I agree, everyone is different. It will be a personal journey. I had my
surgery on 07/24/06 and my first fill on 09/06/06. Before my fill I
tolerated everything. After my fill it was a different story. Bread is
now not my friend, which is a good thing I suppose. :) Dry foods can be
hard for me also, especially dry meats. I use shakes as meal supplements
or on days where I may have a sensitive tummy. My biggest battle is
slowing down. Twenty years of eating on the run is a very very very hard
habit to break. After my fill though my tummy let me know that I needed
to slow down. You may ask yourself some days. " will it ever not hurt to
eat ?" The answer is yes. Another thing I do is try to fortify my food
with protien powder. For instance for breakfast I usually have hot
cereal or oatmeal. I use the microwave stuff. I will throw in a scoop of
protien powder and jack up the protien count to 23 grams. This will be
something I will be doing most likely for life. It makes it easy to get
your protien but not neccesairly be stuck eating protien shakes and
puddings for the rest of your life. I eat beans, hot dogs, chicken,
bacon, eggs, and my personal fave red curry chicken. Although I have to
be careful of the coconut milk. :) I have lost 65 pounds since beggining
this process, 45 after my surgery. It does work!!! You will have days
that will be great, and others that are not so great. Just keep on
plowing through and talk to your friends or family about it.




--- In sch_lap_band_support@yahoogroups.com, "Kate Waters"
<Bedbugg7260@...> wrote:
>
> Each person is different on what they can eat. Shakes are Not for
Life,
> but you can use them as a meal replacement every now and again. If
foods
> are too dry you will have a difficult time eating them. Starches can
also
> be difficult, just depends on you. I know this is vague, but one
person can
> eat sandwiches, while others absolutely (me included) cannot keep them
down.
> I eat pizza, steak, fish, chicken, roast, mashed potatoes, tater tots
(the
> crispier the better), but other things like noodles I can't tolerate.
> Crackers are great, toast is fine, cereal is ok as well. It is really
an
> adjustment, but as you go through each day you will figure out what is
and
> isn't right for you. I certainly am no expert, I had my lapband
surgery on
> 25 May and have lost 24" and 33lbs to date so it does work and I find
out
> new things I can and cannot eat/tolerate each day. Good luck.
>
> Kate
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sch_lap_band_support@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:sch_lap_band_support@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Gayle G
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:16 PM
> To: sch_lap_band_support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [sch_lap_band_support] questions
>
>
>
> I am approaching my lap band surgery date and realize this entails a
total
> eating change. A couple of questions are: are the protein "shakes",
etc
> for life; and after 6 months to a year what is the anticipated portion
size
> and content of meals? I guess the question is really can you ever eat
a
> piece of chicken, potato salad & deviled egg; BLT Sandwich, or salad
and a
> slice of pizza? Thanks. GG
>