Hi y'all

Just a thought....my husband asked me the other day if I ever forgot I had the band. The answer was NO everyday I'm so aware of it. Not saying it's a bad thing but, it got me wondering if there ever comes a point when people forget they have it. I've been banded for almost 8 months now. There are so many things I can't eat bc of it I feel it would be impossible to ever forget it's there. I love my band but, sometimes I miss the old days when I could eat a sandwhich or a hamburger. Or eat anything w/o having to wonder if it's gonna go down or not. Then I look at the scale or old pics of myself and remind myslef that NOTHING tastes as good as skinny feels. I'd love to hear y'alls thoughts.

surgery 1/24/07 252 lbs size 20/22

weight as of today 9/11/07 187 lbs size 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh and i'm 42 lbs from my goal weight:whoo:

it got me wondering if there ever comes a point when people forget they have it.

Not me; I know every day that I have one.

I know I have it. But the way I eat now is habit. I do not think about it every meal.

It is similar to this....I have a tooth that I have had 3 root canals on, and is still sensitive to pressure when applied from the sides, so when I brush my teeth, and floss, I have to be very cautious with that one tooth. I do not think about it during everyday activity other than brushing and flossing, and now after the year with it, I go lightly on it as habit.

Same with my band. I have a pretty good idea of what is best for me in a meal, and I make my plate accordingly. Small bites, and chewing well, are for the most part habits by now. Occasionally I will not chew well enough and it will cause discomfort, so I am reminded!!!

I don't really know how to say it, but I think about my health, and my intake more regularly, like knowing that yeah, those cookies look good, but they really aren't good for me, is my first thought, not wondering if my band would take it. I don't have much in the way of food issues, I can eat most things, so I think about them in relation to the healthiness of them, as opposed to the band friendliness of them.

I think it is just becoming part of who I am and how I do, I do not think about it all the time anymore.

Being part of me I don't forget it in general, but I do not think about it often anymore.

Great Question!!!!

Kat

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