Well I think if I had researched and my doctor had talked to more about other options I would have gotten the sleeve no one told me until after about other options and now I regret not doing the sleeve my aunt Jennifer had it and she is so thin she was like 400 ibs. I am failing myself I'm sabbataging myself and I don't know how to stop I'm actually looking up different low carb shake recipes maybe that will help sweet tooth u r so strong I am so happy for u. I did have trouble eating cuz of bad habits and I'm slowing down and taking smaller bites now that I am trying to get refocused it's doing better last three days. I don't exactly know how to feel if band is full enough cuz let me tell u I am hungry two hours after I eat and I feel hungry I don't know if it's my brain or what but I do actually feel a hungry sensation. 

Point by point!  Shakes are liquid calories! Liquid does nothing for our hunger level. The very best thing would be to go cold turkey. It would be HARD for a while and you would probably get carb withdrawals symptoms like  headache and maybe nausea. But they would pass. But if you feel you can't do that, find an alternative, not shakes! Bizarrely, I find fruit like melon is more filling and sweeter than other fruits. I also often have sugar free boiled sweets, many would say avoid these because of sweeteners etc and they do act as a laxative!!  But for me they provide a boost of sweetness.

Hunger, IMO it doesn't matter a damn if it is head hunger or "real" hunger. I still want to eat. So my way is first of all to get busy! Or do something where I am away from food. I might even have a bath. You can eat in the bath but only if you take food in with you! But if that doesn't work, I eat. Otherwise it will just get worse and worse.  Not just a taster, something to fill me. If I am at home,  might have three fish fingers (think you call them fish sticks) which come out at under 200 calories. But something which is solid and savoury. 

If you are eating outside planned mealtimes, it is important to keep a daily total. 

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