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1 week before lapband surgery

I start my preop diet on Sunday. The diet consists of a protein shake for breakfast, a lean cuisine for lunch and dinner. My surgery date is Dec. 18, 2006. I reallly can't believe that my life is about to change. I will lose the weight this time and keep it off! I am weighing 185 right now. My first goal will be 155. My second goal which I plan on doing slower and gradual is 135 or so? My friend Monica had the lapband put in a year ago and she did very well. She lost fifty pounds and has had no complications.   She did gain a little back, but only due to a loss, eating around the band and needing a fill. We are going to support each other also. I know the support has a big part to play in all of this. I log onto this forum at least twice a day for an hour at least.   I have been eating some things that I know I won't be able to eat for a while if not ever. Not getting to out of hand though. So many people have emailed me with such positive things about Dr. Ortiz. I get more reasurred everyday. I want to post what they said here so I can look back or others can get the info they need. This week before my surgery will consist mostly of what I am learning in preparation to the surgery and post surgery and peoples comments.     COMMENTS I RECIEVED FROM OTHER PATIENTS Hey" so sorry about that earlier email - i had to rush off! anyway, i researched like mad and chose ortiz because he is the best (imo) - very skilled, credentialed, etc and I wanted someone with the most experience. I also liked his staff and his anestsiologist (can never spell that right) and they use a type of anesthesia that doesn't require intubation. I was super scared of the surgery and my husband was initially against going to mexico etc. I didn't go to the clinic but we both talked to dr ortiz prior and i loved him immediately. I still very positive about him for the surgery - both he and dr martinez give you their personal cell phones - something unheard of in the states. Their facilitiy is different now (but even better) than when I had surgery last year. The only reason I'm unhapppy is i've had trouble losing weight and have struggled living with the band and I haven't felt very supported AFTER the surgery for non emergencies. But face it , most go home and lose weight with one or a few adjustments. There aren't as many of us who struggle so I don't want to sway you from him - just make sure you have some local support and possiblly a local fill doctor etc. And mostly, talk to dr ortiz yourself and ask all your questions, etc. That will help youmake up your mind. hey, good luck to you - also dr. ortiz has a good book with other doc recommendations too and lastly don't base your decision solely on price - experience is key. take care and i wish you good luck in your journey. email me anytime! take care, mary __________________   Hi, My brother is a surgeon in the U.S. and he suggested I check out some TJ doctors for the lapband. My BMI was too low to qualify here. Ever since I first heard about the band, years ago, I knew I wanted it! I found Dr. Ortiz on the internet and ordered his book. I also spoke on the phone with someone who had surgery there. She was NOT a paid coordinator or anything (neither am I.) Anyway, I drove down to Mexico from L.A. and had the surgery without ever meeting Dr. Ortiz ahead of time. There was a really peaceful feeling that I was doing the right thing. The surgery is clean and the staff very professional. Honestly, I don't know of any doctor that could have so many happy patients. He does this surgery about 4-5 times a day. He is extremely experienced and that is what I wanted. Also, he teaches the surgery to U.S. doctors. I am totally satisfied!! No regrets! Good luck!!!!!   Surgery November 18, 2005 (Dr. Ortiz) When I first started researching the lap band the first thing I looked into was insurance coverage. Insurance won't cover the surgery for me (I didn't even try b.c i don't come close to meeting the criteria) SO I am self pay. So getting the surgery here in the US was out of the question. B/C it was between 15-20K. I then started researching Dr.'s in Mexico, the carribean and even Europe. Money is a big factor. I'm single, I'm 24, I live in the NYC area and I have a mortgage so I couldn't spend 10-13k like a lot of Dr's charge- in foreign countries. I also found cheap Dr's in Mexico (the cheapest was 6500). But after researching the doctors credential's I was quickly turned off. Dr. Ortiz's credentials seemed really impressive. The maker of the lap band trained Dr Ortiz. Dr Ortiz has 2 centers the cancun and the tj. One of his partners in the Cancun center is the Cheif of St Vincents- here in ny (he has been on the news and in magazines (for his achievements), which put my mind at ease. B/c if Dr. Ortiz was a crook or a bad dr the cheif of such a big hospital wouldn't be associated with him (atleast that's what i think). ALso Dr Ortiz completed a course at Harvard and Yale. And he has trained surgeons around the world. This all seemed very impressize to me. In addition I have not found 1 bad thing about him on the internet, which also helps. I also found one testimonial of a girl who went to dr ortiz. The band would have been too close to her aorta, so he did not complete the surgery. This put me at ease b/c he put safety before her desires. So in a nutshell that's why I chose Dr. Ortiz. What made you choose Dr.Ortiz? Well, I arrive on the 14th and I leave mexico the 17th. Im excited and nervous. It sounds like your friend is doing great. I hear stories of people losing 60 lbs in a few months while it takes outhers a year to do it. It sounds like the fills are very important for a lg weight loss. Me personally, I'd rather lose consistently over a year than lose it so quick that I'm stuck with excess skin. That's my main fear. Today I started my preop diet. When I decided to get my surgery (3 weeks ago) I have eaten everything I coluld possibly want and more. I have gained 8 lbs. So I'm starting the preop det today of 2 shakes and a lean cusine. Then Friday I'm going to start 3 shakes a day. Of course the day I start my diet I woke up at 6 am (opposed to 8- I work sun-thurs) So I have already had a large salad and I have to go prepare my protein shake before work. I hear if you blend the shake w/ice it's more filling. I'm going to go test that out. Please keep in touch. It's great to find others that are experiencing the same things I am. Lori     I hope this info helps- my family and friends were opposed to me going to Mx at all for my surgery- but I sent them all the links and his resume and his credentials and they feel comfortable. I have not been able to find any bad info on him. I heard horror stories about betancourt medical -and Dr Lopez. I feel confident about my decision. Evaluate both doctors credentials- also go through lapbandtalk forums and find info on btoh dr's that may help. The two doctors I had it narrowed down to was Dr Rambaut and Dr Ortiz- but I went w/ dr ortiz b/c of his credentials.   Dr Ortiz has 2 centers- the cancun one has been closed since the hurricane. this is the website that show's his association with Dr Nick Gabriel   www.lapbandincancun.com   Ameri Med Hospital offers Lap-Band surgery exclusively to patients of Dr. Ariel Ortiz and Dr. Lee Grossbard of the Lap Band in Cancun web site. Ameri Med Hospital is Cancun's newest hospital complex offering a full range of emergency and routine services. Ameri Med offers private rooms and a fully bi-lingual staff. The whole setting creates a soothing environment that will delight even the most demanding patient.     