Eating With Others Who Don't Have The Lap Band

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

watching people used to be a favorite pastime... now watching people eat has replaced just general watching but really its actually quite disturbing! I never noticed how much people eat until I had the band. In restaurants, at home, in the car... it just amazes me! The portions are huge.

In fact I have to bite my tongue more often than not so I dont say ...Wow...are you going to eat all that? Not my place and no one wants to hear me....Nothing worse than a reformed fat person. LOL

[xavier 153]

I am also amazed at how much people eat and how big the bites are...I guess I used to be like that! I had a hard time letting go of worrying what others thought of me that I eat so little now. Some people might think I'm judging them for how much they eat or that I have an eating disorder because my meals are so tiny, but more than two years banded, I just no longer care what anyone thinks!

Sometimes when I am eating with friends and having fun I get distracted and dont chew enough...but I am not going to avoid friends because of it! I just have to learn to pay attention so I dont get stuck!