I was just wondering if this is common for everyone.

I was banded in May and currectly have 2cc's in my band (9.75 band)

It seems like at night I can eat so much more.

The morning time, I can only drink a Protein shake.

At lunch I can eat a small meal.

But at dinner it seems like I can eat more...

As the day goes on, my appitite get bigger - is this normal?

I am definitely more constricted in the AM. I just got my first fill yesterday, but every PB I've had (or almost had) has been at breakfast or lunch. In the evenings I could eat pretty much anything as long as I chewed it halfway seriously.

Yep, same here. I haven't PBed yet, but I am extremely tight in the morning. Can't eat anything until I have something hot to open me up.

It's common to be more restricted in the morning vs. the evening. DrC even fills some people so they can't do anything but liquids throughout the day and solids in the evening. It just goes to show how common that issue is.

I tighten up at night. I cannot eat a lot in the morning but I can eat a healthy breakfast.

At night I"m tight and if I've eaten late afternoon, there's no way dinner's happening. And I have never ever had an after dinner snacking habit, never been a night time eater so I've not had to fight that.

I'm wide open from about 11 am to about 5.30 pm. I can even still eat a sandwich for lunch!

So, when you become too restricted to eat breakfast, does the protein drink keep you satisfied til lunch??? I tried that once and found that I don't do too well. Wondering if it will be the same when I get a fill?

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I am very tight in the morning and can only drink water or tea for about 5 hours. Around 10am I have a yogurt and then a small but normal lunch about 1-2pm and a snack (cheese and crackers usually) about 4. I have a small and light dinner, usually soup, around 7 because by then I am tight again. Lunch and afternoon snack is really the only time that I can eat normal food that has to be chewed. At breakfast, I can't even get down a protein shake or smoothie so I just stopped trying.

i am very tight in the AM (Atkins Caramel Latte shake time - yummmmm)

by dinner i am pretty much wide open and have a good dinner full of Protein. i am currently hooked on shrimp...

I eat more at night also. So..... i am very careful not to eat much during the day when i am not very hungry anyway. I try to stop eating two hours before bed. Donna

Seems I'm About The Same All Day, As Far As Constriction Goes. But Seems I'm Always More Hungry In The Evenings. I Think It's Because I Let Myself Get To Much Time Between Lunch And Dinner. Lunch At 11:30 Then Off Work, Drive Home , Swim, Maybe Nap. Then It's 7:00 Before I Eat. Bad Thing (or Good Thing) Is Just Because Your Really Hungry ,you Can Still Only Eat About 4 Oz. I Need To Have Maybe A Protein Shake Between Work And Swimming ,my Help. But I Have Heard Many Folks Eat Easier Later In The Day.

So, when you become too restricted to eat Breakfast, does the Protein drink keep you satisfied til lunch??? I tried that once and found that I don't do too well. Wondering if it will be the same when I get a fill?

For me the Protein shake does keep me satisfied until lunch.

I usually have my Protein Drink around 6AM and have lunch around Noon.

:Banane10: THIS IS MY MAJOR PROBLEM!!! I eat nothign throughout the day and then at like 11 p,-1 am i eat like a mad woman... that's why i go up 5 pounds then down then up and then down!! This is really upseting me right now. HELP??? ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR ME? WHAT SHOULD I DO? :Banane10:

What if you start binging on veggies? I mean seriously, things like well cooked zucchini and broccoli are foods that will fill you up quickly, you have to chew forever, and you simply won't have room for anything else.

That's what I've done in the past. Still do, actually. The calories are low, Fiber is great, they are filling and take a long time to go through. Eat as much as you want.

I'd go to bed at that time of night!

But yes, on occasion when I've really felt like pigging out on something that happens to be in the house, I've eaten an apple. Those are so hard to eat and SO filling for me and if the craving remains, then a tiny bit of whatever it is - just enough to fill in the chinks, will do it then.

Those diet tricks actually WORK when you're banded. Eat a huge plate of steamed veges and it will at least slow you down so you do a lot less damage.

Thanks, i'll definately try that! WASaBubbleButt, how do you cook the veggies and do you season them?

Thanks, i'll definately try that! WASaBubbleButt, how do you cook the veggies and do you season them?

Isabella - is your age right??? you are only 16 and were able to get banded??? I gotta say you are a beatiful girl at 170 !!!

I put my veggie in a pot add Water to cover and boil - I cook my veggies to death cuz that's the way i have always liked them - drain and spray with i can't beleive it's not butter spray - salt & pepper.

I don't feel that my band changes during the day or night as i can eat whenever - but I am a night time eater too - I know that you have heard this before - but you really shouldn't go all day with out eating...

Good luck baby girl..