Bandster Rules
Bandster Rules
10 IMPORTANT RULES
1. Eat only 3 small meals a day, breakfast within 1 hr of getting up and your last meal 3 hrs before you go to bed. (Skipping breakfast is a bad idea; your body needs to have sufficient protein. If you are tight in the mornings, try a shake, or yogurt.)
2. Eat slow & chew thoroughly, 15 – 20 times a bite.
3. Stop eating as soon as you feel full do not ‘challenge’ the Band, see how little you can eat and be satisfied. (It's even better if you eat until you're not hungry, don't eat until you get a full feeling. That might be too much.)
4. DO NOT drink while eating. (30 min before and 1 hr after) No carbonated drinks. Avoid gulping, sip.
5. Do not eat between meals. (Only rarely should you have healthy snacks if you are getting hungry between meals. Or try a healthy liquid shake of some sort.)
6. Make good choices. Eat only good quality food. Solid food is more important than liquid food. The lap band will have no effect if you only consume liquids as it will pass right through. (Protein is especially important. If you don't consume enough protein, your body will actually store calories as fat. You need to eat to lose weight!)
7. Drink at least 6 – 8 eight oz glasses of water a day.
8. Drink low calorie or zero calorie liquids.
9. Exercise daily You eat daily so you need to exercise daily.
10. Avoid doughy or sticky foods like white bread, pop corn, coconut, dried fruits as they can obstruct your band.
10 IMPORTANT RULES
1. Eat only 3 small meals a day, breakfast within 1 hr of getting up and your last meal 3 hrs before you go to bed. (Skipping breakfast is a bad idea; your body needs to have sufficient protein. If you are tight in the mornings, try a shake, or yogurt.)
2. Eat slow & chew thoroughly, 15 – 20 times a bite.
3. Stop eating as soon as you feel full do not ‘challenge’ the Band, see how little you can eat and be satisfied. (It's even better if you eat until you're not hungry, don't eat until you get a full feeling. That might be too much.)
4. DO NOT drink while eating. (30 min before and 1 hr after) No carbonated drinks. Avoid gulping, sip.
5. Do not eat between meals. (Only rarely should you have healthy snacks if you are getting hungry between meals. Or try a healthy liquid shake of some sort.)
6. Make good choices. Eat only good quality food. Solid food is more important than liquid food. The lap band will have no effect if you only consume liquids as it will pass right through. (Protein is especially important. If you don't consume enough protein, your body will actually store calories as fat. You need to eat to lose weight!)
7. Drink at least 6 – 8 eight oz glasses of water a day.
8. Drink low calorie or zero calorie liquids.
9. Exercise daily You eat daily so you need to exercise daily.
10. Avoid doughy or sticky foods like white bread, pop corn, coconut, dried fruits as they can obstruct your band.
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Hey Jules!
Thanks for posting these! We actually had someone on the lapband board post a set of rules right after the first of the year, and she got up to around 30 or so. She was posting one per day.
Might I add my own rule? "Follow your doctor's instructions". I just had my "let's set a date" appt w/ my surgeon, and she said she's ok w/ eating 5-6 smaller meals a day instead of only 3. And the doughy/sticky thing will be different for everyone.
Thanks for posting these! We actually had someone on the lapband board post a set of rules right after the first of the year, and she got up to around 30 or so. She was posting one per day.
Might I add my own rule? "Follow your doctor's instructions". I just had my "let's set a date" appt w/ my surgeon, and she said she's ok w/ eating 5-6 smaller meals a day instead of only 3. And the doughy/sticky thing will be different for everyone.
Debbie 
Includes 47.5 lbs. lost during 7 month pre-op period
Includes 47.5 lbs. lost during 7 month pre-op period
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