How do I know if my band is too full?

Butta · September 2, 2004

I had surgery on June 8th, with my first fill I felt no restriction. So I had a second fill 3 weeks later. On yesterday evening after the fill I was able to eat and keep down a small piece of salmon and about a quarter of a bake potato. This morning I was unable to keep down an egg. How do I know if I'm too "full" or perhaps I need to adjust to the new way of eating? I read somewhere that you may feel more fullness in the morning?

Butta

September 2, 2004

If your band is too full, you would have difficuties swallowing liquids. Or even your own saliva.

donali · September 2, 2004

Your band is too full if you are experiencing problems. You are already too tight if all you can do is swallow Water and your own saliva - you must be able to eat enough food to meet whatever amount of calories required to keep you alive and well.

If you can eat enough to do that, but emotionally you cannot stop when your pouch is full and you are constantly getting stuck or throwing up, then you are too tight. Your behaviours MUST match what the band allows - if you are unable to adjust your behaviours so that you avoid throwing up, then you are too tight, even if you can eat too much.

This is a mental thing as much as a physical thing for most people.

And most people are tighter in the mornings then later in the day. I would not use your morning restriction as a decision factor unless you are unable to drink warm liquids in the mornings. If you're unable to do that, then you are definitely too tight.

leatha_g · September 2, 2004

Originally posted by donali
If you can eat enough to do that, but emotionally you cannot stop when your pouch is full and you are constantly getting stuck or throwing up, then you are too tight. Your behaviours MUST match what the band allows - if you are unable to adjust your behaviours so that you avoid throwing up, then you are too tight, even if you can eat too much.

This is a mental thing as much as a physical thing for most people.

Amen! Thank you so much for saying this! I could not agree more.

Leatha