Dr Ariel Ortiz, a Board Certified Mexican medical doctor whose medical practice is in Mexico, is a world renowned expert on Lap-Band surgery, having trained almost a decade ago under the designer of the Lap-Band, Dr Mitiku Belechew. Dr. Lee Grossbard started his private practice in 1984 in Zephyrhills, FL where he is currently located. After attending Lafayette College, Easton PA he then went on to graduate from Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico with Honors. Dr. Nick Gabriel currently holds an appointment as the Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgical Education at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, and an assistant professor of surgery at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine dr ortiz's credentials: Click here to view an extended curriculum vitae for Dr. Ariel Ortiz.   Click here to view additional certifications.   for more info on Dr Otriz http://www.drarielortiz.com/ www.obesitycontrolcenter.com http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobe...ere+gl h.html http://www.aftercareprovider.com/dr_ortiz.html more info on dr gabriel   http://drnickgabriel.com/ http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobe...briel+hgm.html     Ariel Alfonso Alfredo Ortiz Lagardere, M.D. Address: Office: Obesity Control Center Leona Vicario #1510, 2nd Floor Zona Rio, Tijuana, Mexico, Zip:22320 Phone:   US. 619 270 1126 1866 Dr Ortiz (376 7849)   MX: 011-52(664) 6849505   Email: drortiz@obesitycontrolcenter.com Mailing Address USA: 1503 Liberty Creek Place Chula Vista CA 91913 Cell Phone: (619) 247-9695   Current Academic Rank: Professor of Clinical Medicine Professor of Surgery UABC School of Medicine University of Baja California, Tijuana   Training 1997 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship Centro de Adiestramiento del Noroeste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social University of Baja California, Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 1997 Obesity Surgery Fellowship University of Baja California, Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Hospital Angeles del Pedregal Mexico, DF 1993 – 1997 Residency in General Surgery Centro Medico Nacional del Noroeste Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. 1986 – 1992 M.D. awarded June 1992 Faculty of Medicine, Tijuana University of Baja California, Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 1983 – 1985 B.A. awarded in Clinical Laboratory Escuela Federal Preparatoria “Lazaro Cardenas” Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico         Academic Board Certification Board Certified in General Surgery 1997 #98254 Mexico, DF   Certification & Licensure: Board Certified in General Surgery # 98254 06/99 Mexican Medical License # 2526822 Issued: 10/08/97 Baja California Medical License # 10575-02/00 Last Issued: 02/00 Baja California General Surgery License #125/2000 Last Issued: 03/00   Academic Appointments   2000-present Professor of Surgery   University of Baja California, Tijuana Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Baja California, Tijuana 1998-2000 Professor of Laparoscopic Surgery   North Western Laparoscopic Training Center Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Tijuana, B.C., Mexico 2000 – present Professor Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Course   North Western Laparoscopic Training Center Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Tijuana, B.C., Mexico     Honors & Awards   2002 President, National Association of Bariatric Surgery, Mexico 2000 President, Baja California College of Surgeons 1999 Secretary, Baja California College of Surgeons 1998 Scientific Committee, Baja California College of Surgeons 1996 Honorary President, Northwestern Resident Association 1995 Chief of Residents, General Surgery 1994 Chief of Residents, General Surgery 1993 Chief of Residents, General Surgery 1992 A.H. Robbins Award of Academic Excellence       Professional Organization Memberships   1997 – present Tijuana Medical College Baja California College of Surgeons 1997 – present National Board of General Surgery 1997 – present Mexican Association of General Surgery 1997 – present Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery 1999 – present International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity 1997 – present Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery 1998 - present Latin-American Society of Endoscopic Surgery 2001 - present American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2002 - present Fellow American College of Surgeons       Committees 1998 – present Medical College of Tijuana, Educational Affairs Committee 2001 Tijuana College of Medicine, Digitalization Committee       Department and Hospital Appointments & Committees   2001- present Chief of Surgery, Notre Dame Hospital, Tijuana, Mexico 2001- present Quality Assurance Committee, Siglo XXI Hospital, Culiacan, 2000-present Quality Assurance/Risk Management, Praga Hospital, Tijuana, 2000-present Blue Shield International Evaluation Committee, Tijuana Medical College 1997 – 2000 Co-Director, Endoscopic Hernia Training Center, IMSS, Tij. 1998 – 2000 Co-Director, Advanced Laparoscopic Training Course, IMSS 1998 – 2000 Operative & Invasive Procedures Committee, IMSS, Tijuana     Abstracts   Ortiz Lagardere, AA, Lopez Covala JA, Guzman Cordero F. 3 Years Experience, Endoscopic Hernia Training Center. Presented at the AMCG Annual Meeting, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. October 2000. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Achalasia Accumulated Experience. Endoscopic Training Center, IMSS, Tijuana Presented at the AMCG Annual Meeting, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. October 2000. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Complications related to adjustment port after 150 Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Bandings. Presented at the AMCG Annual Meeting, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. October 2000. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Multidisciplinary approach after Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding elevates success rate. Presented at the AMCG Annual Meeting, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. October 2000. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Preventing Lap-Band Slippage, Modifications to the Technique. Presented at the AMCG Annual Meeting, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. October 2000. Lopez Covala JA, Guzman Cordero F, Ortiz Lagardere AA. First 100 cases of Adjustable Silicon Gastric Banding, 3-year follow-up. Presented at the AMCG Annual Meeting, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. October 2000. Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F, Ortiz Lagardere AA. TEP hernia repair, Focus on the technique. Presented at the AMCL Annual Meeting, Leon Guanajuato, Mexico. November 1999. Lopez Corvala, JA, Guzman Cordero F, Ortiz Lagardere AA. Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, our experience. Presented at the AMCL Annual Meeting, Cancun, May 1999. Awarded the first place by the AMCL Scientific Committee. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Intragastric Balloon for mild obesity. Technique and results. Presented in the AMCL Annual Meeting Acapulco Guerrero, Mexico. May 1999. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Band Adjustment, a Multidisciplinary approach. Presented at the AMCO Annual Meeting, Mazatlan Sinaloa, Mexico. July 1999. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Complications related to the Lap-Band, Slippage and Erosion. Presented at the AMCO Annual Meeting, Mazatlan Sinaloa, Mexico. July 1999. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Corvala JA, Guzman Cordero F. Technique is related to band slippage. Presented at the AMCO Annual Meeting, Mazatlan Sinaloa, Mexico. July 2000. Ortiz Lagardere AA, Lopez Crovala JA, Guzman Cordero F Laparoscopic Hernia Repair; A revised training protocol. Rev Mex Cir Endosc, 2, 71-74 Abril 2001       Ongoing Research     “Risk factors for Band Erosion. A multicenter evaluation.” (Funded by Grupo Laparoscopico de B.C.)   “Beating the learning curve in Laparoscopic Hernia Repair. Integrating new interactive teaching tools.” (Funded by Tyco Healthcare, International)   “Is band adjustment always necessary?” (Funded by Grupo Laparoscopico de B.C.)   “Restrictive mechanism of the Lap-Band, How does it really work?” (Funded by Grupo Laparoscopico de B.C.)   “A prospective randomized study, The Tep Repair without mesh fixation.” (Unfunded)     Teaching Responsibilities   2000 – present Latin-American Lap-Band Training Coordinator, Grupo Laparoscopico de B.C.   1999 – present Endoscopic Hernia Training Center for Latin America, Grupo Laparoscopico de B. C.       Invited Lectures . University Autonoma de Baja California, School of Medicine Anniversary Conference, “Minimally Invasive Surgery.” Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Obstetrics and Gynecology Service, “Skill Development For the Laparoscopic Surgeon.” University Autonoma de Baja California, School of Medicine. “Aids related surgical procedures.” 1998 Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, HGR 20 Tijuana. “Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic vs Open.” 1998 Baja California College of Surgeons, Laparoscopic Hernia Meeting. “The Tep approach, the future of the endoscopic approach.” Baja California College of Surgeons, VII International Laparoscopic Reunion. “Avoiding bile duct injuries.” 1998 Mexican Association of Laparoscopic Surgery, VIII International Laparoscopic Surgery Reunion. “Management of Chronic Pain, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair.” Mexican Association of General Surgery, New Techniques and Innovations in Surgery, Mexican, B.C. “The double mesh technique” 1998 Mexican Association of General Surgery, New Techniques and Innovations in Surgery, San Luis Rio Colorado. “The double mesh technique.” Mexican Association of Obesity Surgery, Annual Reunion. Ixtapa, Guerrero. “Obesity surgery, a stepped-up approach.” 1999 Mexican Association of General Surgery, Regional Reunion, San Luis Rio Colorado. “Partial or Total fundoplication, indications and technique.” 1999 Mexican Association of General Surgery, Open Hernia Course, Chihuahua, Chihuahua. “Experience with the double mesh technique.” Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, Obesity Course, Acapulco Guerrero. “Intragastric Balloon Placement, technique and results.” Mexican Association of Obesity Surgery, Annual Reunion, Mazatlan, Sinaloa. “Band Adjustment Protocol, a multidisciplinary approach”. 2000 National Defense System, Annual Reunion, Ensenada, Baja, California. “Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication” 2000 Mexican Association of General Surgery, Northwestern Regional Reunion, Mexicali, B.C. “The Tep repair, technique.” Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, National Meeting, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico “ Lap-Band, Safe and effective procedure; Four year follow-up”. Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, National Meeting, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico “ LASGB, Long term complications and Follow-up”. 2002 LASGB, Mexican experience, Phil Schauer Course, Breckenridge Colorado. 2002 Complications in Lap-Band, avoiding and treating them successfully.     Live Exhibition Surgery   Mexican Association of General Surgery, International Laparoscopic Reunion, Tijuana, B.C. “Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.” Mexican Association of General Surgery, International Laparoscopic Reunion, Tijuana, B.C. “Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.” Mexican Association of General Surgery, Regional Laparoscopic Reunion, Mexicali, B.C. “Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.” Mexican Association of General Surgery, International Laparoscopic Reunion, San Luis Rio Colorado, “Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.” 2000 Mexican Association of Obesity Surgery, Annual Meeting, “Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding.” 2000 Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery and National Defense System, Annual Meeting, Ensenada, Baja, California, “Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.” 2000 Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery Regional Meeting, Tijuana, Baja, California “Endoscopic Hernia Repair, Tep.” 2000 Mexican Association of General Surgery, “Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding.”     Live Exhibition Surgery to the USA Endoscopic Hernia Repair, TEP Hernia Balloon Repair, Yale Laparoscopy Training Program, 28-29 April Live transmission from: HGR No 20 IMSS Hospital Tijuana, B.C. Mexico To Yale Laparoscopy, Yale University, New Haven Ct. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Yale Laparoscopy Training Program, Six-week course Live transmission from: HGR No 20 IMSS Hospital Tijuana, B.C. Mexico To Yale Laparoscopy, Yale University, New Haven Ct.     Surgical Proctoring in USA   2001 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding LAP-BAND System Bariatric Surgery Department Lennox Hill Hospital, New York, New York.   2001 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding, LAP-BAND System Minimally Invasive Surgery Department University of Illinois, Chicago, IL   2001 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding, LAP-BAND System Bariatric Surgery Program Hoag Hospital, Orange County, California   2001 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding Loyola University Chicago, Chicago IL.   2001 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding Little Rock, Arkansas   2001 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding Arlington Hospital Dallas, Texas   2001 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding Irvine Medical Center Los Angeles, Ca   2002 Proctorings in the USA   Chicago, Illinois Port Huron, Michigan Detroit Michigan Seattle Washington Austin, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Baton Rouge, Louisiana Minneapolis, Minnesota     2002 Proctoring in Canada Montreal 1st International Workshop     Television Appearance- TV Program Host   June 2001- June 2001 Information Capsules Home Remedies Discovery Health   Feb 2002- Feb 2003 Discovery Channel Latino-America Discovery Health Spanish Version of “Living Pulse” Show Host For Latin America and Spain     this is info on nick gabriel ·Dr. Nick H. Gabriel Joins the Airport Medical Offices Announcing the addition of Dr. Gabriel at the Airport Medical Offices at JFK·Stomach Surgery for Weight-Loss (stream video) Special Interview with Dr. Gabriel on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360·Suddenly Skinny Dr. Gabriel's patient Lisa Sohr featured as the "cover girl" in New York Magazine   Click here to view Dr. Ariel Ortiz being interviewed on The Wellness Hour with host Randy Alvarez.   __________________ "If love is blind, what's the purpose of lingerie?"
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Finally checking in!

