Learning To Chew

[MiniMi 1,468]

How to handle eating out with friends:

How many times have you sat across from friends at a restaurant and looked at them while they spoke to you? I have learned to take the focus off of the food and made it about the socializing. ( I have weekly business lunches and a few social events in the 2 little weeks I've been banded) I sit there with my bowl of Soup and thoroughly enjoy the conversations. Those around me think I'm just eating slow because I'm paying so close attention to them. Body language is everything. Nice smile shoulders back and they'll never know the difference.

[MiniMi 1,468]

hi my name is carolina girl

i use to have trouble gulping coors light as fast as i can

does this count you crazy banded chicks??

Oh god! You are too funny!

[Maddysgram 6,159]

hi my name is carolina girl

i use to have trouble gulping coors light as fast as i can

does this count you crazy banded chicks??

No, to be in our gulping intervention, it has to be healthy gulping, you crazy ppb!

I might not qualify b/c I'm sipping, just too frequently.

PG might be the only member.

And yes PG, she did. The crazy ppb that she is.

LOL

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

Oh god! You are too funny!

who me (glancing around sheepishly) :wub:

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

No, to be in our gulping intervention, it has to be healthy gulping, you crazy ppb!

I might not qualify b/c I'm sipping, just too frequently.

PG might be the only member.

And yes PG, she did. The crazy ppb that she is.

LOL

mad....too much medication perhaps???

i do miss my coors now but dont miss all those empty calories

and then id just have to have chips and dips......more calories......such a vicious cycle...

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

Oh god! You are too funny!

be wary of maddy and pg......aj and deedee

crazy people

i am innocent

[PattyGirl66 1,243]

well, i will be having wine at thanksgiving and xmas and i can live with that...upon making my mind up with surgery, i decided there are somethings i will

do without.

but show me some cabo wabo tequila and watch me do body shots

I too will be drinking some wine on thanksgiving ( I will be hosting) of course, I think its best I 'wait' to drink, I don't want the turkey sliding across the floor, or me, ya know, hahahahhahhaha

[Maddysgram 6,159]

I too will be drinking some wine on thanksgiving ( I will be hosting) of course' date=' I think its best I 'wait' to drink, I don't want the turkey sliding across the floor, or me, ya know, hahahahhahhaha[/quote']

Oh ,now that would be worth seeing.lol

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

I too will be drinking some wine on thanksgiving ( I will be hosting) of course, I think its best I 'wait' to drink, I don't want the turkey sliding across the floor, or me, ya know, hahahahhahhaha

must have pictures..................

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

[Joy1961 134]

I wonder the same thing... Also' date=' I wonder about drinking... I drink Water in HUGE gulps... I drink alot of water... Can i keep doing that? Does gulping a drink hurt? How does all that work..

I am being banded on Nov 6th... I am also 35. We should be friends. Keep each other motivated. Check on each others progress.

-Carrie[/quote']

My dr said no gulping ever again. It will always be sips. He said the esophagus will stretch over time from drinking too fast. And you may not even know until you have a big problem