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Just a cup? Really?

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.

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    • FLORIDAYS
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      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

    • hely88
      hely88

      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 importan

    • CHEZNOEL
      CHEZNOEL

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

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    I try and stay around 1250-1260 calories a day, Then if I eat a bit over 1 cup on a meal I also have the calories, so I subtract from the 1250 total. I'm not fully restricted so far but I'm close.

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    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

    Agree....But for me I can't say I have ever really felt full in the classic way........it is something else....I know many people here talk about being "Full" but it is really something different....

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    My doctor has never said to eat via volume ie cups. Only ever said to eat 3 oz solid protein per meal.

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    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.

    You shouldn't eat till you are full. The point of the band is for you to feel satisfied before full happens. That is why it is timed intervals between swallows and smaller amount of food compared to what we ate pre-surgery.

    It will take a bit to really learn to listen to the band. It will tell you what is going on, but you have to pay attention.

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    I agree you should feel satisfied rather than full... that's want I met to say :)

    Tom, Toronto

    Banded July 6 06

    Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

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