I can't believe I haven't written in my journal since the end of February!!! I had a second fill to 2.4 cc's. Not much change in restriction. I am going for fill #3 next Saturday. I have lost 25 pounds and have 20 to go. I am cutting the 20 pound goal into two 10 pound goals. The first 10 pound goal I'd like to complete in at least a month, so by mid August. If my new fill is still holding, I will lose the last 10. I have started swimming, but need to step it up and add weight training.   I am still at a size 12 mostly in part to my booty. They are starting to feel looser. I am going back to the bandster rules after rebeling against them all these months. I am eating hard protien first then veggies. If I have a sweet craving, I am eating a sugar free fudgesicle or sugar free popsicle.   I am ready to get the rest of the weight off!!!!
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Reached my goal!

I weighed in today at 147!!! I have lost a ton in inches. I noticed when I added the 24 hour QuickSlim30 weight loss patch, things started really moving. First the inches fell off and then the pounds followed. I will never regret my band, but I never did reach a "sweet spot". I was either too loose and could eat anything or too tight and sliming, getting stuck and pbing. Then I guess my metabolism dropped so eating less was getting me no where. My band will always be there to aid me in keeping it off, but I know the QuickSlim30 is what helped me lose the weight. I could never tolerate a tighter fill than I have. I slime on almost everything and get stuck almost everyday.   Thank you Jesus!!!!! :clap2:
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Friday weigh in

I am premenstrual and bloated. I stayed the same in weight which I see as good, since I usually gain during this time. So, could mean I actually lost but won't see it for a few days or so?   Yesterday I ate a 3 egg omelette with crab and cheese and 3 turkey bacons for breakfast, for lunch had carnitas with cheese and 1 Laughing cow for dinner since I got so busy I just didn't eat dinner. So maybe about 900 calories? I only got about 32 ounces of my water too since the people who were doing this demonstration at my house took forever! I didn't exercise since hubby was home on his day off.   Today for breakfast I had 3 eggs and soyrizo, so about 350 calories. I have already had 32 ounces of watered down crystal light and my liquid vitamins and 1 QuickSlim30.   I feel thinner though, clothes are feeling looser.My rings feel looser.
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Started with personal trainer!

I have both started weight training with a personal trainer. It has been kicking my butt!!!! It has been 2 weeks and we love it. The QuickSlim30 really helps with the weight training. My body is really toning up and taking on a very nice shape. I don't even recognize my body!   I am maintaining at 146 even during the holidays. QuickSlim30 is out of stock and I have not been able to take it, but I am still maintaining my weight loss. I know muscle weighs more than fat, so I may gain a little, but want to lose some too. My trainer thinks I would look good at 135. I will shoot for 140. I need to see how I look with the muscle tone. But, I am for the first time in my life very happy with my body size and the way my clothes are fitting me!   My metabolism was so low from being banded and I wasn't losing weight anymore. My fill was tight enough, but not tight enough to lose. I was pbing and getting stuck. I even pb'd the other day on liquids and a small bite of cracker! I don't want another fill and am happy with the loss of appetite and smaller portion control the QuickSlim30 gives me.
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September 2007 check in

I have not journaled in so long!!! I had a 3rd fill and they put 3cc's in my 4 cc band. The fill level is good and I have pb'd a few times, but the weight is still not coming off. I have been at a plateau for so many months. I had even gained 5 pounds. They came off with this last fill, but no more. I am at 164 now.   When I first got banded, I lost the 25 in the first few months. I was also taking a supplement called QuickSlim30 in the beginning. I didn't really know if it was the band or the QuickSlim30, but it helped a lot with appetite and energy. I have not lost any more weight since I have not taken the supplements.   I am going to do a 2nd experiment. I am going to start taking them again and see if I begin losing again. That would be great!!! I was just on their website and they just came out with some patches too.   I am eager to see if I will lose again. I have been so frustrated lately. I don't want another fill because then I would be pbing all the time!!!! I am still doing South Beach, most of the time. But I am so tired of dieting!!!!!! That is why I got the band in the first place. The QuickSlim30 helped so much when I took it, I am hoping so much that it will help me shed the last 20 pounds. I lost it so fast the first time. Then, my band will help me keep it off!!!!!   I still have to get my butt moving to exercise. I know that I got too!!!!   I would like to have all my weight lost by my 34th birthday, on November 8. That is almost 2 months and I want to lose 19 more pounds. That is my goal!!!
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I feel great!

