Stretching the pouch?

[Soupamom 0]

First I want to say that this site has been a God-send! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post! I have learned so much from this site and I feel completely ready (but still nervous) about my banding on 3/30.

My question is about the pouch and having it get stretched out over time, if a person consistently eats large amounts of food. Has anyone had a problem with this? Does this happen to a lot of people?

I was under the assumption that if a person with a band ate too much, the excess food would "come back up" in one way or another.

I want to be very careful not to overeat and stretch my new pouch!

Thanks again for your input, everyone!

God bless!

[bearbandit 0]

Measure your food. Always at least until you can eyeball what 4-6oz of meat/complex carbs looks like. I suggest buying some 1/2 cup containers which is 4oz. You can completely remove the whole idea of stretching your pouch by measuring your food. Good luck and always follow the rules of the tool.

[Soupamom 0]

Thanks BB!