Dulci

An interesting phenomenon, In this hemisphere the liquid in your pouch goes down clockwise,
and in Australia, it goes counterclockwise (anticlockwise).

I have a hard time eating anything first thing in the morning. Hard to get down.
I invested in a good quality blender. Getting everything at costco, I make a high Protein smoothie starting with 2 scoops of 100% whey, some frozen berries. Sometimes a banana, Peanut Butter, orange slices,whatever you can imagine.
Bottom line I start the day with 40gm of Protein. Gives me energy and curbs my appetite the whole day.

I completely misread your title, i thought it said help me piss! I was really concerned that you had a major problem and that you were in danger of ending up with kidney damage.
Glad that wasn't the case.

U dont mention if you are exercising. I would certainly try and get some sort of routine going regarding working out, even if its walking or something like swimming. Exercise definitely helps with some negative emotions and planning a rotuine will help deal with some of those daily struggles. Having plans and boundaries and not leaving your days to chance helps to create an easier atmosphere to live in and therefore reduces the stress on our moods.
Since losing weight and exercising i am a much more organised person now, where before i lived in chaos, both emotionally and physically. I hope things improve for you ..

You need to look at what you are eating and how you are eating it. Are your bites too big? Are you chewing properly? Have you been waiting between bites to make sure it has gone down. Are you eating dry tough foods or fibrous foods or foods with skin as these often cause problems.
You may already have some fill in without realising it.
You also need to talk to your Dr about what is happening so that he/she can assess why it is happening.

Still have about 20 lbs to go. But......
Saw some jeans on the internet that helps give you a little booty. Cause mine is flat and wide. Anyway, had never been in this store, was nervous that I couldn't find anything to fit me. While looking at the jeans (Was so hoping to be able to look without the assistance of sales person but a skinny sales lady came over) She asked if I had ever worn there denim before? I told her I saw the ad on internet but I didn’t see any 14's. I was so embarrassed. She asked why I was looking for a 14, so thinking their 14's were smaller then other places, and wishing I hadn't come in….I started running my mouth,,,,,"I recently have lost a lot of weight and needed to get new clothes and really didn't know what size I needed, thank you anyway"…..and tried to leave. She told me to go to the dressing room and she would bring me some jeans. When she handed them to me she said "don’t look at the size" I put them on and they fit so nice, I went out to show her and she gave me such a great smile and said "those are size 10." WOW!!! Ok they are made a little big but I don't care they are 10's. I HAD to buy them.

I told my husband that I was thinking of the surgery and explained that the band was not bypass. I asked him to go to the seminar with me. I also told him that I needed his support to be successful.
I expected him to be negative, like he had been with every weight loss gimmick I tried in the past. (He was supportive of the reasonable ones.) I was happily surprised that he went to the seminar.
During my preop diet, he was amazing. He would have cold Cereal or sandwiches for dinner so I wouldn't smell food in the house. Since surgery, he has joined me in following my food plan (low carb), although he eats a greater volume of food. He also told me that he did a lot of research online to learn about the band and possible complications.
Getting my band has had a side effect of improving the health of my marriage too!

I told my husband that I was thinking of the surgery and explained that the band was not bypass. I asked him to go to the seminar with me. I also told him that I needed his support to be successful.
I expected him to be negative, like he had been with every weight loss gimmick I tried in the past. (He was supportive of the reasonable ones.) I was happily surprised that he went to the seminar.
During my preop diet, he was amazing. He would have cold Cereal or sandwiches for dinner so I wouldn't smell food in the house. Since surgery, he has joined me in following my food plan (low carb), although he eats a greater volume of food. He also told me that he did a lot of research online to learn about the band and possible complications.
Getting my band has had a side effect of improving the health of my marriage too!

I would go get checked out at an ER. An unpaid bill is nothing when your health is at risk. Good luck!

Pack some lip balm in your hospital stuff. I wasn't able to have anything by mouth from midnight the night before surgery until after they did a barium swallow the morning after surgery. My lips were so dry and cracked.

My husband has been amazing since I've been banded. When I was in the post-op liquid diet stage, he was very considerate about eating/cooking. He ate a lot of sandwiches so I wouldn't have to smell his wonderful food. As soon I was able to start walking, he joined me.
As I started losing weight, he started following my doctor's recommended high protein/lower carb recommendations. He eats the same things I do, but in larger portions. He has lost weight and his diabetes is better controlled.
Good luck to both of you!

My husband has been amazing since I've been banded. When I was in the post-op liquid diet stage, he was very considerate about eating/cooking. He ate a lot of sandwiches so I wouldn't have to smell his wonderful food. As soon I was able to start walking, he joined me.
As I started losing weight, he started following my doctor's recommended high protein/lower carb recommendations. He eats the same things I do, but in larger portions. He has lost weight and his diabetes is better controlled.
Good luck to both of you!

It does get better. You will definately be able to Soups and most other foods. As far as bread goes, every bandster is different - some have no problem with bread, others need bread to be toasted, and some can't tolerate bread at all. I don't know if I can eat bread because I haven't tried; I haven't wanted to.
Rest, heal, and follow your doctor's dietary recommendations. You will be fine.
Since I have been banded, I survived (and enjoyed!) Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have eaten at restaurants. I have had pizza and Chinese delivery. I have been to Disney and eaten there. Last night, I had 2 cups of air popped popcorn with a tablespoon of real butter.
Life didn't stop because I have a band; life did stop being about food. My food choices have become more about what my body needs because giving my body the quality it needs makes me feel better. Because I am eating slower, I take the time to savor my food.
Good luck on your journey to good health. I hope you enjoy life as a bandster as much as I do.

