meesa

The biggest thing you will need to do is to realize that you will have a longer healing time with the sleeve than you did with the band. You'll have immediate restriction, but that doesn't mean you can still eat a bunch of crap foods. It's protein first, then veggies, and then if you have carbs during the losing stage. Limit carb grams to 30 grams of carbs per day during the losing stage &keep protein at 60 grams or above every day. Know that your tastebuds might change so don't stock up on a bunch of protein stuff thinking you'll like it post-op. You might not be able to tolerate them, so wait until after surgery to buy in bulk. Go ahead and get some samples for you to try. You can find a good thread in the Food/Protein powder supplement forum on here.

You'll also enjoy that you don't have to deal with fills anymore. It took me about 2.5-3 months to be able to eat more than 2-3 ounces of food per meal. But, the results are fabulous, and life with the sleeve is effortless.