Wow! This is exactly what I have been looking for. I'm so tired of talking to women about the band, I have been looking for a group of men to share stuff with. I'm new here just got my band on Aug 12, 2008 and have lost 44lbs. I get my first fill tomorrow and was wondering how it effected you all eating red meat? Have any of you tried eating deer meat? Great to be here, hope to get to meet some of you all.

ive had ground deer meat (sometime between first and second fill), but that and a little bit of tender brisket is the only red meat ive had since my surgery (6/20/08). neither seemed to bother me.

Good I still have a lot left over from last year and was hoping I would still be able to eat it.

I've had elk and wild boar, anything will go down if you chew it long enough.

thankgod for mens chat, came in here just to see what it was like, too much testosterone for me, what with elk, wild boar and deer meat, thank god i have chosen to become vegetarian, bring on the tofu sausage, and the not turkey, and not bacon. good luck with your journeys boys. Jo.

Um, yeah, OK.

I'll have an extra bite of wild boar sausage in your name tonight. :wub:

And remember, vegetables are what food eats. :confused:

I just had my first fill today so I'm looking forward to making a dent in the Deer Meat that I still have. Any of you tried Duck or Dove?

I just had my first fill today so I'm looking forward to making a dent in the Deer meat that I still have. Any of you tried Duck or Dove?

I've had dove post band. It was a little dry (fried), so I had to chew really well and eat very slowly. Oh, and try and avoid swallowing any shot, lol.

Vegeterian is an old Indian term for Poor Hunter

Hi Guys,

Just got banded yesterday (09/29). Feeling great. Did it outpatient here in Minnesota. Nice to talk with dudes... Any advice, please send it along...

Alan

thanks for stopping by. come on back if you want to split a steak.

I appreciate vegetarians.....leaves more meat for me.....

Finally gotmy consult appointment on November 20th. Were you all as impatient as I am about this whole process? I took a long time to make up my mind and now that it is made up I would just as soon as it would be done tomorrow.

I was also very impatient. But I will say, looking back I'm glad I had the time it took to get ready for the surgery-I needed the time to really be ready. Keep in mind-you've got the rest of your life-a few months won't make a huge difference. But it is hard to wait.

I'm having my first fill tomorrow, so I'm excited to see if I start to feel some restriction!

Finally gotmy consult appointment on November 20th. Were you all as impatient as I am about this whole process? I took a long time to make up my mind and now that it is made up I would just as soon as it would be done tomorrow.

I understand what your feeling my company is changing my insurance on 1/1/09 and I'm concerned that the current company will either put me off till after then or if I get started on the road to approval but don't get my surgery till after 1/1 that the new company will start the process over. Ii know it will be a long road but I'd rather get the surgery part over with.

I'm just a little over two weeks post op and I sure hope and pray that wild game is not hard to eat. I shot my deer this year ( four point mulie, western count) and still have elk and bison in the freezer from last year. Probably 90% or more of the red meat my family eats is wild game. Has been that way for years. That's the way it was for me growing up also. (I'm 52 yo now). Plus I've lost 55 lbs since I started the pre op diet up to now. I weighed 376 lbs at my initial appointment and I now weigh 321 lbs. I've only got another 90 lbs to lose. I'm telling you, this is the very best thing that I have ever done for myself. Finding this forum has also been a great help.

Merry Christmas you bunch of yay whoos!!! I love this site!!:scared2::biggrin: