Sweet spot / green zone

[a1990 55]

Can someone explain to me what the feeling is , i just had a fill couple days ago now I have have 4.08cc in my 20cc band , I just don't want to get to tight , how do you know if your to tight ??

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

Maybe that's a typo? 14cc bands are the biggest they make (that I'm aware of)

The green zone means you're satisfied on much less food for longer periods of time. To be more specific, you can go at least 4 hours without hunger after eating a cup or less of food.< /p>

[dee257 1,516]

to me the green zone is I can go 3 to 5 hrs with no hunger..infact I dont even think about food....tis coming from a girl that thought about food 24/7 !!!

[XOXOXO 18]

Hi there. You know you are too tight when eating hurts, you cannot eat, you cannot keep liquids down or have bad reflux with any of those symptoms. Trust me, you will know if you are.

[a1990 55]

Maybe that's a typo? 14cc bands are the biggest they make (that I'm aware of)

The green zone means you're satisfied on much less food for longer periods of time. To be more specific' date=' you can go at least 4 hours without hunger after eating a cup or less of food.[/quote']

Yes it's suppose to be 10cc sorry

[a1990 55]

What about food going down should it hurt , maybe I'm just taking to of bites I have not felt a restriction like this yet so not sure how its all suppose to feel or work , just a little new still and nervous

[XOXOXO 18]

No it shouldn't hurt. Take tiny bites, chew it all up until its almost gone & then wait a minute before having another one. If it is still hurting after a couple of days after a fill give your doctor a call. Dont leave it too long. Do liquids hurt?

[line-dancer 810]

not so easy to get to tight specially in the beginning so focus on the size of bite, how long you chew and what u r eating. something that went down just fine yesterday might not today.the average green zon is just a little over half the size of your band so use that as a gage not for everyone of course but most. I have a 100cc band and 6.5 cc and it feels so good as long as I follow the rules...good luck

[a1990 55]

No it shouldn't hurt. Take tiny bites' date=' chew it all up until its almost gone & then wait a minute before having another one. If it is still hurting after a couple of days after a fill give your doctor a call. Dont leave it too long. Do liquids hurt?[/quote']

No liquids are fine!

[a1990 55]

not so easy to get to tight specially in the beginning so focus on the size of bite' date=' how long you chew and what u r eating. something that went down just fine yesterday might not today.the average green zon is just a little over half the size of your band so use that as a gage not for everyone of course but most. I have a 100cc band and 6.5 cc and it feels so good as long as I follow the rules...good luck[/quote']

Line dancer I think I'm going to have to retrain my brain on the bites I took I'm the worlds worse about taking big bites

[missybear 86]

Big bites and eating too fast have been the cause of the times I've felt so uncomfortable I needed to throw up.

I've found it's often when I'm in a rush say between meetings at work, distracted talking with others at dinner or being out with other and seem to eat at the same pace they do that I'll take too bigger bites or eat too fast.

I've really had to make a conscious effort to have the time to sit down and eat my meal. If I can't do that, I tend to go back to a Liquid Protein shake that I can consume in a short period of time.

I've also found chewing food until its a paste that I can move around my mouth first before swallowing slows down my eating and ensures no lumps are swallowed. Also can't eat really hot temperature food any more, was rather surprised to discover I never really chewed it well given it was so hot in my mouth.