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Great Idea thanks for sharing ! Lanny

my husband is doing the same thing!!! I just did not realize it I am going to make sure he reads this and I pray it will help him realize what he is doing I can not tell you all the last time we bought well I wrote down what all he bought but decided to just say sweets he never has desserts but now he has 3 a night thanks yall for talking about this so openly and helping others. Annie

Thanks so much We sure appreciate the help my husband liked to sound of not wanting diet coke any more I pray it happens for him he starts the day off with a diet cokes and goes to bed with one ha ha Harley Nana loved your smothie recipe minus the vodka ofcourse thanks a lot!

hi Yall my husband is going to be banded but he is a really picky eater a meat and potatoes guy the only fruit he eats is a banana and that is rare the only green veggie is green beans we have them nightly he doesn't eat any kind of fish he will not eat oatmeal or cream of wheat the good news is he doesn't eat any sweets any one else a picky eater or have any suggestions on what I can feed him ? thanks a lot Lanny

thanks for sharing i will try to have several different kinds of things for him to try I am praying that will try them and enjoy trying new things His main worry right now is Diet Coke. He loves it and drinks more than he should but he has been trying to drink more water and juices and he loves unsweet tea with sweet n low. Has any one tried the new vitamin waters? thanks so much

Thanks for the heads up. I have seen a truck in our neighborhood but never thought about it. thanks Lanny

Thanks I love the idea of the list and now I will be sure to get a few new things to put in the pantry for him to try. That is a wonderful idea. Until you mentioned it I had forgotten that his taste had changed after he was on the Adkins diet (lost 50 lbs) he no longer loved Chinese food or his favorite grilled chicken marinara thanks so much Lanny:)

Thank you all for your help with suggestions for my husband it is nice to hear from you all. Alexandra and Faithmd just to ease your mind my husband and I are a team. He is the one who wants to be banded I on the other hand was a little iffy about the surgery but being a part of this small lap band community I have learned a lot and I am able to be in full support of my husband. I do understand that he needs to be healthy. He has made the decision to have the procedure we are still at the beginning and he may change his mind but for now he is committed to changing his life and the way he eats. he works at very hard job and doesn't always have time to look at the web sight if I see something that looks interesting or helpful I just read it to him and if he has questions I try and find the answer our way of doing things may seem odd but we are together 24 /7 and do everything together I do understand that every one is different and that all anyone can do is suggest but it does help to talk with people and be uplifted by their success I appreciate your concern for my husband it is very touching to know that there are people willing to help and show such compassion for fellow " banders" by sharing their opinions and experiences my husband and I thank you all for your help Landon and Annie (Lanny)

thanks he does like eggs !

thanks for sharing as a not yet banded person ( we are at stage one waiting for the consult) that was very helpful I was very curious about what a typical day would be like I am very surprised at all the information on this sight thanks Lanny

Wow Good for you ! that is great !

thanks a lot ! keep up the info it is much appreciated ! Lanny

Hi Fatboyslim first congratulations ! I just had a quick question for you on a typical day what and how much do you eat now that you have been banded? we went to our first conference last night got to meet the Doctor (Dr Avara South Mississippi surgical weight loss center) he was very nice but I did not think to ask him you mentioned pizza and hot dogs WOW I thought those days would be long gone thanks for your help Lanny

We Went to the first conference last night and got to meet Dr. Avara. He was Very nice and Talked with us for about 20 Minutes after it was over we will be using him and will call to make arrangements for the next step.

you are so welcome i think I should have just used the Quote thing but i did not know how !

We are just getting started on our journey went to a small conference last night and got to meet the Doctor and talk with him and some of his staff now we are setting up the first consult Our insurance will not pay so this is a huge step for us but I think it will be just what we need Lanny

Just wanted to say hello we are just getting started with the lap band surgery we got to the first meeting tonight and I wanted to get more information.

Just wondering if you found anyone. My husbandis using Dr. Avara with the South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss here is the web address South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center We have juststarted the process so I can not tell you much Ihope this helps God Bless Lanny

hi this is my first day on this sight but I just found this and copied it for you Join Date: Jul 2003 Age: 45 Posts: 6,484 Abbreviations and What They Mean Weight-loss surgery, band-specific, and general medical terms: PB: "productive burp" -- what happens when something eaten can't go down due to restriction has to come back up NSV: Non-scale victory -- a weight-loss achievement that has little to do with numbers WLS: Weight-loss surgery MO: Morbid Obesity (or morbidly obese) BMI: Body Mass Index GBP: Gastric bypass surgery RNY: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (the most popular type of bariatric surgery) DS: Duodenal switch (another type of bariatric surgery) BP: blood pressure PCP: Primary care physician GP: General practitioner NP: Nurse practitioner PA: Physician's assistant BC: Birth control (or BCP: birth-control pills) OTC: Over the counter (i.e., non-prescription medications) NSAIDS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (a class of painkillers--which includes ibuprofen--bandsters should try to avoid because they can add to ulcer risk). AF: "Aunt Flo" -- menstrual period GERD: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease #/#/# in signatures: weight pre-surgery/current weight/goal weight And some general abbreviations used here and elsewhere on the web, not related to banding or weight loss: LBT: LapBandTalk.com -- this wonderful place on the web! OH: Obesityhelp.com -- another support site, with message forums BIL, SIL, ILs: Brother-in-law, sister-in-law, in-laws BTW: By the way DH: darling (or dear, or danged, or use your imagination) husband DW: darling... wife DD, DS: darling... daughter, son IMHO: In my humble opinion (and its cousin, IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion) IIRC: If I recall correctly ISO: In search of LOL: laugh out loud OMG: Oh my God OT: Off-topic ROTFLMAO: Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off! TMI: Too much information WRT: With regard to WTF: What the f...? WTG: Way to go! YMMV: Your mileage may vary