On the 23rd my doc brought me up to 5cc I had missed 2 visits due to ice and snow and lost 11lbs despite my treadmill breaking and no restriction, he was pleased. So finally I can feel this thing, I can still eat more than 4 ounces but there is a point where I am like WOE!! I can not eat another bite, I got the hiccups even. This morning I had 2 ounces of pepperoni cheese and a handful of cherry tomatoes. For lunch I had 2 chipotle chicken kabobs and some jalopenos, I had a hand ful of peanuts as a snack which my Dr. ok'd I was under the impression I wasn't supposed to eat peanuts, he also ok'd Peanut Butter but told me to be very careful of portion size and added sugar, And again not too long ago I had about 2ounces of cheese, the Chicken kabobs were what made me really full, I'd say they were 8oz of food total. Has anyone out there decided that they didn't want so much restriction that it limited them to 4 oz of food, I'm just happy that when I eat I'm satified for a really long time.

Hiccups are one of my signs to stop eating....people around me say "drink some water...they'll go away" little do they know the reason behind them and if I did drink water, especially at that point, it would not be pretty....

As you get restriction, you will also have to become more and more aware of what you're eating in terms of what works with the band...not necessarily calories, but types of foods...for instance, peanut butter for me will not pass through the band very easily....but it s something I love to add to my morning smoothies...along with a banana and maybe some chocolate.

I also have to be careful of cheese....those things, no matter how well you chew, they still go down as "Gobs"

You learn new things as you go along.

Good to know on the hiccups.