I had my lap-band surgery done on 7-21-08. So far from my original weigh-in weight (196) for my insurance approval I have lost 17 pounds. I had to do a Protein shake and 1 meal a day diet for two weeks prior to my surgery. That is when I lost 12 of my pounds. Since the surgery I have been on a clear liquid diet and have lost another 5 pounds. I cannot wait until tomorrow, as I will then be able to have creamed Soups (that are strained) added into my diet. I am looking forward to August 4th cause I then will be able to start the pureed bariatric diet.

I am looking forward to talking with people who have good suggestions on meal planning once I can eat regular food.

Hello Sndtee,

Congrats on the weight loss! This is a great place if you have any questions. I am not banded yet, but I am so excited to have it done, and experience what everyone is talking about! Good luck on your journey!

Hi Sndtee -

I was banded on 7/21 also. Today I was able to move from Clear liquids to full liquids. It's amazing. I was full on one cup of soup! The feeling is pretty weird, but I guess it gets better.

There are some recipes on this site, also a couple of cookbooks especially for life with the lapband. I just ordered them from Amazon.com.

How did you get your weight loss ticker on you posts. I have a weight loss ticker set up, do I just copy and paste when I add a post or reply?

sndtee

sndtee -

Go to tickerfactory.com. Set up your ticker then it will give you a code. Cut and paste the entire code to your signature. That should do it.

Hello and welcome to LBT!

Copy the ticker code and click on User CP above, Then click on edit signature, paste the code in the box and click save

Thank you for directing me on this. I finally got it.

Sndtee

hi, welcome to LBT. you may want to browse the food / recipe section when you are able to progress to mushies / solids.

best of luck to you.

sndtee -

I saw your pics on the home page. I haven't put any in yet. Maybe I'll try it this week.