Does Anyone Ever Forget They Have The Band?

[losingjusme 12]

now that i am filled properly, i cant forget about my band or i am in trouble... even when i drink, if i take too big of a drink, i cant swallow all of it (ew).

even if i dont take huge drinks, i can hear i can hear my throat/stoma/band "drinking" it .. sooooo bizarre.

[Wendell Edwards 73]

it got me wondering if there ever comes a point when people forget they have it.

Not me; I know every day that I have one.

[Kat817 19]

I know I have it. But the way I eat now is habit. I do not think about it every meal.

It is similar to this....I have a tooth that I have had 3 root canals on, and is still sensitive to pressure when applied from the sides, so when I brush my teeth, and floss, I have to be very cautious with that one tooth. I do not think about it during everyday activity other than brushing and flossing, and now after the year with it, I go lightly on it as habit.

Same with my band. I have a pretty good idea of what is best for me in a meal, and I make my plate accordingly. Small bites, and chewing well, are for the most part habits by now. Occasionally I will not chew well enough and it will cause discomfort, so I am reminded!!!

I don't really know how to say it, but I think about my health, and my intake more regularly, like knowing that yeah, those Cookies look good, but they really aren't good for me, is my first thought, not wondering if my band would take it. I don't have much in the way of food issues, I can eat most things, so I think about them in relation to the healthiness of them, as opposed to the band friendliness of them.

I think it is just becoming part of who I am and how I do, I do not think about it all the time anymore.

Being part of me I don't forget it in general, but I do not think about it often anymore.

Great Question!!!!

Kat

[Susan Charmain 0]

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