You Know What The Worst Temptation Is?? Those Work Potlucks!! Not Only Does My Office Sit Directly Across From The Buffet Table But I Have To Listen As People "ooh And Aah" Over What Was Brought In...man!!! This Will Power Is Some Real Hard Work!!! And I Havent Even Had Surgery Yet!!!

For me, the magic of the band is that, if you listen, you will know when to stop.

Lets say for example, your at a work buffet. All your favorite foods are piled high before you. In your excitement you grap two plates (less walkin', more eat'n) and stack 'em to the top, add a cookie, brownie, and a soda to wash down the cookie and brownie.

As is your custom, you dive quickly into your gigantic meal, rapidly shoveling away at bits of this and that. Pain, sweat, pressure, VOMIT. Just a few quick bites and its over, the band told you to stop.

Or you can do it like this:

You gather a modest plate of food (preferably healthy) and find a seat. Focusing on your co-workers, you enjoy a nice conversation as you slowly nibble away at the delicious buffet items. After sampling small bits of several items, you begin to feel a sense of saeity, pause, and then continue conversing with co-workers. Your full, happy, and losing weight.

Im not going to lie to you and say I never feel hungry. Everyone gets hungry. The difference now is that when I am hungry I eat a few ounces of cottage cheese, peanuts, fruit (etc) and feel full. I used to weigh as much as 320. At that weight, I was eating two sandwhiches, chips, soda, and anything else I could find in the kitchen, as a snack!. Now, at 265, I couldn't even eat a sandwhich, maybe half.

Temptation? Just do what we fat people are good at and listen to your stomach, you will do great.

-Chunk

I have that temptation here, Every Friday is breakfast day for my dept. Now if it is band friendly I will eat, if it is not (bagles, bread or dougnuts) I will pass. I eat just what my band will allow and no more. We do have potlucks quite often and again the same rule applies. The only hard thing I really have a problem with is desert I love deserts and will eat them if they are mushie enough but I do try to pass.

I know it is tough. I work at a group home. So there is always cookies, cakes, brownies or good things to eat & smell. I am not banded yet, but am doing the liquid protein & bars. I keep telling myself, this is for me and my future babies. I know I will be a survivor and do quite well! You can too!