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Same here I was never really told anything about coffee thank god cuz I work at Starbucks I mostly just drink tea though not a big coffee drinker ... But I was told to stay away from soda !! That's like the number one lap band rule NO CARBONATION!!! And Iv seen personally what it can do so I stay away Iv been carbonation free since sept 6 lol . ... If your still drinking soda rather it be only 2 cans a week I feel sorry and hope hope you have no complications

Only lost 4 pounds this past month ... My goal is to see bigger numbers Iv lost 33 pounds since. September I feel that I should of had a bigger lost by now ... Can anyone please share there diet and exercise regimens

Thank you you all !! Your all right I am being to hard on myself I'm happy I'm loosing and not gaining I started at 228 and I'm currently at 196 haven't been in the one hundreds in forever I am happy about that .. Thank you all for the encouragement

I'm 5 months post op and having difficulty finding healthy meal options .. I feel like all I eat is chicken and veggies ... Please share your daily meals .. What do you eat for breakfast , lunch and dinner

Newly banded would love a mentor ! El monte ca ... Or just someone to exchange emails with

I got my first fill oct 10 .. I only had 5cc cuz my doc said it looked like that all I needed ... But now a couple of weeks later I'm feeling like I need another fill .. I feel like I can eat way more .. The other day I had a whole hot dog from 7-11 ( I know i know ) my next appt isn't till the middle of nov what should I do ??

One of my favorite things to eat is romaine lettuce with lemon juice and pepper ? Does the acid from the lemon juice have any affects on my band ?

1 month and a half post op ... My scars are healed but there ugly and dark is there anything I can put on then to help them fade away ?

I'm already one month post op and I was wondering can I eat cereal ??

I know this is a bit too much info but since surgery I have had issues with bowel movements sometimes I go a week without one :/ what do it do

Yay congrats on the weight loss I get my first full next Tuesday ! ... Your down 26 pounds that's amazing what are ur secrets do u work out ? .. I'm post op almost 1 month and only lost 11 pounds .. What can I do ?

Seven more days to go on the full liquids stage and frankly I'm sick of .... Sf pudding Campbell's cream of chicken . Broccoli . Pototoe . And tomoto soup Any body have any other soups there eatting or anything else

Finally week 6 regular foods .... But I have no idea what to eat can u lovely lap banders please assist me In some healthy yummy recipes breakfast lunch and dinner please and thank you

Congrats on the weight loss I am only 3 weeks post op and I haven't really had any weight loss I can't weight till I get to my first goal ... Do you think you can share some of your routines like what exercises you did and what meals u ate

Hello everyone I am week 3 post op and am now able to have purée foods and meal suggestions I'm stuck in sf pudding and mashed potatoes I don't wanna eat too much mashed potatoes

Thanks for all the encouraging words everyone

I am 2 weeks post up and have been on the liquid phase .. I don't feel like im lossing anything it's very discouraging

I am very clueless when it comes to keeping track of grams of fat and protein and sugar and all that stuff ... If I wanted to eat healthy meals how many calories and calories from fat should I keep in mind

Really I'm in the liquid stage I'm only getting in like 630 calories and about 50gm of protein

Thanks for all the tips only 5 more days I know I can do it

Did I work out the whole first week ? ... I'm one week post op and I haven't lost anything

How long before they come off ??

Was banded 9/6/12 5days ago and have no hunger pains .. The gas pains have decreased greatly thank god just feeling a lil sore .. I'm getting a lil tired of cream of chicken and tomoto soup anybody know of any other soups I can eat ... Oh and protein beverages

Can I have cream of wheat ?? I'm 5 days post op in the full liquids stage ??