I was banded on Oct. 22. (My starting BMI 35 and now 33.7) (7 lb weight loss - uugh! I'll take it, but I wish it was more.) Anyway, I had my first fill 2 days ago, but since my surgery I am starting to hate eating. There is so much to this band. (Not that I regret my decision). If I eat too much, pain, not chewing well, pain. I know this sounds dumb, and the most yucky thing is I can feel everything go down - it is not pleasant. No vomiting or regurge going on. I guess I just want to eat. And I did not realize that my brain is so hooked on eating. Even when I am not hungry, which is most of the time, I want to eat. It is frustrating because it is for NO REASON. Crazy, huh? Thanks for letting me vent!

Heather:eek:

I am being banded in a month and am trying to follow a 1200 calorie preop diet. I actually like chocolate soy milk with chocolate protein powder. Once I am banded, I plan to get therapy to address my need for food. I have lost weight before, only to find that I struggle with the feeling of deprivation, also of the new self image. I'm trying to find hobbies that are an outlet for my impulses. Right now, I'm painting Tshirts every night after work!!

I don't hate eating at all. I like the fact that sometimes I just forget to eat because I am not hungry. The first 6 months were hard. Now that I have been banded over a year, it's almost like I don't have a band. I know the size of portion I can eat, and that is what I fix. I can eat anything I want in small portions.

I'm with you worth the weight...MOST of the time I am thrilled that I am only able to eat small amounts. In fact, I get disappointed if I can actually finish the bowl of soup! It is amazing to me and I thank GOD every single day that I feel the restriction so early and can sit and know that when the time comes, 1 slice of pizza is going to make me full..

I will say though,. that ice cream is dangerous. It is my biggest comfort food and though I can manage to eat 1/2 cup (frozen yogurt) my head sometimes thinks I want more. I wait...and sure enough in a half hour there is NO WAY I can get any more down. I also find that if I drink the required amount of liquids (5 16 oz bottles) I am not able to eat anything but my allotted foods. That was the problem yesterday when I overate....I had not had anything to drink and I let head hunger get confused with real hunger.

Cindi

Was banded in Oct '07.....it's funny .... I can eat steak but not hamburger or turkey burger.....I was on vacation in Kentucky last week and we went to a chinese dim sun. I didn't have much of anything but i did get the sticky rice which is one of my most favorite things in the world. I threw up in the bathroom. Thank God I was alone in there. Came out, had nothing more. We went out to the street and I saw a Cold Stone. I bought a medium cold stone creation and ate it ALL. No problem.....Had a fill yesterday and am sitting here in terrible pain trying to get some soup down. I can't seem to do fish either. I love fish but salmon came up once and now I just can't handle it. But it's all worth it. I've lost 55 pounds so far and am more than half way to my goal. My cholesterol has gone down 66 points with no medication and I no longer have type II diabetes.......Am having fun buying new clothes and the old dudes are checking me out again, lol.:cursing:

This thread made me do a double take to see if I had posted it! Just a couple of days ago i told my mom the same thing, I almost hate to eat. I was banded March 27th and I guess i haven't quite gotten the hang of it. I get stuck a lot, I need to pay more attention to the size of my bites and chewing. I guess it's a learning process, but I do not regret my decision. 23lbs gone and definitely not missed!!!

Cold Stone is very dangerous! I was out of town selling all my dad's things and getting his house ready to put on the market. It was very stressful and Cold Stone hit the spot.

It would be terrible for me if there was a Cold Stone where I live. I gained 5 lbs while I was gone but I have already lost 3 of them. That's the great part of the band. I am really not hungry and it's pretty easy to eat right and be satisfied on such a small amount of food.

Iwas so glad to see other peole felt the same way about eating as I do. I HATE IT!!!!! I try to eat the smallest of bites but still have stuck issues with meat. I don't go out anymore beacuse I can't even eat half of a childrens meal and have gotten tired of peoples comments. It really help to see I am not alone. Sometimes I think I made a mistake, but when I get ont he scale and see the weight I have loss I know I did the right thing.

Iwas so glad to see other peole felt the same way about eating as I do. I HATE IT!!!!! I try to eat the smallest of bites but still have stuck issues with meat. I don't go out anymore beacuse I can't even eat half of a childrens meal and have gotten tired of peoples comments. It really help to see I am not alone. Sometimes I think I made a mistake, but when I get ont he scale and see the weight I have loss I know I did the right thing.

Are you cutting your meat into tiny eraser sized bites and chewing it until it's liquid in your mouth?

Don't forget that as you lose weight, you will lose fat around your stomach and the band will get looser. Hopefully, that will help you to enjoy your meals more.

My doctor really tightened it up this week. This is the tightest of the four I've had since surgery. Had a rough weekend. Today I almost met my worst nightmare. Went out with friends. Stopped for dinner. I had crepes but could only eat about 1/4 of a crepe and took the rest home. I was driving, one friend next to me and one in the back seat. They understood the burping, but all of a sudden I said I think I need to throw up. Thank goodness it passed. But today was the first day I allowed my friends to take photos with me in them. I wasn't afraid to look and when I did I thought, "Oh yeah, it's worth it."