Didn't you get any information from your nutritionist? Did you have a class or meeting to go over exactly what you should be eating at this stage? If not, I would suggest calling them to find out what you should be eating. How much, why and how long it should take you to eat. I had RNY, so my information probably won't apply to your Lap Band. But my nutritionist gave us an hour-by-hour schedule of eating and drinking and protein shakes and sample menus including how much of everything we should be limited to. Pam

don't do it. your wasting your time. look into something more effective. it's easy to look at the success rate before your surgery, then to get it and regret it. i know 4 people min. who haven't lost crap!!! 25 lbs in 8 months is ridiculous.

I am glad to hear that all went well. Tomorrow is my big day. Did anyone else get cold feet right before? Shona

ok i know,i know there are tons of you on here who will disagree with me, but i know there are ones out there who will. i got the band back in april, with so many hopes and dreams. i was suppose to be skinny by summer. WELL THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. i did lose 45 pretty quick but it has been months since i lost anything. now my day begins with me getting up and not being able to eat anything. once in awhile i can eat some cereal. i am lucky if that doesn't come back up. ok lunch time, that get stuck so bad that i puke everything up that i ate. if you know your going to puke it is much easier if you take a drink of something, comes up way better that way. dinner time is the same thing. my family knows "my stuck " look. then my little one knows i am going to vomit when i go to the bathroom. " you puking again mommy?' i would never ever recommend this band to anyone. i could of lost this weight by myself, without paying 8k for it. i eat less that 1000 calories a day, to anyone else i am or should be starving. it just deosn't make sense. on the days that i can eat, if i eat like a child size portion i feel like i am eating like a pig, in actuality i am not eating enough to feed a child. life on the band SUCKS!!! like my goal in life is to be a bulmeic, cause that's what i am. i am straving me body. and losing nothing. and i don't want to hear any BS about needing an unfill because my doctor said i am the correct fill. my body just seems to tighten up all by itself and i am tight as heck. i wrote this so those of you considering the band will think twice, because you can lose that by self without paying through the ass for it. there are alot better alternatives out there. and by the way if you have a huge bmi you will lose it quicker, but you will plateau and then you feel the same way that i do.

Yes you are right about that and I'm sure looking forward to being oin that side. I can't wait to see the transformation. Keep me posted on how it all goes and I will do the same. I will have you in my prayers. God Bless. Shona