I didn't want to get another fill, since I slime on almost all my food, but I think my metabolism slowed down a lot since being banded. The Quickslim30 has definitely raised it up.   I am doing the happy dance!!!:clap2:
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Day 3 of Pre Op

Today has been great so far! I had a protein shake for breakfast. Ended up wearing most of it. It spattered all over my sweater, car, Ruben and the backseat!!!:omg: I also had a Lean Cuisine with a little shredded turkey on the side. The extra protein helped a lot. Someone on one of the threads said that Lean Cuisine has high carbs and carbs make me more hungry. They said to buy the South Beach diet ones since they have more protein. I am also drinking some green tea. I feel satisfied and happy right now. I was feeling a little overwhelmed this morning before lunch. Now, after I ate I feel a lot better. I need to drink my water today. I didn't drink it yesterday and it made it harder. Water truely helps! I weighed in at 185.5, so done 1/2 a pound from yesterday.   Breakfast: Protein shake 250   Lunch: Lean Cuisine, Salisbury steak and mash potatoes, 270 calories and 8 grms fat. and 1 cup hot and sour soup   Dinner: Red Robin, chicken salad and a few of my daughters fries.       I can't believe that this Friday is by band day!!! I leave Thursday evening. My daughter is off this week, so the week will go by fast. I need to go shopping and buy 2 weeks of groceries and convenience foods so I don't feel pressured to cook and won't feel guity I am not cooking.   I still need to bring in my elyptical from the garage. :argue:   I am done with day three of pre op. I am making better choices and eating much, much less than normal.
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Post op day 17

I am feeling really good, positive and pretty energetic. I started going to the gym again just doing the treadmill for now. I am clear to do full exercise on Saturday. I will go 4 -5 times a week and do cardio, free weights, swimming, sauna, jucuzzi. I can't do ab work for 3 months, but walking/elyptical/stair master while holding in your abs works them pretty well. I still have not gone on the scale, but my clothes are fitting much better. My thighs also look smaller. I just know I can't take any disappointment or anything discouraging and I have heard how people lose on the liquids then gain on the mushies/solids. So, I will weigh when I start the solids, so like in another 2 weeks. I don't feel hungry and I think it helps that I am always sipping on crystal light. Even if I feel like I can eat more than 1 cup right now, I am not going to push it. I am also going to start doing the South Beach Diet on Saturday. It isn't really like a "diet" as there is no calorie counting or denying yourself, only in the first 2 weeks which is like a detox from white flour products and sugar. It is bandster friendly and has always helped me curb my appetite naturally. I am also drinking the worlds only healthy coffee (Gano coffee) for breakfast. I am going to add a packet of the Spirulina Oats to it. My friend told me she adds the Spirulina Oats to the coffee and it completly disolves. It helps keep her colon regular and keeps her full. I am going to start doing that for breakfast tomorrow. This is what I have eaten so far today:   Breakfast: 1 cup Gano coffee with 1 cup soy milk; 200 calories, 11 grams of protein. Lunch: 1 cup of pureed Chili beans with V8 and cheese; 350 calories and 16 grams of protein   Dinner: 1 cup of pureed chili beans with V8 and cheese; 350 cal and 16 grams of protein   Snack: 1 Activia yogurt; 110 cal, 5 grams protein 2 tbls. hummus; 80 calories   Liquids: 24 ounces of crystal light, 24 ounces of crystal light, 8 ounces of Airbornne (feeling a little under the weather), 24 ounces of crystal light   TOTAL CALORIES:1100 TOTAL PROTEIN: 48   Supplements: 1 tbsp. of Glacial Milk vitamins
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South Beach Diet Phase 2

Allowed Foods in Phase 2 (Foods you can reintroduce to your diet)   FRUIT Apples
Apricots-dried fresh
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi
Mangoes
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Strawberries DAIRY Milk-light soy, fat-free or 1%
Yogurt-light, fruit-flavored, plain, low-fat or fat-free STARCHES (USE SPARINGLY) Bagels, small, whole grain
Bread-multigrain, oat and bran, rye, whole wheat
Cereal-Fiber One, Kellogg's Extra-Fiber All Bran, oatmeal (not instant), other high-fiber, Uncle Sam
Muffins, bran-sugar-free (no raisins)
Pasta, whole wheat
Peas, green
Pita-stone-ground, whole wheat
Popcorn
Potato, small, sweet
Rice-brown, wild VEGETABLES AND LEGUMES Barley
Beans, pinto
Black-eyed peas MISCELLANEOUS Chocolate (sparingly)-bittersweet, semisweet
Pudding, fat-free/sugar-free
Wine, red FOODS TO AVOID OR EAT RARELY!!! STARCHES AND BREADS Bagel, refined wheat Bread-refined wheat white Cookies Cornflakes Matzo Pasta, white flour Potatoes-baked, white instant Rice cakes Rice, white Rolls, dinner   VEGETABLES Beets Carrots Corn Potatoes   FRUIT Bananas Canned fruit, juice packed Fruit juice Pineapple Raisins Watermelon   MISCELLANEOUS Honey Ice cream Jam
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Just checkin in!

Breakfast (had it late): 2 scrambled eggs, 3 sausages and 2 bacon (left behing ham, hash browns and pancakes-Dad took me out to Denny's)   Snack: 5 almonds Snack (took my kids to the park and had a picnic): 2 Laughing Cow cheese, 2 string cheese, 1 sugar free fruit pop   Dinner: 5 small chicken mozerlla meatballs in marinera sauce   Calories: between 1100-1200   Exercise: I took my kids to the park and ran around so I was too tired to exercise   Mood: I was feeling good, then I was feeling kinda emotional. I skipped my period last month, was actually due to start the day of surgery. So, I feel very premenstual, all the symptoms, more hungrier than usual, emotional, wide range of moods. The only thing I don't really feel is bloated like I used to. I hope I start before Fridays weigh in.   Liquids: 64 ounces of watered down Crystal Light with Pure Lemon   Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk, 1 QuickSlim30 and 1 Biotin __________________
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2nd Day of Pre Op diet

