NJGirl32

Welcome!! This is an awesome site and the people on here are super supportive! Congrats on being a Bandster!

I am on the liquid diet now, but I am curious as to what post-bandersters had to eat on Saturday for B-L-D and snacks. It will be interesting to hear the variety and my inspire some meals choices!

I read that if you are eating until you are stuffed then you can stretch the pouch. Try eating and stopping just before that stuffed feeling and instead of your brain being the indicator of whether you feel full -you should measure your food and stop when it's gone. Proteins fill you up-definitely get them in!

Thank you everyone!! It felt so good to read that everyone still goes outto eat and attends social functions without a problem! I think I just had a meltdown yesterday so some reason-I mean I was teary-eyed most of the day. My hubby came home and said "How about goingto the movies?" That was sweet of him because we rarely do that but it was a little late so I opted no to take him up on the offer. I can see that he tends to avoid eating in front of me. I don't care if he eats-really I don't, but I guess he's trying to be sensitive. Thanks again for cheering me up! This forum has been so inspirational to me!

That is awesome!!! Wor-what a compliment! I am sure your husband is so proud to introduce you to everyone! I read in your other post that men are holding doors more often. I, too, found that when I was thinner (7 years ago) that I had a lot more doors held open for me. I can't wait to experience some of these NSVs too! You go girl!!!

Thanks SO much I really, REALLY need to hear that! I love seafood and the thought of never truly enjoying another meal was depressing. Today's a depressing day because I could be at that event outdise listeningto music-but nope...just me and my dog watching QVC...might head to GNC to reutrn some stuff..whoo hoo what fun!

Wow 4 months and down 70 pounds!??!! That is absolutely amazing and no fills either? Any tips for success?

Friday night we (hubby and I) always go out to dinner. Our children are grown and it's what we do on a Friday night. I am on this damn liquid diet so that was out of the question. So we sat in and watched a movie. Today his club is having this big outdoor fund raiser with a BBQ grill and booze and a band. I love the outdoors and especially live music. So he went and called me twice to see if I was going to go. I said I didn't thnk so. I am not sure if I am ready to be around all the food and drinks while I am stuck on a diet of Protein shakes. Today I am thinking if my social life is goingto take a nose-dive. I mean I could be sitting there enjoying the music, but I would worry about tortured by so much temptation. I know I could do it, but why put myself through it? Summer is starting and all the social invites start to pick up...the BBQs, outings, etc. Plus what are we going to do with our Friday and Saturday nights? What am I suppose to do at social events? I can't sit home every weekend

:(Pick up the phone and call right now - you need something stronger to manage the pain-ultimately that will help with the healing process. Just get to the phone now and have your pharmacy number ready so he can phone in something a little stronger. Be very blunt with him/her and tell them you are in real pain! Do it now-no need to suffer this much.

What an ignorant, insensitive, self-serving assh*le! I feel sorry for the clients he services! Having LapBand surgery is not for wimps!! It takes more dedication, planning, determination, and stick-to-itness than anything I know. What a coward he is and how brave you are! Please let us know if you win!!!

Good luck Melissa!!! You must be very excited!! I wish you a speedy recovery without too much gas! I am going in on the 25th (Wed.) so I hope you can give us a report of how it went. Congrats on being brave enough and strong enough and determined enough to realize you are worth it!!

I LOVE being outdoors and I feel so happy I am gettingthe Band next week. I'll lookforward to walks outside. I am looking up walking paths near my house or at least not too far. I am seriously considering joing a gym because I think working out a few times a week would make me feel great. I also love to travel-even if it's just a weekend visit to a museum, beach, or a drive in the country. My social life is centered around food and drinking so it's going to be difficult. Every Friday night we go out to dinner and last night we didn't. I told my husband that we need to find other outlets for our Friday and Saturday nights. I mean skinny girls have social lives and they don't eat like I do 9or use o)!

Awesome!! Don't be a slave to the scale-keep marching forward while keeping your eye on the prize!!

Let us know how you guys make out!! Best wishes!!

