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My NJ Governor

B-52

By B-52, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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B-52    7,113

B-52
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Sitting in my Dr,'s office this am, (one of many) I read an interview in Peoples magazine given by my NJ Governor, who had lap band surgery early this year.....

He said the following....(I'm paraphrasing) Problem I had was I ate too much..simple. I Loved food....Could not stop. NOW I can't eat Breakfast anymore, so my wife makes me a smoothie with lots of fresh fruit and plenty of Protein...other than that, food does not interest me anymore, I could care less if I eat or not....I don't think about it, and my tastes have definitley changed.....and when I do eat, I can't finish it...I'm done quickly....

BRAVO! This is a guy I can relate too...NO HUNGER is a characteristic of being in the Green Zone....I need to reach out to him somehow...

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Toddy    758

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I think it's great that he has done this for his health. It's nice to see someone in the limelight come out with positive things to say about lap-band!

I do envy both of you having lost your appetite. I know my band is as tight as it can be without causing me complications -- been there/done that and not going back down that road!! And while I know I'm in the green zone, I do still get physically hungry, and deal with head hunger occasionally, too.

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Toddy, I'm with you, my doc says I'm in the green zone, I don't think so, I think I'm just about there, I usually can go about 4 hrs between meals and that's good but the head hunger is awful, I mean awful and my sweet tooth gets me really bad. When I do snack its usually a low fat string cheese or greek yogurt but that's not every day. Nights are my worst enemy. I applaud the Govenor and for coming out with his journey to the public. Like you Toddy, I too still get physically hungry and have to eat...

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CHEZNOEL    4,061

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Unfortunately fills will not help with head hunger. You might consider counseling for that. If you are not hungry for 4 hours, the band is working. You are supposed to be hungry, when it is time for another meal. Just try something else to do if it is head hunger.

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Toddy    758

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Battling the head hunger is tough! I have found that staying busy is the best thing. When I start "craving" something, I clean out a drawer or a closet or something similar and it passes...

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donna12    742

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Chez I know, but that darn head hunger is awful, it's the devil I swear it.

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I call one of my OA friends and talk about head hunger and I get over it. Well, most of the time.

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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