Stretching the pouch, easy to do??

ebonie · April 13, 2008

I'm so paranoid of stretching out my pouch. Does anyone know if its easy to do and besides carbonation, what really makes that happen, eating till your miserable?

I can eat about 1 cup of food, a little more to feel satisfied and to get the slight pressure to keep me full a long time.

But when am I over doing it? :confused2:

azchick · April 13, 2008

:redface:My doc told me that chronic overeating will stretch the pouch. I overate one time and I felt so sick that I will never do that again. If you can only eat 1 cup of food, I would say you are doing good. I usually eat 1 1/2 cups of food and I am still hungry. I have only had 1 fill 1.5 cc's in my ab band. My fill was on 4/3 and I am just now starting to feel a tiny little bit of restriction. I can't wait to get my next fill.:biggrin:

ebonie · April 13, 2008

Aw, thanks Jack that means alot coming from you! The weight isn't coming off very quick now............sniff, sniff. 5 lbs will put me at my ideal weight but I'd like try for lower.

After I got the band I was never hungry, so it was pretty easy for me.

I eat lean meat, a few vegies, a little fruit and stay away from carbs and fatty foods. Trying to eat healthy.

I'm not eating to were I'm in pain but feel the pressure in my chest. I know not to push it past that. If I eat to that point I'm not hungry..................for a very long time, if ever, thats what I've discovered lately. But eating, even though I'm not hungry, isn't a problem.......:biggrin::biggrin: