I got banded on the 27th of july. The doctor put the band on but didn't fill it he won't for at least a month. Anyhow my problem is I wonder how big around the band is without any restriction? My biggest fear is that I am eatting too much. I don't have anything coming back up and I don't feel stuffed. So I am somewhat scared. Did the food go through really easy for the rest of you in the beginning? Now I am counting my calories and watching what I eat and eatting the things on my doc's list. Did everyone else in the beginning do the one tablespoon of food?(even when you can eat more) I am nervous I am doing this wrong and I am going to screw this up! I am doing things like I am supposed to except for only eatting like 3 tablespoons at a time. I need help!

I had no restriction in the beginning at all and have yet to reach my sweet spot. So fduring the first few fills I could still really chow down. So much so I was scared I wasgoing to bust the band. My doctor said that was quite normal and that many people actual gain weight intially after being banded. That I just had to be patient and do my best to eat healthy at least and once I got close to my sweet spot I would soon not be able to eat the volumes that I was eating. I was glad he told me because I really nthought restriction would happen straight away which it certainly did not.

It is perfectly normal to feel the way you do and I think most of us felt the same way. I felt some restriction after the surgery just due to swollen stomach but once it healed boy was it hard! I really had to be careful and watch my intake but I did eat more than a tablespoon and still lost weight. You are being too hard on yourself and need to lighten up a little. LOL. Call your surgeons office and get their advice. They should have given you a guide to go by for this time period. Good Luck!