A few more guide lines you can take or leave~We will love our bands oneday and cuss it the next.lol!

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Hello all. I thought this would be a good times to re-post the Bandster Guidelines that have helped me in the past. Mostly as a reminder to MYSELF. We LOVE our BANDS one day and CUSS it the next. lol We are all in this to help ourselves and to help others as we learn more about living with the band. Thanks to all who appreciate these tips. Please take what you can use ~ each of us are very different~yet are very much alike. If this differs from what I

posted yesterday, then it's because I posted one at one time of my journey and this at another. Just throwing out some tips, you can take or leave.*****You are now on the Lap Band Wagon and there are rules to WORKING with the band for success. Here are some rules that have worked for me and I hope and pray They can be shared by you for continued weightloss success.Keep away from Breads, Pastas, Fried foods and sweets. We are notangels and I now I have a little devil in me because it is hardto stay away from what you have LOVED all your life.Follow the basic rules that Dr. Aceves have intheir literature.1. - Eat only small meals (6-8 ounces/2/3 to 1 cup)I have 3-4 small meals a day plus a snack and try to space them3-4hrs apart.2. - Cut food into small, dime-size bits. Eat one bite at a time,chew thoroughly and swallow carefully.3. - Stop

eating when you feel full. Feeling full is a differentkind of feeling for each of us now. So I just stop eating when Ihave had the proper portions(6-8 ounces/2/3 to 1 cup). This can be tough sometimes, specially when you are waiting for a fill. Work with the band.4. - Do not drink while eating. This is vital. Occasionally withdry foods, I have a sip only of water to help.5. - Do not drink fluids for 45 - 60 minutes after eating. Thisis to allow your meal to digest and pass through the band.6. - Eat only quality, nutritious foods. Remember, protein first.Good luck in this fast paced world! Also, just because they areeasier to pass, many bandsters stay to soft, mushy foods. Youneed to eat well chewed solid foods because they stay longer inthe stoma and give you that full feeling for a longer time.5. - Avoid white, starchy foods and fibrous foods with stalks.After you get a piece of celery or carrot

stuck once, you'llnever want to do it again.8. - Drink plenty of fluids during the day. 8 8oz glasses ofnon-caloric liquids (preferable water) a day. Some are lucky and canstill drink carbonated liquids but I feel that that leads to toomuch of a chance to distend the stoma, so I don't.9. - Drink only non-caloric liquids. Fruit juices are good forThe first 6 weeks after surgery while you heal but after that, waterthem down cause of the sugar content.10. - Exercise at least 30 minutes a day unless restricted bymedical conditions. Easiest is to start walking for ten minutesthree times a day and work your way up to longer walks.11. - Call your surgeon or nurse practitioner with questions,concerns, vomiting or when unable to keep down liquids. And hopethey are compassionate bandsters also.One other thing is an article I read and posted on anotherSupport group about portion

control.***How to Combat Portion Distortion1. Know what equals a serving size. Learn standard servingsizes, and what they look like. For example:1/2 cup of rice looks like a cupcake wrapper1 cup of pasta, cereal, is 2 servings, and looks like amedium-sized fist3 ounces of fish, chicken, or meat looks like a deck of cards, ora computer mouse1 medium-sized fruit looks like a tennis ball1/2 cup of cooked vegetables looks like a scoop of ice cream1 ounce of cheese looks like a pair of dice2 tablespoons reduced fat salad dressing looks like a 1 ping pongball (if regular; do 1 tablespoon or 1/2 ping pong ball)1 teaspoon oil or butter looks like the tip of a thumb.2. Servings can be larger, depending on your calorie needs. Forexample, someone on a 2,000 calorie diet may follow a budget of600 calories/meal, which would translate to:6 ounces of fish (2 decks of cards)1 1/2 cups of pasta

(1 medium fist and 1 cupcake wrapper)1 cup of cooked vegetables (2 ice cream scoops)3. Watch out for value meals at fast food restaurants. We areoften encouraged to buy larger-sized portions because theyprovide a better value for our money. But while these oversizedportions may be good for our wallets, they are not necessarilygood for our waistlines or our health.4. At restaurants, take half home. Most restaurants providetake-away containers if you want to turn tonight's dinner intotomorrow's lunch. You can even ask for this before you take yourfirst bite.The Bottom Line: Remember, when it comes to our weight, how muchwe eat is just as important as what we eat. Learn the properportions for your calorie needs, so that you can judge foryourself if you're consuming too much. Drayer, M.A., R.D. is the Director of Nutrition Services forDietWatch.com. has provided nutrition counseling to

