I am approaching my one-year anniversary and notice that when I am stressed out, I PB more and its harder to eat. Has anyone else here experienced this?

I havent been banded long, but i noticed the same thing, i asked my doc about it today,she said that was fairly normal because when we are stressed or upset we tend to tighten up our muscles/tension whch makes the band a lil tighter, stress also causes some other physiological responses with hormonses n such that can impact it, i dont pb but i get very nauseated and cant eat, even drinking feels like taking a chance to vomit

YES! Happens to me quite often. I was told its normal. Stress causes the band to tighten...

Yup...Always happens to me. I love it when one of my kids picks a fight at the dinner table. I usually can't finish eating and I nauseous for the rest of the night. Great for weight loss...not so great for happiness.

Cindy

Yeah, I finally asked my doctor about it too. It's hard to eat in public because of all the noise and distractions. Most nights, I sit with my son at the dinner table but don't actually eat my food until he goes to bed and it's completely quiet.