Any tips??

[triciaxann 0]

I was banded on November 3rd. I am not in the soft/pureed food stage. I eat pretty much anything besides red meats and Pasta. My dietician told me I need to eat meals between 1/2 cup and 3/4 cup three times a day. However, I never get full! I am not hungry afterwards but I never get my full. She told me it's normal the first six weeks.

But, what do I do about cravings? I am constantly craving things (especially while I am PMSing!!) and I want to eat them and sometimes I do :thumbup: and I know I shouldn't. Any tips?

[trayrenee 0]

It's hard to resist cravings and a lot of that is going to come from changing your behavior. The path I'm taking is I talk to someone once a week who deals w/addictions and we have been working on some behavior modification techniques to pass over the cravings.

The band won't fix your feelings or your mind ... so that's why I'm working on that part separately but equally as hard.

Some of the things I now do is remember that a feeling or desire is not an emergency and it will pass. Sometimes I just white knuckle it. I go deep down inside myself and just remind myself that I won't feel like this forever. I also sometimes break it down super small -- "Can I deal w/not eating this for a minute?" "Can I deal w/not eating this for 2 minutes" -- some days are like that ... the entire day. It's a lot of minutes.