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nittinnana · 02-12-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sherry7

About a month before surgery, I broke the eating/drinking habit. By doing it beforehand, it made life after surgery easier for me.

It's hard to tell you how to do it, because it's mostly just a matter of willpower. Carry around a timer, or set your cell phone alarm, if that's an easier way of remembering it.

You WILL sabotage your weight loss if you don't comply with this rule. By drinking with (or too soon) to eating, you are creating a "slider food". This means the food is being pushed out of your pouch too soon, and you'll get hungrier faster.

ditto what Sherry said

Crie · 02-12-2009, 04:03 PM

i stick a bottle of water in the freezer before i sit down for dinner and when its cold enough then i can drink it afterward. lunch is easy because i'm done with eating around 11:30 and get back to work at noon. i can drink once i'm back at my desk.

breakfast meh.. i usually keep a bottle or jug with me at my desk, but i don't typically reach for it anymore while i eat

LizzieShell · 02-12-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sherry7

That's a great habit to get into Diane. And you're right...if you chew your food properly, you really don't need a drink at all.

I don't even have liquid remotely near me when I'm eating. Otherwise, it's too easy to forget and start drinking.

That's what I needed to do, remove liquids entirely while I am eating. Because I will forget too, old habits die hard! It does get easier.

hexx2003 · 02-12-2009, 04:45 PM

I thought it would be hard but amazingly it has been sooooo easy. I dont have a drink with me which helps. And i plan my meals out. Also moist meals help!

suebry05 · 02-12-2009, 05:01 PM

I too remove the drink from my eating area. When out to eat my kids and husband will take my glass and put it on the other side of them- its very easy to forget and reach for it- my family helps me out doing this.