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Good luck tomorrow to: akwright68 and Taliegurl!!

I have a question. When you reached your goal or u were less than 20 pounds away.... Was it hard to get that last bit off? I have changed up my workouts and im staying away from too many carbs but i was curious on how others mànaged to get the rest of their weight off? Sent from my iPod touch using LapBandTalk

What's the tastiest lowfat cheese? Both sliced and grated.

I was banded a month ago and been happy to lose 13 pounds but in last 2 weeks it hasn't moved and now I've gained 4 back I knew this was possibly going to happen but I'm so confused as in not eating much max 1000 calories a day? I spoke to dietician she said dont worry when u get your fills u will lose but why? If I'm not eating much now and not losing why is a fill going to help as I'm still told to keep my calories at that anyway?! Very confused now any advice? Thanks

So I'm currently three almost 4 weeks out (Thursday) from surgery. I've said before that I can eat just about anything, but I'm trying to stick to high protein, low-fat, low sugar/sodium foods. Because of this, I'm starting to get bored with my meals. Any suggestions? Also, is everyone sticking to a cup of food even if you haven't a fill?

Has anyone ever had a stretched pouch, and if so, what did you do about it? Is it necessary to go on liquids and if so, for how many days? Does a liquid diet really un-stretch it back to its original post-op form ?

Egg, For Breakfast, Banana For Snack, Steamed Vegies and Green Tea For Lunch, Summer Here I Come!! If I Am a Power House Now, Can You Just Imagine!! Summer! S.E.X.Y. I Might Have To Get My Own Number!!!!

I have 5.5 cc now and noticed that it takes me 3 hours to eat a meal. I think that's way to slow. I chew until I have nothing and I still can eat any faster. I also noticed I hiccup a lot and I even have to drink while I'm eat which is a big no no. I think my band is too tight:(

I was banded today! Everything went well. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I am so excited to be a part of this forum. You all have been so great and informative. I cant wait to see the numbers on the scale decline. On another note ....the anatheseologist asked me why I was having the surgery. I told her to lose weight. she said I dont look like I need it. I guess I lucky to carry my obesity well. I am 5ft. 8inches my starting weight was 263 and my bmi was right at 39.8. Well enough of my rambling have a wonderful wednesday my fellow bandsters.

I have been doing this a while now and i just wanted to hear from some of u what it means to be in the green zone is to them. I am having troubles finding mine.

I was banded 9/25/12...down 41 pounds! Recently I have been getting weird pain on the side where my port is. Almost like I can feel something above the port and it annoys me when I bend to tie my shoe. Not sure what it is....I have been feeling fine it's just the nagging soreness. Any thoughts????

I have noticed several people place protein in their yogurt or other food to help reach their daily goal. What brands/names are you guys using?

I know the meat is supposed to be the size of a deck of cards but how much veggies?

Finally scales moving...5 weeks post op down 27 lbs ...total weight loss 37lbs. Surgeon appt next week..will get to come off mushies and start excersising...woohoo going on spring break with my daughter(she is in year 2 of med school and needs a relaxing break I am so proud that she wants her mom to join her) spring break in 16 days....goal is to loose 8 lbs by then..aiming high.

On Oct. 26-12 I found out I had esophagus dilation. Yesterday I was still having reflux on fluoro screen. Now don't know what to do. I'm trying the carcinia gambogia that doctor oz spoke about on the show. I thought I would have this band till i'm 6' under. I'm 65 now

Ate some rice and broccoli for dinner and now its stuck... have vomited several times still fell stuck.its not moving. Any suggestions?

Just joined! My surgery date is 02/07/13. I'm super excited & a little nervous... Any advise? I live in Ft. Worth, TX any neighbors on here?

I can say something witty here but I will stick to the facts.... I have been banded for almost a year. I have had the ride of my life just learning how to deal with my band Alot of pb's and general stress regarding eating too fast, too much, wrong food etc. I have only lost 30 lbs. Most within the 1st 2 months and I keep losing and gaining the same 10lbs for months now. Im in this stressful place where my head hunger rules and I need some guidance to get out of that cycle - simply clicking my heels is not working to get me where I want to be. I live in Canada, I am a married mom of 2 boys and I'm 41 years old. I paid for my band out of pocket so I really want to …

Fills & reflux

Hello Every One ! I've been banded for 2 years and 6 months. Just recently, I kindda stretched my pouch a little bit, and now I'm on a liquid diet to make my pouch small. My doctor told me to be on liquids for 7 days to un-stretch my pouch. I'm just trying to go back to the basics... Once I'm back to eating solid protein, should I chew the food to be a bit chunky, semi-soft, or pureed consistency before I swallow? Thank you for your reply !

