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The Lap Band surgery although new to the United States has been in use for over a decade in many European countries. This surgery uses a silicone band that gets filled with a saline solution to restrict you food consumption rather that a rerouting of the digestive tract. This procedure makes a pouch in the upper part of your stomach which is about the size of an egg. After lap band surgery has been completed you will have to be committed to following the new diet plan that has been designed to help your weight loss as well as revamping your entire lifestyle.
Assuming that you are fully committed to following the guidelines that your surgeon gives you, you will soon be loosing weight and gaining extra energy that you did not even know existed. Before long you will be able to return to a semi normal eating habit which consists of eating 3 filling meals a day but at the same time these meals will also have to follow the guidelines.
During the first couple of weeks you will be limited to liquid and pureed foods. You will also be scheduled to return to the doctor for a series of check-ups to make sure that you are staying healthy. Within time you will be able to upgrade to baby foods as a suggestion since they will usually contain all the life essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals. As time goes on the frequency of your check-up will start to become further apart making it that much harder to maintain to your goals but as long as you are fully committed and giving it 100% then this should not be as much of an issue. It is also in this time period that you may be able to join various support groups that you have found or even were referred to by your surgeon. These support group meetings are very important and can mean the difference of a successful weight loss.
There will be certain foods you will never be able to eat again as they may cause a complication associated with the Lap-Band procedure. Furthermore you will notice an increase in your daily energy even though you will be spending a lot of your extra time devoted to an exercise routine. |
