Guest guest Report post Posted April 20, 2006 , whoever that person was that told you those things was an idiot. Sorry, and I know there are variations from every doctor but not being able to eat mushies? Not being able to drink cold liquid? What planet was this guy on. All totally false I assure you. I eat whatever I want, just in moderation. Some bandsters have a hard time eating bread and rice and other foods but that is different for each person. I can eat anything, like I said. I don’t consider the bandster way of eating restrictive at all and I am 13 months post op. For lunch today I had a combo burrito from taco bell (I mostly sucked out the insides and ate some of the tortilla because tortilla’s do tend to get stuck sometimes but not so much that I have ever PB-ed. For dinner tonight I am cooking meatloaf and asparagus with salad. I will be able to eat about a cup of meat, and 1 cup of the veggies, maybe more. I love my band! I don’t know about what your BMI is but I don’t think their should be a limit for getting the band. I think it is a perfect tool for controlling overeating and letting people finally feel satisfied on normal amounts of food. Oh, on my web link below I have a link on the left hand side that it labeled “Post op diet” and when you click on that, there is another link that says “What does eat?” This may help you get an idea of a normal day of food consumption and maybe others can write in who are experienced bandsters and tell you what they are eating and not eating. Mills DOB 3/1/05 280/168/160 http://www.tracyslapband.com 112lbs gone for good! Only 8 more lbs to goal! ********************************************* Message: 4 Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:09:10 -0000 From: " " <roanch@...> Subject: IM AM SOOO WORRIED Hi...my name is Rosie, I'm from Miami, Florida and I am considering getting the band. I only want to loose about 35 - 40 lbs, am I crazy for considering this surgery since I am not sooooo overweight? My problem is that I am on a medication which makes me gain weight like crazy and as soon as I start eating normal (not dieting) I gain weight uncontrollably (is that spelled right?) Anyway...I have been speaking to severa different places that do banding in Mexico and there was this one guy that works with Dr. Mascareno that scared the living day lights out of me...he said, I would never be able to eat anything mushy...no rice, no bread, no cheesecake, nothing like that because it would get lodged in there somewhere, plus he said no more cold drinks, only luke warm...he made it sound very life restricting...Now my husband, who spoke with him, is very concerned that I go through with this. Ultimately, it is my decision but would love to get some feedback from some of you that have gone through this.... Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites