Excuse my ignorance, I'm really new at this...but what are the 'band rules'? I've been reading through posts by people who have been successful during their first 6 months with the band, and several of them said that they accomplished their amazing weight loss by "following the band rules." Are these rules different than 'regular' dieting or healthy eating? Or is this the same thing as not 'eating around the band'? Am I missing something? Thanks!

hi tonia,

basically what your doctor tells you are the "band rules"

some that i follow:

1. 3 meals a day

-eat small, small bites and chew, chew, chew

2. Protein should be eaten first. then veggies, etc

3. drink at least 8 glasses of Water a day.

4. exercise (for me this is key, key , key to weight loss). i go 5 times a week since being banded

5. no drinking after meals for 30 minutes.

6. junk food is out. whenever i break this my weight loss slows down

there is alot of info under the "pre op" "post op" threads

are you banded?

Thanks, josie. Actually, I am being banded on Friday. :clap2: As you can imagine, I have been living on this website for the last month. Trying to absorb all I can before the big day. of course, I know this is a lifetime learning process...

hi tonia,

basically what your doctor tells you are the "band rules"

some that i follow:

1. 3 meals a day

-eat small, small bites and chew, chew, chew

2. Protein should be eaten first. then veggies, etc

3. drink at least 8 glasses of Water a day.

4. exercise (for me this is key, key , key to weight loss). i go 5 times a week since being banded

5. no drinking after meals for 30 minutes.

6. junk food is out. whenever i break this my weight loss slows down

there is alot of info under the "pre op" "post op" threads

are you banded?

I hope Wendell Edwards stumbles on this thread, he has a WONDERFUL list of Banding 101's and more advanced band rules.

toni..how was your surgery?

hope you are well.

Josie, Thanks for the follow-up! I am doing okay. Still feel kind of 'weird' and filled with gas, if that makes any sense. But I feel better each day.

toni..how was your surgery?

hope you are well.