Had my LAP BAND done on 11-26-2007 in Buffalo, NY at Buffalo General Hospital by Dr. Aaron Hoffman. I've have had no problems what-so-ever and the support from Dr. Hoffman has been FANTASTIC. He is the BEST doctor ever! I would recommend anybody from the Buffalo, Rochester, NY area to have Dr. Hoffman perform the BAND! GREAT DOC!:eek:

Vicki,

you threw me off with that no cheese part. Haha. I live on cheese sticks as a snack I love them. Have you tried Greek Yogurt? Its so full of protein its awesome. Just add some splenda and it tastes good.

Rain, I do like cheese, but since it is a staple, I want my snacks to be something else, something crunchy I guess. I have not tried the greek yogurt and splenda, I have also heard riccota and splenda, It doent sound appealing to me but I love cannolis ha ha... I will definitly try it, maybe i am just going thru withrawl from chips and pretzels. I don't know, but i do want something to crunch besides raw veggies. does anyone else get sick of the same old, same old or is it me??????:crying:

how nice you guys have such support, I can't find anyone in Albany. I met a girl who was banded the same time as me and we have remained friends, but her band didn't work and she had the RNY in January - so I lost the only local girl who could relate to in person.

how nice you guys have such support, I can't find anyone in Albany. I met a girl who was banded the same time as me and we have remained friends, but her band didn't work and she had the RNY in January - so I lost the only local girl who could relate to in person.

jenn,

feel free to join us online here and chime in whenever

hi all...i can eat more since dr. hoffman took part of my fill ut (my second unfill). i actually ate a 1/2 omelet today. thats the most i have eaten in a few weeks...lol

Jenn, all bandsters are friends, near or far....feel free as Val said and we will support you and believe me, we could all use your support too, so welcome!!!! vicki

Val, I am glad you have relief. did u lose alot of weight from the restriction u had?

Thanks

I feel like I'm the only one in the area. I have a great group on this site, we actually have get togethers once a year, but we are all over the states.

Vicki - have you every fried cheese sticks or any kind of cheese? I found it here somewhere a couple years ago, put cheese in non-stick fry pan and let it met and get golden brown, when you turn it off and let it cool an put on a plate, it gets crunchy.

I live for cheese

Thanks

I feel like I'm the only one in the area. I have a great group on this site, we actually have get togethers once a year, but we are all over the states.

Vicki - have you every fried cheese sticks or any kind of cheese? I found it here somewhere a couple years ago, put cheese in non-stick fry pan and let it met and get golden brown, when you turn it off and let it cool an put on a plate, it gets crunchy.

I live for cheese

Thanks Jenn, I will try it and let you know what I think, but I think I already know I'm gonna love it ....thanx again

Any time.

It is so simple which makes it even better.

I just got a big fill for me, I'm up to 1.5cc and have been on liquids for 4 days, I have been doing lots of research and pulled out my journal from the beginning to get myself back on track, so I'm finding all kinds of good things I use to live on, that I lost track of over time.

So if anyone needs any good ideas, just shout!

Any time.

It is so simple which makes it even better.

I just got a big fill for me, I'm up to 1.5cc and have been on liquids for 4 days, I have been doing lots of research and pulled out my journal from the beginning to get myself back on track, so I'm finding all kinds of good things I use to live on, that I lost track of over time.

So if anyone needs any good ideas, just shout!

i could always use ideas jenn

Jenn, all bandsters are friends, near or far....feel free as Val said and we will support you and believe me, we could all use your support too, so welcome!!!! vicki

Val, I am glad you have relief. did u lose alot of weight from the restriction u had?

vicki,

actually when i went to see hoffman to have some of my fill taken out i had lost 2 lbs in 1 month and i weighed myself this morning because i am eating more and i lost 4 lbs in about 1 week...so he is right u will lose more when u are eating more. the tough lessn i have learned is it is not good to be too tight

Jenn, i'm shouting loud, anything you want to share i will take. thanx vicki

Vicki

I just got that big fill (for me anyway) and have been on liquids for 5 days now and down lbs. I am trying to get back to the reality of post surgery, so I'm going to hold out on clear liquids, but might add some protein shakes tomorrow, then the mushie stage as long as possible, i got "reminder" papers from the Dr. on Thursday.

Today I got a list of high protein foods based on serving size. just what i needed! I Can try to scan and send any of this information anyone would like.

In a nutshell here is my reality check for the day.

Most importantly, no more onion rings... LOL

Go back to using low fat sour cream to mix with food (tuna, chicken salad, and stuff)

No more real butter, go back to using the bumble brown yogurt butter

No more store bought salad dressing (Ranch is my favorite to make any food go down) Low fat sour cream with a packet of ranch dressing mix

Protein first

vegies second

then Carbs and very limited

Staples I always use to eat

refried beans

ricotta cheese ( I would make it like i was going to stuff shells, loaded with protein)

homemade sauce made with hot turkey sausage

Buritos, check the lables, they are high in protein and about 250-300 cal, add low fat cheese and you have 16-20 gprotein

I always have tuna - the 3oz size in my house

I hope that helps, it has really put things in perspective for me and I'm ready to go!

Jennifur,

OMG Im dying for some fried cheese now. YUM!!!!!

I forgot to mention, my nutritionist told me to take Vit D3, she said they have come to find out since my surgery that it helps burn body fat... I started taking them today

Vicki

I just got that big fill (for me anyway) and have been on liquids for 5 days now and down lbs. I am trying to get back to the reality of post surgery, so I'm going to hold out on clear liquids, but might add some protein shakes tomorrow, then the mushie stage as long as possible, i got "reminder" papers from the Dr. on Thursday.

Today I got a list of high protein foods based on serving size. just what i needed! I Can try to scan and send any of this information anyone would like.

In a nutshell here is my reality check for the day.

Most importantly, no more onion rings... LOL

Go back to using low fat sour cream to mix with food (tuna, chicken salad, and stuff)

No more real butter, go back to using the bumble brown yogurt butter

No more store bought salad dressing (Ranch is my favorite to make any food go down) Low fat sour cream with a packet of ranch dressing mix

Protein first

vegies second

then Carbs and very limited

Staples I always use to eat

refried beans

ricotta cheese ( I would make it like i was going to stuff shells, loaded with protein)

homemade sauce made with hot turkey sausage

Buritos, check the lables, they are high in protein and about 250-300 cal, add low fat cheese and you have 16-20 gprotein

I always have tuna - the 3oz size in my house

I hope that helps, it has really put things in perspective for me and I'm ready to go!

wow!!!!!!!!!!!I eat onion rings and I use real butter and chunky blue cheese dressing...........aaaahhhhh.......:biggrin: I dont know about this yogurt butter and i have never been told to use low fat sour cream to mix my food. I hate low fat sour cream. yuk... I do use turkey sausage and ground turkey when i can, and i don't do seafood of any kind, but I do do canned chicken, but I do use low fat mayo...thanx for the info..vicki:crying: