SandraMinnesota

I too, am a sweet addict. I was banded in January, and have lost over 30# now, and feel great. My thrill is buying secondhand clothes and looking so good. I kind of give myself permission to eat sweets, but rarely indulge. I do not keep them in the house, with the exception of prepackaged gummy bears that are only 80 calories a package. I eat one package a day. I also keep gum in my car console. It's like a little treat while I am driving. I haven't lost the urge to eat sweets, but it truly is a controllable urge, because my hunger is under control now. I do steal a little cup of ice cream at work now and then, but when I do, I count the calories and move on, and of course, ice cream is at least full of Calcium, so that makes me feel a little better about the indulgence. Sandra

:rolleyes2: I feel very lucky to tell you that I had NO post op problems or disasters, with one little exception. About 10 days post op I had chest pain right in the middle of my sternum that lasted for about 2 minutes. It came in the middle of the night. I fell asleep after just waiting it out. I have had a clog--I called my clinic, and the dr. told me to take a swig of bubbly pop. That pushed the clog right through instantly. I have been banded for 3 months, and lost about 20#. Love, love, love my band. Sandra