Too tight in the am's

Some of us are more sensitive to swelling than others.  Overnight by lying in bed our fluids pool, so to say, and cause swelling.  I know some mornings I can barely close my hands, as my swelling is so bad.  This also happens with my stoma...there was just no way for me to know this prior to the band! 

This is why I have protein shakes during the week.....on the weekends, my schedule is more flexible and I can wait until mid-morning or a bit later to have breakfast.  This is common with many of us bandsters, but not all. 

It is very common!! You don't need an unfill because then you risk eating too much at other meals.

As Melly mentioned when we sleep our fluid pools and cause us to be tight in the morning.. my doctor discussed this with me in my pre-op meeting .... I MUST drink coffee or tea in the morning before I can consumed anything... even if I take a nap in the middle of the day I must drink something HOT to open me back up...

I have noticed with my new fill cold water seems to work against me so I have to let it sit a bit before I start drinking water... some days I can only eat softer foods in the morning like cottage cheese or oatmeal, protein shake etc (home made no pre bought they are too watery and don't fill me up)

This is common but it shouldn't be considered normal. This is just another one of those annoying things you have to deal with when you are banded.

Yeah the rest of the day I could eat like a horse if I let myself...I feel no restriction. Only really in the am. I mean I have eaten too big and too fast and had a stuck episode and thrown up before in the afternoon...Having the band is much harder than I thought...I mean its great and all but a real life change!

Yes, I had this. I could only do a liquid breakfast with my band. And if I had an unfill to the point where I could eat breakfast, then I had no restriction at all anytime of the day.

Maybe you can find a protein shake you like for the mornings? Or that No Sugar Added Carnation Instant Breakfast?

Best of luck,
Lindsey