thejaketucker

I would wait more than 2 weeks. I worked with people in wheelchairs at the time and my doctor made me take off 5 weeks. I am glad I did becaues if I tryed lifting a 100lbs person and am not healed all the way they warned me I could rip my internal sutures.

I have had hypothyroidism for over 15 years. Before surgery I was on 250mcg of levothyroxine (a high dose). I had surgery 12/15/2011 and I am taking 137.5 mcg levothyroxine and dropping every couple of months. I hope to be off my meds some day, maby when im down about 50 more pounds. My hypothyroidism has been a roadblock to weight loss my whole life. I have never heard of Armour, I dont know if i should ask about it.

Just thought I would suggest something for people who have trouble eating potato chips. If you microwave about 15 pieces of small pepperoni slices for 60 seconds they become crunchy and delicious! they only have 150 calories and no carbs. I know it sounds wierd but alot of the stuff we do after lapband is wierd to other people. Did anyone else find wierd foods that work well for the lapband post op diet?

What I did on vactation to make it 'special'. was to each more rich foods that i usually would avoid . like lobster bisque and sugary drinks. I would only get an unfill if I was going on a cruise... not really.

I had several dreams of eating a reuben or wings and drinking diet pepsi. I miss my old friends. But im glad there gone for good

breakfast:6 oz. tropical powdered juice (mostly beet juice) -30cal , 0 protien lunch:garlic shrimp w 3 pieces crab rangoon -400cal, 40 protien dinner: pint of wonton Soup - 300cal, 20protien snack: pure protien shake and diet snapple - 130cal, 25 protien plus 1 gallon Water total 860cal, 85 protien

Be careful with raw veggies. I ate a ton of salads before surgery (preop weight loss) and now i can't eat any (lettuce makes me very sick) I am about 2.5 months out. Hopefully it changes some day, i miss salad. Cooked beans have gone down easy as well as cooked spinach. I would stay away from chickpeas (even cooked) for a while, they made me sick too

When someone asks me how much i have lost i tell them a whole long story about my surgery and my preop loss. By the time im done explaining my weight loss they usually dont want to hear more. Most of them dont ask again. lol

I drink coffee every day with cream and splenda. I also drink a protien shake made with soy milk every morning when I wake up, which keeps my protien up and food intake down (keeps me full) . I am still scared of soda champagne and beer

I have gotten sick 2 times... The first time I ate raw veggies (lettuce and tomato) and the second time was falafel (chickpeas)... So I am scared of any salad... I used to love them but I run away now! I envy you people who can handle this stuff

What I call being "stuck" is a uncomfortable feeling in my chest, it felt like I couldnt finish swallowing. I drank a little milk after a few minutes and I felt better. Theres no other way I can describe it but uncomfortable

I have not had a fill yet and I just had a "stuck" food problem. I wanted to try a tiny home made cheeseburger w/ cooked onions. 1st bite and I was done...I have had ground beef, cheese and cooked onions with NO problem so... It must have been the white bread bun! It wasnt as bad as I thought it would be but I put off dinner for a couple hours and only had soup then. I am back off bread.

Its normal. If you dont go for a couple days after you start soft food I recomend mineral oil.

I don't know if there are any near you but there is a national chain of fitness centers called planet fitness. I go there, its 10 bucks a month and open 24/5 and 7a-7p on sat and sun.

"breakfast"- 12oz. potato soup snack- 16oz. mangosteen smoothie w. whey protein booster lunch- grilled chicken w. bourben sauce snack - 16oz.almond milk whey protein shake dinner- 2 eggs w 2oz. turkey crumble sausage 64oz of water thru the day Probly went over my calories but I hit over 80g protein for sure. I can't wait till my fill thursday!

I am in that zone were I feel like I can eat anything and I am past the mushie stage... I am scared to try anything solid but today I had grilled chicken with honey bourben sauce and I was suprized that I didnt get full after a cup of it so I drank 32 oz Water and I was still hungry so I had a little more. Its so wierd becaues im not that hungry but I cant seem to get full. My first fill should be on thursday. I am in pergatory here !

yeah, pasta can be bad for you but I wouldnt want to eat canned pasta. When i have a craving for that kind of stuff I do what the last poster said, it may sound wierd but ricotta sauce and cheese maby with a little ground beef is a pretty good combo

I have to admit most people I know have been suportive on the surface. Only one person at work came out and claimed it was "an easy way out" becaues he lost weight the regular way. The wierdest part is when I tell people I did medifast shakes to loose 10 percent pre-op they want to know more about the medifast... not the surgery! I know 3 people now who just want to do the medifast shakes part ! I told them its just for fast pre-op weight loss and they are missing out on the most important part! Some people just dont get it

chili is good smoothies and meatballs

I have hypo thyroidism and I hope this surgery helps my condition. I had surgery on 12/15/10 and I am still on 200mcg or levothyroxine. I will be having some blood tests soon and I hope The weight loss has helped

my scale is a taylor and it is the best!, It can tell body water, body fat and muscle mass percentage. It was only 20 bucks and comes with a 100 year accuracy promise. Maby you could try a taylor.

I had to lose 10 percent in 8 weeks before surgery which works out to be about 4 pounds a week. I will admit I cheated alot but I only cheated by eating helthy stuff like steamed brocolli with lemon or steamed chicken or a can of tuna. They had me on the medifast (4 shakes and a green and lean meal a day) you might want to try that. You can do it! 42 pounds is great!

The only regret I usually hear people saying is that they wish they got it earlier. I got it on my 26th birthday (crumbiest birthday ever but best present ever) 12/15/2010. I was the youngest person at the orientation but the doc didn't seem to mind that I was younger.

I have found myself getting creative now that im on the soft food (pureed) diet. I went to a college football game and I didnt bring anything with me so i had to search up and down the whole stadium to find only 1 thing at 1 stand that i could eat (chili). I was at the diner tonight with family and I ordered 2 small meatballs w. pasta sauce that i smushed up. Just wondering what other people have had to do while eating out on the baby food diet.

they told me the port is titanium for me and the plastic model in the office is just for show. They also told me the device has a MR of 3.0 tesla which is a very small magnetic force. I have been in cvs and walmart with no problems, I hope if i go to the airport they dont think i inplanted a bomb in my stomach when i go in the xray partical machine.