I all,

I need some advice. I had my band fitted about a month ago and no problems until recently. For the past couple of days I have been really compulsively eating, not taking in loads but enough to feel my tummy is stretched and feel a little sick. I can't seem to help myself! I know I just have to break the habit of expecting to be able to eat a lot, and that's fine, but I'm just worried that I'm going to damage my band or stomach or something, and am terrified of the band slipping!

Am I the only one that has done this? I haven't been sick but just feel like I've eaten too much.

Would really appreciate any advice. Thank u xxx

been there, done that! own it and move on, though sometimes easier said than done! Good luck, if you don't already do so now, start journaling and keep track of what you eat. Sometimes seeing it on paper or on myfitnesspal.com may make you think twice about eating something. I'm trying to break the candy habit from Easter still!

It's hard and you definitely aren't alone. I don't know how many times I've made myself these plates of foods at least twice as much as I can eat. Old habits die hard, and while the band may help reduce hunger and the amount we can consume, it does change our heads. In my opinion, the head is the hardest to retrain, too.

It will get easier when you get some restriction. The first couple months until then are often referred to as "bandster hell because you can often eat as though you're not banded at all until after a couple fills. The good news is, restriction does help. A good example- on Easter I decided to give myself a freebie day and didn't count calories. (I normally log everything on an app called Lose It!) I had exactly one Reeses Egg and was immediately full. Part of me was silently irritated I couldn't just sit and graze on candy anymore, but I realized it was also saving me a scale trauma because seriously over-eating was literally impossible.

Hang in there, it does get easier.

Thanks for your replies! I feel soo much better. I guess it's just a learning curve. I cannot wait for my first fill! And I totally get the same 'irritated' feeling when I can't eat as much as I want. I guess I will just have to adjust and get used to it.

Again, thank u for ur replies xxx