I know many people have experience a "tight" band in the AM, and cannot eat much Breakfast, other than liquids. Since my first fill, my band doesn't loosen up until about 3pm.

I wake up, and can drink about half a cup of a cold beverage (water or OJ) and/or a few sips of coffee. Sometimes I can get half of a cup of yogurt down. I can't eat eggs anymore, or fruit, but I am not really hungry anyway. By lunchtime, I am pretty hungry, but cannot get much down without food getting stuck (I get that tight, pressure in the band area). I can eat a small amount of liquids, but that's all. I can barely eat a few bites of salad. Needless to say by 2-3pm I am very hungry. At that time I have a piece of string cheese, which goes down fine. Then an hour later, I will have some hummus, or my leftover salad from lunch. A few hours later, I can eat a normal dinner (small fillet of fish and a small salad), and then a pudding cup before bed.

Does anyone else have a similar schedule, where you are super tight in the AM and through lunch, then loosen up for dinner?

you may want to start your day with something warm. sometimes that helps loosening up the band.

when i am filled properly, i cant eat in the morning either. no way would eggs work. :biggrin: i guess i start loosening up about 1030 - 1100. then by dinner im barely restricted.

good luck.

Yeah....I guess I don't mind. I was just wondering if it was normal. I am very elated with my weight loss...3.5 pounds in the first week after my fill! It is so strange to not be hungry all the time, and then to get full on an ounce or so of cheese. I miss eating my big breakfast, but not as much as I miss the extra weight!

mines the same tight in the mornings can hardly get a coffee down with out feeling that tight feeling were the band is and then come afternoon its sort of losen and i can get mushies down...

ur not alone =)

Mine always loosened up between 12 and 1. Even though I have less fill because I'm pregnant, I still am very careful what I eat before noon. I stick to scrambled eggs or Malt-O-Meal or yogurt with granola.

My band hasn't made up its mind yet as to when it's going to be tight at a consistent time :wub:. Some days I can eat reasonably; other days, I am so tight, hardly anything goes down. I just go with the mood that it's in.... Can't complain, though. I love the way I am looking and feeling!:blushing: