ok, like a BAD BAD BAD Bandster, I decided to push the envelope and test my limit.

I'm about 13 days post op and on Fri I decided to see how much food it would take for me to feel full. I ate... in my opinion... a lot. I was able to eat chicken [grilled on a BBQ] just fine. Beef jerkey just fine. Pretzel Thins [ i was scared to try but did so anyway] just fine. chips and Salsa...just fine. I even drank Water with the food and still nothing! I just would feel full, not overtly full.

WTH?

Nothing's been stuck and I've had no urge to puke when I was eating and drinking what I thought was more than what I was permitted to.

It's freaking me out to the max! Granted, I did not eat all these things at one sitting, it's been throughout this weekend because Soup and the shakes have driven me crazy, but still. I was expecting to not survive without puking or feeling some sort of pain....

Not a darn thing has happened. I'm going to share this with my Surgeon tomorrow [Mon] and see what the big deal is....

I want a fill, but am not allowed to have one until about 4 weeks from now :puke:

my little experiment is OVER. But I found this to be so strange.

Has anyone else been able to eat just fine so soon?

BTW, I was supposed to start on soft Proteins [i.e. eggs, cottage cheese and lunch meat] on Wed.

Ok.

Thanks for everyone's opinion's/lectures, but I just want to be clear on one thing. I was not gorging myself silly or eating huge amounts of food.

What kind of response did you expect to get, when you've posted

I'm about 13 days post op and on Fri I decided to see how much food it would take for me to feel full. I ate... in my opinion... a lot. I was able to eat chicken [grilled on a BBQ] just fine. Beef jerkey just fine. Pretzel Thins [ i was scared to try but did so anyway] just fine. chips and Salsa...just fine. I even drank Water with the food and still nothing! I just would feel full, not overtly full.

???

You got a great deal of reassurance that it's normal not to feel restriction for quite some time post-banding, and some very mild suggestion that you stick to the rules, 'cause there in place for a reason.

How were people supposed to respond?

I wasn't expecting anything and actually meant the "thanks".

In all honesty, I did want to come off defensively after reading a couple posts, but it all came down to the clear and obvious fact that I should not test my band, no matter how curious I am. The truth is, I do have the tendancy to self sabotage and while I didn't like what I read [at times] as far as some of the posts go, I had to realize it was the truth.

After some time off of the boards and really thinking about it, my confession and the responses [negative or mild] helped me get back on track anyway.

What have I done to ruffle your feathers?

Edited October 12, 201015 yr by ocbutterfly