Ok, so I was banded 3/30/09, so I'm still fairly new. I'm still suppost to be on mushy food. I had decided not to tell anyone at work about my surgery choice.

Now, the problem is.... I have to go out to a lunch meeting on Tuesday & Wednesday of next week. I dont want them to notice me not eating as much, and not guzzling down my beverage. Advice please???? To make matters worse I work with a close girlfriend, we've both been heavy our whole lives & struggled, so she will notice my eatting or lack of. I really don't want her to know.

Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated & welcomed!

Thanks!

Why not just say "New Diet"

Hey! We were banded the same day. I haven't noticed anyone else on the 30th. Mondays are kind of unusual for surgery! Anyways, tell them you are not feeling great. Hopefully that will help. Good luck!

you could just say that your stomache is out of sorts, not feeling too good...

good luck

amy

I was also banded on the 30th! Say that you already ate and drink water or your fasting. I hate that your in this position.

Soup- just because your on mushies don't mean you must eat them at every meal. Soup was a good cover during work meals for me.

Drinks - order what ever you would normally drink, no one is really going to notice that you arent pounding them down. Maybe the friend .... depends on the friend

I would say youre trying to eat less, order soup and I hold my spoon in my hand a lot..makes it look like youre eating even when you're not. I'll take get a spoonful, put it back down. I'll do that 2-3 times in between bites, nobodys ever noticed or at least theyve never said anything...you could also say you read a study where its good to wait 2-3 minutes between each bite to give your stomach time to react to being full....I think you'll notice the difference more than others will. I also put a straw in my water and act like i am taking a drink from time to time...Good luck!!

Thanks everyone!!!! Let's see how it goes tomorrow! I'll let ya know

Good luck!!!

I agree with the soup suggestion, and new diet always works. I understand not wanting anyone to know about the surgery. :eek: A lot of people think that surgery is the easy way out. There is nothing easy about it.:crying:

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Gail