First I want to say that this site has been a God-send! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post! I have learned so much from this site and I feel completely ready (but still nervous) about my banding on 3/30.

My question is about the pouch and having it get stretched out over time, if a person consistently eats large amounts of food. Has anyone had a problem with this? Does this happen to a lot of people?

I was under the assumption that if a person with a band ate too much, the excess food would "come back up" in one way or another.

I want to be very careful not to overeat and stretch my new pouch!

Thanks again for your input, everyone!

God bless!

Measure your food. Always at least until you can eyeball what 4-6oz of meat/complex carbs looks like. I suggest buying some 1/2 cup containers which is 4oz. You can completely remove the whole idea of stretching your pouch by measuring your food. Good luck and always follow the rules of the tool.

Thanks BB!