Hello everyone, I was banded on 12/22/08 and so far have lost about 33lbs. I have had two fills and have had great restriction with the second fill. However, now I am seriously emotionally eating and over eating. I think this weekend I am going to do liquids only along with exercise and hopefully kick my system back into shape. Thanks for listening.

Laura

Congrats on the weight loss so far. Your doing great. We all fall off the wagon. Do what you have to and get back on. We all have issues with overeating for various reasons. I am an emotional eater as well. Try taking up a new hobbie. Fill that void with something else besides eating. Good Luck and keep up the good work. Remember to always say this to yourself. "Food is nothing more than fuel for my body" Ask yourself this question "What does my body get out of eating this"? As least this works for me. Makes me realize the reason I am eating what I am.:tt2:

Dr. Michael Snyder “Denver Bariatics”

Surgery date 10/9/08

1st Fill 11/11/08=3.5cc

2nd Fill 12/9/08=1.5cc

3rd Fill 1/9/08=.75cc

Total 5.75cc in a 14 cc band

Thank you so much for the words of encouragement. I needed that. I will try to use your words and see if that helps before I put something into my mouth. Thanks again, Laura

I think you're doing fine. Personally, I fall off the wagon about once a month (most people call it PMS) and I have an overwhelming desire to devour everything I see. Ah, thank you Lap Band for the limitations you put on my insatiable appetite!

For me, the fix is to make sure I don’t surround myself by trigger foods. I buy candy, but not candy that I like enough to sit and eat an entire bag worth. I avoid carbs because for me, one carb = two carbs = three carbs and so on. I buy a lot of healthy veggies and fruits and make it a point to veg out on those as opposed to more fatty alternatives.

In regards to the emotional eating, that’s more complicated. I think a big part of resolving that issue is discovering why you are eating- which emotion are you ‘overcoming’ by indulging? For me, it’s boredom. As long as I can avoid boredom, I can avoid emotional eating. What causes you to emotionally eat? Are you stressed out? Depressed? Anxious? Angry? Bored? There are other ways to address these emotions besides eating. Google has quite a few options for addressing emotional eating. Some of them have been very successful for me.

Best of luck to you- keep up the excellent work J