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myfitnesspal.com I love it. I have no friends on it so if you want my username is mjs3974.

I started semi solid food this past week. My whole meal should be 3oz. in total. and eat slow and chew and chew. so during my meal I am trying to find when i feel satisfied but I don't know when that is considering I've spent so many years eating so fast and so much I would just eat till i was stuffed and then I knew I had enough. So hopefully i will learn in time what satisfied feels like. Any thoughts?

Last Friday I started soft foods/mushy stage. I do have the willpower to follow the offices nutrition plan but I am worried that I will gain weight. I go back in a month to see if I need my first fill. Anyone else feel like this?

I also had mine done at a center of excellence. I'm only 2 weeks out but I couldnt be happier with the level of care I have recieved.

Didn't you get a food plan from the nutrionist at the surgeons office. I am 2 weeks post op I have lost 20lbs. so far. Yesterday was my 2 week follow up and I started mushy food yesterday. I have a sample menu plan I can tell you some of the things that are on it are pretty good. So along with the egg salad and tuna and chicken salad we can eat, there is things like 2slices of thin deli meat, chili, mushy fruit like honeydew and strawberries. metalballs anything in a gravy or sauce not drenched in it. the NP at the practice said anthing that can be mashed with the back of a fork.

I had 3 soft food meals today. 2oz chicken salad 1 slice of cheese. 2oz sliced turkey breast 2 tablespoons apple sauce. Then I had 2oz of chili with 1oz. grated cheese and 6 saltine crackers. Surprising they were all filling.

I had my 2 week post op visit today. My scars are healing very nicely and my 2 week post op liquid diet was cut so this afternoon I started soft food. I am very happy with my progress so far.

I just read the article. I honestly don't know what to think. My Dr.s' office recommends that once we are on solid food it should be a cup of food. 3oz protein 3oz non starchy veg and then 2oz starch if there is room protein always first. But they also said the same thing in the article about taking a bite chew for 20sec wait a minute take another bite and no meal should be more than 20 minutes but that's a whole cup of food not a 1/2 cup. It really is very confusing because honestly if I went through this just to take 20 bites of food I made a big mistake. I got the band so I could live by the food guidelines like the food pyramid and what nutrionists say is a healthy portion of food such as what I described above. According to the amt of food I'm allowed it should take me 40 min- 60 min. to complete a meal. I really think the medical profession should adopt a standard across the board and adhere to it. I know internally every one is diff. But at least we would all have the same baseline. Thanks for reading I know it was long sorry.

Be healthy for myself my wife and my kids. I have 2 daughters I have a responsibility to walk them down the aisle some day. To not have to shop at causal male, there is nothing causal about it. To not have my band so tight that I can not eat a sensible portion of food. To eat some unhealthy stuff as well just not the whole bag, box, carton etc. To have more energy to workout and get fit not just get thinner by losing weight. And..... To have unbelievable amazing SEX with my wife who I adore.

I did not lose any girth.

Don't forget about the added optical inch if you do some manscapping.

That looks awesome. I am going to try it once I get to soft food stage. Then once I get to solid food stage all I need to do is add bacon and it would be perfect.

I have my surgery set for Monday Jan. 30th. @ 9am. I have to be at the hospital by 7:30am. I know i will eat again and I know I will eat everything o eat before the band just in a smaller more controlled portion. If this tool can help me with the snacking i do at night i am sure i will be succesful with it and with losing weight. will it stop me everynight no, wll it stop me 8 out 10 yeah probably i can live with that.

Congrats that's awesome your doing so well. I am being banded on Monday. I hope I do as well as you and I'm glad to see you eat real food and real sized portions of food as opposed to all the horror stories I see on here. May I ask you if your band is filled or not.

@Maui -Why couldn't they just fix the band or give you a new band why the plication

I like the thick girls.

I agree with the original post. I'm not banded yet I will be jan 30th. I feel the same way and if that means I'm slightly less filled then so be it. I do not want to be at the level of restriction where I eat 1 oz of protein and a teaspoon of veggies and call it a meal. I want to be able to eat a 3oz portion of protein a few teaspoons of veggies and then if there's room a teaspoon or 2 of carbs. To me that is a healthy meal with feeling deprived. I also want to be able to eat a sushi roll and be satisfied.

I will be meeting with my Dr. Next week to discuss the issue. My dr. Just started doing these and I was offered to be put into the trial to have it done. The NP said the main benefit is the rate of weight loss is faster. I don't think that alone is a reason to have it done. Am I missing something

If the band is a restrictive procedure why would I want more restriction with the plication I do want to eat less but I also want to feel like I'm still eating.

I am to be banded on Jan 30th. I saw the NP at my surgeons office today and she offered me the band with plication why did you chose it and what are the benefits to having it done in conjunction with the band

I was at my pre surgical testing today and the NP from the practice offered band with gastric plication I didn't know what to say. I have 2 weeks to think it over it through me for a loop because the whole point of me getting the band was that there is no re routting.

not banded yet but wil be on Jan 30th. all i can tell you is life happens dont beat yourself up about. own it. you went away had a good time enjoyed yourself now get back on the bandwagon and move on. you dont have to be a perfect bandster just a really good one.

I know I could have just searched it and got a million hits but i figured i get a better response from all of you guys so what do you use and do you like it. I'm looking for powder and ready to drink options

I saw a post on here the other day by a very successful long time bandster. Now not being banded myself I cannot speak on the topic my surgery date is Jan 30th. But the quote was that you don't have to be a perfect bandster just a really good one. That quote has resonated with me all week because I am worried and scared about what life will be like afterwards. But I know I will continue to make some bad choices because sometimes you just want what you want, however I do know that I can be a really good bandster 90-95% of the time and still be thinner and healthier.

Hello I just friended you. You look great. I have my surgery date set for jan 30th. It's nice to see other guys on here who have had it done and are being successful with it. I can't believe the diff. Can you tell me a little bit of your experience with it so far. Is it what you thought it would be or is it better what do you typically eat do you exercise any tips to share woul be great. Happy new year and happy new you.