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I am sure many of us have this; band being tighter in the morning. I have to really sip my liquids in the morning now. My bf asked me why that is and I didn't have a logical answer... so why are some of our bands tighter in the morning??

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Most definitely!! I can either eat 2-3 bites only - possibly have a PB or I can drink a slimfast for 30 minutes.

I generally just drink my Breakfast because nothing works very well. Mushie Cereal, eggs, oatmeal- whatever just doesn't work in the morning.

I feel the slimfast gurgling through so it's best for me to drink :wink2:

wombat

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There is an actual physical reason.....can't remember what it is, though....I'm lots of help, aren't I. LOL!! It's something to do with hormones that do something during the night. Anyhow......it's very common for the band to be tight in the mornings......I start every day with warm Protein Drinks and then eat a couple of hours later.

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I'm definitely tighter in the mornings. I usually drink a low carb slim fast. I've heard a couple of different explanations on why we are tighter in the mornings. 1.) I heard that our stomachs swell while we sleep and the swelling goes down as we start moving around. 2.) I heard that the band tightens because while we sleep there is nothing going through the band for so long thus making it looser as we eat and drink throughout the day.

I dunno if any of these explanations are true, but they kinda make sense.

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I think most bandsters do feel tighter in the morning than in the evening. For me, the evening period is just awful - all hell seems to break loose and I have to do a great effort to keep myself in control.

Recently read somewhere that drinking some ice cold Water before dinner would help to make the band tighter (the opposite - drinking some warm tea or similar in the morning, also helps to «loosen up» a bit).

I think the reason why we feel the band tighter in the morning has to do with body fluids and the way they «settle» in while we're horizontal during the night period.

niki

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One of the staff at my doc's office offered this bit of information about morning tightness:

Trying to eat breakfast can be troublesome. Early to mid morning the Lap-Band feels much tighter. This may be due to circadian rhythm and cortisone secretions, so skip breakfast. If you are able to tolerate a Protein shake to get your day going, by all means, please do. It might be helpful to thin out the Protein Shake by adding Water or skim milk to it.

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In response to the tighter in the mornings issue my doctor (Dr. Maese,Dallas Texas) Informed me from the get go that Once i was banded and started getting fills that I would have to start every morning with HOT fluids to "flush" out the band from all the mucus and secretions that for a sorta plug through the night. That is why you feel tighter. Ive even noticed that since allergy season is here I can really tell Im tighter in the am's than the pm's. I quess I never realized how much crud went down my throat!!!

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I just got filled to 7.1 cc's and cannot tolerate anything in the morning. I tried to drink a cold coffee Protein Drink and it came back up and it wasn't even thick! Wow, I feel like I am almost completely closed off.

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I was told it is a physiological thing - you are tighter in the AM because you have gone all night without drinking anything and your body is cranking away (probably still digesting that dinner that sat at the top of your pouch for who knows how long) and so it's kind of like a dehydration thing, only not necessarily your fault for not drinking enough it's normal for your body to do that. I do notice, though, that if I really concentrate on drinking a lot between dinner and bedtime I am not quite as tight in the AM. Today I couldn't even get yogurt down (it was gurgling, too!) And I was on my way to the gym to work out with my trainer so felt like I should have something in my stomach.

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