Hi everyone. I just got rebanded march 1st. I didn't get my 1st fill yet. But i am really curious. Does everyone really get full by just one cup of food? I don't have nothing in my band yet and I am still on mushy food but 1cup is just so little! I eat a regular portion size and if i feel hungry i wait till my next meal.

When your band has proper restriction yes, one cup of food is enough to fill me up.

Yes, in fact I follow the one cup rule religiously. I never, ever eat more than a cup of food per meal.

...and a lot of times I can't even finish that much.

The cup of food is much easier to stick to when your back on solids.. I could have eaten out the house on mushies! I was soo hungry..

Yep I can vouch for that. One cup will do the trick. Now keep in mind that most of that cup needs to be protein.

Same here, 1 cup fills me up, just had dinner of fish and veggies, equivalent to about a cup and I'm good

If you want to lose weight before you have restriction you need to watch your portions and calories. Once you have restriction a cup of food should fill you up. But for each meal three times per day I used the following formula every day for 22 months and lost all my weight....3 oz protien, 1/2 c veggies, 1/4 c starch

If you want to lose weight before you have restriction you need to watch your portions and calories. Once you have restriction a cup of food should fill you up. But for each meal three times per day I used the following formula every day for 22 months and lost all my weight....3 oz protien, 1/2 c veggies, 1/4 c starch

that's the same formula I use as well Floridays. then I plug it all into the myfitness pal ap just to make sure I'm in the 1.000 calorie neighborhood. so far, it's working for me.

that's the same formula I use as well Floridays. then I plug it all into the myfitness pal ap just to make sure I'm in the 1.000 calorie neighborhood. so far, it's working for me.

I was on the same calorie amount....worked like a charm.

1 cup and count all my calories. Only been banded about 3 months but as I read & read on this board this seemed to be the method of the successful people so I'm trying to following in their shoes.

I was skeptical too but a little over 2 weeks post op and if I eat when I first realize I'm hungry I can't even finish 1/3rd of a cup before I start to feel full as long as I'm eating slowly.

Just a question, how soon after surgery did you move from 1/2 cup up to 1 cup?

I never eat more then a half cup at meals. When I see a cup of food it looks huge!!! Also you should be satisfied not full. It takes a while to learn what satisfied feels like so it is very important to measure your food to know when to stop.

My doctor wasn't sure what I was talking about when i asked about the one cup limit. He was more concerned with getting maximum protein and keep my carbs and sugars low. I have been very fortunate where I have not been stuck or any side effects. I am at 3.8 of a 15 band.

We dont use cups in the UK to measure our food, it was more sticking to calories (1000 to 1200 daily) and just 'small meals' but if i was to measure in cups i would eat maybe 3 oz protien plus a cup of green veg, and that is always after a tin of WW tomatoe soup to help fill me up first, works a treat and continues to work for me, i dont eat root veg much at all so the green veg is a filler with very little calories but plenty of nutrients.

I'm going into my 7th year of being a "bandster. Most days I eat just over a cup of food and feel very satisfied.

I love the feeling when I eat now because I feel full but NEVER stuffed. I really find maintenance with the lapband very easy. I never feel like I'm missing out on certain foods with the band. I still get weighed in every month with my family doctor.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs