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I have given up all carbinated sodas, atleast the daily ones. I drink OJ for Breakfast and tea all day. I dont miss diet coke at all b/c it makes me feel bad. As for beer, I still have them weekly but I do hard pour it in a cup to make it foam...... killing the carbination. I also put salt in it to kill more carbination. You have to listen to your body and do as it says. If I am wanting a buz, I dont eat before.... it makes me full and I can only drink a couple.

xlstan, I was banded last July and have lost 100 lbs. Single greatest thing I have ever done, except for my wife and kids. I had all of the same questions and fears, but I think you need to look at it as what foods will I want to eat vs what foods will I not want to eat. You can eat anything but you may have a reverse action to it.... ie pbing. For instance I LOVED McDonalds before the band and how I dont ever care if I go back. Reason being I dont like bread, or fries and their nuggest suck. So I can eat it but it makes me feel like crap, so I choose to not eat there. I have found myself liking spicier and tarter things more and more. I am willing to try foods that I normally wouldnt. Just dont think its a diet, there no foods you cant eat, just foods you wont want to. I have to agree with what Jack and dale have said.

how long should I wait to swim? I was banded last friday 7-2

i was also banded on friday, and have not had much of an appitite. this is definately going to be a ride. I am starting to figure out why they call the band a "tool"

I was banded on 7/2 and today I feel like can go back to work,. The only thing that has hindered me was the soreness from the port site.

I am having my surgery at 12 tom. and am excited and nervous. I realize and have experience your anxiety but rest assure that is the best way to consistently remove and keep weight off.

Thanks Rocket, that is what I was expecting..... send me a message if you get time. I am getting banded next friday,

Please tell me it is not like the pre-op diet. I can stand eating less of foods, but not eating things I like and enjoy sucks. I guess that is why dieting never works.

is my date. After 9 long months of office visits and waiting for approvals. I will be headed to Dallas for my surgery.

sweetbee.... I live in the SA area and am geting banded on the 2nd of july

Jachut, Boy oh boy do I know what you mean. I was recently approved and now am waiting to schedule surgery. When am having a bad day and I turn to food I start to wonder if I wanna give this up. Then later I will be doing somthing, run out of breath or energy and think yep, I wanna be able to do things again. All in all the good by far outweights the bad and I am going to do it. However, I do have those reservations.

silvers, great info. do you have any more insight?

I concur with Ziggle Dog. I found out today that I have been approved. I was very gun hoe about doing this when I started the appointments etc. but the last few weeks I have began to have second thoughts. That is until I started to think about the things I cant and dont do b/c of my weight. I am going to do it now for a few reasons: my kids, my wife, my health and myself... those are reason enough for nme to take the trek into the unknown and do it. When I was in the 3rd grade my parents divorced and I sat around all summer trying to fill that empty void with food. I gained almost 80lbs, I am scared to not have my emotional crutch but my family means more.