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I can't wait to hear about all the above as well!

Hi Taz - I love all those foods as well. I won't be doing any to go boxes - I'm usually working and on the road when I'm in these restaurants and taking stuff out with me is just not practical. I don't have a problem with leaving food on the plate because it seems wasteful - my problem has been cleaning the plate because I like it! When you are on the road 3-4 days a week and dining in some of the best restaurants, this becomes a problem.

I'm glad to have other foodies to talk with....I know this won't be easy, but eventually its got to be reasonable? Cheers!

I've also read both of those Kurlansky books - he wrote another calle "A Basque History of The World" - fascinating and has recipes. Cheers!

I am also a foodie. Since the last reply on this thread was some time ago, I thought I'd try to refresh it and see how the other foodies are doing with the lap band. I am 4 days post-op and suffering through the franken-food liquid diet drinks. I'm praying that I will be able to eat normal whole & healthy foods in the future - just less of them. I am in the wine business, so great food and wine is a large part of my life. Cooking and entertaining is also a big part of my personal social life. In the final days leading up to my surgery I had many doubts flickering through my mind about how I was going to handle the dietary restrictions. Needless to say, I overcame the doubts and went ahead with the surgery but I'd like to hear how other foodies are doing months after surgery. Cheers!

Hi all, How long should I expect the gas pains to hang around? My only complication during surgery on April 1 was a hiatal hernia I did not know about. They fixed that and were able to put the lap band on. I'm feeling fine other than some pretty intense gas pains up through my shoulder today. Cheers!

Greetings posters! I have been researching the forum because I am considering the lapband. One of my concerns involves food and wine. I am in the wine business, and I travel and entertain customers in restaurants constantly. I have at least one glass of wine every day. I think I can manage the limits on food - I can certainly reduce the amount of wine I consume, but part of what I do for a living is talk about how wine goes WITH food. Is it going to be impossible to drink my wine with the meal? Will the lapband change how things taste to me? Also, I travel weekly for my work - how soon do you think I can be back at work and travelling? Thanks for your time.