christi217

I know where you are coming from, I even have a date set,and I am still not sure. I set the date without all the facts. I thought I could eat the same foods I have always eaten just smaller amounts, but I asked the question How much and what do you eat? The responce from some was such a small amount of food like the one claimed she eats 5 almonds for lunch and she was full, I'm not sure I want to bring on a kind of forced starvation. I turned to Doctors they tell me alot of what people are claiming is'nt true, that they probably eat more but just are not saying, I do not know why they would lie. The people on this site are sooo frendly and helpful. In the mean time I have started to diet I am trying several kinds and I have lost 20 pounds during my research. I might not meet the weight requirement if my life style change sticks, only 5 more pounds to be under a 40 bmi. I am going to a semniar to hear from doctors and hopfuly meet people who already have the lap-band face to face. I gained 100 pounds of my weight over the past 3 or 4 years and I ahve never tried to diet, that is another reason I am wondering if I tried hard enough to lose it.

Are you happy with the amount of food you can eat after receiving the right fill amount? What is a normal diet like? I know the rule is three small meals a day, does the band make it so three small meals satisfy you completely? P.S. three small meals consisting of just ½ cup food each meal?

I love to hear what people eat in a day, a half of cup of heathy food leaves too much to my imagination. So please let me know what fuel gets you through your day.

I am so used to snacking between meals and I wanted to know if the band make it so three small meals satisfy you, or most need more.

My surgery is on April 4 with Dr. Ortiz