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Why is it that some days I can eat more and without a problem?

Like yesterday BBQ I ate really good...

Today .. No way!! Nothing!!

It happens to me often ...

Any idea why this happens??

Some times I get scared thinking of maybe slip!

But then the next day I can't even eat half a cup of food :-/

Help anyone else experiencing this?

Any info appreciated

Thanks!

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Not enough info to really help you? Depends on what you are eating? The band won't stop you from eating too much. It can help you feel more satisfied, sooner.

You still have a stomach so you can eat slider foods till the cows come home. It still stretches to accommodate large quantities of food. You can choose to ignore the signals your pouch/band is sending that you're no longer hungry and you can stop eating. We all love food so in some environments we can't turn off those eating demons who encourage us to eat till we're in a coma.

tmf

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My band tightness varies with stress and sometimes time of day. Nearly always tight in the mornings. Talk to your surgeon if the problems continue.

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Not enough info to really help you? Depends on what you are eating? The band won't stop you from eating too much. It can help you feel more satisfied' date=' sooner.

You still have a stomach so you can eat slider foods till the cows come home. It still stretches to accommodate large quantities of food. You can choose to ignore the signals your pouch/band is sending that you're no longer hungry and you can stop eating. We all love food so in some environments we can't turn off those eating demons who encourage us to eat till we're in a coma.

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I guess what I mean is .... I ate a chicken thigh some chips salsa n some cabbage salad perfectly fine... This was yesterday

Today... I made some chicken Alfredo one bit n it was stuck I had to drink a Protein shake n it goes down really slow... That was today around 12 noon central time ... I'm having coffee now because I feel that if I try agin it's going to get stuck ...

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My band tightness varies with stress and sometimes time of day. Nearly always tight in the mornings. Talk to your surgeon if the problems continue.

Yes mine is always tight in the morning too... I can not have nothing else but coffee .... Noon is a lil lose ... I can alway have dinner .... But the past week or so it's been crazy ... Like ^^^ what I just said ... One day is lose the next super tight.... I was just a little worried

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Mine is tight in the morning, but I've also found that humidity seems to make it tighter, along with stress and that time of the month. Some people say allergies can also tighten their bands.

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Yes I have been banded 6 1/2 years and some afternoons are fine and some. ??? Keeping enough Water in me helps. One day to the next. I don't know. Once my band is irritated I have to back off for a day. AMs I'm not hungry and food is hard for me. Maybe a Protein Drink. Or 1/2 a banana. But not till 2-3-4 is my band open and I can have a meal. Just me. But it does sound a bit like you too???

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I sounds like you're just tight enough, but, consuming processed carbs in chips and sweets along with lots of sodium can cause your entire body to swell. It won't take much swelling to make your band too tight.

Most of the foods you ate on Memorial day sound like slider foods. Dark chicken meat slides through much easier than white breast meat. I wouldn't be overly concerned and you don't sound like you've had a slip at all.

tmf

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Another item to consider as the degree of restriction of you band fluctuates is your stress and/or level of anxiety.

Over the past few months I have encountered some major life events, not the least of which Is my son's imminent deployment. The resulting stress led to a complete unfill of my band. I did have a small quantity of Fluid replaced in my band, and there are still days when it takes me an hour to get a Protein shake in.

Prior to the recent major events in my life, I also noticed that sipping Water while driving became difficult while adding the stress of being out on the roads with other drivers. I have noticed a pattern of stress created tightness in my band, along with recent increased reflux.

The restriction we feel with our band does have the ability to fluctuate from day to day. I'm still on that learning curve more than a year after having my band placed.

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I too experience being tight one day and not the next. I've been very concerned that I was too tight so I had a slight un-fill and believe I didn't want to. My doctor told me it was most likely tighter from stress and I have been under a lot of stress lately. Also I was stressing there may be something wrong with my band and that made it even worse yet. Needless to say with my slight un-fill I can eat so much more and have to go back to the doctor in a couple days to get filled. I was in the green zone and need to get back and try not to stress so much. I also asked my doctor about humidity and allergies causing me to be tight and she said that was not possible.

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Thank you so much everyone ....

I was worried because I hadn't experienced this before until I got this last fill

And yes I have been stressing lately ...

Last week of school ...

Kids will be at home 24/7s

Anyway .....

Thanks so much for replying y'all are lifesavers :*

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