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Hi! My name is Shelby and I'm new to the site. I'm a new member of the "lap-band" society having been banded on 2-28-2006 by Dr. Srikanth. So far I've lost 18 lbs with a long way to go until my goal weight. :)

I've had wonderful support surrounding me throughout the whole ordeal. Mostly from my loving husband. It has been a struggle though to see everyone around me enjoying food. I'm still on week 2 of 4 of the liquid phase. Looking forward to the coming 4 weeks of pureed when I can enjoy mashed potatoes and some solids (just pureed). I'm nervous about the solid food stage. There are so many aversions that we banded people can come across. Hopefully all will work out! :clap2:

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Hi Shelby! Welcome to LBT! Goodness, I remember those days on liquids. I would have given my right arm to have some red meat! LOL The day I had that first bite of cottage cheese was momentus. You hang in there, the time will pass quickly and you'll be glad you took good care of yourself. Try pureed bean with bacon Soup... mmm very filling!

Grats on your weightloss so far. I look forward to hearing more about your journey as you progress.

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