I've been banded since April 3rd. I'd be happy to helpnewbies, but I think I need a buddy who has more experience with the band too. The three month mark is fast approaching. I've got the liquid, mushy and solid stages down pat. Now I need help with what else I can eat. Also, someone that could help motivate me, and someone I could motivate would be great.

Hello

I would be very interest, but didn't have the nerve to send the email! If you are interested please let me know. I have a ways to go and checking in with someone would be great.

Sounds good. Let's be bandster buddies. What part of the country are you in? I'm in Texas. How has your bandster journey been thus far?

Hello

My email address is c_monestime@yahoo.com

My journey started in November 2007 I reached my highest weight of 300 pounds. My sugar level was out of controll for the past eight years I was told if I don't do something now then I can suffer as I get older with Diabetics so what do you want to do. He suggested lapband for me and after three months of apppointments here I am. The first three weeks were tough far as eating and adjusting, but the sugery went well with no complications. I lost 19 pounds the first five weeks, then another six pounds so I am 25 pounds or 275 pounds now. But it has been a struggle to eat the right things in the past two weeks. I now can eat what I want but for the past week all I want is sweets. I ate my first slice of bread yesterday in three months. All went well just want to stay on track. My small goals is to lose 20 pounds before I go back to the doctors a small goal for me. So I started back on step 4 to slow me down on my eating and cheating on foods. Any suggestions?

What I've been doing is staying away from all carbs with exception to potatoes and the carbs in cheese. I occaisionally will have a whole wheat tortilla. Outside of that, I eat a lot of salad and chicken. I like beef too, but if it's not hamburger meat, it takes forever for me to chew it. I eat a lot of steamed veggies, sugar free chocolate pudding, sugar free apple sauce, and of course the occaisional protien shake. I'm seeing a nutritionist and she told me to begin adding almonds to my diet. I will start doing that today.