Have you had an adjustment yet? If not you'll physically be able to eat just about everything, no restriction, until you do.

I'm only about 8 days ahead of you on my band, and won't have my first fill until tomorrow. I can eat just about anything.. but not a lot of it.. right now I'm eating about half of what I ate pre-band in terms of volume. That may be because I'm forcing myself to eat a LOT slower than I used to.. but I definitely can't eat a lot at a time. My doctor only had me eating mushies for a few days and then told me to advance my diet.. he said that I would know soon enough if there was something I couldn't eat, and he was right. I've had food get stuck from eating too fast, but nothing that has made me throw up yet.. just hurt like hell until it went down. I'm pretty sure all this is about to change starting tomorrow when I go get "tightened up" as my brother calls it! lol For me the key seems to be eating sloooow!

I was banded 31st of Dec and yes, you do eat a lot less. I was throwing away food because I put too much on my plate which was hard to do because this fat girl had in her mind to eat everything on her plate. It took a while but I am finally just putting a spoonful of food on my plate and when it is gone, I am full. Down 55 lbs and I do not belong to the gym yet because of a bad foot at the moment. When I get exercising I am hoping to loose a lot more but I am happy with a pound a week right now. Eating too fast and that stuck feeling is very painful. First time it happened to me I thought I should go to the ER because it was such a different feeling but you get to know when it is going to happen and know enough to stop eating and get up and walk. Good luck to you and think skinny,

Judy

I always order steam chicken & veggies at chinese restaurants, with brown rice if they have it...no white rice!

Thanks everyone this was so helpful.

Good luck to everyone

I've been eating less than I did pre-band, but still a lot more than a cup. I just had my second fill today. I'm hopeful that now I will be eating less. Everyone I've talked to who has been successful with the band has said that sometimes it takes a few months to get the right amount of fluid into the band. I guess it's a learning curve and we just have to keep at it and try not to get frustrated until we find the right balance.

I typically have a protein shake with a banana and berries, then tuna sandwich with double protein bread and cheese, and a salad, fish, and something for desert. I snack on soy rice cakes. I am able to eat quite a bit so Its challenging to stop myself from eating. I still have pizza, stromboli, sandwichs and sweets. I always load up on protein. Always! Dont deprive yourself of the things you love - just try to eat clean most of the time.