I haven't been checking in on LC Friends for a looong time due to the fact that I made it my mission to qualify for Lap Band Weight Loss surgery last year. It took a year to jump through all of insurance's hoops, but I did it and did get Lap Band surgery May 18th, 2009 and am now down 40 pounds. I did not have to be overly careful with what I was eating the first few months, as I had to focus on eating mostly soft food while my stomach healed. Then just having the restriction of the band itself helped me lose a good chunk of weight (I also have been exercising...even participated on a team...

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