Can somebody tell me is feeling full with the band feels the same as before you was banded

[newlife1977 5]

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[Mary Ash 16]

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I think that it is a very different feeling. Feeling full with the band happens much more quickly and can be painful if you eat too much. If you eat too much too quickly it can be very uncomfortable and you may experience PBing (productive burping) in which you may "throw up" what you just ate.

This being said, these feelings are NOT NORMAL or ideal. You have toward to eat more slowly and pay attention to when you have eaten enough so that you don't get to the painful point!!

[B-52 7,113]

I have been banded coming up on 3 years, have been in the green zone for two years now, meaning I cannot overeat, my portion sizes are kept in check...and also my hunger and cravings are gone....

Having said hat, I have NEVER felt full from eating with the band.....feeling full happened before the band when I overate and drank, to the point I needed to unbuckle my pants...that does not, and can not happen anymore....

What I do get now is the Band telling my brain that I am full, satisfied, not hungry and have no need, or interest in eating....it would be the same "Mental" occurrence as if I were physically full, but those thoughts are there 24 hours a day whether I have eaten anything or not...

[newlife1977 5]

Ok I'm pretty unaware of what or how it feels , but I got a different understanding the way u 2 explained thanks

[stept04 465]

l agree with what they have to say I'd just add that I don't feel full like I did before the band I feel a sense of being satisfied that I never had before I was banded. It just recently happened with my 3rd fill. I had been struggling to understand and then boom it happened. It is a wonderful feeling. Good luck

~~~Stephanie

[elcee 3,342]

Feeling full with a band is horrible, uncomfortable. It is felt in the chest or the throat rather than the stomach. The aim is to try and stop eating before you get to this point.You need to aim for satisfied, not full.

[Fit4Me 83]

When you feel full, your body will definitely know it. The fullness feeling is no longer on the lower part of your belly. That old feeling of laying on the couch with your pant button unbutton and your stomach hanging out. Now, is more of a satisfied feeling before you are even done eating or a pain on the top of your stomach where the band is. When I was first getting used to eating and felt like I was having a "good" day by being able to eat more, I would get a sharp pain around my band and feels like a square passing through a circle and I would much rather stand up than sit down. But once it passes, it feels like a ballon popped and you can relax. But it doesnt mean to stuff yourself again!

[newlife1977 5]

Yeah I was just soooo confused on what I should be feeling I haven't had a pain or anything I just didn't know if I was suppose to eat until I feel full or what. But I understand I know I'm suppose to have a cup which I am ok with at this point