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Congrats on being a Bandster AND 15 pounds down!!!

I hate pain pills as well and took what the dr gave me while I was told they were anti-inflamatories (either way they made the pain go away so I was happy). I couldnt stand having to ask for help getting up and down from my couch and my recliner wasnt the easiest to sleep in until after Day 4 so sleeping in bed still wasnt fun. I described the feeling to hubby as a bee sting in my lower abdominal area and followed by a burn for minutes later lingering. Its diffently nothing easy but it will be worth it. Sounds like you have good spirits in your recovery and that will help tons in your healing process. Wishing you the best

"This too shall pass..." My mom's favorite expression as I grew up and boy did I hang onto them my 1st week post-op. Im on my 2 week and got upgraded to mushies *happy dance*. The pain goes away day by day but for me day 3 kindda sucked a lot for me. Then again on day 2 I did 1 load of laundry and loaded my dishwasher twice....yea dont do that on day 2 lol. I think after the 1st week its all smoother roads. Glad you are doing good all and all and have your spirits high. Wishin you the best =)

Congrats on the weight loss! Sounds like you have a handle and are rolling smoothly along! The positive blogs always reminds me why I did this. I hope to be posting in another 4 1/2 months the same kind of positive experiences!

Congrats on your banding tomorrow and I hope all goes well and you have a speedy and painless recovery! I was given a pill to help me sleep night before so for that I was very thankfull haha Keep us posted =)

Congrats on your loss and new found out look towards food. Sounds like you are strong and in for the long haul! Good for you! I dream of the day I can eat eggs haha not too much longer for me and I too am loving this new found "eat a pudding and im content for 3 hrs". I'm 11 days post-op. I wish I liked protein drinks...so far everything I try I really do not care for. Tomorrow Im picking up so Slim Fast Protein drinks, I hear good things about them. Im feeling the lack of protein tonight.

Keeep on rockin that band you are doing awesome =)

Haha I talk to my stomache when it growls. One time I was drinking my broth and it growled really loud. I looked down at my stomach and said aloud "No, you can not complain! You get you what get and you dont throw a fit" haha It's what I tell my kids when they whine.

Sounds like you are doin great! Awesome! I went threw the doubt as well but it was more like me questioning myself if I was at this point. If I was over reacting and exagerating (sp?) my situation. I have been fighting the mind lately on what stage of the pre-op diet I am on. Trying to justify being closer to full liquids then I am. Thankfully I caught myself and was able to talk to my facilitator and she got my head on straight. I LOVE your quote you said "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" that is so true. I'm goin to put that on my locker at work to remind me not to over do it there too!

I am scheduled to be banded the 30th of this month. Im still nervous and thinking, "has it really come to this." The end of every episode I have with myself it results to "yes its time." I feel like because Im in my late 20's that I should just be able to excersise and eat right and watch the weight come off. In my past it took a very long time but it did and I kept tryin threw the plateaus but I knew in my heart that my metabolism was fighting me. It was easy for me to lose the drive and motivation when my body was letting me down.

After making my decision I sat down and wrote everything in my head on paper of why I want this surgery. What I see when I look in the mirror, the hardships my weight has put on me physically (from getting dressed, my heigene, my marriage, my activities with my daughters, etc) to mentally (no self esteem, uncomfortable in my own skin, lack of self respect, no confidence) and anytime I wonder "what am i thinking" I re-read the painful thoughts I wrote out.

I hope you make the decision thats best for you and live with no regrets as much as I hope to do the same. I truely believe after the recovery period, i will be happy with the surgery. Im such a wuss tho so reading the recovery stories scares me =/

Too funny! I am getting banded on the 30th and I foresee myself doing what you did with your bacony cheeseburger only with chocolate about once a month LMBO. Thanks for sharing!