Can someone describe what they feel when the band FEELS tight ? I hear people all the time say they feel tight in the morning but sometimes I have a weird sensation at night. I don't know how to explain it. Ok ,this will sound stupid so pardon me lol but ,do you know how it feels when you have bad heartburn or you feel like you have to burp but you can't?? That's what it feels like.

My other question is ,can someone please describe to me what they feel when they can tell they have had enough to eat. I know this sounds like a crazy question but sometimes I have a hard time telling when i'm full and other times it almost feels like a tightening in my chest ? Is this typical ? Thanks to you all : )!

Tighness varies. Sometimes it is just an uncomfortable "too full" feeling. Sometimes it is a "gaggy food won't go down" feeling and other times it is a painful "tight chest" feeling.

I have had the "can't burp" feeling since surgery but that is because I really can't burp anymore. My surgeon said it was because of my hernia repair but it seems pretty common to us bandsters--some burp a lot and some just can't burp at all whether they had a hernia or not. I do hiccup a lot now though.

Learning how much to eat can be tricky. You have to pay attention to how much you eat and learn through trial and error. The pain/chest tightness means you ate too much. Note how much you ate and cut it back a tiny bit. After a while you should be able to just eye up your food and know what amount is about right. Pay attention to how the food goes down. As I get to my stopping point I can feel the food going down slower. Also, alot of times I hiccup when I am getting full but I guess that just might be a strange foible that only I have (?)

I can tell when I'm done... I have a little hiccup followed by a burp. When I do that, I stop and don't go any further. I can't actually *feel* anything passing through, I guess I'm not as in touch with my band as others, sometimes I forget it's in there... so I eyeball my food, and when I do that hiccup/burp thing, I put the fork down, look at my watch so I know when I can resume drinking water.