3 weeks after surgery and eating too much?

Hi, I'm just wondering (for those who have had lapband) if you recall eating more than what the doctor said you would be able to eat after surgery.  I haven't had a fill yet, of course, but I'm able to eat 4, sometimes 8 oz of food without getting sick or even feeling stuffed.

I was banded on Halloween, and I can eat close to what I could eat before surgery... way more than 4 oz. I have only ate to very full once, most of the time I stop when I'm just not feeling hungry anymore. But I think it's normal for some people, and I hear things change once you get filled properly.

Hey Scarlett,

Don't worry you are in what is know as "Banster Hell". Most people have no restriction when they are first banded the more fills you get the less you will be able to eat. It is still REALLY important to follow the rules that your doctor gave you. I didn't have perfection restriction until month 5 or 6 but I still lost a large amount of weight on that time because I followed the rules ate healthy and excersied. Once I got up to restriction things got a lot easier! Now I am at perfect restriction and if I eat the correct things I can eat about 1/2-1 cup of food and be done. I am one year out in January if you have any questions PM me. I started at 273 5'6 and weighed in at 162 this morning. Good luck you will do great! This time is really hard but you can do it and it will all be worth it!

Congrats again!

Also, check out the Lapband board you can get way more info there about the band. It seem to me that not to many people on this board have the band.

Thanks ladies!  I started freaking myself out thinking maybe my band slipped and I didn't know.  You know, always the worse case scenario :)  And I didn't want to get scolded by my doctor if I told him how much I was actually eating.