clients,written material for books and health Websites, and appeared inseveral national magazines and on television as an expert in thenutrition field.****Breaking a Plateau.(Being stuck at one weight for more than two weeks)Got this from a bandster posting.#1 - Do this for 10 days to break a plateau#2 - Drink 2 quarts of water a day#3 - You must have 45 grams of protein supplement and all yourvitamins/minerals supplements each day (some suggest at least60 - 80 grams).#4 - You may consume up to 3 oz of the following high proteinfoods, 5x a daybeefporkchickenturkeylambfisheggslow fat cheesecottage cheeseplain yogurt or artificially sweetened (?)peanut butterbeans/legumesYou may also have:sugar free popsiclestea or coffeesugar free jellobroths/bullion (sp?)crystal light drinks#5 - If it's not on the list, you can't

have it for 10 days!!!!#6 - Keep a food diary and try to get up to 30+ min of exercise 4-5 times a week.*********10 Important RulesHere are ten rules for eating, drinking, and exercise that will help you to get the best results you can with the LAP-BAND System. How willing you are to follow a new way of eating is key to having success with this tool.1. Eat only 3-4 small meals a day. 6-8oz each.2. Eat slowly and chew thoroughly.3. Stop eating as soon as you feel full or finished the portions.4. Do not drink while you are eating or for 45-60 minutes after eating.5. Do not eat between meals.6. Eat only good quality foods.7. Avoid fibrous foods.8. Drink 6-8 glasses of non-caloric fluids a day.9. Take liquid vitamins twice a day.10. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day.********Before getting a fill, ask yourself these questions.Are you getting enough

protein?Are you avoiding liquid calories?Are you making healthy food choices?Are you eating proper food portions?Are you avoiding soft foods?Are you drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day between meals?Are you avoiding drinking during and for at least 45 minutes after meals?Are you avoiding junk foods?Are you eating protein first, then veggies?Are you eating only when you are hungry?Are you sitting down to eat? No distractions.Are you committed to weight loss?Are you honest to yourself about how much you are eating?Avoid all liquid calories.-Soups-Alcohol-All fruit juices-All soft drinks. No carbonation.Proper portion sizes.-Meat and fish - 3 oz is the size of a deck of cards.-Vegetables - 1/2 cup is the size of your fist.-No rice, potatoes, pasta and fried foods.Now that you are following the above guidelines, you may need a fill if:-You are making healthy food

choices in appropriate portion sizes but getting hungry within 2-3 hrs after eating.-Your weight loss has stopped for 3 wks even though you are controlling portions and getting in enough protein and avoiding liquid calories.-You are not drinking with meals.-You are hungry between meals even after a proper band snack.******* Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside . See how.

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Deb, thanks so much for this. I too have copied and pasted it for future reference. Much info. Great stuff. C ShellinDeb <horseigot@...> wrote: Hello all. I thought this would be a good times to re-post the Bandster Guidelines that have helped me in the past. Mostly as a reminder to

MYSELF. We LOVE our BANDS one day and CUSS it the next. lol We are all in this to help ourselves and to help others as we learn more about living with the band. Thanks to all who appreciate these tips. Please take what you can use ~ each of us are very different~yet are very much alike. If this differs from what I posted yesterday, then it's because I posted one at one time of my journey and this at another. Just throwing out some tips, you can take or leave.*****You are now on the Lap Band Wagon and there are rules to WORKING with the band for success. Here are some rules that have worked for me and I hope and pray They can be shared by you for continued weightloss success.Keep away from Breads, Pastas, Fried foods and sweets. We are notangels and I now I have a little devil in me because it is hardto stay away from what you have LOVED all your

life.Follow the basic rules that Dr. Aceves have intheir literature.1. - Eat only small meals (6-8 ounces/2/3 to 1 cup)I have 3-4 small meals a day plus a snack and try to space them3-4hrs apart.2. - Cut food into small, dime-size bits. Eat one bite at a time,chew thoroughly and swallow carefully.3. - Stop eating when you feel full. Feeling full is a differentkind of feeling for each of us now. So I just stop eating when Ihave had the proper portions(6-8 ounces/2/3 to 1 cup). This can be tough sometimes, specially when you are waiting for a fill. Work with the band.4. - Do not drink while eating. This is vital. Occasionally withdry foods, I have a sip only of water to help.5. - Do not drink fluids for 45 - 60 minutes after eating. Thisis to allow your meal to digest and pass through the band.6. - Eat only quality, nutritious foods. Remember, protein

first.Good luck in this fast paced world! Also, just because they areeasier to pass, many bandsters stay to soft, mushy foods. Youneed to eat well chewed solid foods because they stay longer inthe stoma and give you that full feeling for a longer time.5. - Avoid white, starchy foods and fibrous foods with stalks.After you get a piece of celery or carrot stuck once, you'llnever want to do it again.8. - Drink plenty of fluids during the day. 8 8oz glasses ofnon-caloric liquids (preferable water) a day. Some are lucky and canstill drink carbonated liquids but I feel that that leads to toomuch of a chance to distend the stoma, so I don't.9. - Drink only non-caloric liquids. Fruit juices are good forThe first 6 weeks after surgery while you heal but after that, waterthem down cause of the sugar content.10. - Exercise at least 30 minutes a day unless restricted bymedical conditions. Easiest is to

