Ok so this is my second weekend without soild food. i did eat a peice of toast last night. Felt guitly as heck..Stomach hurts today.. wonder why.. LOL liquid diet stage still.. I havent gotten sick.. havent pushed the limits.. am I only only one who gets on the scale everyday?

Also i see everyone got the tickerfactory.com tickers on their profile. How do you get it from the page to profile. i cut and paste like it says been then nothing happens... Have a ROCKIN day!!! FRIDAYYYYY

Hi! How much have you lost so far? I get banded in Nov and my biggest fear is head hunger!!

i had surgery on 9/21 and after the pre-diet two week mark that would make 24 pounds.. 75 more to go!!! How do you get through the tough smells of food.. Eating out ECT,

am I only only one who gets on the scale everyday?

I get on the scale every day.... I know many people do not but here is my feeling on this matter....I didnt get on the scale for the majority of my adult life... look where it got me.

as for the mental hungries.... yes I get them too. I would bet most of us do. I still wander around the kitchen looking for something to eat even when I am really not hungry although not like I used to I will tell you. Its sheer will power which makes me not put somethng in my mouth. That and a fat picture of me posted on the fridge.

I was only banded on aug 22 first fill sep 21 and I am so fighting the mental hunger (I call it head hunger) as opposed to stomach hunger

I walk past a store and smell food then I want to eat, its late afternoon and I am tired

Someone at work is eating French fries or popcorn and it smells so good I want some

Not hungry really but all I can think about is food

Does this get better?

Was I wrong to think that eventually with the band you will just eat small healthy meals (a treat once in a blue moon) and not think about food all the time . I just want to have a normal relationship with food in the future….i hope this is possible.

I was only banded on aug 22 first fill sep 21 and I am so fighting the mental hunger (I call it head hunger) as opposed to stomach hunger

I walk past a store and smell food then I want to eat, its late afternoon and I am tired

Someone at work is eating French fries or popcorn and it smells so good I want some

Not hungry really but all I can think about is food

Does this get better?

Was I wrong to think that eventually with the band you will just eat small healthy meals (a treat once in a blue moon) and not think about food all the time . I just want to have a normal relationship with food in the future….i hope this is possible.

OMG u took the words right out of my mouth.. Work is hard.. After work i smell everything!! KFC is the hardest... Im having a hard day today with food.. I want to eat so bad but im only 1 wk 2 days into this thing.. My stomach is just like an ache right now... lots of gas.. Did anyone else start pureed food early?

Was I wrong to think that eventually with the band you will just eat small healthy meals (a treat once in a blue moon) and not think about food all the time . I just want to have a normal relationship with food in the future….i hope this is possible.

In my experience the band will not make you NOT think about food. It was put on your stomach...not your brain. For me I had to mentally find every ounce of will power I had to get through the first few months until I reached my green zone and am satisifed after a small healthy meal.

Ok so this is my second weekend without soild food. i did eat a peice of toast last night. Felt guitly as heck..Stomach hurts today.. wonder why.. LOL liquid diet stage still.. I havent gotten sick.. havent pushed the limits.. am I only only one who gets on the scale everyday?

Also i see everyone got the tickerfactory.com tickers on their profile. How do you get it from the page to profile. i cut and paste like it says been then nothing happens... Have a ROCKIN day!!! FRIDAYYYYY

You're not the only one. I've been on the scale every day for over 3 years!

Create your ticker and copy the bbcode. Then go to edit my profile and paste the code in the signature box.

i don;t mean the band will make my relationship with food normal I know the bands not in my head

I mean after months/years of normal eating with the band,will i become normal and not think about food every minute of the day

I get on the scale every day, but I don't count my weight loss until the end of the week, because I find that my weight fluctuates a little throughout the week, I just like to see what my patterns are. When I weigh at the end of the week, I weigh first thing in the morning.

As for head hunger. You bet I get it. The band doesn't take that away. It's my will power that keeps me going. I'm not at my green zone yet though. I'm late getting my first fill because I got pregnant only two months after getting my band (it was a loss), but my doctor opted not to give me a fill. Anyhoo, I'm going to be getting a fill beginning of November, we'll see how that goes!

I found several tricks that really help with the head hunger. I used to like to have something sweet after supper. I got some regular fudgecycles. They are 40 calories each. Then I also keep me some sugar free Worther's originals around. I eat them sometimes. Then I also found some sugar free watermellon and lemon flavored drops and they really help when you just want something to munch. You might also try eating sunflower seeds that you have to shell. Pickles are also really great when you want something crunchy. I keep those and olives in the refrigerator and grab me a little tiny 1/2 cup bowl if I just want to chew.