eating & drinking

i cannot break the habit of eating & drinking at the same time! with the band i did easily b/c it made me barf it up, but this time around nothing happens, soo it makes it hard. i suck at doing things w/o punishment, lol. any tips? i mean i know the time lines, etc. but how on earth do you not eat & drink at the same time? my husband keeps getting on me about it too, urgh.

If you did it easily with the band then you should have been in the habit of not drinking with your meals.
It's all about self control.
Instead of punishment try turning the tables and be proud of yourself for doing what you are supposed to.

I need to start practicing this I guess...I am the 1 who has had at least 1 refill of my drink before my dinner even arrives when out to eat, and always have a drink in had at home...I can't go to bed until I fix a big glass of ice water to keep on the bedside. No diabetes, I have just always been this way...and eating without drinking is going to be a chore for me too...guess I need to start getting use to it....I don't know what to tell you but I am sure it will be hard for me too

i have no self control, lol which is why i was 340lbs at one point.

thats me too, i am always drinking. i wake up in the middle of a night for a glass of water.

My dietician in the prep class I am taking said to just bring you meal to wherever you are eating. DO NOT put a drink by your plate. She also said hydrate before your meal and make sure your food isn't so dry.

I immediately go for a walk or find a distraction after a meal. By the time I realize it, it's been an 30-60 minutes and I can start fluids again.

I thought it was going to be extremly difficult for me not to drink fluids with my meals. I too was a person who drank 2 or 3 soda's with my meals. Now, I stop drinking fluids when I am cooking dinner ( normaly takes 30 minutes) and I do not bring a cup to the table. I too, distract myself after dinner, by doing the dishes or hoping in a bath. By the time I am out I can drink away. Havent had any issues yet

If you want the best chance of getting to your goal weight and staying there, you will make yourself stop. People I know IRL who eat and draink after RNY never got to goal or have gained a lot back. I ain't going down that road!! 

Laura

of course i want the best chance thats why i asked for tips. those of you who gave me ideas, thanks! its such a habit, so its hard to break. much like smoking, i stopped craving them before i got over the habit of wanting one just because. much like my morning fast food drive through meal, i stopped craving the food but the drive home was habitual, so i started driving home a different way. anyways, i appreciate the helpful tips.