NWgirl

I would also add : - small travel pillow to hold against stomach - peppermint tea for gas. Gas X is for digestive gas issues (surgery is cO2) and some say it works. For me, it did nothing.

I would look into the ninja pulse. Comes with three travel cups, blender container, and dough paddles. About $80 and a good investment.

Seems like the presto pressure cooker on Walmart.com had an online instruction book.

I have included a pic of the front and back of my card. I covered my name for anonymity reasons. I did not have any info on my band on discharge papers, but when I received my card the size, id number, surgery date, and surgeon contact info were on it. The card also states medical info and includes a note to restaurants asking to allow ordering of small meals.

You need a lot more protein than those options give you. An equation for protein is body weight x 0.3 = protein needed in grams. Most recommend at least 70g a day to start. How is your water intake?

It slows the healing process, as well as contributing to erosions.

Some surgeons do both, most do one or the other. My surgeon only uses the allergen band.

I would remove your personal email from this thread and ask people to use the mail here on LBT. Last time I put my email here, I received all kinds of crazy spam in my inbox.

I did not experience this either... Is it a specific type of food or a variety of types?

Realize band is owned by Johnson & Johnson,

The 4cc band is an older lapband model, replaced by the 10 and 14cc band. The realize band-c is 11cc and the older band is 9cc. There are two other bands not used in the US. The realize is supposed to be lower pressure and some say it requires more fill because of this. The 4cc is not used often due to more problems associated with its design. There is obviously a lot less fill, so I have heard that you reached the green zone faster.

I eat anywhere between 900-1200 calories a day, between about 200-400 per meal. Lunch is usually the largest with about 400 and breakfast and dinner is between 150-300.

Ask your surgical team for the Lapband welcome packet- it has all the info inside, including the part you mail in. You could also go to the Lapband allergan site and create a login ant try to order that way. I tried to get one online but it kept saying it could not find my center of excellence surgeon!

I only gurgle when I am eating incorrectly. I'd give it a few days to check and see if you can eat normally.

I had to request the lapband yellow introductory packet, which had the card information to fill out inside and send away.

A lot of people still "diet" with the band because it is a necessary evil. I diet in the sense that I track calories and protein, but I eat whatever I want. I also like to make sure I am getting in my required protein and there's no eyeballing that since it is important for muscle retention and weight loss. Because you've seen the 1 cup statement, you must have also read the accompanying threads in which people are complaining of their lack of weight loss and that they are in bandster hell. They get this warning because the pouch above the band is only supposed to hold a cup, so it is not a good idea to eat 2 or 3 cups of food "because I can." It's really actually negligent to treat e band in that way.

I have lost a little over 60 and have gone from a tight, tight, tight 22!tona super loose 16/tight 14. It all depends on where you have weight to lose. If you look at my progress pics, you can see I had a large belly to start.

Have you tried skinny cow chocolate bars and clusters?

Since you are working out and toning up, I would focus on a healthy body fat percentage and not the number on the scale. I was told to aim for 25-30% body fat, so I would guess a man should be 20-25%...

Remember that the band only works with solid foods, so doing a liquid diet will cause you to be hungry and be punishment to you for no real reason. I could see doing a reset on your eating habits with the liquid diet, but I hope this will only be a few days and not something you plan to do long term.

All doctors and insurance companies require different tests pre-op.