JonathanNY

GOOD! congrats on taking the first step!

Yes i used to work for CVS, but right now am concentrating on my career (schoolwise) I am cutting the Protein significantly because of the gout flareups, I am making protein a secondary source of sustinance and keeping fiber/bread/veggies/fruits as my primary filler. bread can get stuck and you must be VERY VERY careful to take small bites and swallow them without eating another bite too quick. rice scares me still, i will not eat more than a bite or two at all. it got very stuck and was a horrible experience. today i had 2 slices of roast beef on whole wheat bread and that too almost got stuck because I didn't chew slowly and allow the food to pass through the band, I am learning how to eat properly and take bites and allow it to settle before eating more. I am happy I am loosing the weight however i did weigh myself today and after yesterdays BBQ i have to say I went back up, but i will check again in 2-3 days to see if it went back down.

quck update all! glad to see your all doing well! i had an appointment at dr. geiss's office, his PA that i regularly see gave me a fill, didn't hurt at all, not even the needle poke, she weighed me and i was down to 231!!!!! slowly but surely the weight is coming off, my next goal is to hit 220lbs, I will say that i have had some complications but not necessarily due to this surgery, I have gout, and have been having some flareups, i have been taking medication to counteract the effects, also I have had to lower my Protein consumption and replace my mainly protein meals with other things such as bread, fruit, veggies etc. I have also had issues with rice.... no more rice.... It has made me absolutely scared of it! hope you are all doing well and i will be sure to keep you all updated! much love! ~Jonathan

so i weighed myself the other day and im at around 238lbs... not loosing a thing. im seeing Dr. Geiss on Monday, and will let him know my progress, most likely I will get a fill, when I do i will let you guys know how much and also track my progress through this thread. thanks all for being supportive! ****** are my results typical?

quick update: was in Maryland for the last week, was kinda bad with the diet.. had some crab cakes, had some lobster grilled cheese... but I did eat smaller portions! back to the daily grind, i'll weigh myself in the morning and let you know where my weight stands. :bananalama:

hello all! thank you for your concern cat lady!! its great to feel loved :) i am doing well! however i am able to eat rather decent sized portions, i attribute this to not having my band filled yet, i will be seeing Dr. Geiss on the 27th to get a fill hopefully. my weight is down to 233lbs so i am slowly loosing. i would really like to loose more but i am already starting to notice a change in my appearance. im going to post up some pictures of me Before: Taken Oct 9th 2009 After: taken 2 days ago 6-15-2011

so today i had an issue... i ate some turkey deli meat and it came back up... should I be worried about this? honestly i havent been doing too well with mushys, ive been eating stuff (flat breads, some whole wheat pasta) that may not really be mushy, can you guys give me some words of encouragement or advice? thanks!

thanks!!! i am down to 236.4!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D honestly i havent been weighing out my food anymore, i just eat till I am full, i don't manage the 6 mini meals sometimes I do sometimes I dont, but i always make good food choices.

so last night I weighed myself! 238.5 LBS!!!!! WHOO HOOO!!!! new goal 232.0

my surgery was monday morning, i was released by tuesday morning, right after I got out, i went to the market to get a chicken and some other stuff to make more broth (yes I did the shopping) i needed to stretch my legs anyway

update - so today i had my stitches removed. I got weighed and im 243.5.... i was expecting more, but the PA that removed the sutures said its typical, your body goes into distress and panics, I have a followup in 4 weeks and hopefully the weight comes off! im feeling optimistic, but has anyone else gone through the same scenario? preop weigh in - 251, post op weigh in at home - 241 2 week followup 243....

thanks for the positive words! i think you may be right,about not checking every day however I didnt weigh myself yesterday, to avoid seeing it rise, i hope I am down more by friday! car ride wasnt so bad its the two kids I have (20 months and 2 months!) that I've been taking care of that are a handful! (stay at home dad for now)

ok so i weighed myself and am getting a bit discouraged. I haven't lost any more weight! my follow up is this friday, and today marks 1 week of officially being banded. I am right at 243.2 Lbs.... why have I not lost more weight? can anyone chime in?

i foresee organizing a Brooklyn/NYC lap band get-to-gether!

its a diuretic, makes your body loose Water, (which you should be trying to retain since we won't come close to meeting our daily requirement of 8 glasses) for every cup of coffee you drink you are supposed to take in 2 cups of water.

hi all another update, glad you're all enjoying them.... so i just weighed myself and i went up... 244.4 lbs. ***however i did not weigh myself at the correct time (usually in the morning) so there could be a fluctuation in my weight, i will check again tomorrow morning (when i normally weigh myself) diet is going well, liquids are going down well with no signs of reflux, i did try some Cream of Wheat this morning, but after 2 teaspoonfuls, that was it, full. i will admit last night I had a semi-guilty pleasure, a Tutti Frutti (frozen yogurt) it was really good. but cost about 200-300 calories (large serving) 120 calories per 86 grams. so far today i've had 2 muscle milks 2 tsp of cream of wheat 1 Vitamin Water zero 1 cup of coffee (yes i know! bad!) 1 serving of chobani and some homemade chicken meatball & spinach soup (pureed of course)

Trust me. Postoperative you need those Popsicles. Bjs has a 48 count pack. Get them. I promise you will use them. I am really excited for you! Keep me updated! Yesterday my sister graduated and they went out to a famous sea food place:... :-( all I got was a maryland crab Soup. I magic bulleted the whole thing. Glorious! I'll try to get my weight later today but the scale I have access to isn't the same one I normally use so the reading might be incorrect.

another quick weighing has my weight down to 241.5 lbs... insane! on "full" liquids 7am- muscle milk light 8.25 oz 10am - muscle milk light 8.25 oz 1pm - muscle milk light 8.25 oz so far so good!

quick update - havent been feeling hungry at all... havent really maintained the liquids either, been sucking down popsicles (no sugar) all day long, hard to take in large amounts of liquid still. so far my weight has come down again, weighed myself this morning I am now 245.5....

Yes! I am a patient of dr Geiss! Wonderful doctor. I was admitted Monday 930 and was out by yesterday 1130am after all my tests came back okay. A lady I knew was not so lucky she couldn't keep anything down. Syosset hospital was great. The staff is excellent and the amentaties are great! So far I haven't eaten anything today and I've been eating ice pops,

i voted for yoU good luck!

had mine done yesterday! Been sucking on ice pops continually and trying to get some stock in me, been having the gas pains in my upper chest as well. however, i have managed to pass gas (the bottom end! TMI!) and i even went to the bathroom! I wont get into those details unless someone asks

i have the flat port, you can feel it but it doesn't stick out. hth!