What does proper restriction feel like?

[onmyway11 43]

I'm 6 weeks out and got my first fill of 5cc yesterday. I'm just wondering what it feels like to be in the green zone. Are you still head hungry?? Do you just feel full quickly and that satisfies you?

[B-52 7,113]

I'm 6 weeks out and got my first fill of 5cc yesterday. I'm just wondering what it feels like to be in the green zone. Are you still head hungry?? Do you just feel full quickly and that satisfies you?

I'm head hungry all the time....but bottom line is, I'm just not interested in eating, if that makes any sense.

Got home from work today. The only thing I ate all day was a Breakfast shake (protein) and my supplements. I kept looking for something to eat in the fridge, then pantry, then back to the fridge etc etc.

NOTHING interested me although there was plenty to choose from. I should have been hungry enough to eat everything in sight, and I would have before being banded, but I just wasn't interested.

I did go out a little while ago and picked up a chicken burrito to bring home. (Chipotle) Ate 1/2 of it, and that was tough with the restriction I have. Rice, Beans and corn, plus I can't eat tortillas at all, not to mention any bread products for that matter. But that's just me.

Now I'm heading out the door to a football game, and I'm already thinking about the home made chili they always have (Head Hungry) but I know I won't be interested, and if I do buy it out of habit, I won't eat it. After a taste or 2 I'll throw it away.

[marfar7 1,532]

It took me 4 mths and 3 fills to get any restriction. I thought I'd be the one it didn't work for until the day after my 3rd fill. I ate like 3 bites of chicken and was so full. It's a differnt kind of full now tho. When I eat a few bites, I'm satisfied. If I eat a few more, my chest starts to hurt - and if I keep eating (and after 2 yrs, yes I find myself doing so occasionally) I'll vomit. Since I can't eat but a few bites at a time tho, I'm hungry more often. I've lost 104 lbs with about 9 left till goal.

Good luck with your fill. I hope you're one of the ones it works for on the first one. I guess I'm lucky in that I went over a year between my 4th and 5th fill and it's been 4 mths since my 5th and I'm still good. Oh and about the head hunger - yes I still feel it. Sometimes I'm jealous when I see people eat more than 1 slice of pizza. I always want to eat more, I just physically can't. I'm so thankful for my band!

Marci