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hi everyone,my daughter found this site for me,so here i am...i was banded jan/22/07 have had three fills and am finally on the road of losing weight have had a few problems,,,learning to eat slowly and chew ,chew,chew...as i was a fast eater all my life.this is the most difficult part of all so far.i live in victoria bc canada,was banded in toronto @tlbc.i am interested in some sample menus as a guide as so far am unble to get 8oocal in per day using real food, any ideas???any help or words of wisdom are most welcome.good luck to those considering the surgery and congratutions to those who have...take care lita

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Welcome Lita,

Congratuations and many successes throughout your new "birthday" years. Here on LBT, you will find plenty of advice and support from people who are not only concerned with their wellbeing but also care about yours as well.

Once again.....Welcome!!!

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Welcome to lapband talk forum. As far as nutrition goes the best advice I can give you is solid Protein. It will fill you up and it will take longer to get hungry. Check out the food forum. Julie

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thanks so much to all who have replied and passing on good info.this is a real learning curve for me,esp the computor side of things i'm still learning.this site seems to be a wealth of information :lol: lita

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Hi litar. Welcome to LBT. I'm up island. Are you going all the way to Toronto for your fills?

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hi devana.my gp here does the fills and we haven't had too many problems so far.where were you banded??? the clinic in to gave me a video for me and my doctor,and we figured we could do it.i've also called the clinic and they me so as to be sure all was as to be expected

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