Hi Everyone,

Just went in for my first fill in over 18 months! I went to a new surgeon and he gave me this article. I haven't read all of it yet, but it's pretty interesting so I thought I would share!

http://bariatrictimes.com/2011/09/22/gastric-banding-and-the-fine-art-of-eating/

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.

Every doctor is different. This article says eat 3 or LESS times per day; my doctor said meals and snacks (although not more than a cup for meals). I do agree with the waiting after each bite, but that is something I learned myself. I have a habit of eating too fast and I often PB after that. So if I take it slow, small bites and wait it is usually much easier to eat. I dunno....I think you have to find the best way to eat for yourself after banding, because everyone reacts differently after the surgery. If you've found a way to make it work, then keep doing what you're doing!