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Thanks! I had a response last night too!!

Here are 3 liqui recipes that I posted in my blog..I was banded 12/6 and will be on liquids until Dec 22! strawberry pie: In a blender add: 4 ounces fat free milk 6 ounces light yogurt * I used strawberry 1 graham cracker 1 scoop strawberry Protein mix Blend This provided 26 grams of protein! #2 Cinnamon Roll supremo 1 scoop vanilla Protein powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 packet Splenda ( or non sugar substitute) 1 tsp butter buds 8 oz Water 3 ice cubes Blend 20 grams of protein #3 chocolate Peanut Butter cup 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1 Tblspoon natural peanut butter 1 cup skim fat free milk 3 ice cubes 26 grams of protein. Blend Enjoy!!

Your headache is probably dehydration.. drink your fluids~ it will keep you going!! Best of banding to you!!

I was banded on Dec 6th, I haven't had any mushie food, I can't 'start on that til next week. Have you tried ISOPURE? it had 40 grams of Protein per serving and is 20 fl ounces, there are different flavors too. I use my protein powder in my Fluid, I have recipes that I have added to my blog that are really great tasting. I wouldn't post them if I hadn't tried them.lol each of the servings are 20 grams and if you do morning noon and evenning you have your protein in. I also change it up and blend soups in the blender..its amazing that they taste yummy but they do! I just eat 1 serving and count the protein in. That might help you too. As long as it goes thru a straw it is on my liquid diet. We Decembers have to stick together! Cindi

I was banded on Dec 6th, I haven't had any mushie food, I can't 'start on that til next week. Have you tried Isopure? it had 40 grams of Protein per serving and is 20 fl ounces, there are different flavors too. I use my Protein powder in my Fluid, I have recipes that I have added to my blog that are really great tasting. I wouldn't post them if I hadn't tried them.lol each of the servings are 20 grams and if you do morning noon and evenning you have your protein in. I also change it up and blend Soups in the blender..its amazing that they taste yummy but they do! I just eat 1 serving and count the protein in. That might help you too. As long as it goes thru a straw it is on my liquid diet. We Decembers have to stick together! Cindi

Empowering....you have now claimed ownership of you..I may not know you, but I am proud of you!

Also..Nausea and dizziness are a sign of dehydration!!

OH yes I had the same bloat as you! Walk ..walk ...walk...and sip your amount of fluids too, I take in 64oz per day along with 60-80grams of protein. The walking is what will rid you of the bloat. They fill your belly with gas so they can see what they are doing when you get your band, and express as much as they can before they seal you up! My dr requires walking every 2 hours..it also keeps you from getting a DVT, so keep it up!Good luck~

So yesterday I felt awesome.. had a really great day all around! However, feeling so good, I didn't walk like I had the day before.. I didn't use my incentive spirometer like I had this whole week.. I thot to myself..yeah I'm a rock star.. woke up this morning.. I felt it..bleh So back to the grind.. they have you do it for a REASON.. keep on ...only looking forward!! so today I'm walking every hour for 5 minutes minimum.. incentive spirometer every 2 hours.. OH and 1 more pound down today..YAY!! Cinnamon Roll supremo 1 scoop Vanilla protein powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 packet Splenda ( or non sugar substitute) 1 tsp butter buds 8 oz water 3 ice cubes Blend oh YUMMMM and enjoy!! Happy band day to you!

They are in the spice aisle, like around where they keep potatoe toppers, spice combinations etc..

Hello all~ I was banded 12/6/10. I had a large hiatal hernia that also contained a large benign cyst! I had to stay overnight and did fairly well, I also had the Left shoulder pain, which is from the anesthesia. I have had my ups and downs, and feel like I'm on the mend. It amazes me when I read that people went shopping after leaving the hospital..lol I was just SO glad to be home! I drink 64 oz of fluid daily and am also on a liquid diet until Dec 22. I see the dr on Dec 21. My first fill will be in January. I work on being creative with it and have had no problems with the liquid diet at all.. Happy banding all!

