I got my first fill over 5 weeks ago. I felt like I had moderate restriction for a couple of weeks. Although I never PB'd, I occasionally got that "golfball" feeling in my chest when I ate too fast or took too big a bite. But for the next couple weeks I was looking forward to another fill, because I was eating more, was thinking about food constantly, and hadn't had a problem with the "golfball", or first bite syndrome for a while.

But then on Thanksgiving of all days (thank you!) it seemed like I all of a sudden had more restriction. Maybe it was because I tried to eat the stuffing, which was probably too dense. Although it went down, it was uncomfortable for a couple of minutes, and I ended up eating only a few bites of Thanksgiving dinner. Stupidly, I tried stuffing with leftovers later that evening, and had the same result. Even though I thought I was eating slow and chewing well before, I've had to slow waaaay down, and really focus on chewing to goo to prevent discomfort.

So, my question is, why would restriction all of a sudden kick in at this point, 5 weeks after a fill?

Tami

Its all a mystery! The case of the appearing restriction......some one call scooby-doo and the mystery machine!:biggrin1:

Okay, serious face now.... no one really knows about restriction, it comes and goes and some people get it easy and others have a harder time finding it (me!) Who knows why, our bodies are all different. Just be happy that it happened!

zee band, she ees an unpredictable mistress!

Tami, I'm right there with you. I had my fill 2 1/2 weeks ago, and really didn't feel much restriction until this weekend. I had read about "delayed restriction" here on LBT, but didn't really believe in it. I've all of a sudden had a few golf ball incidences, mostly relating to eating too fast and too big of bites. Fortunately they have passed within a few minutes, but very uncomfortable. I'm glad to see that my band is actually doing something.

Even though I'm glad to have restriction, it's kinda sad, too, because until this week, I've been able to enjoy eating, just in smaller quantities. But right now I don't feel like I'm enoying eating at all. Last night we went to Outback for dinner, and I had the most delicious tilapia with a delish sauce and crab/shrimp mixture on top. But after 2-3 bites, I got that pressure feeling, and I just can't enjoy the rest of the meal once that happens, even when it passes. I know I should just be thankful that I'm losing weight at a good clip, but to be honest, I want have my cake and eat it, too! OK, bad analogy, but I'm sure you get my drift!

Tami