Do you ever momentarily forget you are banded??

[LuuLuu 62]

I am almost 3 years post surgery and there are STILL times I forget and take a big drink, a big bite, etc. The drinks I usually don't remember in time and end up bending over so it just pours back out of me...not even a vomit - just literally like you dump out a glass of Water - out it comes.

But maybe 1-2 a year I forget and take a big honking bite of something...the first time I swallowed and paid DEARLY with my first stuck episode. A few times I've remembered and spit out my food going "what was I thinking?!"

I guess it makes sense...40 years of eating one, I am bound to inadvertently forget.

Does anyone else??

[farmgirl04 231]

I just posted a funny story (at least I think so) about just that thing. I posted it in success stories by accident. You might get a laugh out of it. I'm only 6 months out. The only time I've had trouble is when I forget!

[Lapbandster 496]

Yep!

This happens especially when I'm hungry! I just dig in without really thinking!

[2muchfun 8,927]

Being distracted by the TV, friends whatever, can cause me to slip back into my old behaviors of eating fast, big and not chewing properly. I think it's quite common. Sitting down and concentrating on each bite is a lot of work. At least for me it is.

tmf

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Well.... I don't forget it for long, but I have done it. I guess it takes a lot of years to erase the ones it took me to get obese in the beginning.

[Rojasanoll 920]

I look in the mirror when I get ready for work and the image I now see is totally different from before the band. I like what I see and I'm continuing the battle of weight control with the band.