I was denied my first time..I jumped through every hoop there was, including a sleep study..twice!! I was devastated!! But when I called my Dr. they said that it wasn't uncommon to be denied the first time, not to worry.. So I made another appointment, discussed it all with my dr.. and 6 months later was approved. I just had my surgery on Dec 6. I can't see where you will have any problems, your ins co covers it, mine however did not. I had to jump thru the hoops to get it pre approved. Keep a positive outlook, you can do this!!

Today is an official blizzard..it is made of snow and not of ICECREAM. I woke up very early this morning, felt achy and like I had slept all wrong! Took a little liquid pain med slept a few more hours and walaa..I felt so much better! I start my day with sips of H2O, I find that if I start my protein too early I burp way too much! This is day 5 post op. My pain level is very low, seems to be just at the button site and no where else. My incision sites look really good, a few steri strips came off today too. TMI I'm sure.lol I'm going to try and post a new recipe every day from my lap band "bible", they are SO good and a nice change.. Just tried an awesome one today.. Strawberry pie: In a blender add: 4 ounces fat free milk 6 ounces light yogurt * I used strawberry 1 graham cracker 1 scoop strawberry protein mix Blend This provided 26 grams of protein! I will try and add a new one each day..I am now down to my pre surgical weight,plus a pound, so that feels good, I have an Ipod, added a free app that tracks my footsteps with music that I choose, so I go round and round to my faves!! Happy snow day to you all!

No there is no book, this is my lapband 'bible' that my surgeon gives you when you start your process with their office. You and I share our date of our surgery! You could use vanilla yogurt, add lime flavoring and have key lime pie too. I figure I might as well be creative and not lose interest like I've seen some do.. I want to be a winner with this!

Hi there, I was banded on Dec 6, so you are a little ahead of me. Lucky for me my surgeon provided me with a cookbook for different and flavorful additions to the protein. I just posted one today. All liquid until the 22 of Dec for me so I will be creative. I found sipping on chicken boullion or beef bouillion really helps when the rest of the family is eating chicken of beef, I don't feel SO left out.lol Happy banding to you!

Today I am 4 days post surgery..today is my new tomorrow! I am feeling a little bit better than each of the days before this one.. I got through the pre-op diet with out maiming anyone for their food, or taking cheat bites.. I waited too long to get to this point to waste a single bite to ruin the surgery..well worth it.. The day of surgery I was surprisingly calm..even when they wheeled me into surgery..no jitters, the last thing I remember was take 2 deep breaths.. I woke up in recovery feeling a little woozy is all.. up to my room.. I had no pain.. I really still don't have pain, just some referred shoulder pain from the anesthesia. I had to stay an extra day due to a large hiatal hernia repair..something I was unaware that I had, and I had a large fatty cyst inside the hernia, very odd, but all fixed! I am doing all the right things..I can and will get through this! Although last night my spouse fixed pizza.. the smell was wonderfull.. but I sipped away.. yep I got through it!

Thank you so much for your kind comments!! Determination and focus~ my new mantra! Wow Melody, I have to stay on liquids for 2 weeks post surgery! I guess every surgeon is different aren't they? I won't start pureed food until Dec. 22. The day after my first visit to the dr. What is so lucky is my surgeon provides us with a 'bible' of sorts for the surgery and all that follows, along with a HUGE recipe index. Just tried an awesome one today.. Strawberry pie: In a blender add: 4 ounces fat free milk 6 ounces light yogurt * I used strawberry 1 graham cracker 1 scoop strawberry protein mix Blend This provided 26 grams of protein! I will try and add a new one each day.. I am now down to my pre surgical weight, so that feels good, I have an Ipod, added a free app that tracks my footsteps with music that I choose, so I go round and round to my faves!! Cindi

HI there, I too was banded on Dec 6, but had a huge hiatal hernia repair too. So I had to stay an extra day along with extra fluid due to dehydration..fun stuff. Still feeling kinda punk, walking every day tho, it's cold and snowy here so just in the house back and forth, but walking every hour for 5-7 minutes so that's helping. I have between 50-80 to loose, so today is the first day of the rest of our lives!!