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Hello, I just need to talk about my journey thus far. Or just confess that I am starting to slide back into my pre-op eating behaviors. I had the band placed in December 2009 and have lost 47 pounds. I have had two fills. I exercise three times a week. I am going to begin running and increasing my exercise periods. What is really bothering me is the choices that I am starting to make again. I have bought bags of chips, candy, and trail mix. When I get home from work I snack on these before eating my dinner. I know in my head that I need not to eat this things; however, I just give in like I always have to food. It is so mindless and stupid!! I realize that my band is a tool and it helps me from overeating. But it does not help me from grazing. I find I don't get enough water because I graze and then I can't drink for another hour and by that time I eat something else and have to wait another hour. It overwhelms me to think that I had this surgery and I am slipping back into my bad eating behaviors. I really never thought that I was addicted to food. Now I know that I am. I am always planning and craving for my next fix of chips and more. I always justify it; like I went to the gym and worked out for an hour, and I should be able to eat some chips. Why can't I talk myself into eating foods that will fuel my body appropriately? Why don't I care about myself enough? Maybe knowing the answers to these questions would not be enough. All I know is that I feel like I am starting to lose control and that I needed to say it today in this format. Thanks for taking the time to read this post.

What does the acronym PB stand for? Thanks

Thanks for the post. These are very important concepts that I sometimes forget during my busy days and being newly banded.

Hello, I am thinking that this may be normal; I had my lap band procedure done 12/21/09 and had been losing until I returned to work and was given the clearance to eat 3 small meals daily. I have started to gain weight:mad: Has any one else experienced this? I have been stopping eating when I feel full and am trying to make good food choices.

Thank you, and I wish the best for all of you in the new year!:thumbup:

I am being banded tomorrow. Well, I have made it this far; the 10-day pre-op liquid diet and the process before surgery has taught me several things: 1) What real hunger feels like, 2) that I am an emotional eater, and 3) food should not be used for emotional support. Emotional issues are not hunger issues. I will not die from feeling hunger. I guess I am a little nervous about what it will be like when I am banded. I wonder how my life will change as a result of the weight loss. This is a major change and I do feel the seriousness of my decision. I have never known what it's like to be of a normal weight. I will have fun rediscovering myself and it all begins tomorrow.