Hi I am 46 years old and was banded on 8/29 but Dr. Srikanth, in Federal Way, WA. I too, like a lot of people, was scared about the surgery itself, how I would feel after and the changes I had to make. I am an emotional eater, eat when I am happy, sad, bored etc. I am also diabetic and had high blood pressure. My next stop was starting insulin injections which really had me scared. I started out at 237 and had my first fill yesterday and weighed in at an even 200! Haven't been that thin (ha,ha) in 23 years. I am still working on the emotional eating part, basically when I know I am not hungry and just "want" to eat I divert my attention by starting some chore or going on a walk, anything to get my mind off eating. This seems to work most of the time and other times I still struggle with it and just try to tell myself that I didn't go through this whole procedure just to fall back into old habits. I am completely off one of my diabetes medications, the other is cut in half and my high blood pressure meds are also cut in half, this help keep me going. An added benefit? The money I don't spend on food I can spend on shopping! Look forward to hearing from others and no I don't regret my decision to have the band one bit.:clap2:

Congrats to you! Wow, what an inspiring post. I know what you mean by "wanting" food. That is head hunger. It does lessen over time or it has for me. Great job!

I am five weeks out and had my first fill on Monday. The biggest problem that I have been having is that I need to stop when I feel hungery and eat. Also I need to stop and drink when working out side instead of going for a couple of hours. That is my biggest problem.

Glad to see that you are doing well.

Chris