OK, so I was banded Oct. 1, and after getting over the initial surgery ouchies, I am feeling pretty darn good! I am sticking to my after surgery diet and I've lost 10lbs(4 I gained during surgery and 6 of my own) and although I had hoped to be one of the speed demon losers...I am happy. So my revelations. I went to Sam' club with my hubbie and as I walked down the aisles I had his overwhelming feeling that I needed to eat and buy food, I thought I was going to hyperventilate seriously. I thought "OMG, how can I be hungry, it's too soon!" So I went to the bathroom, seperating myself and I realized, I wasn't hungry at all. I waited, and truly was grateful to myself for taking the time to think about it and listen to my body...it wasn't hungry, my mind was. Revelation #1, huge for me. The next came Saturday night when my belly was grumbling, growling, making noise my kids heard across the room. I would've normally jumped up and got a snack, but again I just listened and asked myself if I was truly hungry...I wasn't. I grabbed a glass of water and sat sipping in my newfound glory...even if no one else knew. Revelation #2. Great feeling, just thought I'd share.

What a learning process, isn't it? It's amazing how much this has forced me to listen to my body instead of shutting it up by shoving food into my mouth, to put it crudely. I still have slip ups, like drinking protien too fast, not taking the time I'm supposed to, to drink it; stopping when I feel satisfied, I'm used to keep going until I felt horribly full, etc.

Great post, good luck!

OK, so I was banded Oct. 1, and after getting over the initial surgery ouchies, I am feeling pretty darn good! I am sticking to my after surgery diet and I've lost 10lbs(4 I gained during surgery and 6 of my own) and although I had hoped to be one of the speed demon losers...I am happy. So my revelations. I went to Sam' club with my hubbie and as I walked down the aisles I had his overwhelming feeling that I needed to eat and buy food, I thought I was going to hyperventilate seriously. I thought "OMG, how can I be hungry, it's too soon!" So I went to the bathroom, seperating myself and I realized, I wasn't hungry at all. I waited, and truly was grateful to myself for taking the time to think about it and listen to my body...it wasn't hungry, my mind was. Revelation #1, huge for me. The next came Saturday night when my belly was grumbling, growling, making noise my kids heard across the room. I would've normally jumped up and got a snack, but again I just listened and asked myself if I was truly hungry...I wasn't. I grabbed a glass of Water and sat sipping in my newfound glory...even if no one else knew. Revelation #2. Great feeling, just thought I'd share.

Nice! That sounds so great! I'm trying to remind myself when I get the head cravings, that food will still be around tomorrow and the day after and the day after. Its unnecessary for me to eat EVERYTHING that I'm craving in one day (which is how I used to feel....if I didn't get what I was craving RIGHT THEN, I used to get very panicky). So far its working - the emotional, head stuff is the trickiest part about the band, I think. And I totally agree with the comment about drinking water. Often hunger pangs are actually thirst pangs. I've been making an effort in the past few days to drink at least 70 oz of water/tea and its been helping! Good luck and stick around LBT!