So I think this would be called Bandster Heaven??

[coloradobanding 5]

So I've been banded almost 16 months and think I have JUST found the perfect balance. I'm not sure, and it was not expected, but I am LOVING it!!!

I got my last fill about 6 weeks ago (hadn't had a fill since May 09 since this fill). I was eating more than I wanted and hungry at night, so decided to give a small fill a try. I have a total of 4.2cc in a 10cc band.

The first 2 days after my fill I was STARVING and thought she accidently took some out instead of putting some in. The first 2 weeks were nothing noticeably substantial, but the last 3 weeks or so have given me time to reflect.

First of all, my hunger went pretty much totally away. In fact, I went almost 2 days without eating anything (drank my protein) and didn't give it a second thought. That's when I started to notice differences from before.

I PB'd for the first time EVER!! This was very foreign to me, but WELCOME since it was SOOO much better than puking! The odd thing is, is that it happened on what was normally a "slider" food for me (corn chips w/flaxseed). I only ate 4 chips and BAM, my band said..no-no. It came back up when I burped and I was like hmmm.that's new...lol

I didn't think of it again for awhile until I was going to eat some chicken breast. I ate it, like I normally do (pre-band, no chewing a billion times) and had no problems.

I've had 5 PB episodes since thiks last fill, and ALL of them were with no-no foods (chips, pizza, breaksticks). I have not had any issues with whole Proteins (chicken, pork,steak) or veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots).

Today I ate 5 scoops tortilla chips, and BAM up they came. When I had just previously ate a small lunch of chicken breast & zucchini without incident.

Could it be my band is rejecting slider foods and accepting only the foods I should be eating? So far it appears so.

Anyone else experience this? I LOVE IT!!!