mint2bskiny

Yeah I got stuck on some chicken about a week ago. It was my first episode and I did the warm Water thing..bad idea! My stuck feeling is like a lump pusing out on my belly! Ive never really had heartburn so dont know what that feels like. However, depends on what I eat is how long it last. I have found its hard for me to eat chicken. of anykind. if its shredded it usually doesnt get stuck for too long. but if i am eating it grilled or baked it can be a nightmare! lol

I had the exact same thing a few days after surgery and got very concearned. I called my doc he told me it was fine! for about a day I did did heaving thing when i needed to burp but i would burp and go on with my business *which was sittin on front porch for while*. Its very painful but they say it wont make your band slip. Dont worry. Good luck on your journey!

Hi! So i weighed in yesterday morning at 245.0 !! Thats-4lbs yeah!!! Only 5 more lbs to go for my may goal!77

Gas X strips didnt help me. I actually got Mylicon for babies! It was great! i wouldjust get a dropper full and take it! Oh i slept sitting up for a few days also. I didnt take pain meds after the 1st day because I was afraid of getting sick with no food in my tummy. I bought Orchard Smart Apple juice its made with splenda only 25 calories and 5g sugar 5g carbs! I drank about 6 bottles over first week! Yogart and pudding the sugar free kind were my best friend week 2! after that is all easy! Good LUCK

I eat pickles everyday! LOVE THEM would prob go crazy with out them! Just watch the sodium! esp up to a month after surgery you dont want to dehydrate due to the sodium. But i ate relish in my mushy stage week 3-6!

Name, real or screen~Mint2BSkinny / Meghan Age~28 Weight on May1st~249.0 Goal Weight for May 29th~240.8 Exercise Goal for May~20 min jog 4 days a week Dietary Goal for May~ stay with in my calorie range Personal Goal for May~Be Proud of myself Date Banded~2/24/11 Total Weight Loss Since Banding~10.9lbs (3cc total in fills)

Congratulations! ! I know that feeling well! On my 6 month journey I lost 30lbs and then I got the band and lost 14 more! I am now an XL too!!! Feels great huh!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Congrats on your year weight loss!!! It really helps to hear this as I am one of the ones who is discouraged. Ive only lost 11lbs since my surgery and its 2 months out!!! I am eating smaller portions but still eating enought I just havnt found the right thing yet!!! I have no doubt I will! Tomarrow is my 2nd fill Im so exicted. Maybe I will get another cc in my band! that will put me 4cc in 14cc band!

HI! I work in Killeen and got banded Feb 24 2011. Would love to chat with some local people!!! I got banded in San Antonio by Dr Esquivel at True Results.

530 am BFAST banana & 6 prunes with Protein shake 930am Snack 1cup imitation crab meat 100pm lunch 1/2 fruit inspirations by weight watchers wih protein shake 400pm Snack 90 cal granola bar by quaker oats 700pm dinner Lean beef roast with carrots and potatos I was doing low carb high protien since surgery 10 weeks ago i gained 6 pounds!!!..however...i have found over the last week by eating more of a weight watcher style *pointsplus* i am back on track with losing weight already lost 3 lbs since Saturday!!! yippie

I watched it last night its very interesting and I bet it will end up helping a lot of people if they do pay attention to the show. I actually have it all set to record new episodes.

YOU LOOK AMAZING!!! I have been strugling a bit and just discouraged over the last 3 weeks. That really does put things into perspective for me. THANK YOU FOR POSTING ! CONGRATS

I had my surgrry 2 24 and i lost 14lbs within 2 weeks. Since i have been on. Foods i have gained a pound-2lbs. I keep fluctuating to. Everyone says its nor.al! Read the post 51/2 weeks plateu. They talk about it there. Also my post square one again. It talks about other peopmes stall too. As far as i was told dont freak out!

Can I ask what kind of diet did you follow?? I am really trying to get this on the ball and I need a little advice...Espi. from somone who is at goal! And congrats by the way! GREAT JOB.

I as well went home the same day with in about 3 hours. I had no complications and even drove about 4 hours home from the hospital it was done at.

Well my days are almost up for march maddness and I dont think I am going to make my goal. I am still 6.8 lbs away from it. Tho I lost 10lbs so far I am proud of myself. I have reached the point of bandster hell with no fill and a full appitite. I cant wait till next week to see if my first fill may help to jump start my weight loss again! BUT CONGRATS to all you bandsters out there. i realize my goal shouldnt be 15 lbs in one month anymore! haha I guess I shot a bit to far! But I will still up date untill the end of it!

