I know what you mean. I haven't been banded yet but I have already cut fast food out of my life almost completely. I quit drinking soda about 6 years ago. I used to drink two 2-liters of Mt. Dew a day :0 and I quit cold turkey. I actually went through physical withdrawal symptoms for quite some time afterwards. But I can tell you that it does get easier. Now the thought of Mt. Dew frankly nauseates me. If I can do it, so can you. I believe in you and I'm sending prayers your way. <3

I sympathize with food mourning. Although I never really delighted in "fast food" per se, I still had a funeral for my favorite indulgences. I used to be a big fan of starbucks lattes and have since cut back to drinking iced coffee with soy milk. I used to love love love bread, sometimes i'd eat 6 pieces a day...no more. can't risk getting stuck on bread, the closest thing i can have is croutons. It's easier to say goodbye to food when you think about HOW FOOD IS HOLDING YOU BACK. When you concentrate on what being thin will mean to you it's easier to give up that whopper or big mac. not all the time, you will still be tempted, but it kinda takes the edge off some cravings and puts them in their place as food porn that doesn't have to be indulged in because a real "relationship" with food is so much more fufilling than a fling with a burger.

Food mourning is a very real emotion I have discovered. Everyday I think I am getting better and everyday I discover something else I will never have again. I try not to dwell on it. I try to remember that all these things are things that got me in the shape I'm in today. I will survive and so will you. Good luck on your journey.

OMG so true I am going thru these things right now.

Amen!