EEEWWW Amy, Yelling at you? You don't have to take that abuse! Is there another surgeon in his practice? There's no reason you have to stay with someone you don't like! I'm not a bander, but had to jump in...

Hi there! I had the band on Nov. 18th. Just hit the 50lb mark last week. It's slow going! I actually lost about 25 lbs before surgery so have lost the other 25 post surgery. My surgeon yells at me at each visit. He really isn't a nice man. I hate going in to see him. Amy

I put my pic's on picturetrail.com. I still cant get them in my profile. I must be doing something wrong. If you want to see me just go to picture.com and type in oldelderlylady. God bless you, Annette

I had my surgery on the 15th and was on regular food 3 weeks out. The only problem I've had is when I don't chew well enough or eat too fast. I have to beware of soft foods--eggs or fish for example--as I tend to forget to chew them as well! I live alone--so have a lot of leftovers, so I've moved away from grilling and baking and have gone with stews and such. I just weigh out the meat portion to get my proteins and then add a few veggies. I do wind up throwing away a lot of carrots and potatoes, but I want them in the pot to flavor the meat. (And my dog doesn't mind his share of veggies!) Stewing allows me to make use of a whole chicken instead of just the dark meat, but I have also used beef and lamb. Breakfast is still a challege for me as I have never been a breakfast person, and I can only eat so many scrambled eggs. I try to make a breakfast casserole (with frozen hashbrowns instead of bread) to last the week. I don't use protein drinks very often--have only found a couple I can tolerate. Hope this helps, and best of luck, Sally

Hi , I lost 62 pounds as of monday the 13th, i had my surgery on 11/16/05 358 day of and 296 was on monday