I think I have read on the boards that this is normal but, I wanted to double check (I am newly banded 8 days out).....in the mornings it seems that my band is tighter than the afternoons. I can drink water when I first get up but that is about it! (I am currently on mushie stage)...Is this normal?

This is completely normal. I have been banded for over a year and I cannot eat until around 10am or so. I think it's because during the night we get a litte dehydrated and that when the band tightens up. Good luck on your journey!

This is completely normal. I have been banded for over a year and I cannot eat until around 10am or so. I think it's because during the night we get a litte dehydrated and that when the band tightens up. Good luck on your journey!

Thanks!

Very normal; I've never had a fill and it happens to me! Try drinking hot tea or coffee to loosen it up; works like a charm.

Yep... I've been banded for 9 months, can't get anything but liquids in until about 10:00am. I pretty much don't eat anything until lunch.

I haven't noticed so much that my band is tighter in the morning because I get up and drink a hot cup of coffee first thing in the morning but I have definitely noticed that it is a lot tighter when I get done working out. I'm kind of using that to my advantage. If I know I am going to be tempted to eat a meal that my family is having that I know will be good then I work out before supper and have a couple of pickles before I eat what I want. Then I only eat a couple of bites and am satisfied. Isn't it funny how you can work your band and trick yourself? I sure love this thing.

I haven't noticed so much that my band is tighter in the morning because I get up and drink a hot cup of coffee first thing in the morning but I have definitely noticed that it is a lot tighter when I get done working out. I'm kind of using that to my advantage. If I know I am going to be tempted to eat a meal that my family is having that I know will be good then I work out before supper and have a couple of pickles before I eat what I want. Then I only eat a couple of bites and am satisfied. Isn't it funny how you can work your band and trick yourself? I sure love this thing.

Do you eat pickles because they are low in calories? I am going to the gym today for the first time since getting the band (Dr. Ok'd the gym yesterday). Maybe it will work that way for me too! I will cross my fingers. Love, love, love that we can use it to trick ourselves!

It's not just mornings for me; anytime I fall asleep my band tightens up. I've taken a 2 hour nap and woken up feeling rather tight. Not quite sure what it is about sleeping, but the tightness is quite normal. Normally I'm not hungry for several hours and lunch is my first meal but the dr says it'll mess up my metabolism so I try to stick with yogurt or a protein shake for breakfast.

Yes, the pickles are low calorie but I think more than anything, I miss having something crunchy sometimes. The pickles are crunchy so I guess in a way it allows me to still have that pleasure of having something crunchy and enjoying it, even if it not a chip or a cracker. Just kind of my own secret little reward. I also miss having something sweat after eating so I bought some werther's original sugar free candy. When I get done eating and I want something sweat then I can eat one of those and get the taste of a desert but not hurt my weight loss efforts. It satisfies my taste buds and my head, especially since I know I didn't have room to eat anything else anyway. My body has tricked me for years to get me to over feed it. Now I'm using reverse psychology and tricking it by letting it think we are still getting all of the pleasure we used to as it let's go of the weight I don't want. So far it is working. I am down 30 lbs this morning since Feb 23.

Yes, the pickles are low calorie but I think more than anything, I miss having something crunchy sometimes. The pickles are crunchy so I guess in a way it allows me to still have that pleasure of having something crunchy and enjoying it, even if it not a chip or a cracker. Just kind of my own secret little reward. I also miss having something sweat after eating so I bought some werther's original sugar free candy. When I get done eating and I want something sweat then I can eat one of those and get the taste of a desert but not hurt my weight loss efforts. It satisfies my taste buds and my head, especially since I know I didn't have room to eat anything else anyway. My body has tricked me for years to get me to over feed it. Now I'm using reverse psychology and tricking it by letting it think we are still getting all of the pleasure we used to as it let's go of the weight I don't want. So far it is working. I am down 30 lbs this morning since Feb 23.

Thanks for the tips! I am a "crunchy" kind of gal so the pickles may do the thing! And I will pick up a bag of Werther's sugar free. Love the ideas...if you have anymore please post!

I am 10 1/2 months out from surgery and I can only have coffee or a protein shake for breakfast. Lunch is chobani yogurt and light string cheese because anything else gets stuck. by dinner I can usually eat anything. My doctor says a lot of people have this issue.

I am 10 1/2 months out from surgery and I can only have coffee or a protein shake for breakfast. Lunch is chobani yogurt and light string cheese because anything else gets stuck. by dinner I can usually eat anything. My doctor says a lot of people have this issue.

Not only do I have that problem in the morning but after I worked out today it was super tight! I feel like something is stuck in my chest. I am not in pain but I don't want to eat. I guess I will try the protein shake in the morning and maybe work out earlier in the day tomorrow. This certainly makes you notice and take note to your eating habits!