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TKW    501

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Regret - not doing it sooner.

Do I cheat... nope, I'm not on a diet. Sometimes I make bad choices but I can eat anything I "choose" to eat, and sometimes I do!

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Carmen188    1

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yes I have regrets..when I decided to get the band I thought that it would stop me from eating too much because I believed that I simply would not be able to do it...however lately I have found out that I can eat a lot! before I didn't eat things like chocolate, ice cream Cookies..but after the surgery i started eating them and I don't even know why..i just was so tired of being on a diet all the time and i thought that the band would allow me to eat those things again within limitations...but I let myself get out of hand and I failed myself and the band..but I hope to get my act together and make the band work for me, i go for my first fill next week and hopefully i will have a new start. by the way i've only lost about 20 lbs since Sept 13, 2010. see what I mean.

Any regrets ? Anyone cheat?

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muelle    64

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I agree with TKW, you're not on a diet, the band is a whole new lifestyle. I doubt anyone could go the rest of their life without eating their favorite foods once in awhile. My weaknesses were things like corn chips and Pasta. Now that I am banded I rarely crave them, but when I do, I have 2 or 3 chips or a couple bites of pasta. The difference post band is that I am satisfied from a very small amount. I think we beat ourselves up enough as it is, so instead of thinking of it as cheating, think of it as a reward :D

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Niagirl    0

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Thank you for the reply. I like the comment on reward. I am having a lil reservations but know this is the way for me.

I am not clear on the fill which I think controls how tight or lose the band is. I heard one person saying the band gets tighter at night time. i wish you great success on your journey.

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Niagirl    0

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Regret - not doing it sooner.

Do I cheat... nope, I'm not on a diet. Sometimes I make bad choices but I can eat anything I "choose" to eat, and sometimes I do!

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