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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!

thanks for all the great responses, my surgery was done yesterday, i went in at 930am, and was wisked away to pre-op, they asked a bunch of questions and got me ready for surgery. before i knew it i was awake by 1230/1pm, slipped in and out of sleep for the entire day in recovery (they kept me till 630) since I had sleep apnea they kept me for a minimum of 3 hours. i got a private suit! (it must be my charm! j/k) got to my room and they monitored me throughout the night, checking my blood sugar (diabetic) and my blood pressure. they woke me every 3 hours give or take, i was in great shape, even in recovery did not require any pain medications, the most pain I had was discomfort from abdominal gas pressing on my chest. it was not due to the surgical sites. today they gave me the video xray to see that the band was in place, once it was a green light i got liquids, hot tea, an orange sorbet, i was able to take very very small amounts in and keep it down, you can tell when enough is enough, you don't want to over do it. once i kept the fluids down they cleared me to leave by 1130, they gave me a script for vicodin, but I don't think i'll be needing it. once I got home it was still difficult to do the 1 ounce (30ml) every 15 minutes, the best thing i had in my arsenal was the sugar free popsicles. they are a life saver. right now at this moment i was able to do an entire popsicle within about 20 minutes so I think the swelling is starting to go down, and I am able to take in more fluids. i did sleep once I got home, i slept from around 330pm up till 8pm tonight. i am slowly sipping on a bottle of Water, and have so far taken in about 2 ounces in the 15-30 minute period, I don't want to over do it b/c we all know what will happen please let me know if you guys have any questions! ( I am in the healthcare field so can answer some technical questions as well if you have any) Is it worth it? I think so, considering my wife went to Peter Lugers on my all Clear Liquids day (drug rep dinner) grrr! this will change your life. and I do this for my health and for my kids! my weight before surgery was 267 (i am 5'11") BMI of 37.X after 1 week of liquids and my weigh in at the hospital pre-op was 251.5 BMI of 35 (ish)

Posting from the hospital! The surgery was a success!! Keeping me overnight. Discharge tomorrow! It went so well that I didn't need any pain mess!! Shoo hoo! Been doing breathing exercises, they took the folly out (TMI!) and now I can pee! . 6 incisions, just did my walk around the floor. Hope all have re same great experience! I will post more when I can!

So tomorrow is my big day!!!! i am really excited! today I am on Clear Liquids, can anyone advise me if I can have cranberry juice and other dark "clear" liquids? I am trying to drink a little hot broth every hour or so to keep myself feeling full.

would clear liquids include dark liquids as well? such as cranberry juice, beef broth etc?

yes. just follow through and why change things up? are you happy with your doctor right now? why change something you're already set up?

huh?? :unsure:

good luck bro! i'm in your shoes on Monday

pretty sure that if you don't want to risk being denied, that it must be 6 months.

So here has been my 2 days of liquids so far, what do you guys think? dieselraver's Detailed Diary Print View. TheDailyPlate.com May 10th, 2011 Your Total Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories Sugars Carbs Fats Protein Cholesterol Sodium Dietary Fiber Your Servings Calories Sugars Carbs Fats Protein Cholesterol Sodium Dietary Fiber 2pm Chinese Restaurant Egg Drop Soup 61 0g 10g 2g 1g 0mg 1,122mg 0g 2.00 122 0g 20g 4g 2g 0mg 2,244mg 0g 8pm Chinese Restaurant Egg Drop Soup 61 0g 10g 2g 1g 0mg 1,122mg 0g 2.00 122 0g 20g 4g 2g 0mg 2,244mg 0g 9pm Fage Fage Total 0% With Mango Guanabana 120 17g 18g 0g 11g 0mg 45mg 0g 1.00 120 17g 18g 0g 11g 0mg 45mg 0g 10pm Carnation Carnation Evaporated Milk 40 3g 3g 2g 2g 10mg 30mg 0g 2.00 80 6g 6g 4g 4g 20mg 60mg 0g Breakfast banana 121 17g 31g 0g 1g 0mg 1mg 4g 1.00 121 17g 31g 0g 1g 0mg 1mg 4g breakfast Carnation Instant Breakfast (dry mix) 130 18g 25g 1g 6g 0mg 135mg 0g 1.00 130 18g 25g 1g 6g 0mg 135mg 0g breakfast Smart Balance Skim Milk 120 15g 15g 1g 10g 5mg 160mg 0g 1.00 120 15g 15g 1g 10g 5mg 160mg 0g lunch Muscle Milk Light (100 Cal) 100 0g 5g 3g 15g 5mg 180mg 2g 1.00 100 0g 5g 3g 15g 5mg 180mg 2g lunch Hunt's No Sugar Added pudding, vanilla 60 1g 6g 2g 0g 0mg 115mg 0g 1.00 60 1g 6g 2g 0g 0mg 115mg 0g Totals Calories Sugars Carbohydrates Fat Protein Cholesterol Sodium Dietary Fiber 975.00 73.63g 146.06g 19.45g 51.48g 30.00mg 5,184.00mg 5.50g Wrapup Calories Allowed925.67 Calories Consumed975.00 Calories Burned0 Net Calories975 May 9th, 2011 Your Total Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories Sugars Carbs Fats Protein Cholesterol Sodium Dietary Fiber Your Servings Calories Sugars Carbs Fats Protein Cholesterol Sodium Dietary Fiber 9am Chobani Nonfat Plain Yogurt 100 7g 7g 0g 18g 0mg 80mg 0g 2.00 200 14g 14g 0g 36g 0mg 160mg 0g 12pm Progresso chicken Noodle Soup- Light 70 1g 10g 2g 6g 20mg 680mg 2g 2.00 140 2g 20g 3g 12g 40mg 1,360mg 4g 2pm Land O'Lakes Fat Free Half and Half 20 2g 3g 0g 1g 0mg 30mg 0g 1.00 20 2g 3g 0g 1g 0mg 30mg 0g 2pm Nescafe coffee 4 0g 1g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 1g 1.00 4 0g 1g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 1g 2pm Smart Balance Skim Milk 120 15g 15g 1g 10g 5mg 160mg 0g 0.75 90 11g 11g 1g 8g 4mg 120mg 0g 2pm Isolate Advantage whey Protein Isolate- Creamy Vanilla 110 3g 5g 1g 20g 10mg 130mg 0g 1.00 110 3g 5g 1g 20g 10mg 130mg 0g 4pm Land O'Lakes Fat Free Half and Half 20 2g 3g 0g 1g 0mg 30mg 0g 2.00 40 4g 6g 0g 2g 0mg 60mg 0g 5pm Smart Balance Skim Milk 120 15g 15g 1g 10g 5mg 160mg 0g 1.00 120 15g 15g 1g 10g 5mg 160mg 0g 5pm JELL-O sugar free Mouse Temptations, chocolate Indulgence 60 0g 10g 3g 2g 10mg 100mg 0g 1.00 60 0g 10g 3g 2g 10mg 100mg 0g 5pm Isolate Advantage Whey Protein Isolate- Creamy Vanilla 110 3g 5g 1g 20g 10mg 130mg 0g 1.00 110 3g 5g 1g 20g 10mg 130mg 0g dinner Progresso Light Italian-style Vegetable Soup 60 4g 14g 0g 2g 0mg 820mg 4g 2.00 120 8g 28g 0g 4g 0mg 1,640mg 8g Totals Calories Sugars Carbohydrates Fat Protein Cholesterol Sodium Dietary Fiber 1,014.00 62.35g 117.85g 9.85g 114.50g 78.75mg 3,891.00mg 12.50g Wrapup Calories Allowed925.67 Calories Consumed1,014.00 Calories Burned0 Net Calories1014 Glasses of Water 2011-05-095 TOTAL5