I know that the best advice is to do something to occupy yourself, so when you get in "munchie mode" when your not hungry what do you do?

Sex (preferably with a partner)

Haaaaaaaa just kidding..... I keep myself busy with the computer or my DD. I'll get up and clean something.

Haha! Good idea, on both accounts.

I have a glass of ice cold water, it not only makes my band too tight to actually eat any junk food but sometimes it fools my body into beliving that I have snacked. ~Mandy

Sometimes I will brush my teeth. For some reason it works. Weird, huh?

I usually drink a bottle of water.

When I get it and it's not that bad I just try and do something to take my mind off of it. If my mind wont stray like I want it too I make a pot of coffee and suck it down. (My doctor has no issues with coffee).

I chew sugar free eclipse spearmint gum. It works for me.

I usually drink a cup of hot tea or water.

I try to distract myself. If that doesn't work, I drink water. If that doesn't work, I figure I better have a little of it. Otherwise, I'll do some other crazy thing like eat way too much the next time I eat or something...I'm weird.

Cindy

Booty like NJChick said (and no, not kidding)

but when I can do that, I drink water.

I drown it with coffee too if it really wont go away, otherwise I just go and do something else, shopping being a fave, lol.

Interestingly I've had very little head hunger since banding becuase I'm just so "not hungry" all the time. I've had one or two very tiny pieces of chocolate when it's going round because I wanted to and the Christmas cake is still calling me from the pantry but I really havent suffered from it like I used to.

sometimes i go outside and work in the yard. sometimes i clean around the house. sometimes i feed the head hunger with lowfat snacks.

If I really get a craving for something though, I would have it have it - but I havent had that since banding. Whatever works for each of us but for me carrot sticks just cannot be substituted for chocolate!

Sometimes I eat whatever I'm craving, other times I fill up on water, crystal light or a cup of warm tea/coffee.

I haven't had much head-hunger since being banded and, when I do, I find it easier than BB (before the band) to walk away from the craving. I've also given in a little - I figure, better to have a tiny nosh than to drive myself mad by denying the craving. Then, I usually end up regretting the "cheat". I'm actually finding it incredibly easy to eat well.