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Hi Jessica! You should be able to find a wealth of information here and lots of people willing to share their experience. Good luck to you and God bless on this journey!

Wow...that's cool! Congrats on your surgery! Just be aware that, though you may be feeling better after a week...and able to get more down at a time, you will not be healed completely. Your abdominal muscles have been cut and it will take a while...so be careful with rigorous exercise and no heavy lifting. As for the hydration, gulping is not a good idea, though by that time, you should be able to drink a little more freely. Be careful and God bless!

Rhodes...congrats on how you handled it. Definitely prove them wrong...and you are so right...God's got this! Slojo67...I can't believe someone said that to you. Congrats to you on your response as well! God bless you both!

What Donna said. No carbonated drinks. I love love love Pepsi...but haven't had any since January 10, 2012. I mix sugar free hawaiian punch flavors with my water to get that "something sweet to drink". I also drink tea sweetened with Splenda. Your doctor should give you some dietary guidelines, especially for the first few weeks after surgery. For most people, bread and pastas are no-nos. A lot of it will be learning as you go along. For instance, I'm about 6 1/2 months out from my surgery...and just about a month ago, discovered I can no longer eat watermelon. So just be patient, follow your doctor's orders, talk to the nutritionist, and seek help on this board. There are a lot of great people on here willing to pass along what they've learned. God bless!

Congratulations! Already said a prayer for you. God bless and keep us posted.

Hi Everyone! Nice to "meet" you all. I only use myfitnesspal for the weight loss ticker but I've talked to others who absolutely love it for tracking food and exercise. I use the Lapband.com food tracker myself. I also have at least 30 more pounds to lose. We'll see how I feel/look at that point and see if I want to go for another 10 or 20. God bless!

Hi...I don't know if anyone is still in this group or on this thread. I was banded in January 2012. I've lost 70lbs so far. I believe that God allowed someone to create this tool in order to help me get healthy. Would love to talk to any Christian bandsters still out there.

That is awesome!! Congratulations!

Way to get back on track Cortney! I'm so glad you are not giving up. Sending up a prayer for you on this journey...because that's what it is...a life-long one. Best of luck and God bless & keep you!

I really like tilapia, and now that I have a new George Forman grill (yeah..I know its cheesy but it works. LOL.), its easier to cook it. I sprinkle some Mrs. Dash, a little garlic powder and sometimes some seasoned salt on my tilapia fillets. Then I spray the hot grill with olive oil cooking spray. Pop those babies on the grill. It takes them very little time to cook. I like to have a bit of a brown sear on mine, so I probably overcook them...but its so good, easy, few calories, lots of protein.

That's awesome!! Congratulations!

I agree w/DeAna. 33 lbs in 3 months is awesome! You're doing great! God bless!

"productive burp"....burping up stuck food rather than vomiting.

When talking about the slippage syptoms and "not being able to keep anything down"...does that mean it goes down okay but won't stay...one has to actually vomit...or does it mean one is always getting stuck and has to PB every time he/she eats?