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I am going on 4 months with my band. I had 1 fill, which seems to be working very well for me right now.

One thing that is confusing me, is the difference in how "tight" my band feels on any given day. For example, some days, I can eat quite normally, just in very small portions. Other days, I can barely choke down half of a banana! It is typical that I will have trouble eating all day on random days. Then the next day, I can eat normally again! Is this normal? I feel that by the end of the week, I am getting adequate nutrition, it is just very odd to me, the randomness of it.

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I've been banded for a little over 18 mos now and I'm at goal. I, too, have those days. I haven't figured out the pattern (if there is one) but I can tell if it is a "good" eating day or "bad". I accept this as "normal" now and I'm ok with that. I'm not gaining or losing so it works for me.

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For me I have tight days

during my period, and when I'm stressed................ especially when stressed... I might as well give up food!

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Heck I have tight hours in a given day. This is totally normal, the band is a fickle beast. It will sometimes feel wide open, sometimes like you can't even sip Water.

I have had mine almost three years and that is the one consistent, that the band isn't consistent.

You sort of learn to get used to it.

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Isn't that funny...I have tight days too. Some days I have very restricted eating and other days I don't. I have learned to live with it and it really doesn't bother me. I really am grateful that I do have days when I can't eat anything......it really is a nice balance for me. I have maintained my weight for 4 months now....loving it!!

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