Needed to know (probably should have asked BEFORE the surgery, but whatever)

When you can eat solids, do you feel stuffed, full, or do you never feel full (just not hungry)? I was told countless times from my Dr.s that I would feel full ("stuffed") on very little food. But the problem is, they don't have bands themselves, so how would they know? So I thought I would ask here.

Pretty much that's how you feel when you have restriction. I was full on a few mouth fulls in the first 5-6 weeks but now can eat a lot more. Waiting for my 2nd fill which should help fix that. When do you start on solids... a couple of weeks yet right??

Once you have good restriction (two or three fills) you feel full on small amounts of food. Really full. If you take another bite after you feel it usually comes back up, not good. Donna

It's times like these that I really wish I didnt have a kitchen. Hungry....

I've only felt stuffed a couple of times since being banded and that was when I had no restriction and ate too much pizza. I got my 1st fill one week ago today and I feel satisfied after I eat but not stuffed. I was a serious over eater before being banded. I loved eating large quantities of food and I was afraid I would fail with this band but I am truly satisfied. I know this is all still new to me and I really hope I remain satisfied with the amount of food I am eating.

Immediately post-op, I felt stuffed from very little liquid, due to the swelling. Once that went away, I had months of just getting full a lot easier. Now that I have good restriction, I can get to the point very quickly where if I take JUST ONE MORE BITE.. I'm doomed. I get hiccups and start spitting up. It's no fun. And I tell myself, I'm stuffed, no more! But I see I have 2 spoons of food left, I gotta eat it, and I need to break that.

Laura - that is what I am looking forward to. I have had 3 fills (6cc in a 10cc band) and although I can not eat as much - I am never really full - I make myself stop eating to avoid a PB.

I have to admit that the more 'real' Protein I eat, at the first part of the meal, the more full I feel.

Hi Justin, hope you are doing okay post op. I get full on 1-2 oz now. It is just the feeling of being full and satisfied. Good luck.

I got my 4th fill yesterday for a total of 7cc in my 10cc band. Wow, what a difference!! I can eat very little and feel full very quickly. Hang in there!! I was beginning to think that this worked for everyone else, but not me. That I was once again failing at another weight loss attempt. You hear people refer to this time as bandster hell, but I know, there is that part of you that is expecting failure again. DON"T!!!! This does work. You just have to wait until you have good restriction. yesterday I hated it, but today I LOVE MY BAND!!!!