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Hi all, I'm 10 1/2 mo's post op, at a stand still on my weight loss for the past 5 weeks, grrr. Maybe it's a plateau, hope so and hope it will end soon as I've introduced walking into my journey. I am ISO any books on lap band and articles that any of you would recommend. I have the Bandwangon book and loved it, was wanting to know if there are any other good reads out there? Cookbooks too that would be band friendly? At this stage in my journey I'm losing hair so I'm afraid I'm not getting enough Protein in my diet. My dr has added a Protein shake to my diet a day this past week. I see him for a fill day after tomorrow. Thanks guys.

Donna

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Alex's book "The Big Book on the Lap-Band" link is at the top of this page.

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Have you tried Pinterest for recipes? You can search lap band recipes or low carb.

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2much I talked to Alex personally and he thought since I was this far into my journey that his book was for more beginners. He is looking into avenues of a 2nd edition which I'm excited about. I will have to ck out Pinterest out, thanks. I will also ck out the above links, thx so much.

Donna

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How about YouTube...dr o'brien. Or just enter the word lapband. Lots of info there. Good luck.

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Jean McMillan has both a cookbook and an informational book at the bottom of this page-Bandwagon and Bandwagon cookbook. I recommend both. I was kind of wandering along two years post banding not losing anymore when I found her Bandwagon book. I'm 8 lbs away from my goal because I FINALLY understand my band and how it's supposed to work.

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Hi all, I'm 10 1/2 mo's post op, at a stand still on my weight loss for the past 5 weeks, grrr. Maybe it's a plateau, hope so and hope it will end soon as I've introduced walking into my journey. I am ISO any books on lap band and articles that any of you would recommend. I have the Bandwangon book and loved it, was wanting to know if there are any other good reads out there? Cookbooks too that would be band friendly? At this stage in my journey I'm losing hair so I'm afraid I'm not getting enough Protein in my diet. My dr has added a Protein shake to my diet a day this past week. I see him for a fill day after tomorrow. Thanks guys.

Donna

hey donna.....def let us know what the dr said about the hair thing..about 3 months out, i noticed more hair in my tub for about a month..i always look when i get out to see if i am losing....as i have such thin hair anyway...but i keep up the protein and it def seems to have helped me (nails grow faster etc)....hang in there kiddo

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Jean McMillan has both a cookbook and an informational book at the bottom of this page-Bandwagon and Bandwagon cookbook. I recommend both. I was kind of wandering along two years post banding not losing anymore when I found her Bandwagon book. I'm 8 lbs away from my goal because I FINALLY understand my band and how it's supposed to work.

I have Jean's book and love it, just wondered if there were any others out there that were good too. Oh her book is like a bible to me. Congrats on almost to goal. I'll get here one day.

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I go on Spark People for tons of goods recipies and they have an app for your phone that I love. I did purchase one book from Amazon called "The Emotional First Aid Kit- a Practical Guide to Life After Surgery" that had great reviews but I didn't like it at all. Half of the book was about preparing for surgery and the other half told me nothing new.

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I go on Spark People for tons of goods recipies and they have an app for your phone that I love. I did purchase one book from Amazon called "The Emotional First Aid Kit- a Practical Guide to Life After Surgery" that had great reviews but I didn't like it at all. Half of the book was about preparing for surgery and the other half told me nothing new.

thanks for the info, I'll give spark people a try and thanks for the heads up on the book, certainly don't want to invest in something that isn't worth while. Like I said, I have Jean's book Bandwagon and its a gem.

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Thanks Donna I will have to lol into obtaining that book.

Don't get it on Amazon, try and get it on here, there used to be an advertisement on this website to purchase it or you could post to Jean McMillan and she will answer you to order one. I think its like $20 something.

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