Fills, Fills, Fills

I am confused..

My weight loss has not been as signifigant as some of the other people who were banded around the same time I was, and while I understand that its difficult to really guage what a 'sweet spot' would be from one individual to another, I was curious as to what other peoples personal view points were about their 'sweet spots', and I was hoping you guys could help me out.

I cannot eat bread any longer, it just wont go down, its very uncomfortable, and it HURTS. Having said that, I can pretty much eat anything else without pain. I can normally take in about 2 to 3 cups of food at a given time, more if I break the rules and drink while I eat, but I am focused on no longer allowing to sabatoge myself. I have only PB'ed once, right into my kitchen sink, and let me tell you, that, that was so unpleasant that I never want it to happen again, it was such a surprise and there was NO WAY of stopping it.

I have so far had two fills, 4 ccs each, I have the new AP band, I believe it holds a max of 10 CCs.

Am I feeling restriction? I dont feel like I have REAL restriction, I feel like my eating has probably been cut in half at any given meal, but for the most part, I think I can probably get in more food than I should be. Does anyone else feel this way?

My next fill is scheduled for the 11th of March, I was banded on the 23rd of October, and as of right now, I have lost 23 pounds, which I am not scoffing at, because its 23 pounds that I am rid of :)

So, does anyone have any advice on restriction, or can you tell me what restriction FEELS like, is it painful, does it feel like youre going to vomit, do you feel like you have 'food backed up in your throat', help me out to better gauge and give my doctor a more accurate protrayal of whats going on with me.

Thanks

-A

It really is a personal decision of tolerance. I eat about a cup of food per meal. I pb more than you do...a lot more. I'd say, on average, every other day. It's usually my own stupidity at work (not chewing enough, eating something I know doesn't go down) I prefer to be a little on the tighter side, simply because I know I have no willpower and this works better for me.

If you don't want to increase your restriction, you may choose to up your exercise regimen. You won't lose nearly as much without a solid exercise routine.

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BANDED 8-15-06, DR. NUSBAUM, LIVINGSTON, NJ

Yes, you have restriction alright...you said you can't eat____. Anytime something won't go down or gets stuck...that means you have restriction.

Now, how much you have...I don't know. But, you can eat more than me as if I ate 2-3 cups of anything I'd be sliming over the kitchen sink.
Unless I had all day to eat those 2-3 cups.