I don't want to do damage to myself but I am confused. Can you be too tight and not in green zone. I have a hard time eating and sometimes it comes back up. But I am hungry and am not satisfied on small amounts..this happens a coupl times a week. Is this normal or should I call doctor?

Hello bandster, just looking for friends for fitness pal, where we can share meal ideas and stuff. My email is a.c.r.lopes@edu.salford.ac.uk Add me

Hi All, I'm starting my puree stage of foods on Feb 19th, just wondering if anyone would care to share yummy ideas. I'm just about souped out I thought puree sweet potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli? Any good protein ideas would be helpful. Thank you Lap Band Fam! Heather

Hey Everyone! So I am newly banded and have no Fluid yet in my band. The doc said this is the time to just get used to eating and getting to know my band. I am starting to feel like I need more restriction. I feel like I can eat more lately and get hungry a lil more often. Will a fill help me feel less hungry and less often?! Is this when I will really start seeing the weight come off?! THANKS!!

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when you are in the green zone do you feel fuller faster when you don't have as much food slipping through as fast. i haven't had my first fill yet and i'm scared that im going to keep feeling hungry. will i eventually know that i'm good during the meal, because i feel like i dont get that feeling till 20 minutes after im done eating without the fill and thats too late

Hi all. Having my surgery in march at swlc Toronto. Have any of you had dr colburne? How have you found pre op diet? It's all very exciting but overwhelming at the same time

I am 3 1/2 months post op and I had one fill 6 weeks after surgery of 2.8 CC's in a 10 CC band. Then last week I had 2 more CC's and wasn't able to eat much at all or keep things down and burped constantly after eating. Today I went in and had a slight unfill and feel perfect! I hope this is the sweet spot;) I still love my band! I m down 48 pounds and am going to hit 50 pounds this week! I can't wait for the next 50!!!

I'm 3 FULL weeks post op. I can eat soft foods like egg salad, tuna, and moist shredded chicken. But what about imitation crab meat. I LOVE it!

Why is it OK to consume such a small number of calories when you have lap band?

What did you eat during this time?

If I Can't Come To You, When I Am Weak And At My Breaking Point! I Sure Won't Need Or Will Ever Come To You When I'm Strong and UnBreakable!! Have a Great Wednesday, Love All of You!! Sharon!

I was banded 2 years ago. Everyime I get to a certain tightness I get acid reflux really bad at night. This happen before and I had fluid removed. Gradually adding it back. At that certain point again acid reflux. About 6 months ago had to have all fluid remove because had a slight slip. Gradually have been adding fluid back. Went 2 weeks ago and add another .2cc and now acid reflux. Taking Prilosec but at night it is awful. Last night so bad it ran out of my mouth. Think I am going to have to stay at 5 cc in my band and not get any more fills. I hope this makes some sense and is their anyone else who has had this problem. Calling as soon as office opens and g…

Not a big fish fan, but I found some wild pacific cod and picked it up. Trying to figure out how to cook it, I bought some Italian Bread crumbs, dipped the Cod in milk, coated them with bread crumbs, then put the fillets into a hot pan with Olive oil and crushed garlic. Cooked the fish until it was opaque (turning half way through, opened a bottle of Marinara sauce (Spaghetti sauce to the heathens), poured a generous helping of that over the fish, topped it with part skim mozzarella and let it simmer for about 5 minutes covered. Should work with any mild white fish.

Hey Everyone!! I am having a VERY hard time with waiting to drink after meals. This is one of the hardest habits I think to break! How have you all been able to do it? I am trying my best but sometimes I slip up and take a swig of Water. I know its completely defeating the purpose so I need to stop. I need ideas to help!!! THANK YOU!!!

My new sweet treat is TCBY frozen greek yougurt with nuts and sf caramel sauce. The problem is they only offer big cups and it is self serve. The fist two times I just added what I thought was a good size. Last time i asked how much it weighed and it was 13 ounces!!!! OMG! So I leanred my lesson to ask the weight before I eat. Then I split it up and take the rest home. So I now get 3 Servings out of what I thought was one. Lesson learned!! Just thought I would share.

