i have not yet been banded, so excuse the ignorance here. Many of you refer to restriction, saying you feel more restriction after a fill. What is it that you feel? Is it a greater feeling of fullness after a bit of food than before the fill? Do you feel restricted immediately after surgery or is it only after a fill? does the restriction ease up after awhile? Trying to understand this term. Thank you.

My nutritionist told me to chew each bite at least 15 times. I started doing that before my surgery and was amazed at how I'd been swallowing my food almost whole!

I'm just starting on mushies now; I bought 24 demitasse spoons (like baby spoons, except for adults!) and 24 appetizer forks and already know that its going to be hard going when I start solid food next week.

Sorry - I forgot to put "at Sam's" when I bought my spoons and forks. I didn't really want that many (although I'm using the spoons 3 times a day), but Sam's restaurant section had them 24/$10 each, which was roughly the same as one fork and spoon that matched my silverware. After thinking about it, I decided that I was going to be using them every day for a long time and I wouldn't have to wash them every time I used them - they just go into the dishwasher with the rest of the silverware.