colourfulwings

The best word of advice is DO NOT drink and eat at the same time because it totally goes against the whole point of the surgery. The band is a tool to help you loose weight only; there are some lifestyle changes that need to be done. You and I the same, have to break this life long habit!!! The days I refrain from drinking with my meal is like heaven because I am ful for WAY WAY longer :thumbup:

I think this article would be very helpful for me. However, when I click on the link it says that the page is not available. Perhaps this an older article and I cannot read it??

Ok but all those tricks are also true for people who try to diet without being banded. How does being banded make this different? Please help.

See I don't get it?? I was playing those head games before the surgery, but now I am in 20,000 debt on top of it. Someone help me!?!

That is how I felt for the three days following my surgery. I was not fixated on food, I was not thinking about what I wanted to eat next and I was not woken up by my hunger while I was sleeping. I was told to keep in my memory the way I feel right after surgery since this is going to be the good old sweet spot I will working hard for. Now it's been three weeks since surgery and boy do I ever miss that feeling of being normal! I read postings daily to bring up my spirit....It will take time, some more than others to reach the sweet spot.