I'm losing weight and am not overeating, but I have a hard time eating and drinking slowly. I guess since the food/drink is in front of me, I keep eating and drinking! I measure my foods so that I am only eating what I need to and am satisified, but I do get hearburn if I eat too fast with some foods. I do not have a fill, but am going for my second appt on the 25th. I don't think I need a fill because I'm not hungry. I just want to see how you all manage to take it slow...:thumbup:

I eat like I am in prison...really fast, just in case someone is gonna take away my food...my quick eating habit is really hard to break, but I am trying...lol

I eat like I am in prison...really fast, just in case someone is gonna take away my food...my quick eating habit is really hard to break, but I am trying...lol

You've lost weight really fast! How have you been doing it?

I am really concentrating on Protein. I take my 3 calciums and 2 Multivitamins every day, and I also take Fiber twice a day. I try to drink more than 64 oz of Water or crystal light. I occasionally make it to the gym (right now I am extremely lazy and haven't been in 2 weeks). I weigh myself first thing every Monday morning. I use the Lapband Talk Forum as a support, but I also started seeing a psychologist. I am trying to correct bad behaviors like 'eating like I am in prison." I have posted my pre-op picture near my computer and my doc's "Prescription for Success After Weight Loss Surgery." It is his guidelines to follow...kinda like the 10 commandments.

All that happy sunshiny stuff being said...this journey is damn hard and I mess up on a weekly basis. Once I actually gained 7 pounds in a week, but I always manage to get back on track.

I think the key for me is being able to get back on track. Before surgery I just kept on doing the same problem behaviors and got fatter and fatter. This time I have a tool...the band. I am trying harder than I have ever tried in my life because I don't want to fail and I don't want to have wasted the thousands of dollars it cost me (self pay).

I can totally relate to what you are both saying here- I've been at a maintenece wieght for about 8 mnths now.. But I am so happy its not gone back on- all I need to do is get back on track and put some effort in. I know its possible and I still love my band

Eating slow and chewing a lot is my nemesis. I have never been hungry through this whole process, and have been able to eat whatever foods I tried with no problems -- until my second fill. It has been downhill since then, and my bad eating habits have caught up with me (PB, sliming, etc). Today I had a small amout taken out of the band, and I am trying to really focus on developing good eating habits. It ain't easy, but I am determined.

It is NOT easy to learn to eat slow!!! I think its more of a deep rooted instinct in us to bolt our food than we realise.

It took me a good 12 months for it to really settle as a habit and what I love love love about being banded is that I eat like a lady. I was always embarrassed about how I inhaled my food but when I tried not to, it was such hard work and took such concentration that I didnt enjoy anything I ate! Now I eat nicely, slowly and am never the first to finish.