Hi All

[sirfran 0]

Hi everyone- I need some support I hope I can find it here. I'm Sir Fran. I was banded Oct 06. I'm 41 I live in NJ

I lost some weight but have seriously tried evrything I can to defeat this thing inside of me and I have been winning the battle.

I am renewed though today, I heard of a fellow businessman who lost a TON of weight and overheard someone saying he had "the band" done. This guy is so thin now.

Thing is I'm hungry all the time, I'm a stress eater and I have my share of troubles, my first thought is to eat. Then I eat so fast, because the food tastes so good, then I barf and keep on eating after that. I 've had my band tightened a lot of times, its tight, trust me it is. I've just gotten so good at eating around it. I just remembered today like a giant epiphany that its a tool to help me lose weight, its just an aid, I still have to make the effort. So today I tried. I didn't barf at all today. I wasn't perfect, ate some snack type food, but far less than I normally do. I even did ten minutes on the exercise machine. I really want to do this, even more than when I got the band.

I actually weighed dinner and I am still eating it now, counting the number of times I chew. What ever it takes to make it stick in my brain.

Guess what I'm asking is...what does everyone out there in Lapband world eat? I need some ideas for Breakfast, quick meals, Snacks if anyone eats them? Does anyone else weigh their food?

what do you do when you go out to eat? How about alcohol, I mean beer is out because of all the damn bubbles and carbonation, but I have taken an affinity to Gin lately, any one else drink alcohol?

help me out people... and thanks:unsure:

[Froggi 4]

Breakfast foods yummmm.

Any kind of eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, cream of wheat...mushy Cereal. MMM I like breakfast

As for alcohol I am not banded yet and I quit it completely...but I think on here I see people drink wine...noncarbonated I would think.

Sorry I wasn't much help...but I am glad you are back to trying again. You should goto a support group or check out the Overeater's anon part of this site. Might help.

Good luck and welcome to LBT.

[Shinyhappymommy 2]

Fran,

I'm glad you're ready to try again. It is a journey, not just a quick fix, that's for sure.

My signature contains a link to a blog where I keep a record of what I'm eating. I'm having good weight loss and so I think my choices are pretty good, for the most part. I've been banded for 4 months and lost 65 pounds.

I don't drink alcohol. I try not to drink any calories if I can help it. I do have Protein Shakes on occasion, but usually I just drink Water. I really like Water and that's what I mostly drank before my surgery anyway, so that's easy for me.

You might try the five day pouch test to get your pouch back in shape. I haven't used it yet, but it seems to be helpful to some who have used it.

Good luck and don't give up. Seeking support and admitting what's been happening is a great step.

[sirfran 0]

thank you so much!

[Froggi 4]

very welcome.