Banded on February 13th, but I have questions for when I get to the soft food/solid food phases. If your bite size is the size of your pinky nail, and you take a minute to chew your bites, then in theory you should only be able to eat 20 bites that are about the size of a pea (if you eat in the recommended 20 minutes). This would be less than a 1/4 cup of food..... So my question is, do you really take bites that small? Do you really wait that long in between bites? And what volume of food do you eat per meal? It just seems like there is a discrepancy between what I am told, and how much people are actually eating (based on posts of what people ate for a meal). Any…

I started Atkins about 2 1/2 weeks ago (I've now lost about 12 lbs) and thank God for Atkins bars and sf jello! I haven't cheated once and I'm now in the pocess of adding more carbs into my diet (almonds, avocados, etc). However, I was wondering if any of you Atkins bars fans have a rumbly tummy and gas and diarrhea after eating them? This past week or so, my tummy has been upset, not nauseous or anything, just upset. I've cut down to 1 Atkins bars a day and I still have tummy problems. Is it caused by having no carbs or the bars? Love the bars (they have 1 that tastes just like a Payday -yummo) but can't stand the tummy ache anymore. What do you low carbers enjoy for s…

Hi! So I just had a fill a few days ago and my surgeon has me on 3 days of liquids and 2 days of soft foods before moving on to normal food. I'm in the soft food stage now and am curious what people might consider 'soft'. This is my second fill but when I was in this stage then, I just ate Greek yogurt and soup....I'm getting kind of tired of soup and yogurt and was hoping some of you may have suggestions. I understand that different people may be able to tolerate different foods in this stage but it'd be nice to have some ideas thanks!

I'm so excited I received my approval letter from the insurance company today. I'm now waiting on a follow up call from the patient coordinator to schedule my date. I was thinking this is taking forever, but I had my consult 1/4, my psych eval 1/24, and my approval letter today 2/19. I guess it's moving right along considering. As I sit here watching the TLC channel and this story about the journey of this 600 lb woman. Though I'm moved with so much compassion for her, I couldn't be happier that I'm making this decision now. I hope I will be joining you guys with a March 2013 surgery date!

Hi all! I'm a little over 3 weeks out of surgery and in about a week and a half I go in for a phase change and I'm meeting with the nurse practitioner as well. I have a few questions the first is in order to actually gauge if your in the green zone or before you get a fill do u have to be on solid food? I was filled at surgery to 3ccs and am on soft food right now. Secondly, as far as restriction goes I've lost about 24 pounds since surgery and can tolerate my 1 meal a day of 3 oz of Protein and 2 shakes... My question is I eat but am able to control the amount I eat. While I'm eating I never get to a point where my band tells me I'm done I actually tell it . I kinda act …

Monday 08 Oct 2012 I am getting my first fill in well over a year. The last fill I got was horrible. I was over filled and didn’t know it. I waited three days and turns out I jacked myself up pretty bad. They removed most of my fill and I never went back in to have it readjusted out of part fear and part "hell this is nice, I can eat again". Well, obviously for anyone who has eating issues I have put on 15-20 lbs in the last year. I’m feeling very sluggish and my clothes are not fitting right. I feel like **** in general and I’m looking tubby again too so it’s time to get back on the wagon as it were. I’m nervous and anxious at the same time. I’m picking now (right be…

Hi everyone I go for my first fill on Thursday and I am so nervous, should I be????

Let's all wish Onamission2013 and Fabric-wife good luck with their Valentine's Day surgeries tomorrow!

If you have concerns over the caffeine amount in coffee's and tea, here's a link from the Mayo Clinic. It's brief, but might be of interest to you. Hope ya like it! http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/AN01211

I was told today that I needed to do high protein low carb shakes for two to 3 weeks 70 grams of protein a day. Anyone know of a good reasonably priced ones. I'm going to gnc but I don't want spend 200$ please help !!

Got my shakes today and plan to start with tonights dinner. I don't know if any of you felt this way but I have always been a little afraid that this surgery was never going to happen and after receiving my shakes, surgery date and pre op date & time it is as if it is true!!! I am very excited. Yay!

Hi everyone, let me start by introducing myself. My name is Tamara I'm 27 living in the greater Houston area. I decided on the lap band about 8 months ago when I stepped on the scale and it said 299. Since that day I have been doing all the nessecary pre requirements my insurance requires and after 6 months my surgery day has finally arrived. Once I'm home later today I'll post again on how everything went.

Everything on here re: support groups is old/out dated. I was banded on 2/25/11 and am looking for a support group near me (Glen Burnie,MD). I had my surgery near DC which is a little far to drive, so if anyone knows where some are in my area please let me know. If there are more bandsters then support groups in my area I am willing to hold meetings at my house. Maybe we could do a pot luck for all stages of the LB, Pre-op to small meals. Wouldn't that be a hoot. lol

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to pass along some information. I started using My Fitness Pal 5 weeks ago. When you complete your dairy for the day it will tell you, "If everyday is like today, in 5 weeks you would weigh___" Everyday I write down what the projected 5 week weight would be and believe me, 5 weeks ago I thought "No Way!" But here, 5 weeks later, MFP is dead on what it projected I would weigh! I lost about 15lbs in that time. If you are a calorie counter, try using MFP. It is awesome!