Am I in the Green Zone or over filled??

[Purpleshell 4]

I had my second fill over a month ago and have been losing weight steadily. I have PB a few times and have had quite a few stuck episodes if I don't eat slowly and chew properly, however I feel like my band is getting tighter. I'm at 5.5cc's in a 10cc band.

Its that TOM so I don't know if thats made things tighter, but I didn't notice a difference last month and each day over the past week or so has been different.

I usually eat 1egg-scrambled for Breakfast and now I'm full half way through it and not hungry again for hours later. I don't feel like drinking either and that's whats starting to concern me- I don't want to dehydrate. For lunch I can eat a yogurt and be full, as before I would have the yogurt as a snack and a small salad with turkey.

Last week I was able to eat a 1/3 of a chicken breast without any problems for dinner and today I was only able to eat a bit of my egg, and not even 1/2 of my salad with beef chili. I didn't even get half eaten and that was over lunch and dinner. Water also seems to fill me up. I can feel it go down slowly but I seem to feel very full after a couple of mouthfuls but I am still thirsty.

How do you describe your green zone and approx how much do you eat for one meal?

How long should I wait during/after my TOM to see if things settle down?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[cwm812 11]

It's always hard to tell why your band is getting tighter. I think it's very possible that it's related to your hormones. That definitely happened to me. I'd be starving and able to eat anything the week before my period and then, as soon as my period arrived, I couldn't eat t thing. I was living on Protein drinks and Soup for 3 days. I'd wait a week and see if anything changes. If you are still tight, get a small unfill.

My band has gotten tighter over the last year or so and I've had 3 small unfills. I was up to 5.7 and now I'm down to 5.1. My doctor can't explain it, but he says that it happens.

Cindy

[Melissannde 41]

Try sipping on something warm before your meals.. tea, coffee, warm Water with lemon. See if that will loosen you up enough to eat a normal amount.

I don't go by the "feeling full" idea. I go by if I can eat 3oz of Protein and 1/2 cup of veggies and be satisfied for 3 or more hours. If I'm consistently (over several days ) hungry sooner than 3 hours, I need a fill. If I can't get 3oz and 1/2 cup of veggies in consistently.. over several days.. or if it hurts to eat.. I'm too tight.

I'm no longer cycling, so I can't help you with the hormonal issues. But likely that is what is going on.

[TexasNurseMom 5]

I have the same TOM issue. Have heard from other this happens to them too. Also am having the same tighter feeling. I really am struggling with eating slowly. And I feel like I have to make myself eat. I can go 7-10 hrs with out feeling hungry. So as far as I can tell you are in the green. Just slow sown eating and sobt worry about portion size as long as you are getting your Protein in

[kll724 3,055]

You sound like you are just right! I have read on here that TOM causes tightening. I would wait until after to see what happens. (I am past TOM stage). Best of luck to you. Karen

[Purpleshell 4]

Thank you all for your useful advice. I'll wait for TOM to finish and see if I feel better. I was able to drink more Water today so felt much better. I weighed my Protein tonight too. Usually I just eat what I can and I now realise its probably only about 1-1 1/2 oz at any one time, so if this continues I might need a small unfil. Thanks again. The support from here is invaluable.

[Swan56 6]

Thank you all for your useful advice. I'll wait for TOM to finish and see if I feel better. I was able to drink more Water today so felt much better. I weighed my Protein tonight too. Usually I just eat what I can and I now realise its probably only about 1-1 1/2 oz at any one time, so if this continues I might need a small unfil. Thanks again. The support from here is invaluable.

I'm tighter during my TOM. I actually am waiting to see how I feel after I'm off on whether I may need a slight unfill as well. Best of luck to you!