you lost so far? How long has it been since you lost any weight?

Hunger is the body's natural response to needing fuel. For most of us, we will always have some degree hunger just a lot less often.
It takes most people multiple fills before they band starts to control their hunger. Be patient, it'll come.

Hi gang!
I got banded on May 24th and things are going really well for me. I am not due for my first fill for another 2 weeks. I am trying to stick to the portion sizes but am hungry every couple hours now... Is this the dreaded hell I have heard about???
Thanks!

So in need of my first fill, which is this Thursday !! Thank Goodness . Very hungry now and no restriction. Trying to just have a little extra Protein and I must say no to those darn cheezits !
I feel really good tho. 22lbs down since just before my surgery which was may 20th!! So bring on the fill.
I am so ready !