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Hi.i had my gastric band on 26/1 14.feeling excited and so well after suffering for so long with the excess weight my body couldn't cope with.i dieted 2 wks pre op on milk diet Which was hard and then a wk 1000 cals including no more than 100 g carb a day.a wk after surgery and I had lost 181b!! Haven't weighed since.a day post op suffered badly with trapped wind causing chest pain and back and shoulder pain and luckily after 2 days it went.wasnt nice and I had a little shoulder pain on occasions but this has gone for over a wk now.i am on sloppy diet now and enjoying it.wasnt hungry for 10 days post op
But have hunger at times now.not severe but I know a good sign my stomach has healed well.got my first fill on3/2/.havent drank alcohol since new yr, love diet coke but will struggle with a nice mixer to go with vodka.even if u don't drink alchohol pubs don't offer a lot of low cal non fizzy low cal drinks! I would recommend anyone who has had the weight struggle I have had for 30 years.i am an expert at weight loss but even better putting it on lol xxxx

Evenings are hard and old habits can be difficult to break. I noodle around on my iPad while we watch a movie or I go through magazines for pictures (I make collage so am always looking for images). Recently I found a warm beverage that really works for me -- Dandy Blend, an herbal "coffee" that feels like it has more body than tea (kind of like Postum). It's warm and gives me something special to have in the evening plus it's really good for me, liver cleansing, etc. Kind of the opposite of the wine and cheese party my body is programmed for every damn evening -- ack.

Don't watch TV. Read a book...better yet, read a good book while taking a hot bath. I love doing that. Knit...do a puzzle, play solitaire... Just do something that's not passive. It will help. And yes...keep healthy Snacks around so you have something to go to that won't do much damage. Almonds...lo-fat cheese, SF Jello, pops, pudding. Those things work for me. Good luck!!

Head Hunger..... Probably part of the reason we are where we are. When I taught, I too, wanted to eat when I came home from school ( kept the habit from when I was a kid and my mom had Snacks for us when we came home from school.) So here's what I did. I re-adjusted my three meals. No Breakfast, lunch at school was my first meal, I ate my second meal when I came home from school, and then I ate dinner later that night. It might not work for you, but it worked for me. My band is usually right in the morning. Two cups of coffee fill me in the morning.

I know I need a fill....scheduled for Monday...hopefully this will be "the one" and will help my physical hunger. But I'm looking for ways that you deal with the head hunger. What do you do when your head wants the Snacks? My toughest times are right after school(I'm a teacher) and in the evenings while watching tv. Especially when the hubs is working nights. Any tips or suggestions? Thanks so much for the encouragement!

The first year after surgery I missed no food. My stomach and my mind were on honeymoon.
Now, my stomach is still easily satiated, but my mind sends a different message and would like "forbidden" foods.
Head huger is not easy to manage, because it doesn't depend on my stomach, but on my life.
And there is no surgery to change or modify life...
Or..is there any?

Here in Italy they do not ask people who are going to have lap band surgery to go on a pre-op diet.
But I knew it would be too hard passing from the huge amount of foot I was used to swallowing to the tiny quantities allowed by the band.
So, a month before surgery I was for three weeks in a hospital where I followed a program of rehabilitation from obesity, which consisted in healthy food, exercise, group meetings with a nutritionist and a psychologist.
It was very helpful.
I'm grateful for that experience because it contributed to change my attitude to food.< /p>
Anyway, I don't mean my old self never comes back..
Change is very slow and might take years.

The first year after surgery I missed no food. My stomach and my mind were on honeymoon.
Now, my stomach is still easily satiated, but my mind sends a different message and would like "forbidden" foods.
Head huger is not easy to manage, because it doesn't depend on my stomach, but on my life.
And there is no surgery to change or modify life...
Or..is there any?

This is a follow up thread to the posting recently made by Jamilyne. She asked if there were foods that you missed eating since becoming banded. I thought it was a fun discussion.
So, as a follow up, are there any foods that you thought you loved but now realize, not so much?
For me it's hotdogs. Now that we really have to chew, chew, chew our food, you really get the opportunity to extract the flavor from the food. I now think that the actual taste of a hot dog is horrible. I guess pre-banding, I swallowed the hotdog in big chunks and really didn't taste all of the awful fat & byproducts in the hotdog.
Do you have a food that you use to love that you now see it for what it is?

The first year after surgery I missed no food. My stomach and my mind were on honeymoon.
Now, my stomach is still easily satiated, but my mind sends a different message and would like "forbidden" foods.
Head huger is not easy to manage, because it doesn't depend on my stomach, but on my life.
And there is no surgery to change or modify life...
Or..is there any?

keep this in the back of your mind as you are fulfilling all the requirements for surgery. everyone you come in contact with, your doctor, nutritionalist, psyhchologists, sleep apnea doctor etc. all want you to have this surgery and are on your side. they all recongnize that you are making the most important decision in your life that is hard to do. God is with you. And never leaves you. remember that. good luck

you wont die and you will be FINE
you will wake up and you will lose weight
follow and do what your doctor advises you to do
and MAKE yourself well.......you can do it..

Here in Italy they do not ask people who are going to have lap band surgery to go on a pre-op diet.
But I knew it would be too hard passing from the huge amount of foot I was used to swallowing to the tiny quantities allowed by the band.
So, a month before surgery I was for three weeks in a hospital where I followed a program of rehabilitation from obesity, which consisted in healthy food, exercise, group meetings with a nutritionist and a psychologist.
It was very helpful.
I'm grateful for that experience because it contributed to change my attitude to food.< /p>
Anyway, I don't mean my old self never comes back..
Change is very slow and might take years.

