So I was banded on the 8th of January. I must say that Ive struggled with my weight so long I want to see results like right now but I understand that this too takes time. Any suggestions on how to take my mind off this before I freak out??

Create your game plan. How are you going to manage your meals, Type of meals, pre make meals, etc... Exercise, what are you going to do? Walk? Go to the Gym? Do you have a Water bottle? What are your food triggers (head hunger)? Do you eat when you are bored? Upset? Stressed? How will you cope with that?

And if that doesn't do it, start cleaning out closest & draws in your house. Do whatever you need to do to stay busy and focus on the mission at hand. To be healthy.

Good luck to you.

I started to clean my closet out but then i got discouraged for some odd reason

The other thing I did early in my journey was I kept a journal. I tried to log every day, logged what I was feeling, any issues I had especially with food. figured out that I eat when I'm bored, so for me keeping busy was critical. The head hunger is going to be the hardest battle. If only we could band our heads.

Bottom line is don't loose focus on your goal, do everything you can to get there and don't let anything stop you!

You can do this.

Oh and come back here daily, this is the best support you will find!

Do things that have nothing to do with weight loss. Things that don't involve food. Watch a good movie, read a good book, go walk the mall, go to the movies, there is so much you can do to not think about food.

Just live.... The journey is one meal at a time...exactly the way the weight went on. The best thing I could tell you is to go about your daily life as normal.... Do the same things you used to do but omit the overeating part of life as you knew it. The weight will come off...I promise.

What I did was I cleaned out all my cabinets...re arraged things...all pans...contaniers tossed with out lids....then the next food cupbards..I tossed everything old....or fatning out...I made one door for just ME !!! and that may sound like a lil thing but I never do for just ME so this was a great step...Aj gace a lot of great ideas....good luck

I did most things everyone has said above. Plus joining this forum has been I way for me to connect with others, even when I don't say a thing I peek at what others are saying and it helps. I also track and journal everything. It's starting to become 2nd nature. Banded 11/29 down 27lbs. Your on your way too. Stay focused!!

My doc told me with the band the weight loss would b slow. Like being on a diet. My psychologist told me to start a to do box n every time I felt like eating out of boredom to pull out something to do instead. Keep your portions small as suggested by your doc or nut n include lots of protein.