I have found a lot of help on the lap band forum. There are many people there who have had their band for a while and are willing to help answer newbie questions. Lots of ideas for eating and support and fun. If you haven't already, check them out - http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/lapband/

I had the gastric sleeve on June 10th and I too am having so many problems with eating and vomiting! I keep wondering if there is a turning point somewhere with this??? My doctor has said I need to incorporate 60 grams of protein into my diet and I also have to take chewable children's vitamins with iron, but OMG it is impossible because everything just comes right back up! Then on top of everything I have a heart condition and I am supposed to take my meds by crushing them, but up they come!!! You and I can't be the only one's with these sort of problems can we? Maybe I just have a very sensitive gag point now? Maybe that is our problem? I nibble and sip and chew everything into paste, baked red potatoes without the skins seem to be the only thing that manages to stay down.

I am just now on phase one where I am starting to add in soft food, low fat. I have lost 26 pounds. I have just found this site and I really want good advise so I can keep losing. My surgery was on June 11 in the Woodlands.

I just had my one year anniversary of Gastric By Pass Surgery and my results have been, simply stated, amazing:clap:. I started on June the 6th 2007 walking into my surgeons office and weighed 514 lbs. On June the 20th 2007, I weighed 503 lbs at the hospital. just weighed on the 18th of this year and weighed 280 lbs at my doctors office. A loss of 234 lbs. I now am down to 276 and have been down as low as 271 but when I plateau I can go up or down 5-10 lbs. My Doctor is Dr. Black in Anniston Alabama and I simply cannot praise him and his staff more for returning me to a wonderful and active life. I have three goals left to achieve ending at 194 lbs