Went to my 3rd fill two days ago... New rules they told me!! Mmm wonder what they are" well before I was told to eat then wait 30min then drink... Well now is eat a bit then sip then eat then sip till I finish... :/ any one else's rules have changed???

Never heard of this one..!

My rules remain the same, I am allowed to drink right up until the time I start eating but then wait 30 minutes to eat again after.

However, I've been hearing more and more bandsters say their surgeons are now telling them they can sip during meals.

Same here. I saw a video where the doc said it didn't matter but I'd still go with docs orders

My rules remain the same' date=' I am allowed to drink right up until the time I start eating but then wait 30 minutes to eat again after.

However, I've been hearing more and more bandsters say their surgeons are now telling them they can sip during meals.[/quote']

Yes! I was wondering why... So I asked and she said because they found out that the food does not have to stay in your pouch that long to make you feel full ....the band does this ... So now they want you to eat so the food goes through the band faster and keeps pouches from stretching so it's smaller bites and sip on your drink and so on! I guess the more they research the more they know about how the band works! I don't know go figure lol

Here's the video again. I seldom sip anymore but I do drink before and after a meal.

The entire series is very helpful but if you go to about 6 minutes into this video you'll see why they think it's OK to sip now.

Here's the video again. I seldom sip anymore but I do drink before and after a meal.

The entire series is very helpful but if you go to about 6 minutes into this video you'll see why they think it's OK to sip now.

Thank you that was very informative. That really helps to know the hows and whys. This is the best it has ever been explained to me.

Here's the video again. I seldom sip anymore but I do drink before and after a meal.

The entire series is very helpful but if you go to about 6 minutes into this video you'll see why they think it's OK to sip now.

Very helpfull I have he's book they give it to us at the doctors office...

I have never believed, or have I ever felt "Full" with the band, although I am always reading here other people talking about it......

The band does take away my hunger....24/7......it is hard to explain...my brain is receiving the signal from the band that I am full...but physically I never feel full...but again, my head tells me I am, and that there is no reason to eat...no hunger...sometimes I have to force myself to eat.....and if I am pre occupied, I will forget to eat at all!

What I do rely on however, is the band/ pouch to tell me when to stop eating...automatic portion control....another characteristic of being in the green zone....

I would be afraid, that if I was to sip n between swallows, there would be no feedback telling me to stop and I would run the risk of over eating. Something I never experience presently.

The key for me is that I have learned how to LISTEN to my band. I would be afraid to do anything to disrupt that balance.

i drink right up until i eat and then wait 30 min after

i like feeling the band telling me enough ...my hub drinks his dindin through and i realize i use to also without tasting it...

just goes to show how dr's are all different. just do what your dr suggests is best

I think for some the.band is in just the perfect spot to physically surprises hunger ... but for many if us it does I by making the pouch which responds to the baroreceptors soon. Letpin. Gherlin all that.

I find is I have fluids with food, once I'm done, I'll hiccup a few times and "whoosh !" I stop feeling full. Which kinda sucks. But that's me ... we are all special snowflakes !!!!

Interesting, I will check at my next appointment.

I have to SIP... I have tried to not and it's too hard and I find I hurt and feel stuck more often when eating protein. I asked my doc and he said to SIP was OK. By that for me... I use to drink 2-3 glasses of WHATEVER, but usually COKE with my meals. Now... I always order WATER and maybe, maybe drink 2 10th of it... I have noticed though too... if I'm eating something that may SWELL... I can't drink. Now that HURTS!!!

I'm almost 3 weeks post-surgery and haven't had a fill yet. My doctor said to stop drinking 5 minutes before eating and wait 20 minutes after to drink. I don't know if this will change when I fill. I do feel full and not hungry. Sometimes, my stomach will growl and I'll think that I should eat but often I just work through it (literally, I don't get up from my desk).

I don't know that I'm chewing long enough. I did eat too much of my husband's amazing home made pizza last week and I threw up. I never want that feeling again. I felt fullish in my band but I wanted that second slice. Never again. Last night, I ate one small slice of it and 12 hours later, I am first getting hungry and will go have my Breakfast.

I have lost about 18 poungs from the time I went on my pre-op diet till today and hope to continue losing.