Today is my 2nd day of Pre Op. I am hungry, but feel good. I had energy even if I am only having about 800 calories or so a day! I am having my protein shake for breakfast, Lean Cuisine for Lunch/Dinner. They are such small portions. It makes me realize that my portions were enormous! I could normally eat 4-5 of those little Lean Cuisine plates. I weighed in today at 182. The scale at my mom's last week said 185. I was also premenstrual. I am waiting for Dr. Ortiz's book to come. I can't wait to read it. Hopefully, I will be in Mexico this coming Sunday!!!
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Day 4 for solids

This is what I ate today: Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 slice of cheddar cheese and mushrooms with salsa Lunch: 5 chicken and mozerella cheese meatballs with hummus Snack: black beans with cheese Dinner: stirfy fish and shrimp with brocolli   Liquids: 70 ounces of water and crystal light Exercise: 1 hour of elyptical machine Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamin and 1 Quickslim30   I had a good day. I only had about 900 calories but don't know how I'd get more in. I ate till satisfied everytime. I'd have to up the snacks. I ate my dinner too fast and my tummy isn't feeling to good. It is all gurgly and I feel bloated. I don't know how we are supposed to get in 1200 calories a day and have 3 protein and veggie based meals. You'd have to be eating super fattening meals.   Eventually I am not going to count anymore since South Beach does not require it. I am just wanting to know so I can tweak my calories up or down if weight stalls. So, I think I may just keep a rough estimate for a while.
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LOST 10 MORE POUNDS!!!

I am soooo excited!!! I lost another 10 pounds!! I was going to go and get another fill, but Ruben told me the thought I should try to take the QuickSlim30 again since I was pbing and was tight at leat 1 week or more out of the month. So I did and lost 10 pounds!!! I am at 153 now, only 7 pounds from my all time goal!!!
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1st fill

I went for my first fill on Wednesday. It didn't hurt and they put in 1.2 cc's in my 4 cc band. We drove into Mexico no problem. Dr. Romero pulled out the air, put saline in and asked if I could feel it. Then did my fill. He said I would feel pretty good restriction and could come back in 8 weeks.
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Post Op Day 18

I am feeling very good today!! I do have a slight cold, but band wise, feel really good. I didn't feel any restriction yesterday, but ate the same and when I felt restricted. I didn't want to try to see how much I could pack in before getting sick. This is what I ate today:   Breakfast: 1 cup Gano Mocha coffee; 100 calories 1 package of Spirulina Oats (stired into my coffee); 125 cal. 1 cup of Silk vanilla soy; 100 cal, 6 g. protein   *** I felt very satisfied with this combination. The Spirulina oats are supposed to help with appetite and I can say it worked. I didn't feel hungry till about almost 2pm. And even when I ate lunch, I wasn't hungry, hungry like I usually would be.   Lunch: El Paso Chicken Cheese Enchilda Soup, pureed; 170 cal, 8 g.pro.   Dinner: Cream of chicken; 200 calories, 3 grms protein   Total Calories: 695 calories     Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamins 1 Quick Slim 30   Liquids: 24 ounces of lemon crystal light, 40 ounces crystal light     I took my QuickSlim 30 today for the first time. I didn't necessarily take it for appetite suppression, but it is also for energy and assisting in helping the body to lose weight. I opened the capsule and put it in with my liquid vitamin. I just wanted to see how I felt with it. I'd like to go for a walk but haven't had the energy. I will report how it made me feel.   My pants feel looser and I notice I am peeing a lot more.     I wasn't too hungry and the QuickSlim 30 gave me a lot of energy!!!
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My before pics

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Ex: of a day on South Beach diet

South Beach Diet Recipes   Once you get to Phase 3, you will be eating all the foods listed. The following recipes are sample of food you can eat. Feel free to explore new recipes by referring to South Beach Diet foods list. Breakfast – Tex Mex Style (South Beach Diet Menu) ½ grapefruit 2 scrambled eggs mixed with Monterey Jack cheese and salsa 1 slice of whole grain toast Decaffeinated coffee or tea, fat-free milk and sugar substitute if desired Mid-Morning Snack 1 hard-boiled egg Lunch – Roast Beef Wrap 1 ¼ cups reduced-fat cream cheese 4 flour tortillas (9” or 10”) ½ red onion, sliced 4 spinach leaves 8 ounces roast beef, sliced   Spread a small amount of cream cheese over the tortilla. Layer the spinach, onion, and roast beef, roll up, and fold. Serves 4. Mid-Afternoon Snack 4 ounces Dannon Light ‘n Fit yogurt Dinner – Lemon Couscous Chicken (South Beach Menu) 1 ¼ cups water 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2 cups broccoli florets 1 package Near East Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil Couscous mix 1 ½ chopped cooked chicken 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ¼ teaspoon lemon peel In a large skillet, bring water, oil, broccoli, and spice from couscous mix to a boil. Stir in couscous, cooked chicken, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Simmer until heated through and then remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Using a fork, fluff lightly, then chill and serve cold. Serves 4. Dessert – Lemon Peel Ricotta Crème (South Beach Diet Menu) ½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese ¼ teaspoon grated lemon peel ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 package sugar substitute   Mix the ricotta cheese, lemon peel, vanilla extract, and sugar substitute, served chilled   Link to some more: http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/...ollection.html
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Post Op day 21

One more day to go!!! I get to start solids tomorrow!!! Ruben made me weigh myself since he said I looked so much thinner. Well, I started at 190, the day of surgery was 186. Last night I was 175 and this morning I was 173!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: So, for a total loss of 17 pounds!!! How's that for a lower bmi bandster!!! I am also taking Quick Slim 30 which is supposed to assist with weight loss on top of suppressing the appetite. It stimulates the metabolism, so even if I was eating such low calories, I know it helped!   I feel really good! I am on my way! And tomorrow I start the South Beach Challenge! So, as far as tools go, I am utilizing my band as best I can even if I don't feel the restriction like I did in the beginning, I am utilizing the QuickSlim 30 as a tool and the South Beach diet as a tool! I see the more tools I can combine the better. So, next is the working out tool!!! I get my clearance to work out tomorrow so I will do my elyptical or Salsa dance tape!   This is what I have had today:   Breakfast: 1 cup soy capuchino; 70 cal. 7 grams of protein, Carnation good start breakfast; 130 calories, 5 grms of protein; Gano Mocha coffee 108 calories. Total for breakfast=308 calories and 12 grams of protein   Liquids: Drank 20 ounces of crystal light taking the kids to school   Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamin and 1 QuickSlim 30
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Post of day 8

I feel really good this morning!!!! I woke up with tight restriction, had my coffee with soymilk and am catching up on my band family. I have had some really nice emails and PM's of people thanking me for the encouragement I have given and it makes what I have done even more worth it to me. Can this be a new ministry for me??? I love to help others and encourage them. That makes me VERY happy!:clap2: It makes me feel like God has really blessed my decision and is using me to help others. God bless my band, keep it in place and healthy for the rest of my natural life!!!!   Breakfast: Gano Mocha Coffee with 1 cup Vanilla soy milk; 200 calories, 6 grms protein   Lunch: Campbells' Cream of Chicken and Mushroom (1 can); 190 cal, 7 grms protein, 15 grms fat   Snack: Activia yogurt; 110 calories, 2 g fat, 5 grms protein 1 cup Campbells' soup Chicken mushroom; 80 cal, 6 g fat, 3 g protein   Dinner: 1 cup of homemade tortilla soup with sprinkled cheese; 250 calories, protein: unknown   Total calories: 830 Total Protein: 21 plus     Water: I am sipping on a 32 ounce sipper,which I am keeping near me at all times; 20 ounce crystal light   Supplements: Liquid Vitamins; Glacial Milk; 1 tbsp.   Mood: HAPPY, at peace, calm, I have hope for my future to be the person I really am without limits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My weight won't hold me back from all I have wanted to do!!! YIIIIPPPEEEE:clap2:
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Day 3 of solids!

I have been on solids for 3 days and all has been well..I was able to get in 1200 calories yesterday but by constantly eating small meals. Today I was only able to get in 900 calories. I did get to go to the gym for one hour, forty minutes on the treadmill and twenty on the bicycle. Breakfast: One egg with chedder cheese Lunch: South Beach chicken and green beans Snack: two string cheese Snack: yogurt dinner: smoked oysters   Liquids: 44 ounces of crystal light   I forgot my vitamins
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South Beach Diet Tips

SouthBeach Diet Tips and Guides   The SouthBeach Diet is different from the Atkins diet in that it is not a low carbohydrate diet. Regardless of which phase you are currently in, you should follow these recommendations: Drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water, decaffeinated beverages such as club soda, tea, coffee, or decaffeinated sugar-free soda every day
Limit your intake of caffeine-containing beverages to 1 cup each day
Take one multivitamin and mineral supplement daily
Take 500 mg of calcium for both men and women under the age of 50, and 1,000 mg for women over the age of 50, each day Eating can be both pleasurable and healthy as long as you eat the proper foods. All the meals in the SouthBeach Diet consist of healthy combinations of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Dishes can be made by anyone and the ingredients can be found in most grocery stores. These foods will satisfy your hunger without depriving your system of the low-quality starches and sugars that caused problems with your blood chemistry in the first place. The SouthBeach Diet does not involve counting calories, fat grams, or portion sizes. This plan was designed to be simplistic and will help you understand the principles of metabolism and put it to work for your own body. A major key to success with the South Beach Diet is the Glycemic index (GI), which ranks carbohydrate foods based on the effect on blood sugar levels. When you start adding foods back into your diet in Phase 2, keep your focus on low-GI foods such as apples, berries, grapefruit, high-fiber cereal, and whole grain breads.   Preparing For The Rest Of Your Life   Mindset Change for South Beach Diet   You have learned what the South Beach Diet is, how it works, and what to eat. Now, you need to get prepared to change the way you eat, for life. Start by accepting that the first couple of weeks will be a big change but one you will not regret. The first morning of this diet, you will eat a breakfast that may consist of a two-egg omelet with two slices of Canadian bacon, cooked in either spray canola or olive oil. In your old life, you may have toasted bread or a bagel and had fresh fruit or fruit juice to go along with your omelet. However, with the South Beach Diet, the bread will have to wait. Most people have been conditioned their entire life to add bread to meals. You have toast with breakfast, sandwiches on bread for lunch, dinner rolls with dinner, and cake, cookies, or pie for dessert. However, during Phase 1, you will have to forget about the bread. It may take a few days to leave old habits behind but keep in mind that it is during this time that your body’s inability to process sugars and starches is being reversed. After trying numerous diets, most leave you feeling hungry, is one of the most difficult aspects of any diet. A common denominator seen with overweight people is that most of them skip eating breakfast. When this happens, blood sugar drops, which then increases the desire for bad carbohydrates to escalate until lunch when the entire meal is blown.   Planning for South Beach Diet   Planning will help you stay away from snacking or substituting things that are not healthy and could cause weight gain. Remember that once you start into Phase 2, carbohydrates will start being introduced back into your diet along with fruits. You also need to remember to eat your mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, even if you do not feel like it. Some of the greatest low-fats foods to incorporate into your planning include cheese and yogurt to replace the fats since they have no bad carbohydrates. In addition, the sugar is found in the lactose, milk sugar, is one of the things you can have with the South Beach Diet. The South Beach Diet is a lifetime change, lifetime commitment, and a lifetime of health and vitality!   How Does The South Beach Diet Work?   As mentioned, the South Beach Diet is unique, successful, easy, and works in a three-phase process. Unlike many other so-called diets, with the South Beach Diet, simply substitutes your bad carbohydrates and fats for good ones. After trying this, you will be amazed by how well and quickly it works.   South Beach Diet Phase 1   South Beach Diet Phase 1 lasts for two weeks. During this first phase, you will eat normal meals of chicken, beef, turkey, fish, and shellfish, lots of vegetables, eggs, cheese, nuts, and garden salads using 100% olive oil for your salad dressing. Each day for 14 days, you will eat three, well-balanced meals. While eating until your hunger is satisfied may go against most diets, with the South Beach Diet, it is part of the plan. Trying to lose weight and become healthy by depriving the body of food makes no sense. In addition to the three meals each day, you will also eat a snack between breakfast and lunch, and then again between lunch and dinner. Even if you do not feel like eating these snacks, for the South Beach Diet to work, you need to, and after dinner, you will even have dessert. Additionally, during this phase, you can drink all the coffee and tea you want and be sure to drink lots of water. You may be thinking that this is a lot of food - it is! With most diets, you deprive your body, eating only small portions of foods that are unappealing. The change you will make during this phase is that you will cut out all bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, baked goods, fruit, candy, cake, cookies, ice cream, or sugar. Keep in mind that these eliminated foods will be added back into your diet, starting in Phase 2. In addition to taking these foods out of your diet temporarily, you will also need to avoid beer, or any kind of alcohol. Once you start Phase 2, reasonable amounts of wine can be added back in. Instead of feeling overwhelmed about the foods that will be taken out of your diet during the first two weeks, stop and think about this for a minute. To achieve a life of health and lose unwanted weight, two weeks is a small investment to make. After all, you are worth it! The first two or three days will be somewhat challenging, but breaking any bad habit starts out a little bumpy. Once you pass this small hurdle, the rest of the time will go by quicker than you think. When you see the results that these changes bring, you will be glad you did not give up!
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Post Op day 11

I need a plan of action. I am officially burned out on cream soups. I need to focus on not eating the same food over and over until I get soooo burned out on it. I need to buy some V-8 in regular and spicy, try all of my new Nectar protein drinks, try different liquids like juice or the soy drinks that are sugar free. I am also making a pot of homemade beans with a lot of water. I put them to boil for an hour and am now putting them in the crock for the rest of the night on high, with some sea salt, beef boullion and some chili bean spices. The juice will be really good. I need to try new things. I can start on mushy/solids on day 22 and that is not that long from now. Someone also told me to transition into solids on day 22 with mushies so I can avoid PBing. I have some instant mash potatoes that I have been waiting to eat. I can make lentils, my famous refried black beans, the ricotta and spaghetti thing... I am half way there. I need to use this time to learn. Learn and apply the bandster rules. No drinking 1/2 hour before, not during and not for an hour after. I need to take my time, chew, take no more than a cup at a time and wait. I don't want to feel sick like I did. I don't want to PB. I need to use this time also to let myself lose weight that can only be dropped doing liquids, as much as I can. I know a few will come back on once solids are reintroduced, but that is okay. I need to make sure I am getting enough calories. I also need to watch my liquids because liquid calories are so easy to rack up.   breakfast: 1/2 cup of gano mocha coffe/soy milk; 100 cal, 3 g. protein   lunch: 1 cup of bean liquid with a small amount of pureed pinto beans, a touch of shredded cheese. I can only guess on the calories; 100 cal, 5 grams of protien   Dinner: tortilla soup; 200 calories snack: bean soup/laughing cow; 150 cal snack; myoplex, 8 oz; 150     Total calories: 700   Liquids: 5 ounces water, 20 ounces crystal light, 20 ounces crystal light   snack: V8; 70 calories, 3 g protien   exercise: walked around Sams for about 1/2 hour   Feeling/mood: I feel very good today.   I am taking it slow in regards to eating and am going to measure 1 cup at a sitting. I am keeping something to drink by me at all times, except near meal time, and I feel that is helping a lot with hunger pangs. I have not had to take my appetite suppresant, but I have it just in case I need it (QuickSlim 30). I still have not weighed myself. I feel thinner, face it thinner, fingers are thinner.   I am so happy I did this. I also named my band today. Her name is Bandy! I feel I owe her so much! When I try to get out of line, there she is ready to pull me back.
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Post Op day 19!!!

YIIIPPPPEEEE!!!! I am almost to solids!!!! Day 22 is almost here!!! I am feeling really good and feeling thinner! I have found out why Dr. Ortiz does not have a mushy stage and it is as I suspected. You can get a lot of calories in during the mushy stage and gain back weight. So, he cut out that stage. 3 weeks on liquids is enought time for the stomach to heal and you just go straight to solilds!!!   Makes sense to me! I have heard of some people pureeing tamales, enchiladas, mole, very fattening food and then wondering why they are gaining???? Well, that is why I have this handy dandy journal to keep myself in check!!! As well as my Lower BMI and January thread sisters!   I took a QuickSlim30 this morning and let's just say it is really doing what it says it does. I am not hungry at ALL and have no desire to eat AT ALL! I have no more restriction and am going to use it as a "tool" to get me through until my first fill where I hopefully get some restriction.   I am also starting the South Beach Diet on day 22 and starting a challenge on the Lower BMI thread.   This is what I ate today:   Breakfast: 1 Gano Mocha Coffe and 1 cup Silk vanilla soy milk, 1 Carnation Good Start Breakfast: 340 calories, 11 grams protein **** I find that when my breakfast is a little higher in calories, I am not as hungry in the evening.   Lunch: 1 can of V8; 70 calories, 33 grams of protein (My 2 daughters are vomitting so I was advised to eat light,just in case)   Dinner: Pureed chili, 1 cup; 400 calories,   Total calories: 810   Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamins, 1 Quick Slim 30   Liquids: 24 ounces crystal light, 20 ounces crystal light.   Mood/energy: I feel really good, hopeful and happy. I also have no hunger. I wasn't really hungry today. I am still keeping to the 1 cup of pureed soup even if I don't feel restriction between bites. I do feel full after I am done though. I am gearing up for the South Beach Diet on Saturday. I bought crab cakes, angus beef patties, teriyaki chicken, cod, orange roughy, shrimp, mushrooms. I am going to write up some menus. I just need to get my butt moving and do exercise!!!
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