I am about 13 days from surgery and I am beginning to get beyond nervous and freaked out....I am worried the surgery won't help me.

I think it would really help me if I knew what other people's eatting habits were before getting banded? The reason I ask is I guess other people's negative comments have begun to eat at me. They say that I don't over eat all of the time and binge eat when emotional (upset, sad, angry, etc) and that the surgery won't really help me.

I do admit that I use food as a punishment & reward. If I don't eat breakfat & lunch then I feel like I have "accomplished" something but then for dinner I over-eat, not junk but a bigger piece of meat, extra potatoes, etc because I am so hungry. And then I feel bad and start over again the next day.

I hate to post such a sensitive question but I really need to know please! Was anyone else like me? And if so has the band helped you?

BTW I am 5'2" and weigh 203 and want to lose 80lbs.

Thanks

Jes

your life hasn't been any different than most of ours. Whatever the method of overeating, the band will at least slow you down. If you want to lose this weight bad enough, you'll prove them wrong just for the joy of it. Good luck to you!

I was exactually like you. I would not eat at lot at any meals, then would pig out on sweets, or chips (sour). I had surgery last Tuesday, March 18, 2008, and as of today I have lost 10 pounds. I did not know if this would work for me, as I have tried all kinds of diets. So far, so great!!! Good Luck

my goodness you are ME-- I don't have a sweet tooth, and I eat very little. I like to know what others were like also. I get my ban in a month and the doctors has told me to start the South beach diet " I've stuck to it now almost 4 weeks and only 4 lbs lost. It's depressing. I'm 5'0 and 204 (well 200 now) and with a thyroid problem to boot !!

so would you recommend the band ?and have your eatting habits the same just smaller proportions?

Thank you for the reply.

I defiantly eat out of boredom or I think that I deserve it.

I have another question for you. I start my 2 week diet on the 3rd of April so now I am eating twice as much because I know that I cant ever binge on all of my favorite junk food. Can you give me any suggestions on how to stop this destructional pattern this week.

Thank You