It's 9pm, had a good dinner but the demon cravings are creeping in the dark recesses of my mind, taunting me. telling me I didnt eat that much today I need a munch, a little salt, a little sweet, a little chocolate, a little crunch. I go to the frig, what is edible without much effort?? carrots - naw no flavor, sugur free Jello? well only as a last resort. Protein drink? YUK! ---cheese stick! yum! 2 bites and its a distant memory.....The demons are in full swing now twisting my stomach in knots, gotta find something, gotta find something. I'm NOT really hungry cupboard doors are flying open - close - open again did I miss something, gotta eat, no, YES!...STOP!.... BUT wait!.... AHA! in the pantry a half a bag of chips! not a wise choice, but hey I can eat just one chip and I will be OK.

You all know the rest of this story, and the remorse and guilt. to bad there isn't a morning after pill for overeating. Yes the demons are always there waiting in the shadows for your guard to drop a fraction of an inch and they jump in and attack. My band is right now like a dull sword. I can beat them with it but to hack and slice them out I need it sharpened, I need the sweet spot. 2nd fill is next week, with one fill I have 5cc's and no significant restriction. I guess that is why it's called bandster HELL.

battle ON! we will win the war!

it's a process

it's a process

it's a process

it's a process

it's a process

it's a process

it's a process

it's a process

Edited September 22, 201015 yr by dman3998

Whenever that happens to me, I find that sticking a picture of the ideal body type on the front of the fridge helps me. Sounds hokey but it does work, because then I look at it and I'm like "dangit" and I walk away.

That and snapping a rubber band on my wrist. Pain tends to help with Pavlov's Dog, too. LOL!

Its as though I wrote the above post. That was so on key that it was kinda weird. LOL. I was banded almost 2 yrs ago and am still not where I wanna be. I am much happier now than before and know that I will get where I want one day. My band is doing exactly what its supposed to and I think Im at my sweet spot. But I know how to eat around the band and I self-sabotage. That late night hunger is the only reason why Im still overweight with the band. If I can find a way to overcome the cravings after 8pm then I would hit my goal weight in months. God help us all.

I struggle with this too. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Right there with all of you. Not hungry but always looking for the one thing to hit the spot. I need help.:smile2:

First, I love your post! :smile:

I agree with all the above. I would also like to add, take a look at what you ate for your previous meal. Was it something that got your blood sugar spiking? That will throw me into a food craving frenzy every time so it might be something you should at least look at. Bread, Pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar could trigger this in some.