I was banded on June 28th, 2006, and including the 28 pounds I lost pre-surgery in June, I am down 116 lbs so far. I have had an extremely easy time of it so far by sticking to the bandster rules every day. I started at 325 lbs and today weigh 209 lbs and am looking forward to breaking the

200 lb mark in the next few weeks. I have set Thanksgiving as my goal to do this. (BTW I have had 4 fills and am at 7ccs in the large band).

I own a Mail & Parcel center and pursue my passion of (on-camera) acting on the side. (Who knows, maybe someday I can give up my day job! :gluck: ).

I look forward to reading other peoples experiences on here.

Jay Z

You sound as though you are doing a wonderful job. It is unreal how much weight you have lost. I was banded on August 30th. 2006 and have lost 41 pounds to date. Would you mind posting what a typical food day is like for you. Thank you and continued good luck

In response to several e-mails the following is what I would eat in a typical day. I have been staying under 1,000 cals a day.

Before Breakfast:

1 cup of coffee black w/sweet-n-low

Breakfast:

1/3 cup of All Bran Buds

1/2 cup of n/f milk

Between Breakfast and lunch:

1 cup of coffee, black w/sweet-n-low

1 or 2 Crystal Lite

As much Water as I can tolerate

Lunch:

3 to 5 oz. of Protein

1/2 apple peeled

Between lunch and dinner:

If a little bit hungry..1 to 2 oz. of beef Jerky

1 to 2 Crystal Lite

More water

Dinner:

4 to 6 oz. of protein

1/2 to 1 cup of veggies

maybe some n/f cottage cheese

That's pretty much it. I vary the Proteins and veggies and I find that I

need to have some robust flavors in my selections. (I use horseradish, tobasco or jalpeno's much of the time with dinner).

Jay Z

-116 lbs since June 1, 2006

NWWLS-Dr. Michaelson

WOW! What awesome inspiration!! I have seriously been debating between lapband or gastric bypass due to my BMI of 55, and I am finding that a number of people on this site have had banding at 300 plus pounds - awesome encouragement!!