I'm so paranoid of stretching out my pouch. Does anyone know if its easy to do and besides carbonation, what really makes that happen, eating till your miserable?

I can eat about 1 cup of food, a little more to feel satisfied and to get the slight pressure to keep me full a long time.

But when am I over doing it? :confused2:

:redface:My doc told me that chronic overeating will stretch the pouch. I overate one time and I felt so sick that I will never do that again. If you can only eat 1 cup of food, I would say you are doing good. I usually eat 1 1/2 cups of food and I am still hungry. I have only had 1 fill 1.5 cc's in my ab band. My fill was on 4/3 and I am just now starting to feel a tiny little bit of restriction. I can't wait to get my next fill.:biggrin:

Aw, thanks Jack that means alot coming from you! The weight isn't coming off very quick now............sniff, sniff. 5 lbs will put me at my ideal weight but I'd like try for lower.

After I got the band I was never hungry, so it was pretty easy for me.

I eat lean meat, a few vegies, a little fruit and stay away from carbs and fatty foods. Trying to eat healthy.

I'm not eating to were I'm in pain but feel the pressure in my chest. I know not to push it past that. If I eat to that point I'm not hungry..................for a very long time, if ever, thats what I've discovered lately. But eating, even though I'm not hungry, isn't a problem.......:biggrin::biggrin: