Hello...was banded on 11/24...feel great and have gone back to work. Yesterday, while blending some chicken, I cheated and took a bite before blending. Today I just ate some grilled chicken and apples without blending. I feel like this is not supposed to happen. I expected to get sick but to my surprise...NOTHING!...

Has anyone had similar experiences?

I did'nt eat solids before what was on my doctors plan; but I probably could have. Remember Can does not equal should. I was still on full liquids 9 days out. I idd not move to mushies until day 15.

What you can do and what you should do are not always the same thing. I think I likely could have as well, but I did what the doc recommended and didn't. From what I have seen, the people who see if they can beat the band do not end up losing weight until after a couple of fills. If that is OK with you, that is your choice and there is nothing wrong with it, but if you want results now, start listening to your doctor's recommendations now knowing in a month or two, it will get much easier to restrict your calories.

Oh, and you are eating like normal because your swelling is gone and your band is empty. Some people can, others can't. Just as you would not wonder what is wrong with your clock when the power is out, your band is "plugged in" but there is no power in the outlet yet. Right now it is sort of just hanging out around your stomach until the fill tightens it.