Hello All,

I am getting banded November 19th. I am very nervous. Not about the surgery, but about missing food.

Has anybody else gone through this mourning process. I find it logically rediculous to miss food, but I am really feeling some anxiety over what I am saying goodbye to. Any advise would be GREATLY appreciated. I don't know anyone else who is going through this, so I am glad to find this website!

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You don't need to miss food. That's a misconception. You will most likely be able to eat almost anything one year from now that you do now. You may not WANT to, but that's the point, isn't it? My doctor said SOME people have issues with white bread and/or stringy red meat. Some have issues with everything...but you need to remember that most people who post here are the ones having problems and seeking answers, not the ones for whom the experience is smooth sailing. There are bunches out there! My doctor told me his goal was for me to be able to eat ANYTHING if I wanted. He said: You'll eat up to about 1 cup of food, be satisfied, and stay that way for 5-6 hours. I want you to eat Protein first because it's very important. But no food will be off limits to you, if we do this right".

So don't be sad. Right now, food isn't really your friend, anyway. It got you here today, didn't it? You'll just have control. Many posters say they feel "freed" from food and obsessing over how much, when, where, diet, not to diet, etc..

It is common to be scared, to mourn it, but really, once you get through it, you'll think "Wow this isn't so bad". :cool:

Of course the preop diet (if you have to do one, I did, forever it seemed!) and post up until you are healed and back on food, is tough. But it's just for a short time and you can make it!

Restless Monkey is right in that you should be able to eat eventually almost anything you want but it will be in smaller portions. I understand what you are saying though. It is an emotional break because the most lasting and sustaining relationship we have had all through our lives is food. I can remember most major events in my life and corrolate it to food. Just think positive. Think of it as a vacation from food. I have been banded two months and now when I think about food that I want to eat, I think in terms of the portion. Before my surgery, I would be able to eat a whole pizza. Now when I think about having pizza, I imagine a small slice.

Thanks for the advise. It is very helpful. I am not nervous anymore. I just want to get banded! I am finally ready.

I am getting banded November 19th.

Happy surgery day! Be blessed!:rolleyes2: