Remember back pre-band when you could just eat without thinking about it? Now I do realize that is what got me into so much trouble to begin with, but it sure was simple! I could just decide what sounded good, obtain it, put it in my mouth and it always went from there to my stomach without incident. I didn't have to calculate how long it had been since I'd had something to drink. I didn't have to eat slowly, even if I was starving. I didn't have to take a bite so small that I wasn't even sure it was actually in my mouth. I didn't have to chew, chew, chew until it was ground so tiny it could easily pass through a space the diameter of a drinking straw. Nothing ever got "stuck" going down. And I never, ever, ever PB'd after getting stuck on bite #2 of a meal.
It goes without saying that the arrival of TOM never meant that I would be unable to consume food for 24 hours or more.
I hate to say it, but sometimes having a lap-band is a pain in the ass!
Don't get me wrong - I love my lap-band and I'm so glad I have it. I also know that the veteran bandsters say that stuck & PB episodes decrease with time and experience. But sometimes I do miss the mindless eating...
So funny you posted this b/c I think about this all the time, especially when I'm at a restaurant and someone is diving into a cheeseburger and all I can think of is "man, I miss that, I miss being able to take a big bite, not think about it, just enjoy!!! " I think that feeling won't ever go away!! although, the good things this lapband has brought us definitely outweigh a day of mindless eating!!!
ReplyDeleteAmen sister! I feel the same wasy sometimes!
ReplyDeleteOh yea...not a day goes by that I don't think this Amanda!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I feel that way all of the time.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind me...I'm in a mood and have absolutely no restriction.
I still have never gotten stuck or PB'd.. and I am pretty sure I am at my sweet spot! I must be lucky!
ReplyDeleteyeah...mindless eating...miss it sometimes too!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of a pain in the ass. But I still wouldn't give it back...
ReplyDeleteI've found myself thinking about that too - pre band of course. You all being so candid is really helpful to have realistic expectations of what this is going be like. Trade offs for sure!
ReplyDeleteI have those feelings too sometimes...especially when I have the flu or something and want something comforting. I miss pizza too. And I hate it when everything tastes the same....stuck taste is what I call it or this morning gulping my cuppa tea and PBing it through my mouth and nose whilst I had all my makeup on....nice look. But I love the 52 lbs I have lost and feeling light and fitting into my clothes....I get it!!
ReplyDeleteI've only been banded about two weeks, but I have come to realize how much "mindless/habitual" eating I did. I associated every car trip somewhere near a favorite restaurant, or I always needed a snack before bed. Since I'm on liquids right now (beyond boring) anything seems like more work than it is worth...so I have been losing interest. I'm sure that will pass...I just want a Ritz cracker so darn bad! Something crunchy!!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the mourning food phase of weight loss :)...Mine hit around Christmas time the first year. I have had other mini-mourn fests since then.
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I'm with Janice, I never realized how much I was eating out of habit! It's noon, time for a meal! It's 3, time for coffee and a snack! I'm home from work, how 'bout a treat? It's dinner, yum yum yum. All the dishes are done, dessert!
ReplyDeleteI *needed* that pain the ass to stay in line. I can't do it without it! Such is life, I guess. =)
Me to sometimes
ReplyDeleteI actually think about this very thing now and I'm not even banded yet. Sometimes I eat something I know I shouldn't and think, "dang soon I won't be able to do this anymore."
ReplyDeleteAw man, you took the words right out of my blog ;)
ReplyDeletei remember the mindless eating days too. scary stuff. i've been thinking a lot about that recently as well. i think it's a summer thing. cuz we always eat worse in the summer cuz it's so damn hot we don't want to take the time to eat healthy. at least maybe that's it. i don't know. i wouldn't take it back either.
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