missmary44

I like what qtney1 said you have to do whats right for you. And wont that be a sweet day when you can say I told you so. My husband wasn't to thrilled at first either. But I let him know I wasn't asking for permission. Since then he has been very caring. At first he only thought about how it would effect him. Grant it Im not fun as much fun anymore during mealtime, but I will be a blast in other ways

Girl get some Gas X it does a body good

I have some stuff that I already bought but am not ready to wear yet. Here goes some TMI: one is a school girl outfit with 6 inch heels that are pink and then theres the naughty cop outfit with thigh high boots.Husband better watch out cause I have some handcuffs for that outfit

Im on mushies now. I made some lentil soup and even some potato salad for my husband for the holiday. I ate the mushy part. My scale will hate me in the morning Im sure. Be careful at the gym. Im sticking with walking until my first fill.

I made some lentil soup which for some reason gave me some satisfaction. Maybe it was the cooking part. I put in a jar of baby food, pureed ham lol. Didn't taste too bad. I also made my husband some potato salad to go with his steak. Man is it hard to cook and not taste to make sure it was the right seasoning combination. Managed just tasting a little to see if I got it right. o well we will see what the scale says about that. SO far only had 600 calories so shouldn't be too bad. I was bad though I had a few sips of husbands wine. It was heavenly

Maybe make a deal no exercise no internet. I have done that with house cleaning and my house isnt a mess

Very cool someone banded the same day :

So excited but so freaking sore!

Hello Ladies. I was on pain meds for about ten days mostly at bedtime towards the end. Im still on mushy diet until the 15th of June when I get my first fill. Ive lost 14 pounds since being banded on May 11th. Yes we are a small group but thats ok.

Seems like alot of food. Good luck.

Went for my first restaurant meal since surgery on May the 11th. I have to get used to not getting to eat certain items. Im still on the mushy stage for foods until my first fill on June 15th. So I picked a cream potato soup. Not great choice calorie wise but Im not supposed to be concerned about that until my first fill. I enjoyed it but my families family go out to meal is steak and seafood. So my son loves Lonestar. The guys got huge Ribeyes. To date I am down 14 pounds. I started supplements three days ago. Yuk. Chew-ables. I feel like Im 4. We have a home group for bible study once a month and yeah we host. So that means I provide the majority of the food. Didnt feel like cooking so bought a coconut cream cake and fruit platter. and I ate yogurt. Had some questions about why I wasnt eating and I just said Im having some stomach issues at moment. Everyone left it at that For some reason I have become addicted to the food network lol. Hooked on Hungry Girl

Wow you are on mushies already. I think we have to remember we are not to focus on losing weight now but get used to our band. You are probably retaining alot of fluids and gas still and your weight wont move down. You will lose weight. Just focus on doing what you need to, to heal. Water, rest and fluids. Have you started supplements? Your body might be holding on to the weight for dear life thinking you are in famine mode

I am slightly confused about what the normal intake at one sitting should be. I see many people post pictures of what they eat and it looks like alot of food. My doctor told me a 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup per meal.

Though lap band surgery is minimally evasive it still is surgery and they probably wont proceed without someone there. As with ANY surgery there is always a risk associated with it. You will need to find a friend of some sort. Shoot pay someone if you have yo from off the streets (just joking on that) I am really spunky person but this surgery did put me down for about three days. Which totally surprised me. I missed my sons gf graduation

Yep its official this liquid/mushy diet sucks royally! I walked around Wal Mart grocery looking for mushy food I would want to eat and yeah resorted to buying more yogurt and soup. But I am thinking maybe I will drop some pounds this month. I have only lost 11 pounds since the surgery 13 days ago. Only woke up with a .5 loss this morning. But I havent been able to walk much cause I do not feel well. I believe its just from lack of nutrients. Tomorrow Im allowed to go on supplements and vitamins and minerals. I am not getting enough protein either, everything Ive found I cant seem to stomach. It is just gross. I am hoping after talking the supplements and vitamins I will feel stronger. I am getting plenty of calcium as seems I can tolerate yogurt and milk products well. Heres hoping to some energetic days soon.

I totally fubar'd that reply but you guys get the point.

@Rachel. Do you eat that much at one meal.? My doctor is saying for me to eat only 1/2 c to 3/4 c food per meal. What you describe sounds like two times that amount.

Im going to have to learn about some of what you mentioned (pbing and slimed) either way that doesnt sound good. Thanks for answering. It just doesnt seem easy to attain to 1/2 c food even with the band. Im not hungry yet but they say its coming. Your losses speak for themselves

I am supposed to get my first fill around June 16th. Thats 5 weeks from my surgery date. Not sure how much they will do. I agree with the above poster we are supposed to let this first 5 weeks be that of recovering, getting to know the band and not focus on losing. We are not supposed to do strenuous exercise but walking is good. I am like you. I just want to start losing but seeing as the band is pretty much a lifetime thing we do have plenty of time for that. Sounds like you are doing great and that your head is in a good place. Heres to losing

That gas is terrible. I still have some still and in same spot. Yummy pureed food and driving whoot

Good luck your day is soon approaching