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I was a month on liquids then a month on mushies post surgery, yout stomach is healing the last thing it needs is to start digesting food at this time ... 2 weeks is a walk in the park compared to 4 weeks be happy there are differences u got the better end lol

Hi Tia and welcome to the forum, I would suggest that u make an appointment with a bariatric surgeon and go to one of the information seminars thaat many of the bariatric surgeons run. U also need to check with your insurance company if they cover this surgery and what the requirements are to get approval. I sounds like u will meet the criteria most have due to your co-morbidity of diabetes ... Reading this forum will also help you get the information u need to make an informed decision.

totalaly agree

well as i am english my food choices will probably slightly different to you but on a normal day i eat around a 1000 calories a day .. breakfast i have smoked salmon every morning on a low carb type crispbread .. i dont think u get them in the uS but they are like a savoury cracker type thing with low fat spread and probably 2 cups of tea one cup of coffee with skimmed milk ..# lunch is the same very day home made green veg soup and another crispbread, followed by some sugar free jello made with water and an equal amount made with milk , if i am still hungry i will have some greek yoghurt 0% fat with a teaspoon of maple syrup on it .. dinner i start off every night with a weight watchers tomato soup, i do this as i am normally hungry and eating a 70 calorie soup before dinner really helps curb the hunger and stops u eating to much or too fast, i follow this by fish or chicken or some protein with either 2 green veg or a mixed salad . followed by my sf jello made with water and same with milk ... i tend to drink tea of coffee as and when during the day to stave off any hunger pains .. snacks can be greek yoghurt , or cottage cheese or if u are really hungry u could have another soup I burn around 600 to 1000 calories a day on my exercise bike and doing strength training .. this is essential to keep the metabolism up ... i dont miss a day cycling .. this routine i have followed for approx a year and half, i am in recovery from my cosmetic surgery to remove my skin and so i had to stop the exercises for a while, i am eating slightly more because of needing the extra for healing .. i had 1 mls removed from my band for surgery .. iw ill go soon and get this replaced .. the trick is with this band, is to become your own expert, stick with what works and change things if it doesnt work ... dont cheat .. plenty of time to cheat once u hit goal ... good luck !

Mushies can be described as something that u can mash up with a fork, i suggest that maybe u get a good amount of your protein in those days for breakfast and just concentrate on eating something during the day . sea food cannot be described as mushies a soft fish with a small amount of mash potatoe u could get away with but the seafood that is from any shell is mainly muscle so will be tough

Actually having a lapband and the subsequent drop in calories and different nutrition can alter things like your hair its thickness and how much of it u have, and how strong it is, so maybe some of that contributed to it just a thought !

Totally agree with your doctor, no one here will ever get near starvation mode i was on a pre-op diet of 600 calories for 10 weeks lost nearly 40 lbs and never got anywhere near starvation mode .. your doctor is absolutely right !!

U need to get to like eating green veg, it fills u up, increases your metabolism , is cheap and quick to cook and u can chop real small. greek yoghurt 0% fat and fish salmon or smoked salmon is good for protein, u can eat salads etc, if u do treat yourself to a few bites of pasta make sure its the whole grain pasta .. just eat nothing that is white or processed u will be fine ..

I eat probably around 30 carbs a day not many more and fat i dont count but only eat low fat or 0% and sugar is either sugar free or complex sugars like tsp maple syrup .. but i dont really count sugar either and salt i use low sodium salt and try to restrict my salt intake .. dont eat processed foods or any foods that are white other than 0% fat dairy things good luck the transition from liquids to mushies/soft food always runs the risk of a gain in weight and u are still quite new to the process, just accept there will be fluctuations in your weight till you start getting some restriction and then things should settle down more ..

from what i have read on this forum most who have been filled then completely unfilled never reach that same level of restriction again. If you are at max fill then i suggest u look at other methods to shed this 20lbs ... u dont mention how much fill u have or what size band so is it just your doctor who wont fill u any more and another might ? Something needs to change tho, maybe look at what calories u are eating or how those calories are made up, reduce the carbs maybe increase the protein etc same with exercise increase it , u are so close to goal dont let this beat u, the solution is out there somehwere u just need to make sure u burning more clories than u are consuming.. a defecit of 500 calories per day will lead to a loss of 1lb per week.. some of us, like i was had to stick to 1000 calories a day and still burn lots of calories to lose the weight u just need to start changing things around till u find something that works. Exercise... maybe do more strength after your cardio that will help burn more calories, good luck with it anayways if u think u have a leak in the band maybe go back to your surgeon anyways and get it checked out

