I was banded on 8/30/10 and so far so good. I eat 4-6 ounces each meal (no fill on the band yet) and I feel full. The question is:

How do you deal with the COMPULSION to eat?

I have always had a hard time with compulsive eating. I could eat something, nibble on something or snack on something after a big meal. I still feel this way. The only way I have been able to deal with this so far is to not have snacky type stuff in the house. I am proud to say I have been a good little boy since being banded but I fear the day when there are some snacks left in the house and I am alone! “Just one bite won’t hurt” I hear my mind saying. One bite has never been one bite. I used to buy the snack size bags of chips so I would eat 3 or 4 bags. There would be about ¼ of a bag of potato chips left and my mind would say “go on, eat them up just to get rid of those things” then I would buy another bag. L I would have a pizza delivered, when ordering they would say the large is only $3.00 more, “well I can’t pass up savings like that, yea give me the large.” All the time I am thinking I’ll eat 3-4 pieces and save the rest for tomorrow. Tomorrow came and the pizza was gone.

I have done extremely well so far. No snacking between meals because I feel full. Has anyone had this problem since being banded?

Thanks Melissannde......no I have not peeled them....I bought one of those ready made fruit cartoons in work with prepared fruit.....I threw up after eating a slice of apple, piece of pineapple and two grapes! I will bring a fruit knive with me...luckily in Ireland we don't really spray with pesticides so our fruit is not perfect and shinny as the fruit in the USA :smile2: .....thank you for your advice....I was trying to eat the skins as the dietican told me I should eat the skins for 'crunch texture'.....I just got fed up trying to eat the dam apple I threw it away :thumbup:

I don't know if it is a compulsion, I like to refer to it as "head Hunger" even though I am not hungry, I get an idea in my head I want something and it is so hard to get that thought out! I was banded 12/20/08 and am to goal with 90 pds lost. I do splurge now and again so as to not be obsessed about having something and go up and down 2 pds but I can live with that and am so much happier in life since losing this weight. I don't know if the head hunger ever goes away, but like they have said here, we do have some control with having the band, thank you whoever invented the band to begin with!!!