I feel my intake is to much

I heard this is normal. At my preop class there were lap band patients included in it and they were told they would start to feel this way around 3 weeks out. The nurse explained that they will have to work on their eating on their own before they get that first fill. Something like what you had to do for th family dinner. Good luck to you

THANK YOU FOR YOUR POST YES EVERY ONE IS RESPONDING TO ME IN THE SAME WAY THAT YES THIS IS NORMAL,THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT..AND PLEASE ADD ME AS A FRIEN, I GO FOR MY FIRST FILL ON THE 8 TH... THANK YOU SO MUCH,AND MAY GOD KEEP BLESSING YOU IN THIS NEW YEAR...

You are completely normal!  Once the swelling from surgery goes down you can eat nearly normal amounts of food before your first fill.   Stick to your post op eating plan, avoid sweets, don't graze, don't eat junk..   Once you start getting fills the amount you eat will decrease.   Once you get optimal restriction you'll get full on a small amount of food and stay full for hours.  It may take more than one fill to get optimal restriction.  Work on your good habits in the meantime including exercise, as no WLS will ever do all the work for you.  The better you are at sticking to the post op guidelines from the band booklet and the nutritionist, the better you will loose when you start getting fills.  Only 1 week 'til your first fill.  You can do it.   I did  - almost 3 years ago and 120 lbs ago. The patients who have lost so much in a few weeks are RNY patients or if banded, they have had prolonged swelling or have been extraordinarily compliant with the guidelines.  Banded patients rarely loose as fast as RNY patients, but can get to their goal.   Don't compare yourself to the bypass patients!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR POST BACK TO ME .I HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF RESPONCES AND EVERYONE IS TELLING ME THE SAME THING,,,I AM SO HAPPY TO KNOW THIS IS NORMAL.AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FIRST FILL,AND I NEED TO GET GOING ON A EXERCISE PROGRAM,I NEED TO THINKOF WHAT WILL WORK BEST FOR ME.I HATE TO EXERCISE LIKE EVERYONE ELES & BEING HEAVY DONT HELP,SO I WANT TO START OUT RIGHT,AND ALSO TONE AS MUCH AS I CAN,I WORRY ABOUT WHAT I WILL LOOK LIKE UNDER THE CLOTHES !! I AM ALREADY A SAGGY BODY,53 YR IN MARCH AND HAVE LOST MAYBE 30 ILS ON MY OWN THE LAST FEW YEARS,I SHOULD GIVE ME A NAME LIKE MS JELLY..LOL.. THANK YOU AGAIN THE RESPONCES I AM GETTING HERE R JUST GREAT & WHAT I NEEDED TO BUILD ME UP.. PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR FRIEND LIST SO WE CAN STAY IN CONTACT,AND GOOD FOR YOU ON ALL YOUR WEIGHT LOSE.WHY DONT THEY HAVE A SPELL CHECK ON HERE??? I CANT SPELL FOR NOTHING. MAY GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS THIS NEW YEAR... JOAN

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/LapBand/a,messageboard/boa rd_id,5359/ this is where I got all my band questions answered.... It is normal to feel hungery since you  do not have restriction yet. That will come when you hit your sweet spot with fills. It took me 4 fills to finally get the restriction I needed to eat only 1/2 cup...It will come really. Until you see the dr make sure you eat your proteins... always eat that first... Protein helps to keep you satisfied longer.... Eat about every 2 hrs of needed... Drink tha****er in between those meals... use those SF popcicles...I do recommend going to the lap band fourm though.