cfalamillo

I had my band put in place in October and am just about ready to go in for my 3rd fill. Finally my band is working...I am losing weight again, and I am feeling really proud. The downside, I am starting to hate eating! I didn't like it before, I would rush through meals, but I thought it was because I hated the headspace I would send myself into. Negative talking etc. Now I just hate how I feel after eating - the hard stops (there are quite a few now as I adjust) or trying to eat on the run is impossible. I do this a lot I was hoping that it would change after the band. Is anyone else going through this has anyone else survived this? How did you figure out how to get beyond it and to eliminate the negativity attached to eating? I suppose coming here is a good first step. Thanks to everyone who decides to post a reply. I suppose one can't through such a life altering experience alone can they? All the best!

Hey everyone, I am a newbie too. I have had the band since mid October 2006. I am heading for my 3rd fill on Monday. I love my band and I don't regret doing it...if you sense a but, there is one. I am starting to feel frustrated about eating. The band is working. I've lost 35 lbs already and I am feeling really well. I haven't told very many people at all either. In fact my whole family is obese and I feel guilty that I was able to "afford" this surgery and the others can't, that I haven't told them. They live away and were not privvy to the whole surgery required etc. That being said, my husband is very supportive, and I have shared with my 2 closest friends. They're As for the "should you eat that" comments, I have taken the educational approach with my husband who was the worst offender. Now that the band is in place - I am not on a diet anymore. I have been dieting for 13 years and no during that time I shouldn't eat that. Now, as long as I am choosing good whole foods 90% of the time and making sure that I have the meat first, some veggies second, if I need a little bit of sweet or salt (there's almost never any room for it after that) then I can have it. The answer is YES I can eat this. I do, by the way keep a very strict rule, that if I am going to have something that used to be bad...I make sure I never do it on an empty stomach. This way I can't over do it. I don't diet anymore. It's a tough mentality to change....step by step, I am getting there. and I am getting my husband there with me. Good luck to you!