Good work to you! And really my PCP had no idea what the band was all about I had to tell him about it too! I just dont talk to him about it unless he ask how things are going. The slower the weight loss the better it is and also gives your mind and body to catch up with the skinny you!

Congratulations!!!!! Good luck and quick recovery

Thank you for your replies. I really needed someone else's take on the situation. I have heard it is normal to stall in weightloss its just i am sooo scared im going to do something wrong and gain weight and be discouraged. i told my self before the band that it was a TOOL to help me lose weight and its a life time change not a diet. so now here i am going back to wanting to DIET again. lol its ony natural that i want to diet. lol I wonder how people change that thinking?

Well, today is day 26 of being banded. *feb 25/11* I lost about 11lb with in the first 2 weeks of being on clear liquids then lost about 3 more lbs over the last two weeks. I have ben discouraged because I am not losing pounds. I know this is normal and I can tell my clothes are falling off and it feels great. However, I am getting in 60-80 protein and 40-60 fat and 700 -800 calories and 20 -50 carbs. Most carbs have been thru mash sweet potato or yogart. This has been shedding the inches but not weight. Today I decided to start the Atkins induction phase. NO SURGAR and NO more than 20 carbs for 2 weeks. I am very nervous because I am still on the mushy phase of my band so I have little choices to go by. But I am hoping it jump starts my weight loss again. DOES anyone have any other ideas??? Please if you do let me know! LOL I would love to do somthing other than eggs all day! haha I do walk atleast 10 min a day and most of 3x a week I walk 45 min a day. Im up for anyones advice. Also does this sound like it should work?? Im going crazy here

Well, today is day 26 of being banded. *feb 25/11* I lost about 11lb with in the first 2 weeks of being on clear liquids then lost about 3 more lbs over the last two weeks. I have ben discouraged because I am not losing pounds. I know this is normal and I can tell my clothes are falling off and it feels great. However, I am getting in 60-80 protein and 40-60 fat and 700 -800 calories and 20 -50 carbs. Most carbs have been thru mash sweet potato or yogart. This has been shedding the inches but not weight. Today I decided to start the Atkins induction phase. NO SURGAR and NO more than 20 carbs for 2 weeks. I am very nervous because I am still on the mushy phase of my band so I have little choices to go by. But I am hoping it jump starts my weight loss again. DOES anyone have any other ideas??? Please if you do let me know! LOL I would love to do somthing other than eggs all day! haha I do walk atleast 10 min a day and most of 3x a week I walk 45 min a day. Im up for anyones advice. Also does this sound like it should work?? Im going crazy here!

My march maddness update so far...im 245.6 down 10 lbs since feb28 and goal is to be 240 by the end of march...im almost there!

Dont give up! I know the feling right now im 3 weeks post op and. Am stuk at 246 and 346.6 for a solid 6 days now. I asked so many peopke and nutrtionist wat to do. They say dont panic. Get ur protein and water in snd wait for your body to heal. I get my first fill the 29th and almost get mad thinking i may stay this weight till then. But keep strong there are other people going thru same thing. We didnt go under the knife for nothing!!! Stay positive.

Congratulations girl!!! Really it is a huge accomplishment!! I put on a shirt this morning and when i sat down in my car i realized it was so big it was showing my goods! lol So i went to walmart and got a NORMAL XL shirt. i almost cried!!! Congrats again.

I am on mushies right now and i love to eat cottage cheese. of coarse i eat the fat free. I dont have problems with anything much except for baked apples that are mushed up. they wont digest and come back up. Ive been eating a lot of chicken salad made with dark meat *has more protein and white meat is kind of dry * also tuna salad. and cheese! i eat babybell cheese and soft cheeses like swiss cheese. laughing cow makes awsome soft cheese! I got a recipie from some post a while back that say to eat ricotta cheese layered with marinara sauce and topped w mozzarella. its mock lasagna. ITS AWSOME! i eat it alot too! oh and avacados. i been eating those. granted i havnt lost but 2 lbs in last week since been on mushies but i have lost a lot more inches in last week. I know my weight number will go down eventually but im ok with losing dress sizes too!!! good luck and look back and the pre operation tab and there is a post on there about mushies and recipies!