the rules!

[bigcheese 50]

I've been slacking, at a plateau...I want to get back too the rules, but can't really remember them....what rules did ur Dr give u, no straws and 30/30 is all I remember...please share ur rules

[chasingadream 1,311]

NO carbonation

NO straws

NO gum

Protein first, veggies, than carbs if room

Eat solid food to hold you longer

4-5 hours between eating should be doable

8 glasses of water/ day

NO drinking with meals

NO drinking 15 mins before a meal and at least 30mins-1 hour after

I'm a rule follower…working for me…so far so good.

Good luck….

Maybe a trip to your doctor and/or nutritionist would help as well.

Good luck!

[SandyM 1,956]

Eat for 20 minutes, Protein first, complex carbs 2nd then simple. Mine told me if I saw that I had room left for simple carbs, he'd prefer I had another serving of protein.

[B-52 7,113]

I know I'm going to get blasted for this from some people, But I will say it any way....

The "Rules" are not there to lead you directly to weight loss, as though they were in reference to some diet...

The "Rules" are there so we can exist with the band...

They had me learning the rules even before I had surgery...and I thought some of them were down right silly...made no sense...

I told them I did not need surgery in order to follow these rules...I could have done that with any diet...as a matter of fact I have in the past, with no success....

They assured me that, I have been living my whole life learning "Bad Rules"....which eventually led to my obesity....and a very unhealthy lifestyle.

With the band, and with some adjusting in the upcoming months, I am going to need to apply these new rules, in order to start living a new lifestyle....things that I have been doing my whole life were going to have to change within months....so I better start learning them now, or I will wish I did when the time comes....

They were right...sure enough, first time I got stuck I quickly understood how those rules were needed....I had to put them into place or I would not be successful with the band...like chewing, size of my bites and time between swallows as an example....or drinking while eating...I cannot without adverse results....

Fortunately, these have become second nature to me....it is the only way I can live now...or I can get Fluid taken out of my band, then I can do whatever I want.....