New to site - from small town and no one to really talk to.

[Carla D 0]

Hi everyone - I'm three weeks out of my surgery and I feel great! I've lost a good amount of weight and am scared when I start eating that I will gain it back because they say it is common to gain when you start eating because you don't have a fill yet. There isn't any support here its a small town, so feeling a little lonely.

[screeden 21]

hello, welcome to the lbt community. congrats on your success so far. don't worry about if you gain some weight when you start eating solids again. you have not had a fill yet, but will soon. your body is adjusting to everything, the band, having just liquids and will have to adjust to solids again. just watch what you eat and don't over do it.

[Carla D 0]

hello, welcome to the lbt community. congrats on your success so far. don't worry about if you gain some weight when you start eating solids again. you have not had a fill yet, but will soon. your body is adjusting to everything, the band, having just liquids and will have to adjust to solids again. just watch what you eat and don't over do it.

I won't have a fill for three weeks. So nervous about that. I did find a cookbook for people with lapband surgery. So that is a start.

[Debora Anne 3]

What is the name of the cook book?

[Carla D 0]

What is the name of the cook book?

recipes for Life Ater Weight loss surgery By: Margaret M. Furtado

Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery By: Patt Levine and Michele Bontempo-Saray

[asksdf 5]

If your weight loss slows or you gain a couple pounds, try your hardest not to let it discourage you. It discouraged me, and I fell off the wagon for a bit because of it.

[psychnurse79 2]

Add me if you want. I'm a couple weeks behind you and in the small town delimma as well! If you have an iPhone the Lap Band app has a ton of free recipes! I've set at the same exact weight for three days now, starting to get slightly discouraged! I know I haven't has a fill and there is going to be ups and downs !

[Corrigan 75]

Hi everyone - I'm three weeks out of my surgery and I feel great! I've lost a good amount of weight and am scared when I start eating that I will gain it back because they say it is common to gain when you start eating because you don't have a fill yet. There isn't any support here its a small town, so feeling a little lonely.

Welcome Carla. I bet I'm from a smaller town than you. How about 200 people? If it wasn't for this forum, I wouldn't have any real world information at all.

My hospital and doctor are 150 miles away. I get banded next Monday and I'm ready to get this over.

Best of luck, you won't have any trouble making friends, this is a great place to be.