- I can eat anything and as much of it as I want.... getting my first fill next Tuesday (thank God)... my question is, is it normal to have no restriction but still PB if I don't chew properly? I am chewing well, just clearly not well enough.

Just wondering if I do have restriction but maybe am ignoring my "you are full" signs....

This whole head hunger vs. real hunger is so hard, unless I get to the point where I am physically starving.

I am so worried about this fill too? Has anyone had it done with no numbing meds? It seems like I'll be taking one needle so I don't feel the second needle, wonder if I should bother with the numbing stuff... what do you think?

Okay - so I had TWO questions, lol.

Hey Emmy-

If you are PBing at all, then you have restriction. You probably don't have much restriction, because you don't have a fill and the swelling from the surgery has gone down. There are a few people that have good restriction just from the band, but most of us need a fill or 2 or 3 to get going.

The needle they use for the numbing agent is really really tiny, and the needle they use for the fill itself is quite a bit bigger. I'm a baby, so I would always want the numbing stuff, but I can see how people would do without.

Good luck!

Yep! I could eat like a horse before and after my 1st fill, and my 2nd fill! Third fill finally gave some restriction. Go for the numbing. Its hurts a lot less than that big needle would!

I understand what you are saying, because I didn't think I had restriction but I still PB'd. Maybe you don't think you have restriction, but you probably have a little. Can you honestly still eat the same amount as before? I didn't think I had restriction, but there's no way I could have eaten $15.00 worth of Taco Bell like I used to.