Hi I was banded July 10th.Everything seems to be going good.

Has anyone ever heard on New Directions. My doctor mentioned it to me and said it will accelerate my weight loss and still give proper protein/nutrition etc. It is a diet consisting of all shakes followed weekly by a doctor.

I decided to try it. It has been kind of difficult but is getting easier now that I have been banded. It is a High Protein low carb shake. I have read that returning to solids as soon as possible is important. Does anyone know why? My doctor is not to concerned about this and says I can start my regular phases puree/soft solid/solid when my 3 mos. is over. Just curious is anyone else has tried anything similar with the band?:nervous

I haven't heard of this so far -- or read about it here either. But I bet it works. As you read you will find that as LB'ers moved to solids - we hit plateaus.

When I hit plateaus and find my weight going up a pound a day for a few days -- I go back to liquids and bars to take it back down.

I wish you the best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure of the reasoning behind that as the idea of the band is NOT to drink liquids, but that is after the healing phase.

However, the goal is also not to get to solids as soon as possible, many docs take six weeks to get to full solids. The upside to this is that you'll have lots and lots of time to heal after surgery.