You should be able to eat about 2-3 ozs of protein each meal. Solid protein that is moist and well chewed. A lot of people have problems early in the morning with the band being tight but by 10 or so you should be able to eat solids. I would tell your doctor how your feeling after small amounts of solids. Your band should never restrict you from eating but should help you feel satisfied and not hungry between meals, if the band prevents you from eating than it may be to tight. Good luck hope your feeling better soon.

It sounds like you are already too tight. The soft mushy foods that you are eating won't fill you up, you will get hungry and you will put on weight. The band is designed to work most effectively when you eat solid protein, veg and healthy carbs. If you can't eat these you are too tight.

I am 4 months post-op & dealing w/ similar issue. Amazed to find how easy it is to get "junk" food or soft/mushy foods down while it is so hard to get the "good" foods down. I often find myself having to cough & spit up the chicken I was trying to swallow. But after some serious self-evaluating & some "in your face" advice from a banded friend......I believe that part of my problem w/ the protein foods is that I may think I am chewing, chewing, chewing....but in reality I am trying to force some half-chewed pieces down too fast. Because I am still in a hurry to get through supper (2small kids to feed & keep on track for bedtime). I do so much better during the day (in my office or on the road) b/c I truly take my time. I'm just suggesting you take a long, hard look at how long it actually takes you to eat. You may be rushing the meats or more solid foods more than you think. I only have 3cc in a 10cc band & I am not losing much weight. My hubby thinks that is crazy b/c he knows how much I vomit trying to eat dinner. But I know that during the day & even after everybody eats supper....I'm tired of trying to force chicken down so I get a bowl of sugar free ice cream or I have a handful of hershey kisses. What I need to do is chew, chew, chew & get that protein in. All that said--2 of my banded friends (each has lost over 70lbs in 1 yr) believe I need another fill. They say that will be the one that will FORCE me to slow down & I'll see that I am still eating too fast.

Thanks so much for the feed back I am going to keep trying to take small bites and chew and chew more!!!