2nd fill = good restriction = weight gain

[IAmJacksLapBand 5]

This is going to be a psychological question. I had my second fill on 7/16 and am up to 8 CC in a 14 CC band. The restriction is wonderful. For the first few days I was content on my old meal plan... just eating less of it.

But now that I am eating even less I am making horrible choices. I ate some french fries, cookie, chinese take out, and TGI Friday's wings. Went out to the bar for the first time and had some bar food and alcohol.

Since banding I have not touched any of these things. I ate significantly less that I used to, but it was still alot of calories, fat, and carbs in a very small package. 800 calories in those wings and fries when a same size healthy meal would have been around 400 calories.

What tips do those of you in the green zone have to keep your smaller meals satisfying and nutritionally sound? I will not fall victim to slider foods. Too much success to have this happen. I stepped on the scale at was up 4 lbs in the past 2 weeks.

[howdybooth 4]

I'm 8 months out and can't eat more then 1 tiny bite of half those things you listed......except for maybe the cookie :cursing:)

It took me 3 fills before I got the restriction that "I" was looking for........I say it that way because I like to be tight. If I'm not tight, then I too can eat just about anything I like - just very small amounts and I'd rather not have that temptation. So, maybe you need to be tighter?????

[Mimilou2004 13]

I was thinking he may be a little too tight and has already reverted to slider food. Something to think about. I am too tight and waiting for an unfill. I can only eat a little bit of non slider food at a time, then I am hungry again in a short while. The slider foods typically have more calories, salt and fat and a person gains more easily. I am fighting as hard now to not gain wt as I was fighting when I didn't have enough restriction.

Best wishes.

Mimi

[sweetpeetee 0]

I know this is a old post but I had a whole month like that in October.I got my band in April and I had lost 94 pound's so I had only had one fill at this time so I really could eat a lot more then I should have.I went to Vegas for 3 day's but I did a lot of walking but I ate chicken wing's and nachos and a hot dog from Pink's.It wasn''t like my old day's because I got full.So i had a month going back and forth a few pound's and ate wing's like 5 time's in October and no carb Margarita's.Instead of beating myself up about it I was going to get my second fill and go on with my life.It just was after 6 month's of no going out and what I looked at as fun(eating and drinking)I just wanted to do it.My old lifestyle so I did.But with my band I can't go crazy like I use too and had to stop but I realized I needed a fill and to work on some issue's.