On Tuesday, I went for my third fill and now have 4.6ccs in a 10cc band. For whatever reason, i am thinking that i can eat more and everything is coming up. When i eat slow and take my time then everything goes down. is it that i have to get use to my much smaller stomach or is this thing too dang tight? My doctor stated on Tuesday that I was wide open and i needed a fill. Well now on a small portion can go down. Please help me.

You have a smaller stomach and need to devlope a new way of eating, this is exactly what is supposed to happen. If you can drink warter and chew your food well enough for it to go down then you are on your way to success. I would give it a week to get comfortable with the new restriction and if it becomes to unbearble then call your doctor and get an appointment.

Thank you very much because this is giving me the blues. Everytime I eat more then i can feel the watering of my mouth and nothing stays down. Guess i can't eat a cup of food anymore but now have to concentrate on a half of cup and deal with it. My husband did tell me that I chew extremely fast so I guess I better learn from him. This is so hard but I will get it and probably won't get anymore fills.

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On Tuesday, I went for my third fill and now have 4.6ccs in a 10cc band. For whatever reason, i am thinking that i can eat more and everything is coming up. When i eat slow and take my time then everything goes down. is it that i have to get use to my much smaller stomach or is this thing too dang tight? My doctor stated on Tuesday that I was wide open and i needed a fill. Well now on a small portion can go down. Please help me.

Your post reads to me that you have to adjust your eating speed and patterns to match your new level of restriction in your band. If your band was too tight, you would not be getting any food into your stomach, or you would be PB'ing or sliming. You have already recognized that you can eat your meals when you slow down.

Different doctors have their own patient instructions; I was advised that every meal should consist of only 3oz of a lean Protein and 2 oz of a Fiber carb choice. You should to eat the protein first, as it is more important for proper nutrition, and then eat the carbs.

I was also advised to never let a meal last beyond 20 minutes.

Best wishes...

For the first couple of weeks after my last fill I was having a really hard time and thought I was overfilled. Once I finally got it in my head that I have to eat really slow, and take time between bites, I've been fine. I eat very little now, probably half a cup or less at meals. I'm making sure I get my protein in and taking my vitamins daily and am feeling really, really good! Hang in there!!

Sounds like you are just eating too fast. It was one of the hardest habits I had to break.

Good Luck!

I have a tendency to take too big of bites and not chew enough. As we get more restricted with our fills, those chewing and size rules are sure going to have an impact on how we feel. Good luck.

I learned my fast eating in the Army. In basic training, if u didnt eat in 5 mins, u didnt eat. 12 yrs later i still have trouble slwoing doqn. Especially when Im starving.

Dont let urself get too hungry that u wolf it down

Good luck

Marci