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Hi Heard a milk diet is good pre op, I personally just cut back on all fat from my diet approx 1 month pre op. Good luck

anyone here got information on what sports can be undertaken. I was looking to take up rugby again, obviously wearing some form of body gaurd that will protect my ribs. Any comments/advice, warmly welcome

hi I hope goes well for you, of that I have no doubt. Welcome to your new start. I haven't looked back, although I do remember I had serious doubt's, traveling to Belgium, seeing the consultant the same day for the first time and being operated on the very next morning. Waking up and thinging, oh god what have I done. Then a week passes and everything settles down. Then 2 weeks pass and the weight has dropped enough to think 'interesting' Then 1 month passes and your on a role, weight dropping off and finding the band easy to deal with as long as I remember to eat slowing, never forget that, thinking about chewing at least 15/20 times, putting my spoon down and having a break. Your stomach talks to you. Then 2 months pass and stones have fallen off, new clothes are needed, old ones disposed off instead of putting to the back of the wardrobe as I am never going there again. I have never felt so good, the last time I weighed this little I was 20, Im now 43 and thinking why oh why did I not do anything about it earlier, deep down I was so unhappy. So in short go for it. Yes there are doubts but the goal is endless. Good luck.

nice one, well done to have maintained it, keep going, just think of the extra years you have given yoursleve.

cheers, to be honest I have found it really easy, I always eat 2 slices of wholemeal (alisons wholemeal batch) for Breakfast with either lime marmalade or marmite, depending on how I feel, it generally takes me at least 20 mins and the last slice is always cold but I enjoy eating it. Sometimes, I can only manage to eat one. Throughout work I drink lots of Water, its amazing how good water tastes with ice :-) I will then have a yougut at lunch, a yougout or a slice of toast when I get home. Then for my evening meal I will eat approx 1/4 of what I used to eat, I do try and fill my plate half full, remembering it used to be full to over flowing, and I would get more once finished, but I always never finish half a plate, its just to much. I continue to drink water throughout the day. I generally have a cup of coffee when I get to work, maybe one around 11am, but generally its one a day. Before I would have at elast 4/5 cups of coffee a day and maybe 3/4 cups of tea. So in all I have found it really easy and amaze myself all the time with the weight loss. I have bumbed into so many people whos mouths drop when they see me, as they cannot believe its the same man they saw maybe 3/4 months ago. Thank you too the lapband :lovechoc:

well, had a weigh on this morning and weight started to drop off again, seem to have lost another 3lbs. NICE

good luck with it all

good luck, I am sure you will never look back but learn from the past which has really helped me. My wife dug some pics out yesterday of me when I was 21st, I just didn't realise how big I had got, although happy outside really sad inside. I am so so happy I did this and cannot wait till my next fill.

Hi I was nbanded by Dr Chris on the 10th June 2008, all went very well. Have you meet him yet or having consultation just before op, as I did. Kevin

I would call the surgeons office, for advice.

Hi Could luck on your new path. What are you up to eating at the moment. Kevin

well I seem to have exhausted my weight loss for now, I can eat a little more as my band seems to have minimum restriction at the moment, had a weigh in this mornin and still 16th 3lbs. I am due my first fill on the 18th Sept and cannot wait till then. Hope I can keep at 16st 3lbs until then, although my appetite seems to be very small these days.

took the family out today as my boy just got his exam results from school. We went to the red hot buffet, which serves several different types of cuisine, chinese, indian, mexican, italian etc etc. Its eat all you can buffet. Tried a small portion of rice and one piece of lamp rogan josh, very nice but really struggled to get the lamb down, so gave up, but sauce was nice. Then had a small portion of rice with sweet and sour pork, again struggled to get the pork down but enjoyed the rice and sauce. Absolutley stuffed, and didn;t desire anything else to eat but watched the kids really enjoy themselves. Pre op, I would have eaten 3 if not 4 plate fulls of a mix of foods and the plates would have been mountains and so stuffed, I would be uncomfortable. Watching others eat the way I used too brings it all back in perspective. Phycologically I could never had done this, having tried for many years, doing it physically has really worked for me, although I am sure when I have my fill I would have only managed one small portion of food and not 2 as I did today, so I am really anxious to get my first fill. I have too say I have, losing this amount of weight within approx 10mweeks has blown me, my family and fiends away. I was at a do at the weekend and say fiends I haven't seen for 3/4 months and they were astounded, one didn't even recognise me. What a great life.

big weigh in this morning after my hol in spain and wieghed 16st 5lbs, well happy. ate so much fish.

got back from hols yesterday and had a weigh in this morning. Have to say, I went out with the family every night for dinner and had fish every night bar one were I have singapore rice. So the weigh in this morning I was a bit anxious as I thought I may have put on maybe a pound and wieghed 16st 11lbs, so the weight is still coming off. It looks like 3 lbs a week which is amazing me. Looking forward to my fill in Sept, off too Spain for a week on Monday. Kevin

well, did my weight today and have broken into 16st. I am now 16st 13lbs. So so so please. Am off now for 3 weeks and hope I can break into 15st before my return but things have slowed and my restriction this week is none existent.

restriction all but gone now, not due fill until mid sept, would really like a fill now

had weigh in today and down to 17st 4lbs. Things slowing down now, I really need a fill to kick start it again, but not due until mid Sept.

Hi I was banded on the 10th June by him, nice guy. He informed me that it was touch and go as to whether he did the operation as when he went inside me he found a very large hiatial hernia, he fixed it and banded me. So I have a lot to thank him for. I wondered why I was regulary sick during the middle of the night, I thought it was just indegestion. hope all goers well

no, I am due my first fill mid Sept.

been away for a couple of days, whilst away went out for a meal and just about managed to eat half a small baked potato and half a chicken breast, with glass of red wine, felt like a right blooter after. came home this afternoon and weighed 17st 7lbs. so well happy. Kevin

well done, nice and easy does it.

took family out for a chinese meal last night (wifes birthday) I tried some dim sum and they were yum, small bits and chewedd the hell out of them before swallowing and all went well. I then ahd singapore rice, I had 2 small spoonfulls and was stuffed, my wife and little girl had to eat it as I ached, I think thats the first time I have over done it. But end result is dim sum yum but cant eat any more than 4.

I tried to get one early July but because of business commitments I couldn't make it in London, I am away for the first 3 weeks of August so the earliest I could get a fill is Sept. Although I would like to get one done before I go away on Aug 1st. If anyone knows of someone who does it near milton keynes etc, would appreciate it.