I would love to hear from people who've done this for a while. If you know you need a fill, and you're able to eat too much, what techniques do you use? Do you stick to liquids until your fill? Try to white-knuckle it and just diet? Go a little crazy and don't feel bad about it?

I'm getting my first fill on Thursday and for the last 2 days I suddenly able to eat again! Like a most of a plate almost if I let myself. I've been trying to go easy on myself, and trying to just be cool for a bit, but I would love some experience to draw on, how do I even think about this...

I am going through the same thing.. I was banded on April 17 and I don't get my first fill till June 6. It seems to get tougher and tougher everyday. Especially when everyone who knows I have had it done think I am going to just miraculously lose a ton of weight, they don't realize I am actually doing this myself till I start getting fills. I wish they gave fills right away.

I always just white knuckle it. If I know I'm going to be hungry in 2-3 hours, I plan accordingly for it. For instance, I keep low fat wheat thins, light babybel cheese, low fat cottage cheese, and sugar free pudding in the house. If I knew I was going to be hungry after dinner, I'd be sure to budget a snack into my calories for the day. I know we're not supposed to be snacking, but I figured I was better off budgeting in a snack than trying to get through without it- and ending up eating something anyway.

It's not easy, in fact it's why people refer to that time before you have good restriction as "bandster hell".

I would love to hear from people who've done this for a while. If you know you need a fill' date=' and you're able to eat too much, what techniques do you use? Do you stick to liquids until your fill? Try to white-knuckle it and just diet? Go a little crazy and don't feel bad about it?

I'm getting my first fill on Thursday and for the last 2 days I suddenly able to eat again! Like a most of a plate almost if I let myself. I've been trying to go easy on myself, and trying to just be cool for a bit, but I would love some experience to draw on, how do I even think about this...[/quote']

I bought a food scale and measured out low fat solid Protein to 3 oz. And ate low fat/Cal veggies to full.

I would love to hear from people who've done this for a while. If you know you need a fill' date=' and you're able to eat too much, what techniques do you use? Do you stick to liquids until your fill? Try to white-knuckle it and just diet? Go a little crazy and don't feel bad about it?

I'm getting my first fill on Thursday and for the last 2 days I suddenly able to eat again! Like a most of a plate almost if I let myself. I've been trying to go easy on myself, and trying to just be cool for a bit, but I would love some experience to draw on, how do I even think about this...[/quote']

I bought a food scale and measured out low fat solid Protein to 3 oz. And ate low fat/Cal veggies to full.

The veggie thing is a good one, too. I really like cucumbers so I eat them as snacks. Sometimes I'll have raw veggies with fat free ranch, too.

Thanks!! The veggies thing is a great idea... I'll try to focus on salads and raw veggies which I miss when tighter...

I like to steam cauliflower til tender, mash up w a LITTLE of some sort of butter or butter flavoring, garlic salt. Drain it very well and mash like creamed potatoes. Some of my friends did not believe it when I told them what it was. You'll think u just ate a baked potato!!!!

For two days, I think you will be fine. But sometimes you have to wait longer for a fill appointment and then it really is up to you to manage. After all, that is what the band is trying to teach us -new, healthy eating habits.

It's not easy having to suck it up for a few days or weeks, and, if you are anything like me and most of the rest of the world, you will make some mistakes along the way. But in the end, it is the big picture that matters.

Good luck

I like to steam cauliflower til tender' date=' mash up w a LITTLE of some sort of butter or butter flavoring, garlic salt. Drain it very well and mash like creamed potatoes. Some of my friends did not believe it when I told them what it was. You'll think u just ate a baked potato!!!! [/quote']

I agree very tasty! That's how I got my kids to eat cauliflower- you can even dress it up like a baked potato using plain ff Greek yogurt as sour cream and lf cheese.