Although, I personally do not have a lap-band, I think that listening to Dr. Terry Simpson has helped me with understanding more about weight loss in general.

Dr. Simpson is an excellent resource for Lap-band information. I recently listened to the podcast on band "slip".  I would encourage all lap-banders to listen to Dr. Simpson's messages. 

Go to www.southwestweightloss.com., then under the title "about our program" on the pull down, go to--listen to Dr. Simpson, then you will find 8 audio podcasts. They are all excellent. 

Gastric Banding is about measuring food and following the rules, bands are not as "forgiving" as RNY, or in other words, there is not as much room for error with a band. Check it out...you'll be glad you did.