Ok so during my pre-op nut visits they asked me this question.

I said yes immediately!

Meaning you don't plan your meals.

You just grab whatever is available.

Now that I am banded this is much more important!

I came home from the hospital with my daughter.

My mom and sister made tacos.

So I grabbed some of the left over taco meat and tried to chew it.

Well guess what it?

It didn't go down.

So there I am waiting impatiently for it to go down.

It was not much at all but it took an hour to pass.

I did take a sip of soda and that helped a little.

I must have been nervous because I don't llike pop at all!

I was so scared I would slim or pb as you guys say.

I have never done either one.

I was so hungry too!

After it passed I sipped on some chicken and noodle broth.

It made my throat a little soar.

I have a a very bad cold as well.

Lawanda Jessica My heart and prayers are with you and your daughter.

Thank you chickatee!

I too am a grazer, was before I was banded and tend to do the same now. I plan my day coffee and granola bar for breakfast holds me over to lunch, which can be a salad or yogurt and fruit, I keep Snacks in the car so I am not famished when I get home from work...then while I am cooking dinner I taste this and that and before I know it, I have consumed who knows how much....I used to sit down to a full plate of food, now I feel full and have a few bites more and I'm done, but still I don't know how much I am comsuming due to the grazing.

When I first felt good restriction I would not graze, I am beginning to think it's time for a fill, and the scales being stuck for almost 2 months are screaming....time for a fill.

Beth

Sirena it is so easy to do that!

I use to cook alot before banding.

If I snack I have no room for my dinner.

So now I don't have a clue as to how much I have eaten.

Planning is better because you all of your nutrition in.

How do you know when it's time for a fill?

I had one on october 5th.

I'm still losing weight.

This cold is killing me too!.

I was up all night coughing up cold all night.

I felt like I was drowning in my own mucous!

I did it again, grazed all the while I was fixing dinner for the kids. I have been trying to cut out carbs so that I don't crave so much, and the only thing I seem to binge on is high carb food. So tonight I munched on carrots while I was fixing food. I have to be very careful with carrots, I chew them forever and still feel them stick a little. Had a roasted chicken thigh, a piece of cheese and a few bites of the dinner I prepared. At least I didn't sit down to a full meal afterwards. But it looks like I won't have time off to go for a fill for a while.

I did it again, grazed all the while I was fixing dinner for the kids. I have been trying to cut out carbs so that I don't crave so much, and the only thing I seem to binge on is high carb food. So tonight I munched on carrots while I was fixing food. I have to be very careful with carrots, I chew them forever and still feel them stick a little. Had a roasted chicken thigh, a piece of cheese and a few bites of the dinner I prepared. At least I didn't sit down to a full meal afterwards. But it looks like I won't have time off to go for a fill for a while.

Is it time for you to get a fill?

It's been a month since my first fill.

I have been having reflux at night.

I eat and drink too close to bedtime.

I have to change this habit.

I'm so guilty of this!!!

I never plan my meals to tell you the truth... at first it really didn't matter because i was loosing.. But now that things are slowing down i am starting t take a look at how i eat and basically changing the bad habits... It isn't easy but this is one of the challenges we bandsters have to overcome sooner or later. But the band is there to remind us when we are taking things a little overboard

I'm so guilty of this!!!

I never plan my meals to tell you the truth... at first it really didn't matter because i was loosing.. But now that things are slowing down i am starting t take a look at how i eat and basically changing the bad habits... It isn't easy but this is one of the challenges we bandsters have to overcome sooner or later. But the band is there to remind us when we are taking things a little overboard [/quote

You know the band definately stops you!

I have this habit because I am always on the go.

Than I walk 5-6 miles a day and wonder if I am eating enough or too much.

I'm glad you caught yourself.

The weightloss will pick back up soon!

Good luck 2 ya!

lawanda jessica thanks and im also always on the go so i definagely know how you feel...

so today im having some friends over for dinner and i asked what they all wanted and of all things they want is spaghetti.. so i decided to make it the right way.. I went online ot a recipe for home made sauce.. i used lean turkey meat instead of ground beef and whole wheat Pasta and well i did a little taste test(literally at the end to see if any salt or seasonings were needed and so far its good... in a healthier style.. ) now all i got to do is wait till my friends show up which should be any minute now...

Good luck to you as well:D