KristiAnn25

My doc put me on puree or soft about 5 days post op, so I would call him/her because they might say its ok. As for motivation: you should check out the photo I just put in my gallery The beging is hard. I didn't feel "full" for a decent time untill i was at 5cc's. My last fill I think was at the end of june (7cc's) and I am still losing weight and only eating small amounts. Everyone is different, just hang in there, get to know how your band works with you and your body.

I agree. I am so glad I had the surgery. I am now down to 215! The best part is, my menstrual cycle returned. I haven't had it since I was tweleve. I thought it would return when I got under 200! Wow it is a unexplainable feeling to have the knowledge I can now reproduce. It made me cry (of course it could have been the hormones too LOL)

I haven't had a problem, but I would talk to your doctor too. I can't see how it would hurt the band cause its on the outside of the stomach.

To be honest, i really didn't belive in food addiction before I was banded. I guess because my need was always satisfied. But now I find I am having "cravings" . It is really hard right now because I had to move back in with my folks for a short time. They always have my favorits around, like mac and cheese, cookies, pizza. The only thing that stops me from eating them is I know it will hurt if I do. I have this wierd feeling right now constantly of beign full and hungery at the same time.

I recommened getting a blender. A lot of Soups you can put in a blender to smooth out the chunks. My favorite was mixing nacho cheese Soup, milk, beef consume and taco seasoning. But Taco's are my favorite food and I like spicey. There is also a good liquid recipie forum on here somewhere that I found very helpful.

So I am finaly losing weight again. I was unably to make it to my doctor for a fill for almost 4 weeks. But I finaly did and I have lost 10lbs! I am still tight this week so I hope I do not have to go for another one for at least another two weeks. I am at 5 cc's right now. I am a size 20/22 right now, depending on the pants, and I hope to be an 18 by August. Do you think I will make it?

every insurance is different. Mine for example didn't require 6 months of diet before hand. Definitly check with your insurance first or go to the seminar about the surgery and let the nurses help you. My nurses were very knowledgable about which insurances expect what and if they didn't know the can call them and do the communication for you.

I still have a little pain too. Mostly it is just tenderness at the port site, but if I bend over and over again my whole side starts to hurt. My doctor didn't have any concerns when I saw him on thursday. I find the pain completely tolerable.

I keep feeling a slight tightness in my esophagas so I am not ready to try noodles yet even though I am starving. I swear my stomach rumbled for a whole min yesterday. It also hurts to burp. I don't think i am getting the Protein I need though. I have been trying to drink my atkins drinks and milk with Protein powder as much as I can.

Yes, u can have cream soups for liquid diet. they do have to be strained though to get the chunks out. But for the first two days they have to be Clear liquids, like apple juice. good luck on thursday!

How about lifting 5 lbs weights. also I heard of a show called sit and be fit. I think it is for the elderly, but at least it will keep your range of motion up.

I do not have a relationship right now. One of my goals is to not let my new weight decide who I date. It is going to be hard for me to stop thinking "is he only with me because I am thin now"? or "would he have dated me when i was large"? This is something I guess I will figure out in time.

I just had the surgery, and I am hungery all the time. I get my first fill in a month, then i don't think i will be that hungery all the time. (i hope) I started on full liquids today and I'am not as hungery as i was on just Clear Liquids. My advice is to go look at the liquid stage recipies on here. there are a lot of recipies to help curve cravings and make you feel satisfied. Also I think the liquid requirment is also a training tool to try to teach us that we don't need to stuff our selfs silly. Although sometimes I think I will miss doing that.

Today is a lot better. Yesterday i couldn't get out of bed or some chairs by myself. I have been staying at my mothers house. Today I can get out of bed and chairs, but slowly. The pain in my neck and shoulders have significatly reduced. Walking around didn't and doesn't bother me. Its the bending over that hurts. When going to the bathroom it was just the sitting down that hurt, everything else went fine.