It's normal not to be concerned about loosing weight yet.
This is PHASE 1....surgery, pre and post...the healing part.
Then you go to PHASE 2....which is the process of adjustments (fills) to get your band working properly
PHASE 3...let the real weight loss begin!!!
Think of it as someone who has just undergone bi-lateral total knee replacements.....they're still healin...not even allowed to stand on their feet yet.
After that comes the rehab...months to a year. THEN you can start running 5k's. But not right after surgery!

It does get better. You will definately be able to Soups and most other foods. As far as bread goes, every bandster is different - some have no problem with bread, others need bread to be toasted, and some can't tolerate bread at all. I don't know if I can eat bread because I haven't tried; I haven't wanted to.
Rest, heal, and follow your doctor's dietary recommendations. You will be fine.
Since I have been banded, I survived (and enjoyed!) Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have eaten at restaurants. I have had pizza and Chinese delivery. I have been to Disney and eaten there. Last night, I had 2 cups of air popped popcorn with a tablespoon of real butter.
Life didn't stop because I have a band; life did stop being about food. My food choices have become more about what my body needs because giving my body the quality it needs makes me feel better. Because I am eating slower, I take the time to savor my food.
Good luck on your journey to good health. I hope you enjoy life as a bandster as much as I do.

APPROVED FINALLY......Such a great day !!!!! Now just waiting for the Dr. to look at all my paperwork and schedule surgery... Hoping for the first part of March. So glad I stuck with the process...

I'm hardly going to be wagging my finger at Paula Dean. She isn't much different than the rest of us, except that she found a way for her love for fatty unhealthy food to make her a heck of a lot of money (when the rest of us just got fat). I wish her the best in her Quest for health.

http://www.ismp.org/Tools/DoNotCrush.pdf
Someone here posted the above link. It contains a detailed list of medications that should not be crushed.

I WEIGH LESS THAN MY HUBBY!! I've always weighed more than him. Today I did my weekly weigh in and my hubby told me that I weigh a pound less than him. FIRST TIME EVER!! Darn this feels goods!!! Off to spinning class I go! We can do this!!!

http://www.ismp.org/Tools/DoNotCrush.pdf
Someone here posted the above link. It contains a detailed list of medications that should not be crushed.

Week 3 post op. stuck at 187 for last 2 weeks, Sat starting more exercises and now into soft foods, that may help kick start me back. Think my body screaming OH NO YOU DON'T!! and dont want to give up any fat,,, too bad.. hehe its coming off

*hug*

www.myfitnesspal.com
There are literally thousands of foods and exercises already in the database. You can add and edit both. You can do it on your PC or smart phone but most importantly, there is a wonderfully supportive community on MFP, including a group for lapbanders.

Definitely have the procedure at least a month apart. For the first few days, I needed my husband's help because I kept experiencing "turtle syndrome" (as he called it). I'd get stuck on my back and I couldn't get out of bed. It was hilarious and laughing hurt!

I'm definitely not a relationship expert an I'm only 18, but I definitely think I have some good advice.
A man, especially your husband, should love, support, and care for you whether or not you are fat, thin, cranky, happy, or upset. A real man in love loves you even in the times that it's not ideal for him. I'm a college aged girl, and I can NEVER imagine myself sleeping with a man your age. I'm just assuming that he's your age. There is definitely something sick going on there, and his "insecurities" are absolutely no excuse for his behavior. Faking break ups should be the last straw.
In the end, it's about your happiness. I know you are insecure about the saggy skin, but a man that truly loves you will not care. Your husband does not love you, or at least doesn't show it. My mother lost over 200 pounds with a gastric sleeve and is worried that a man will never find her attractive because of her skin. But like I said, a man that loves you won't give a crap. The job of a husband and wife are to make each other better. That's what you vow to do. Your husband is not making you better and is only making you unhappy. I personally think that there is more to this than "insecurities". He's a flat out cheater, and I think you are giving him too much credit. It would be one thing if he ended the relationship and was remorseful, but the fake break ups etc. are only showing that he does not care. He is just going to get better at hiding it, and even if he breaks up with this one, he is going to find another.
In lay man's terms, dump him. I know it will be devastating, but he is doing absolutely nothing for you. There is no amount of insecurities that would constitute his behavior. You are a damn good wife, and you deserve a damn good husband, which he is not. By sitting around, you are just permitting this continutal cheating behavior. He may seem remorseful, but he was good enough at hiding this relationship for a while, I think he can be good enough at faking remorse. If he was remorseful, he would have ended that relationship, which he has not.
Please, for your own health, you need to dump him. I know it's your husband and you love him, but he obviously is not treating you with the respect you deserve. You deserve someone so much better who will love you enough not to lie to you.
I honestly wish you the best of luck. Seriously, I do not envy your situation. But honestly, it comes down to what's better for you, yourself, and he is not the best thing for you.
Elizabeth