Question:
What is meant by the term restricted,,as in feeling fully restricted...

   — beachlady29k (posted on April 23, 2009)

April 24, 2009
It refers to how full you feel after eating. Many of the weight loss surgeries rely almost solely on restriction (smaller stomach/stomach opening "stoma" for successful weight loss (lapband, VSG etc)...Others combine restriction with gastric bypass (RNY, DS) which can be various different rerouting and cutting of the intestines as well as altering the amount of food that can be eaten...But all of them have some form of restriction of the stomach by banding the stomach smaller, stapling and cutting the stomach or disecting it and stapling/stitching it off and or altering the stoma... There are several different surgeries and all are different....
   — .Anita R.

April 25, 2009
Anita has a great answer! I wanted to add to it a bit. I see the term "feeling fully restricted" more with the people that have a gastric band (i.e. lapband or realize band). Some say they feel a restriction just from the placement of the band, others say that it takes 3 or so fills to really feel a restriction.
   — Libby R.