start walking for ten minutesthree times a day and work your way up to longer walks.11. - Call your surgeon or nurse practitioner with questions,concerns, vomiting or when unable to keep down liquids. And hopethey are compassionate bandsters also.One other thing is an article I read and posted on anotherSupport group about portion control.***How to Combat Portion Distortion1. Know what equals a serving size. Learn standard servingsizes, and what they look like. For example:1/2 cup of rice looks like a cupcake wrapper1 cup of pasta, cereal, is 2 servings, and looks like amedium-sized fist3 ounces of fish, chicken, or meat looks like a deck of cards, ora computer mouse1 medium-sized fruit looks like a tennis ball1/2 cup of cooked vegetables looks like a scoop of ice cream1 ounce of cheese looks like a pair of dice2 tablespoons reduced fat salad dressing looks like a 1 ping

pongball (if regular; do 1 tablespoon or 1/2 ping pong ball)1 teaspoon oil or butter looks like the tip of a thumb.2. Servings can be larger, depending on your calorie needs. Forexample, someone on a 2,000 calorie diet may follow a budget of600 calories/meal, which would translate to:6 ounces of fish (2 decks of cards)1 1/2 cups of pasta (1 medium fist and 1 cupcake wrapper)1 cup of cooked vegetables (2 ice cream scoops)3. Watch out for value meals at fast food restaurants. We areoften encouraged to buy larger-sized portions because theyprovide a better value for our money. But while these oversizedportions may be good for our wallets, they are not necessarilygood for our waistlines or our health.4. At restaurants, take half home. Most restaurants providetake-away containers if you want to turn tonight's dinner intotomorrow's lunch. You can even ask for this before you take yourfirst

bite.The Bottom Line: Remember, when it comes to our weight, how muchwe eat is just as important as what we eat. Learn the properportions for your calorie needs, so that you can judge foryourself if you're consuming too much. Drayer, M.A., R.D. is the Director of Nutrition Services forDietWatch.com. has provided nutrition counseling to clients,written material for books and health Websites, and appeared inseveral national magazines and on television as an expert in thenutrition field.****Breaking a Plateau.(Being stuck at one weight for more than two weeks)Got this from a bandster posting.#1 - Do this for 10 days to break a plateau#2 - Drink 2 quarts of water a day#3 - You must have 45 grams of protein supplement and all yourvitamins/minerals supplements each day (some suggest at least60 - 80 grams).#4 - You may consume up to 3 oz of the following high

proteinfoods, 5x a daybeefporkchickenturkeylambfisheggslow fat cheesecottage cheeseplain yogurt or artificially sweetened (?)peanut butterbeans/legumesYou may also have:sugar free popsiclestea or coffeesugar free jellobroths/bullion (sp?)crystal light drinks#5 - If it's not on the list, you can't have it for 10 days!!!!#6 - Keep a food diary and try to get up to 30+ min of exercise 4-5 times a week.*********10 Important RulesHere are ten rules for eating, drinking, and exercise that will help you to get the best results you can with the LAP-BAND System. How willing you are to follow a new way of eating is key to having success with this tool.1. Eat only 3-4 small meals a day. 6-8oz each.2. Eat slowly and chew thoroughly.3. Stop eating as soon as you feel full or finished the portions.4. Do not drink while you are eating

or for 45-60 minutes after eating.5. Do not eat between meals.6. Eat only good quality foods.7. Avoid fibrous foods.8. Drink 6-8 glasses of non-caloric fluids a day.9. Take liquid vitamins twice a day.10. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day.********Before getting a fill, ask yourself these questions.Are you getting enough protein?Are you avoiding liquid calories?Are you making healthy food choices?Are you eating proper food portions?Are you avoiding soft foods?Are you drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day between meals?Are you avoiding drinking during and for at least 45 minutes after meals?Are you avoiding junk foods?Are you eating protein first, then veggies?Are you eating only when you are hungry?Are you sitting down to eat? No distractions.Are you committed to weight loss?Are you honest to yourself about how much you are eating?Avoid all liquid

calories.-Soups-Alcohol-All fruit juices-All soft drinks. No carbonation.Proper portion sizes.-Meat and fish - 3 oz is the size of a deck of cards.-Vegetables - 1/2 cup is the size of your fist.-No rice, potatoes, pasta and fried foods.Now that you are following the above guidelines, you may need a fill if:-You are making healthy food choices in appropriate portion sizes but getting hungry within 2-3 hrs after eating.-Your weight loss has stopped for 3 wks even though you are controlling portions and getting in enough protein and avoiding liquid calories.-You are not drinking with meals.-You are hungry between meals even after a proper band snack.******* Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside . See

how. Never miss a thing. Make your homepage.

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