I feel like I'm able to eat more than I should be eating. I am a year out, and I can eat more than 8-10 bites of food. If I did stretch the stomach out, how do I get it smaller without another surgery?

Any ideas??

I'd suggest going in for a fill if you feel you're eating too much, and not feeling satisfied. That's the great thing about the band, it's adjustable

I don't think 10 bites of food are equivalent to the amount you are supposed to eat. Why are you measuring by bites and not by a cup.

MandaMom, I had the sleeve, not the band.

Cheryl, I've never measured anything by the cup. In fact, I don't even remember seeing any kind of measurements for post-surgery. I have just been eating until I was full, which at first was about 6-8 bites, and now is about 10.

I will have to look for my paperwork to see if I totally missed that.

Thank you.

Oh, sorry!! I just saw in your profile Lap-Band surgery, and you posted in the lap band Q & A's! That answers why you aren't going in for an adjustment!

Take care! I hope you get things figured out, and your pouch is not stretched!

I know for myself I have good days and bad days. A good day is when I can eat my 3meals without getting stuck. A bad day is when I do not eat enough Protein and graze all day.

I have a 14cc band and only have 7.25 cc in. Some days I feel it is just right other days I feel to tight. It is amazing how we are all so Different and how we all react to our own situations.

I would kill for a chef salad but that doesn't work for me.

I started this new life time journey at a bouncing 285 now at 154 So along the way many things have changed.

WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS CALL YOUR DOCTOR................

Sorry everyone, I didn't know I was in the lap band forum. I have to find the sleeve one.

Hi Carriecat,

If you are sleeved, your in the wrong forum and your profile also says you had the lapband so your getting conflicting info...the band and sleeve are very different.

Oops just posted as you did carriecat Good luck and I hope it all works out well!!

Edited January 22, 201412 yr by lisacaron

It all depends upon your history....you have to be consistent...or the band should be performing consistently for some time before you can recognize any real differences, and what they may be....

I have been consistent for 2-1/2 years now, and have not had, nor needed a fill in all that time...I know I am finished with the adjustment phase and do not need any more fills, thoroughly within the Green Zone..

....I know the ups and downs of gaining and loosing the same 5 lbs....I recognize and expect the band to be tighter certain times of the day...

I also know, from what transpires day after day all that time, how much the band allows to me eat at any one time, again I expect changes throughout the day, and by what kinds of food I'm eating....

As an example...my band is always the tightest in the morning, and I have not eaten a solid Breakfast in over 2 years...if I were to go out for breakfast tomorrow with friends, and ate an omelet with little to no feedback from my band, I would immediately take notice....

Everyone is different, and everyone needs to learn all about their band...and how to listen to it...