My nutritionist said no-not even decaf! I can't understand why I can't even have decaf?? It hasn't been too bad so far!

First off ...CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your big day is almost here!! All the researching and wondering and questioning has led up to this moment!! Make sure to give us a full report!! Secondly I am sure you'll be knocked out if they do that!! Don't worry about it. This time tomorrow it will be done and you'll be on the road to recovery!

I got mine in 3 days. If you go to GNC they have Atkins pre-made shakes- Choc. latte-very good!

I will miss all the foods that I loved. We always went out to eat so I'll miss all that yummy food, BUT I don't want food to be at the center of my life anymore. I want other things to be more important like living healthy, being more socialable and confident to have a better sex life, to not avoid mirrors. There's so much more than food out there-there's a whole world!! Whereas food consumed probably 60% of my life I want to give it much less power..maybe 10%!

I am scheduled for May 25th too! It's going to be a great day in May! My approval went pretty quickly too-my first ever doctor appointment was April 7th and a little over amonth later I'll be in surgery! I actually thought about having my husband just drop me off. I am still not sure. I know I can absolutely do the surgery on my own and I figure why should he just sit int the waiting room for hours and hours-then I go to recovery after that. I am not sure if I should justtell him to drop me off and since I live an hour away I would probably just let him pick me up the next day. So no I don't think it's odd at all. I think you'll probably be out of it the first half of the day anyway. Good luck with everything!!

First, congrats on day 7!! I am on day 2 and I feel run down and this morning I felt lightheaded. You had 11 more days-you can do this!! Every time you look at your kids think "I am doing this for you-so I can be around for a long time." Keep up with drinking your water or you'll feel tired-same goes with protein. My pre-op didn't say anything about chicken broth but I made soup yesterday and put some chopped spinach in it for iron. It tasted SO good-I added pepper and some spices. I am allowed raw vegetable so I amgoingto make the soup and add them at the last minute. As far as cooking for 2-take shortcuts all you can. I hateto say it, but even prepackaged foods! Get in food that they like but you don't. Some said recently in a forum that when she was on the pre-op diet she can a post-it on her fridge that said "I can do anything for __days" I thought that was a good mindset! Keep yourself occupied at all times-get some fresh air too! Last night I put carnation choc powder in the blender with skim milk and ice cubes -blended it up and it was like an icy shake.

I have a friend who had gastric bypass and everyone talks about her because now she has turned into an alcholic plus other problems. I told my Hubby not to tell our friends in that social circle for that very reason.

My nutritionist said no caffine-probably not for the first 6 weeks-I would LOVE some coffee!! She said it's an appetite stimulant and it dehydrates you? Not too sure about that but I love coffe and miss it

Oh Crap...my entire post didn't show up in my orginal post!! You don't know what the winner is!! Here it the rest..... Atkins - excellent shake (could be higher in protein) I felt very satisfied (hunger wise) after drinkingthis shake. I had the Mocha Latte and Dark Choc. I highly recommend it. But the winner is........... Carnation! I took a choc packet and put it in the blender with a 1/2 scoop of unjury powder (just a 1/2 to up the Protein. I added ice and vanilla extract (getting banana extract next time). I blended to make a delicious icy-shake that was filling! Top prize.

I tried 4 shakes so far (still have 2 more to test). Here are the results: Muscle Milk Light Choc. favor left a bad after taste and I couldn't finish it powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury mixed with Crystal Light - Not bad-took a while and all the powder settles to the bottom of the bottle after a while-which was a turn off.

Believe it or not he wasn't saying it in a discouraging way-he was just logically thinking that if I can do 6 weeks maybe I can do it without surgery? He is overweight at 6'4 he's 280 -mostly belly weight. You are absolutely right I know I can do 6 weeks because a fill is in the future. When I met my hubby I wasn't fat (not totally skinny but was 185 at 5'6-now I am 248) The weight has got to go-no doubt about it. I am a teacher so I keep thinking when I go back to school in September I should be a lot thinner and people who haven't seen me over the summer will be really suprised! I'll have fun shopping for new clothes too!