Fighting Lap Band

[I_Said_NO 1]

Yes, we do have to bring it back!!

candy is really hard for me to say no to, especially chocolate. But I have found that if I just have a small piece, I am fine.

I found some 'carb' friendly candy... but it did a number on my tummy! I had 3 pieces as my snack before bed. I could not get to sleep... turns out that one needs to be careful with those sugar free candies.< /p>

I too am a candy monster... always have been. Somedays it is total white-knuckling

[I_Said_NO 1]

You've got the idea. I'm so loose at the moment I even can eat pancakes at Breakfast time. But I know for me now, maintaining, the answer is not getting tighter and tighter. I've become quite adept at eating round the band if I want to.

The answer is to plan, to prepare, to stick to my plan and to meet every challenge where I want to turn to food head on. Today, tomorrow and every day for the rest of my life. I am not perfect every day. Sometimes I fail utterly. So do "naturally thin" people. It doesnt matter as long as it doesnt happe too often.

That is so true... 'eating around the band' ... I am v. tight right now and I'm kind of mad that I didn't just plan and work with the previous fill. This has limited me so much. Before I could eat egg for breakfast, and maybe 1/2 slice of toast. I could have a salad for lunch, etc. Now I have to have liquid for morning and lunch and then something soft for dinner. But I am not going to fight it. It won't hurt me to eat this way for a while, and then once I lose more, it will adjust and I'll be able to eat more.

Also you mentioned PLAN ... this is so true!!!! I have been waking up, sitting on the edge of my bed and planning my day... eating and exercise. Then to back it I'm entering my foods at sparkpeople.com.

At first I was like this is ridiculous all this time spent on this losing weight then I decided to allow myself all the time I needed... because this is the 'project of my life.' Everything else can wait.

[Lady Lap Band 71]

I'm trying to loose weight pre operatively I think I am looking at a May Surgery.....

Since I've been having such a hard time I have come to realize that I think much like an alcoholic is addicted to alcoholic, we are all addicted to food. I honestly feel like it's very similar. We talk constantly about quitting, but we can't. I feel like I am constantly fighting internally to make myself stop. You should find an over eater anonymous class. People say they are great.

[Nobody's Girl 0]

I also find myself fighting the band. I don't want to. It's like my body takes over and I have no control... like an out-of-body experience, I can't explain it.

I will force food down, no matter how much it hurts. I will wash meals down with Water so I can eat more. I will stick my finger down my throat to throw up so I can continue eating. WHY DO I DO THIS??????