So I've had the band for 3 weeks now. No fill yet. My Dr. has my on low carb with food portions of about 1/2 cup sizes, but I can definately eat more than that. I'm really mad at myslef right now because this week I totally went off the diet. I traveled for work and ate smaller than pre-surgery, but way more that I should have and not low carb. I'm frustrated that I literally had surgery to loose weight and I already am not sticking to the diet!! Looking for some motivational tips. Anyone else struggled and bounced back with good success. Am I the only one at this stage having difficulty?!?

I so get what you are saying about falling back into the old ways. This is why they call this time bandster hell. I'm 2 weeks out and have had a great difficulty with portion sizes more than what I eat. It's hard to go decades of fat-filled meals and hourly snacks to eating 1/2 cup of nutritionally filled food. Yes, this is the preferred way, but sometimes we fall...we have to go from this meal forward, realize our purpose, and forgive ourselves. We tell our kids to get back up when they fall...and this is what we must do for ourselves. I know this is much easier said than done because I'm fighting myself many hours of the day. I've gone from snacking on 2-3 candy bars a day along with at least a 12 pack of Diet Coke down to refried beans and Malt-O-Meal. It's not easy, but ohhhh, it will be so worth it. My advice: take it one day at a time, keep a food journal, continue with the support groups and forum, and forgive yourself if you fall.

Im in the same exact boat! 3 weeks post op and Im eating like 1.5 cups of food instead of 1/2 cup and Im still hungry. On top of that the 3 times a day is cutting it, Im doing 4 and sometimes snack. Im eating way to many carbs and sugary items...I have no self control it's disgusting. I think Im going to try and do a detox to get rid of all these cravings, I dont know what else to do, I feel so frustrated. I did great the first 10 days, now Im totally ofdf the diet eating what ever i want and making it mushy. I need a fill bad! I want to feel tht fullness and restriction like I did the first week.

I have found it really helpful to log my calories. I use myfitnesspal.com Plus I invested in a set of kitchen scales, measuring cups and spoons to help me learn portion control. Six months post surgery and using all of these tools is second nature. My family are used to me eating much less than them now and are really supportive about not letting the crap get into the house in the first place!

Good luck.