It's not the fast food things I love but the good old home cooked dinners and roasties and good quality cheeses and stuff... hence why I am here today... I hold my hands up to it all, I am guilty as charged! Now then what I want to know is this... When my band is fitted and I am forced to eat smaller portions then the weight has to drop off doesn't it? surely as eggs are chocolate slurp eggs It will not be physically possible for me to eat all the tasty delicious foods I used to eat because there won't be the room and as far as I can tell it takes alot longer to eat. So if I am not consuming the calories I have to lose weight don't I?.... so how come some people can't lose weight then? How does that work? :thumbup:

This is a generality, but usually people who can't lose weight are eating lots of things that are not restricted by the band. I can eat no end of chocolate, ice cream, pudding, creamy Soups, Peanut Butter, baked potatoes . . . I'm getting hungry just making the list! However, I can about 1/4 of a meat serving compared to presurgery; I can't eat bread and enjoy it, and many Snacks have to be eaten slowly or else I will get sick.

The other problem area with "eating around the band" is snacking and grazing constantly. If you eat a little bit, then a little bit again, then again, and again and again . . . well, you get the picture.

If you follow the rules of eating a regular solid meal three times a day, with your Protein first, then veggies, and finally starches (which I usually just leave out, except on special occasions) then you will find your food intake drastically reduced.

Finally, get your fills when you need them! If you don't get your band adjusted properly, it isn't going to work like it is supposed to.

ah thank you for that... wondered how it worked.. so the grazing thing is out then... that's good because I need to know this kind of thing. Your help is much appreciated hun X

Oh and congratulations on your weight loss X