I had surgery yesterday! I'm so excited to start my new life. At my heaviest I was 358 pounds and right now, due to the pre-op fasting I now weigh 340. I'm 34 years old, 6'1" tall, and have set my goal weight at 200. I'm very sore today as the doctor also repaired a hiatal hernia, but the pain medication is helping.

I read another post on here that someone is able to eat fast-food chicken sandwiches and Pasta. My doctor told me to avoid those high starch foods. I'm looking at this as a tool for long-term weight loss and not something that will allow me to eat whatever I want in smaller portions. Am I wrong in my thinking process? :-)

@@uurbz Your thinking is neither right nor wrong. Anyone who has had WLS is going to be able to eat any food they want to eat. Some surgeries are going to restrict the amount of food that they can consume in a sitting, and some surgeries depending on the food will "rush" that food through their system and eliminate it and they may develop an intolerance for the food.

WLS regardless of the modality, is a tool. Your 100% right about that. It's a life time and life changing tool but just like any tool you have to use it and using it takes a bit of work in the application.

Congratulations on being banded and taking the first step. Everywhere you go and for everything you put in your mouth remember that your tool is there to help you reach your goals.

Eating fried chicken and potatoes high carb foods are not going to help you reach your goals. So your Dr. is right, stay away from them, make smart substitutions for them. This tool is all about helping you make a healthy life style change with your relationship to food.

It's a process, and you will get it and before you know it your band and you will be the best of friends Here are some links I have found helpful in understanding the band.

Eight Golden Rules of Lapband:
http://www.bariatric...dr-paul-obrien/

The Lapband is not about Restriction:
http://drsimpson.net...estriction.html