This cracks me up. My husband, who's been wonderfully supportive and gave me the money to get banded without a grimace, seems to forget I have a band. He praises me for eating what he considers enough food. Usually I can eat just one slice (1/8) of a frozen, thin crust pizza, but now and then I can eat two. He will say "Good job!". It always makes me laugh - hey, I'm not sick! It's SUPPOSED to be like this! If I could eat so much food I would want our money back! LOL

On the other side, I just came back from a week in Cuba at an all-inclusive. Next time I go I will definitely get a small de-fill, as I had real problems there with eating. It was very hard to find good food that wouldn't be a problem eating. I lost three pounds there. I barely ate anything ~ I survived the week on ice cream and mojitos, with a few bites of meat & bread thrown in. Not a recommended diet, but it was just a week. Back to normal now, it feels good. I was worried about not eating enough there, never mind my husband. I think I would stress about what I could eat and then the stress would tighten the band, then I couldn't eat and that stressed me - it was a circle.

Anyone else find that stress tightens their band?

Yes indeed, stress does tighten my band.

I'm surprised about your limited food choices in Cuba - I savoured and had to watch my fruit intake, or I would have gained a lot of weight. Fruit in abundance and fish.

I can't eat fish or seafood, and too much fruit raises my blood sugar too high (type II diabetes). Add those constraints to the band.... Still, didn't keep me away from the ice cream, lol.