I was terrified of surgery and ,above all, anesthesia.
I thought I would die and never come back from it.
I was so scared of dyiing, that I was not even afraid of pain ( which was actually absolutely manageable).
I now realize that I was afraid of the changes that WLS would bring into my life.
My psychologist told me that the fear of anesthesia is the old fear of darkness, and darkness is connected to death in our minds.
Also changes scare us because they make us leave the well known and push us into the unknown, which is difficult to foresee and control.In a sense changes are similar to death..
This is the reason why I was so terrified.
I thought it over and over again, trying to calm me down.
I cannot say I was completely successful, but it prevented me from running away from the hospital on the day of my surgery.

Hi Tracy!
I think only superficial and silly people are completely sure they are making the right decision.
Enthusiasm and motivation are elements that lead to success, together with self reliance and self esteem.
But having doubts is human, healthy and wise.
You are weighing the pros and cons. Your well balanced approach to WLS will help you to achieve those results which you haven't achieved so far.
Hugs!!!
( my English/American might sound odd..I'm Italian. )

I was terrified of surgery and ,above all, anesthesia.
I thought I would die and never come back from it.
I was so scared of dyiing, that I was not even afraid of pain ( which was actually absolutely manageable).
I now realize that I was afraid of the changes that WLS would bring into my life.
My psychologist told me that the fear of anesthesia is the old fear of darkness, and darkness is connected to death in our minds.
Also changes scare us because they make us leave the well known and push us into the unknown, which is difficult to foresee and control.In a sense changes are similar to death..
This is the reason why I was so terrified.
I thought it over and over again, trying to calm me down.
I cannot say I was completely successful, but it prevented me from running away from the hospital on the day of my surgery.

Hi Tracy!
I think only superficial and silly people are completely sure they are making the right decision.
Enthusiasm and motivation are elements that lead to success, together with self reliance and self esteem.
But having doubts is human, healthy and wise.
You are weighing the pros and cons. Your well balanced approach to WLS will help you to achieve those results which you haven't achieved so far.
Hugs!!!
( my English/American might sound odd..I'm Italian. )

Hi Tracy!
I think only superficial and silly people are completely sure they are making the right decision.
Enthusiasm and motivation are elements that lead to success, together with self reliance and self esteem.
But having doubts is human, healthy and wise.
You are weighing the pros and cons. Your well balanced approach to WLS will help you to achieve those results which you haven't achieved so far.
Hugs!!!
( my English/American might sound odd..I'm Italian. )

I was terrified of surgery and ,above all, anesthesia.
I thought I would die and never come back from it.
I was so scared of dyiing, that I was not even afraid of pain ( which was actually absolutely manageable).
I now realize that I was afraid of the changes that WLS would bring into my life.
My psychologist told me that the fear of anesthesia is the old fear of darkness, and darkness is connected to death in our minds.
Also changes scare us because they make us leave the well known and push us into the unknown, which is difficult to foresee and control.In a sense changes are similar to death..
This is the reason why I was so terrified.
I thought it over and over again, trying to calm me down.
I cannot say I was completely successful, but it prevented me from running away from the hospital on the day of my surgery.

Hi Tracy!
I think only superficial and silly people are completely sure they are making the right decision.
Enthusiasm and motivation are elements that lead to success, together with self reliance and self esteem.
But having doubts is human, healthy and wise.
You are weighing the pros and cons. Your well balanced approach to WLS will help you to achieve those results which you haven't achieved so far.
Hugs!!!
( my English/American might sound odd..I'm Italian. )

Here in Italy they do not ask people who are going to have lap band surgery to go on a pre-op diet.
But I knew it would be too hard passing from the huge amount of foot I was used to swallowing to the tiny quantities allowed by the band.
So, a month before surgery I was for three weeks in a hospital where I followed a program of rehabilitation from obesity, which consisted in healthy food, exercise, group meetings with a nutritionist and a psychologist.
It was very helpful.
I'm grateful for that experience because it contributed to change my attitude to food.< /p>
Anyway, I don't mean my old self never comes back..
Change is very slow and might take years.

Here in Italy they do not ask people who are going to have lap band surgery to go on a pre-op diet.
But I knew it would be too hard passing from the huge amount of foot I was used to swallowing to the tiny quantities allowed by the band.
So, a month before surgery I was for three weeks in a hospital where I followed a program of rehabilitation from obesity, which consisted in healthy food, exercise, group meetings with a nutritionist and a psychologist.
It was very helpful.
I'm grateful for that experience because it contributed to change my attitude to food.< /p>
Anyway, I don't mean my old self never comes back..
Change is very slow and might take years.

I was terrified of surgery and ,above all, anesthesia.
I thought I would die and never come back from it.
I was so scared of dyiing, that I was not even afraid of pain ( which was actually absolutely manageable).
I now realize that I was afraid of the changes that WLS would bring into my life.
My psychologist told me that the fear of anesthesia is the old fear of darkness, and darkness is connected to death in our minds.
Also changes scare us because they make us leave the well known and push us into the unknown, which is difficult to foresee and control.In a sense changes are similar to death..
This is the reason why I was so terrified.
I thought it over and over again, trying to calm me down.
I cannot say I was completely successful, but it prevented me from running away from the hospital on the day of my surgery.

Hi Tracy!
I think only superficial and silly people are completely sure they are making the right decision.
Enthusiasm and motivation are elements that lead to success, together with self reliance and self esteem.
But having doubts is human, healthy and wise.
You are weighing the pros and cons. Your well balanced approach to WLS will help you to achieve those results which you haven't achieved so far.
Hugs!!!
( my English/American might sound odd..I'm Italian. )

Your BODY hears EVERYTHING your MIND says...... STAY POSITIVE