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Eating Out

Alright... maybe it's just me. Or maybe not!

I absolutely can NOT go out to eat!

I'm not sure if I'm stressing myself out which is making my band tighter, or if I feel like I need to eat differently in front of people? But whenever I try going out to eat, or even just eating with other people, I have a really hard time!

I take small bites and sit in between but it seems like it just doesn't matter. I can manage a few bites and that's about it. Even for those few, I have trouble getting them down.

Ugh! I don't go out to eat often. I think I've tried three times since I got my band in March and I got stuck for one and was super uncomfortable for the other two. I pick foods that I know I can eat and go for dinner, not earlier. I have to be careful with food choices as it is earlier in the day, as my band is pretty tight during that time period.

Anyone else have this issue?

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I eat out pretty regularly. I have no problems as long as I take small bites and don't eat too fast or too much.

My band is pretty loose, I guess, based on what I hear others describe. I have 2.4ccs of Fluid in there and I can pretty much eat anything. There IS restriction, but it's not overly restrictive and so maybe that's why I don't have any issues eating out?? I dunno.

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