No drinking while eating is killing me!!!!
As a vet I can provide some words of comfort that the further along & more you make it a habit the easier it becomes a habit.
Five+ YEARS WITH THE LAP-BAND( 8/31/05)
Highest Weight: 317/Surgery Weight: 267/Lowest Weight: 148
Currently Filled 1.4cc in a 4 cc band APBand
Panniculectomy w/psudeo TT proformed by Dr Bergman 10/8/2009
Need Help With Success? Read a Geneen Roth Book. "When Food Is Love!"
Highest Weight: 317/Surgery Weight: 267/Lowest Weight: 148
Currently Filled 1.4cc in a 4 cc band APBand
Panniculectomy w/psudeo TT proformed by Dr Bergman 10/8/2009
Need Help With Success? Read a Geneen Roth Book. "When Food Is Love!"
I agree with many of the others - it does get easier!
I drink right up to the first mouthful of food, emptying my glass before i take a mouthful so that there is nothing there for me to drink if I forget - but in fact, even if the drink is still there, the habit is so well formed now that i don't drink it!
I don't sip all day! I just have larger mugs/glasses than I used pre-op and I have the habit of making drinks much more often than pre-band.
I found by trial and error that i can drink 20 mins post-food without affecting my hunger level. Once you are really confident in your band eating, you can experiment carefully!
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
I drink up to half hour before and after my meals. I guess I don't have a problem with it because I never drank with meals anyway. I was more of a stuff my face kinda girl no room for drinks. haha.
I had my first fill Wed. I was on liquids for 24 afterwards then soft foods for 24 hours , then normal diet they said.
I had my first fill Wed. I was on liquids for 24 afterwards then soft foods for 24 hours , then normal diet they said.
This was the hardest thing initially. I just realized this was something I had to stop doing so now I don't even place a drink in front of me when I'm eating. I do sip constantly between meals, either water or crystal. I do have to have at lease 2 glasses of tea per day. I love tea.
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WITH GOD, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
HW: 317 lbs
GW: 180 lbs
CW: 285