tracey1964

i found that carrots helped me to stay full i would make up a pack of carrot sticks and snack on them when i feel hungry

hi i was blending blue berrys into mine and strawberris too , it helped to fill me up and made it not so thick.

hi im 2 days into my banding and i to am having trouble breathing to its funny i can take deep breaths and in the next hour its hard to ?? I allso got gas and just gave my tum a bit of a rub with my hand did help to move it down and out , but i think you can get D gas pills from the drugstore ? good luck with it ,,,,cheers tracey

Hi there , yes i agree not going back to old habits is the best thing , im ony 2 days into my band and i have allway said to myself , i will treat the new halthy eating habits as if i was a new born stating out for the first time , well when you think about it its kind of like that , we start on liquid move to mush then go on to the real thing right! So for me i dont want to even entertain the idea of starting bad habits. I know i had a slip up or two on the pre diet and it made it that much harder to get back on track , i just started obsessing over the food thing again , so from now on it stay on the path and do step off it !!

Well here i am im now 2 days banded, i was glad to get home from the hospital because the bed was so uncomfortable , they had me sleeping in a sitting position so my backside could feel the base of the bed and it make for a sleepless night . Next day i had less pain it feelt like i was winded like i had been punched in the gut, iv was told to only drink liquids for a week and only sipp sipp sipp and only 50mil every 10 min , and every meal no more than a half a cup at a time. Its going ok im haveing tomatoe soup and its way better than the diet drink i was on befor, I had some gas too i was told this would happen due to the gas they pumped into my stomach to fit the band well its on it way out with a bit of pain but im glad its going because my stomach dosent feel as blotted now . Im going on small walks around the house and yard feeding the chooks and checking the mail box , my stomach is making lots of noise and i feel hunger pangs but this just must be all part and parcle of the lap band experience and im finding it a little hard to breath sometimes I had a great night sleep last night and looking forward for tomorrow... will keep you all posted on my progress...cheers Tracey. ..P.S can someone tell me how i can make my weight/ progress/ chart come up on my profile im not sure wich settings i have to go into.

wow i take my hat off to you ..doing Zumba so soon after your surgery !! im only 2 days into my band and im as saw as !! have fun on your trip....Tracey

hi , tell me about it my sugery date is 3 April,and i too are struggling with the pre diet and a few slip ups only on light stuff , but wat you said about if i cant do this pre diet how will i do the big one. thats what went threw my head the other day , omg iv got to get my act together and now . Its not a ezy diet to do im feeling light headed and stuff its hard as !! yes i cant wait to get threw it as well , im hoping i can hold myself back when it comes to the liquid foods, iv seen a few blogs on here about people who ate solid food befor they should of and suffered for it .

my Dr told me of a women who right after hospital when to kfc and got 6 chicken nuggets to eat !! she said if you dont follow the food plan set in place by the Dr there is a good chance you will move your band and then your in for a hell of a time and my even end up back in hospital under the knife again .

yeah great info , now iv got some idea what im in for cheers

I have a friend whos not big at all but she allways keeping herself fit and in shape she told me she was on a diet but just couldent shift the last few lbs , she said she would allways have one can of coke at the end of the day , and now she has given it up the weight has shifted ? could it be sugar ?? im no expert

what happend ??

aww i hope you will be feeling better soon , i have days/weeks like that feeling depressed , its like the clowds come out and block the sunshine , i find on days like that you need to give yourself a big hug ,do somthing you like , spoil your self a bit , i somtime go and have a food massage or pedicure ,or visit somone who is uplifting Im going in to have my band tomozo and i know my life is going to change because food has a lot to do with my happyness i love just love to cook, and i a great cook ( even if i dont mind saying so lol ) i love to show off to friends how good a cook i am and i love to spoil my loved one with my food, But after tomozo my life will change and i need to be ready for it or i will go back into that black hole ,,,so im going to take up a quilting class and i may even join a bike club and go riding ( i lived on my bike as a kid) well iv rambled on about my self for long enaught take care and keep intouch ...Tracey .. P.S sorry about the bad spelling ! ,, class clown

wow sounds great !! iv been told that somtimes they find it hard to get the port i wonder if they should put a tatoo make on us , just a dot so we dont have to go threw all of that . im getting my band tomozo ,,cant wait !!!,,, hay how long do you feel full for ?? my Dr said i cup of food at meal times is all i will need , in the past iv been a big eater im not the kind of person who eats all day its just at night i will have my main meal and its the same size as my hubbys , thats were all the weight has come from so i need to feel full ,,,,Tracey

Thanks so much for your info , im going in for it tomorrow , and i have been starving for the last 3 weeks yes diet shakes and rabbit food just not cutting it for me , I keek thinking we when i have it done i will just try a bit of this and that but now looking at your grilled cheese i had better not. Good luck in the days ahead my friend , i will be watching your blogs for helpfull hints ,,,,Tracey

i have health insurance ,,mbf and i live in Australia so could this happen to me?? my BMI is 39 and i was told it had to be over 37 ?? but if im in mbf and paying some of the cost then what could happen to me ?? cos if i go on the liquid diet them im sure to go under the 37 ?? and if they say no i will be realy pissed off ?? Source: New member!...but SOO dissapointed..