I dont understand something before you get to the sweet spot everyone says its banster hell. when ya dont have restriction does that mean ya can pretty much eat like ya used too.and if so is eating too much dangerous?I mean I know we have to be on liquids and all that but when we can finally eat real food and dont have restriction will ya be able to eat like the pre band days?

Once you get to real food, which tastes incredibly yummy after liquids and mushy food, you truly can pretty much eat as you did before surgery.....but if you do, you're gonna gain. If you want to hold steady or lose, you have to do it on willpower until you get at least a couple of fills. You'll read posts from people who are disappointment in themselves or the band in general because they aren't losing and because they can eat quite a lot of food. Yeah you'll have some small amount of restriction but not enough to make it really feel like you have some help. That's "hell" ... to go through the surgery and then find that at least at first your band isn't really helping you out much.

You may have some slight restriction, I did. And I found later that I did have some fluid in my band from surgery. Your stomach will be swollen and take a couple of weeks to get going on the healing. Use this time to make "lifestyle" adjustments. I lost well during this period as it was new and it was easier to be committed to the program. You can eat, and it will be bad to overdo it, so keep it in mind. You will not be able to eat like the old days because even with fluid, the band itself is restriction. The pouch is there with an opening, arger than if there is fluid in the band. How you eat must change, smaller bites and chewing well is really necessary. At 2 weeks eating a hardboiled egg almost took me out. Since our lives are now about making good choices, this will be your testing ground.