I want to know if you ever get to the point that eating feels "normal" or are you always conscious of being banded and having to pick the "right" foods? Do you always think about it constantly like I am doing now?

I am getting banded on April 7 and I am really getting excited. I feel like I am obsessed with my surgery and eating right and posting.

A simple answer to the OP's question is yes, for me anyway, eating goes back to "normal." I do not obsess in any way, I just know which foods to be cautious of. I love my band, but many days, forget it's even there!

I have been banded for over two years now and to be honest, it is always in the back of my mind. But what DOES become normal feeling, is that this is the way it is now. And believe it or not, I am OK with it. I cant eat bread or fries or meat most of the time, all of which I used to love. But it's OK. I have learned to take the bad with the good. And the weight I have lost far outways any french-fry I might enjoy. It may be hard for you to imagine that you will feel that way, but trust me, it will come. Although it is a new way of life, it is a great one that you WILL NOT regret! I would have my surgery again in a heartbeat!!! Good luck to you!!!