Its a personal choice for everyone as to what they eat, and with restriction the band will help with how much you eat. If u are happy to take a chance u might put on weight or lose but very slowly before u hit the green zone then u can carry on eating bread/ processed foods or junk foods like pizza . To me its food like that that got most people to the point where they needed a band .. Isnt it like thinking its ok for an alcoholic to have a small drink each day ? Some of you of course will be able to eat some junk food and not have any effects at all, but for others if u are gaining weight and dont want to then u need to change something like your diet or exercise till u can rely on the band a little more . Only a few people are lucky enough to eat everyday food including junk food in smaller portions and still lose weight, but for the most of us those junk and processed foods need to be eliminated from our food intake in order to lose weight .

I am not sure u should be taking even small pills being so early in the healing process .. maybe ask your doctor what they say, i would say its a medical opinion that needed here

My fills lasted around 2 months but that was because they normally only kicked in 2 or 3 weeks afterwards .. everyone is different ofc so u need to just get used to the way u are and your body and band !

I agree with highland i took me at least 4 fills to feel any restriction but i also made sure i didnt put on weight by journalling what i eat and how many calories i burned exercising .. create a deficit and u wont gain weight, if its harder to curb your eating then up your exercise if its hard to do that then curb your eating maybe ask for a quicker appointment .. One thing is my fills dont kick in for 2 to 3 weeks so be patient too it may come and sneak up on you

Sorry to disagree but i dont see anything wrong in weighing yourself every day, everyone is different but for me i got to 400lbs by not weighing myself there is no way i am going to make that same mistake again. If you feel bad when u weigh yourself u will still feel bad whether u weigh yourself every day or every week.. if i put on a lb overnight i work harder the next day to lose it. the last thing i would want is to get to the end of the week and find i had put on 3 or 4 lbs .. i dont want shocks and i want to be in control of my weight .. the scales like the lapband is a tool, learn to use them correctly and they will help and motivate u not hinder you. I would suggest Rockie that u seek some therapy and get to appreciate the weight u are losing

Yea 3 days sounds good if you like your mum being there also if u need to bend, then use your knees not your back and tummy

Welcome and use this time to gather as much information as u can about both proceedures, dont forget to research the band with sleeve plication which is a newer proceedure, Making an informed decision is what will help u be successful in the future

I tried phentermine many many years ago and i loved it for what it was, i can remember decorating nearly the whole house in 2 days lol of course i was a lot younger then, but to be honest once u stop taking it your metabolism goes into shutdown and u only have to look at food and u will gain weight. if u struggle just to lose 12 lbs then i can see a use for it but over the long term or with large amounts of weight to lose, steer clear and use the band, u are teaching yourself a new approach to eating , phentermine doesnt do this

Some people here will think of you as lucky getting that amount of restriction after a fill, it depends on you as to whether u think u are too tight or not, not only does our body have to adjust to fills but our minds do too, i could easily think to carry on as before a fill only to get stuck or feel full so quick after a fill. as long as u can drink liquids and get some food down, then maybe change what food u are eating instead of going back to fast for an unfill.

30 grms of carbs is same as i eat, it is classed as low carb, i only eat low fat or 0% fat stuff so dont count the grms .

Being cold and shivering burns calories .. so maybe it does increase your metabolism, i remember all the skinny children at school shivering when we went swimming and having blue lips lol now i know why they were skinny ! I did read on another post that drinking ice cold water will often tighten the band so to drink it before meals

(I would add maybe some crushed ice to it, the colder a drink is, the less u can taste it

Is it not where your port is located ?

Am exactly the same all my rings that i couldnt wear when i was big, now i cannot wear cos they are too big for me .. except the good news is that i can wear my grandmothers wedding ring which i havent been able to wear for 40 yrs

I am exactly the same with adhesives but the glue i wasnt allergic to.. steri-strips are the worst for me i get blisters underneath them, but its only on my body this happens arms /legs etc are all fine ... I dont seem to be allergic to the dressings like plastic wrap ...