globetrotter

I box and practice judo, I was banded 2.5 years ago and havn't had a problem. the first few times I was punched on my port I was really scared that I would have a problem, but I figured that I didn't want to change my lifestyle over it. you shouldn't have a problem. if you have any specific questions, let me know.

110 pounds down

I fly alot - 300-400K miles a year, and got banded 18 months ago. the results can be unpredictable, some flights don''t effect me at all, some do. I always carry liquid protien, instant soup and oatmeal so that if I can't eat anything I have something to eat until I can get to my doctor. I've never had that bad a problem but I have had a half dozen times where I couldn't eat for 2-3 days. I pretty much don't eat on flights, but I do eat a little.

I do krav, and had the surgury almost a year ago. I am still very cautious of my port, but I grapple and roll around and spar without any problems so far. I really do worry that I will flip my port, though. but no problems so far

you are probrably looking at plastic surgury if you want a 6 pack at this point. I would give up the dream, and enjoy where you are.

I've lost 70 pounds in 10 months

please do a search on this - it seems that every week there is a thread about it and I end up posting a long post. short story - it is hit or miss. I fly several times a week on average, and some flights it is no problem, some I can't eat solid food for a few days.

I love beer. beer is the closest thing that I have ever had to a religion - I have been to the octorberfest in germany a dozen years, I have gone on all sorts of beer pilgrameges. all done, now. when I first got banded, before I got filled, I drank a few beers - but they were beers that didn't have added carbination, and I drank it in very small glasses (6 once) , slowly. then, after my second fill, I tried a beer (a standard comercial beer) and threw up almost immidiatly. I am not trying that again in the near future

+1 you have sleep apnea, but it isn't that bad.

there are abunch of threads about this. I traveled less than 10 days after surgury, a business trip combined with taking my wife and 3 kids (including twin 1 year olds) to disneyworld. I had no problem. in the 9 months since then, I have flown probrably 12 trips (maybe 100 legs) without any problems. the biggest problem is that flying will effect the tightness of the band, and in an unpredictable way. that is, 9 legs out of 10, there will be little or no effect, and then that 10nth time I will be very tight for 2-3 days, and I have no way of telling - it isn't an issue of smaller planes, for instance. I don't plan on eating airplace food, unless it is very good business (for instance, some airlines serve soup in business). I carry protien powder, instance soup and tuna, as well as wasabi peas and beef jerkey. for business meals, I eat a lot of crab cakes - I find that most steak houses and fish resteraunts have them and I get an appetizer as a main course and soup as an appetizer. the best business meal I have discovered is brazilian grill - nobody really notices how much or little you eat.

soft breads - I have tried bites from muffins and donuts, once each, even when I had a loose fit. one bite killed me swarma - I don't know why, but this gave me the worse reaction that I have had rare beef, chicken, any type of thick cut meat

strangly enough, the food that seem to be easiest for me are foods that I thought would be hardest eggs rice with some kind of gravy or salsa soft tropical fruits