Just trying to find out how long it took for you to get your s* together after surgery. With no restriction I am finding that its been a little difficult for me to gauge when I'm not hunger or full. So the old tapes are starting to play around how, what, when to eat. Can you give me some advice as to how you conquered this. Also, do you not eat when you aren't hunger. I am finding that with no hunger I get a little dizzy and I don't know when to eat. :hungry:

I was good in the beginning, up until about the 4th month (with no restriction either) then my habbits started coming back and I'm still fighting them off.

So I guess you can say the honeymoon phase lasted 4 months for me LOL.

I haven't gotten that far yet, but I'm afraid it's a demon I'll have to face eventually. *sigh*

I eat at about the same time every day. Wheather I am real hungry or not. I don't want to get to the real hungry stage and eat to fast or over eat. I just have between 4-6 oz at meals so that is not hard to eat. I have had one fill but it has been that way since mushie stage.:eek:

I'm with NJChick....I'm 5 months out but about 2 weeks ago, I've started wanting the junk stuff again. I'm finding myself trying to convince myself I'm not hungry. I think I want to graze (plus its hot and ice cream is going down VERY well). I'm sooo excited with what I've lost to date, that I'm sorta losing focus on the big picture. Sooo, I need to get my HEAD back in the game. But I was good to go those 4 1/2 months as I appeared to be the lapband poster child!! :-)

I was around 6 months when the "devils" raised their head (cravings for the junk). Shawn

Yep at 6 months all my worst habits are just waiting for any chink in the armour, to come rushing back. The enthusiasm and fast weight loss carried me so far and then I lost my mojo big time and just relaxed into maintenance eating.

I dont seem to still have the habit of boredom eating, I no longer turn to food for things like that, but I do still have this habit of suddenly thinking "enough" with the salads, the healthy foods and going on days long binges of more luxurious foods. I still do it. It doesnt affect me soooo badly becuase I dont eat as much, I honestly believe I've retrained my eye and my head to be in tune with my new stomach capacity. But I still want to eat pancakes for Breakfast, Pasta for lunch and pizza for dinner every now and then. And if there's leftover food or Cookies in the house, then I dont stop till they're gone.

I think normal people do this too though so I really dont think its realistic to ever thing those habits are going to be gone or that I'm ever not going to have to think about what I eat and consciously make good decisions. That doesnt bother me, that's everybody's lot in life if they want to stay healthy.

I know I'm a good maintainer though. I did gain my weight in three short fast bursts after my kids were born, until I got so fat after the third that I just gave up in desperation and kind of fed myself up as punishment and pushed myself from overweight to obese (that took a pretty hard effort though, lol). So I think I can handle my habits, I've learned a lot about that - and I think that's the key - learning how to handle your habits, not necessarily eradicating them entirely.

I too have a really really hard time with eating bad crap once again.

Even after I had a fill af ew weeks ago I still crave the chocolate and desserts. I am the worst Bandster .................Im very dissapointed in myself.........This is why I am so fat in the first place because I crave sweets so much......I need a sweet pill!