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Thanks so much for your comments PhotoNut. Yes, I do want to eat everything before it goes away. Dumb way to feel!! It's like I'm trying to put something over on myself after all.:phanvan I have been trying to cut down on snacking or making better choices at least. I have thought about doing 1 or 2 days a week on liquids to kind of jump start myself. I am a grazer and this is going to be quite something to break. I answer the phone at a car dealership at my 2nd job and I just sit. I usually take a salad with me to work for dinner because 4:00 is too early to eat and 8:00 is too late. I'll keep hanging in there and keep reading LBT for ideas and inspiration.

I do need to realize what I have done so far:clap2:. I quit smoking in January, am trying to make better choices for myself, stopped drinking soda's, am trying not to drink when I eat, and had my first Dr. appt. for lap-band surgery! That's a start! Actually, that's quit a bit for 1 1/2 months. :teeth:

Hi, my name is Carol. I am 55, divorced, 3 grown children and 4 precious grandchildren. 2 girls and 2 boys. Meme is the greatest sounding word in the English language!! :confused:

I had my first Dr. appt. this week on my way to being a lap-bander. Next week I go in for my blood work and upper GI. I'm having trouble with the pre-band losing. I just want to eat everything I can get my hands on. This forum helps me when I really want to eat. I just can't always get to it when I need to. I work 2 jobs, one full time, one part time. Eating is difficult with the 2 jobs. I want to do this, this time!!

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Hi, I'm new also. I have had my first Dr. appt. this week. Now I'm getting anxious and want to eat anything and everything in sight. I worry that the band will not be enough for me also. I can't even seem to reduce what I eat enough to lose weight before the surgery. Is this just nerves? Will things be better after the surgery? I am trying not to drink with meals because I know how important this is, but I have always drank a lot with meals. This is a very hard thing to break. How do you deal with the "head hunger"?

I think I got it too. Thank you so much for the help!

I couldn't tell that the throat spray helped me much. It might be worth a try though. I haven't been banded yet and I have trouble with snoring also. My Dr. recomended a mandibular repositioning device. It moves your lower jaw forward and keeps your teeth separated some. You can get them on line for about $30 rather than from the dentist for about $500. I haven't ordered one yet but am going to try it.

Good Luck:notagree