My Banded Time

Thursday, July 14, 2011

By God I think the Band is Working?!

I registered a 5 lb weight loss this week.  Even with TOM and lots of stress and working around the clock.  As I said before, its stressful times like this which would usually leave me a souvenir of 5-7 lbs. Protecting my health during times of stress is an NSV for me. 

And finally for the first time in 9 months, I feel like the band is helping to curb my physical hunger.  Usually my stomach starts growling 3-4 hours after eating.  The last couple of days I noticed after skipping lunch (not intentional at all-really stressful schedule with back to back deadlines) that I didn't register hunger for close to 8-10 hours.  The band helps me not to overeat, but I never felt any increased increased satiety...even if I ate protein rich food. 

Question...how hungry are you during the day?  Has the band curbed your appetite or does it just suppress your over eating or does it do both?     

8 comments:

  1. Sometimes (ok, a lot of times) it's my head doing all the talking...and I TRY TRY TRY to ignore it!!! Last night I wasn't hungry when it came time for supper. So, I didn't eat!!! What a concept...listened to my band and my pouch and had some watermelon later on when I felt a rumbly in my tumbly!!!

    Also, I have found that extreme stress makes me tighter...kind of a good thing!?!

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  2. it depends on the day, on the weekends when I get up a little later I seem not to be as hungry and the band does help with that. When I am up for a while i do get hungry more. Overall though it has helped with both

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  3. Eh. I battle head hunger something terrible so it's hard for me to say. I still get hungry every 4 hours or so but I used to be hungry all the time so I guess it's an improvement.

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  4. Rachel. So glad the band is working for you. Am totally struggling. Not hungry but still have a lot of head hunger. I need to get motivated and start making it work. I do feel like I am failing and you know I said it wasn't an option!

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  5. For me, the band keeps me from overeating, but I eat small bits throughout the day and it keeps me from feeling hungry. It's weird, but it works for me.

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  6. Wow, congrats on the huge loss during a stressful time especially!! I think the band really does impact my hunger. When I eat protein first especially. I just have to remember to separate head vs. physical hunger since it can't do that for me. :)

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  7. Congratulations! I am still new to banding, but I love to hear about successful losses. I'm so nervous for my first fill (7/27) and I hope I can have the same success as you!

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  8. My last fill was 5 weeks ago, and each week, I get a little more hungry. I wish the heat would help me - without the upchucking. Monday is (hopefully) the last fill for a while. Hungry 2-3 times a day...sometimes not in the morning.

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