This is a cut and paste from the C25K website, I have adapted it for the band lifestyle by just changing the words running to banding.

"Too many people have been turned off of banding simply by trying to start off too fast. Their bodies rebel, and they wind up miserable, wondering why anyone would possibly want to do this to themselves.

You should ease into your banding program gradually.

It's easy to get impatient, and you may feel tempted to skip ahead in the program, but hold yourself back. Don't try to do more, even if you feel you can. If, on the other hand, you find the program too strenuous, just stretch it out. Don't feel pressured to continue faster than you're able. Repeat weeks if needed and move ahead only when you feel you're ready."

So here is my new banding program, I designed it for beginners but if you are starting over just start on Week 6:

Weeks 1&2 -- (Pre-op) Diet start Dr recommended preop diet and follow to a "T"

Get banded

Week 3&4 -- (Post-op) Liquid diet, once again do exactly as Dr prescribed. Do not try and lose weight during this phase.

Week 5&6 -- (Post-op) Mushie weeks, practice weighing or measuring everything, eating off a small plate, eating slow and chewing, no trying to lose weight. Learn to eat less than 1 cup of food at any given meal. You should not be trying to lose at this stage, just trying to improve your eating habits.

Week 7 -- Continue with the things you did in weeks 5&6 but also start on soft foods, start journaling everything you eat or drink on an online calculator like fitday.com. Make sure you are getting enough protein. (Specified by your Dr)

Week 8 -- Get your first fill, 1 day liquid, 1 day mushies and then soft foods. Now you are going to start trying to lose weight. Continue doing the things that you learned in weeks 5-7 but now that you have a weeks worth of food journaling look and see if you are staying in the 1000-1200 calories a day, with the amount of protein your Dr wants, if not change what can to get it in those ranges.

Week 9-- Continue the things you learned in Weeks 5-8 plus add 1 hour of walking 3 days a week. (If you cant make it an hour, do what you can) Journal this exercise as well as your food.

Now every week from now until you get to goal you will continue the things above but also think of 1 thing you can do to improve your results and then add that 1 thing. Continue tweaking the program until it is perfect for you.

Now if only I could think of a cute name for my program like Couch to 5k!

*If there is anything I have recommend that goes against your Dr's instructions, do what he/she says!