I'm new to the forum and was wondering what a slider is ?

Foods that slide right through your band like ice cream, chocolate, soup etc.. Mostly high calorie crap.

A slider is a food that is usually high in calorie has less nutritional value than what we are suppose to eat. Some people with lap band will eat sliders because, protein-meats are sometimes difficult to digest and get to go through the band. If our bands are too tight than we have difficulty digesting proteins like we should. There seems to be a fine line between the band being too loose or just right. Everyone is different, some people never have a fill in their band and some may have the max amount in their band. Examples of sliders are ice cream, yogurt, mashed potatos, cream soups and even protein shakes can be considered sliders if we put high calorie ingrediants in them. Hope this helps.

That helps a lot. I guess that answers my second question about what does " stuck" mean.

Some of the other terms you may see are, PB, PBing, Sliming, stuck etc. We have our own slang just like everyone else. PB is puck back, more of a productive burp, kinda like reflux, Slimming is something when it happens you will never forget, you take to big of bite, you don't chew properly or the band just doesn't let it go down, your stomach trys to pull it through the band with gastric juices and if it doesn't happen it erupts from your mouth like a volcano and there is no stopping it so run for the bathroom or trash can. (sorry to be so graphic but it happened to me in the car and it is pretty gross) Stuck is when you fail to chew or eat something your band does not like, if you do not vomit it back up it sits there. You can sometimes move around, walk sit straight up, move your arms etc. I do suggest you do not try to push it down with water, because it is stuck so the fluid will come right back up. Dry foods, microwave leftovers, breads, fibrous foods etc are common things to get stuck. That is why people do sliders, they do not get stuck. Please do not let any of his discourage you, it is a process and it takes time to learn all the rules and learn how your body will react. Have Patience and just follow the rules your doc gave you and you will be fine.

Popcorn has always been a slider for me. Funny thing is that ice cream is not. I can usually only eat a few bites of it before I'm stuffed. But give me a jumbo popcorn at the movies and thats all she wrote!

Marci