Wow, this weekend I went crazy with food. I'm still in the soft foods phase post-op but that hasn't stopped me from wolfing down ice cream and any other food that I can pulverize to eat. I'm not sure why I've gotten so off track. I don't get my fill until the middle of August. Does anyone have some suggestions for how to get a handle on eating when there is no restriction? Thank god I haven't gone totally crazy with pizza or bread and thankfully I've run out of ice cream in the house (won't be replacing it either) but I need some help getting my head hunger under control. Thanks!

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Cherrybomb: (fabulous name by the way)..... Jack's advice is great. Did you see the Movie "9 1/2 weeks" with Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger? It's this sexy film where this couple (who barely know each other) play sex games with food. At least that's all I remember about it, although I'm sure there's a bigger plot line, haha! I think he blindfolded her and fed her all these different textures and flavors until she was moaning with pleasure and begging for it (the food, not the other "it"). All this sensual pleasure over these little tastes of food! You get the idea. But sometimes, as they say in AA "one is never enough, and a thousand is too many"........ so that might hold true for tastes of your favorite ice cream. You have to see which works better for you.

I think I would watch the "live surgery" of the banding procedure you can find on this website. I did and I was thinking "OH, that's why we're supposed to shrink our liver first, and THAT's why we don't want to barf and slip our band, etc." All the real footage in living color really made it sink in. Next time you're hungry, try watching that! Also get out of the house! Get angry at those urges! Just get out the front door and walk away from the house, big angry stomps around the yard even. Damn that food, it will NOT cause you to fail! You are WOMAN- now ROAR! You're soooooooooo close to a fill. Don't cause a band slip now! Your surgical site is still healing, don't screw it up!

As my DH tells me, "Go to your happy place, and beat the shit out of your fat person!!!" That image right there almost always stops me from wanting to eat!!

I love it! I'm going to my happy place right Now!