OK, I have recovered from the "dryed baked fish" incident and I ate mush and drank liquids.

How much food should I be able to eat? Last night I could only eat a couple of tablespoons of mashed potatoes, a bite or two of cabbage, and a small bite of a hard roll. I also had no problem with a Jello pudding cup (low fat of course).

This am I could only eat about 2-3 Tlb. of oatbran with Peanut Butter in it.

I can swollow without incident, but I just can't hold much.

IS THIS NORMAL?

Thanks fellow bandsters...

Oh, I am at 1.6cc. They gave me a .6cc bump last Friday and I can feel it.

ALice , I was in the chat room the other night. I'm glad your feeling better!!!

Hmmm... sounds to me like you're learning the realities of restriction, and the limited real estate in your tummy. That meal you had of mashed potatoes, cabbage, hard roll, and pudding--notice something missing? PROTEIN!! All of those things just take up room in your pouch and before you know it you're too full for any real food.

Eating the Protein first is important for just this reason. If you'd started with, say, a piece of chicken, you might have been able to eat most of it. Then wait a while, see if there's room for anything else, and go for the vegetables. Potatoes, Pasta, and bread are guaranteed meal-killers for me because all it takes is a bite or two to completely fill me up.

You can swallow without incident but can't hold much? Yep, you're normal!!

Thanks Alex. To be honest I was afraid to try meat after the horrible "golf ball" incident with the cursed dryed fish, LOL.

I know you are right about eatting protien first and I am going to endeavor to do that from now on

Debby, hey, thanks for all your encouragement the other night. I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate it!!

This banded life is really a journey and as in any journey you need to be prepared, eh?