Hi all, I just got banded last Tuesday! Dr David Kim in Colleyville, Texas did it, and yes, I'd recommend him! I had to be on a 3 week liquid diet beforehand on Bariatric Advantage (chocolate then vanilla-liked vanilla better) since I'm lactose intolerant couldn't use the Optifast brand. Yes, it was torture sometimes, especially at night when I just wanted to eat a normal supper and not...slop.

But now I have about one more week of liquid diet to go and thankfully it's normal food! I had a fruit smoothie this morning and while it wasn't chocolate Cheerios :bolt: , it tasted pretty good!

I'm starving for just a slice of pizza, but that'll come eventually.

I started at 290 before my liquid diet and weighed 269 the day of my surgery.

Congrats! Sounds like you're off to a great start! I haven't been banded yet, so I can't offer much advice. Keep up the great work... I'm looking forward to seeing your before and after shots!! :bolt:

I was banded 3-12 and found that the majority of my weight loss came from the pre surgery diet I was on. Now my problem is that I need to get myself to be disciplined enough to eat right ALL the time, and then maybe I will start losing weight again..

I just read about your weight loss for the surgery and can definitely relate. I was so excited I weighed myself constantly. Would love to get back to that

You go girl, we can do this. Think of the old saying "Nothing tastes as good as being thin looks":thumbup:!

Grams