cutecamille

Name, real or screen~CuteCamille Goal weight for Febuary 29th~230 Weight on Febuary 1st~234 Age~36 Dietary goal for Febuary~drink more water Exercise goal for Febuary~add treadmill at least once a week Personal goal for Febuary~go to bed on time Date banded~12/22/11 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~20lbs since/1lb pre op (21 lbs total) Do you have any Valentines day plans (How do you plan to handle Valentines dinner)~no plans for dinner;

banded 12/22. My doctor gave me the ok to eat solids after my two week appointment. I have not become nauseous, but I felt uncomfortable while eating an english muffin. Everything else has been fine. I had my first fill today. 2 days liquids & 2 days mushies. I do not eat pasta, stopped eating it a few years back. I loved bread soooo much I made a choice to drop my least favorite carb. I have not had biscuits, pancakes, or cornbread. I have had a footlong (not at one sitting) turkey, cheese, lettuce, light mayo, hot and I did not have trouble. It took me all day to eat it. I eat less, but I eat food. When my stomach feels full (no growling) I stop. No more candy for me. I am losing slow, ( 1/2-1lb per week) but I'm losing so I am VERY happy. I walk my treadmill. I keep my calories under 1200. I wasn't losing when I was 500-800 calories per day. I was just "maintaining", which I definitely did not want. I read an entry on the forum and a member stated that she had one day almost every two weeks where she reached her calorie max and the other times she stayed below and the weight came off. This made sense because your body never gets a chance to get used to what you are doing. My doctor had me watching my total fat and protein per serving of food, and today he added to make sure that the total carbs are half of the total protein. I do a lot better with guidelines so I'm happy that he gives me some guidance in that regard. Good luck all!

I drink Chocolate Muscle Milk Lite the premixed drink that comes four to a pack. I get it from walmart. i'm not a milk drinker because I am lactose intolerant. I love the chocolate MML. I don't even refrigerate it. I have mixed it with coffee to make a chocolate latte. I have mixed it with carnation instant breakfast and ice to make a "milk shake". I am a "chocoholic" so this satisfies my craving for chocolate candy and chocolate cake. I have not tried the powder, but I don't like the powder protein that i have now. (a different brand). The MML is 100 cal and the total fat grams is lower than the protein amount (which is what my doctor said I should be sure to keep an eye on even if the item says low fat or low cal). At any rate, I highly recommend the MML liquid, I don't know about the powder or the regular MM.

like festivus I like the muscle milk. they have a lactose free low fat chocolate shake at wal-mart. i thought it was going to be nasty, but it tastes pretty good. i can drink it room temperature. i was using a strawberry cream powder, but I got over that in a couple of days, but the muscle milk is really tolerable. worth the try. as far as protein bars i'll have to let you know about the zone bars that have 210 cal and 15 or 20 grams of protein per bar, but i do like snackwell cereal bars 140 cal 8g of protein. they come in chocolate (delicious), cinnamon raisin (delicious) i'm allergic to apples so this was so great to find, and peanut butter (i haven't tried).

I didn't have foot pain before, but my shoes are a lot looser. Some are kinda flopping off my feet.

@bluetigereyes we were banded on the same day. I found snack wells chocolate cereal bar, it has 8 grams of protein the total fat is 5g. my provider told me I was doing well and that I could experiment with what I could tolerate. My key is going to be tracking. I think that will help me stay on course and have a fun diet.

i'm burping a lot while i'm up and rippin the runway when I'm lying down. I do take my mylanta chews. i ate my first meal and right in between chews a big belch came gurgling out and my son just stopped chewing and looked at me in disgust. I apologized but I just couldn't control it. It felt so good, i don't know if I would have tried... lol

banded dec 22. i was told i had a hiatal hernia repair when they put in the band and that I should not have any probs with reflux. i can tell the difference because there is no burning in my chest after drinking or eating. I will be eating eggs tomorrow so hopefully I won't have any digestion problems.

pre-banding I always chewed gum, but it used to give me gas. post-band, i haven't tried it because I have enough gas

congrats!!!! you weight loss is so encouraging. I don't have a suggestions about low carb, but I saw my doctor today and he said be sure the grams of fat or less the grams of protein. maybe there is hint to keep in mind when searching for low carb items. what's low carb daily max?

Wow I'm amazed that you are working. I was banded on the 22nd also. Only my port site is tender all the others are ok, but the between the gas and internal soreness I don't feel like doing much of anything. I walked on my treadmill and went to the grocery store yesterday and I've been beat. I went all day with out pain meds, but I had to break down and take some around 7pm. I only have ultram, because I'm allergic to everything else. But I was thinking to myself this morning that I'm glad I didn't have to work or drive because I don't feel up to it. It might be the clear liquids that I'm on. My nutritionist, prior to the surgery, said that I should do clear liquids at least five days. I've been sticking to that. I have a schedule from my doctor's office that says 2 weeks, which will be my first post-op appointment. I read other people's thread and they're are already drinking protein shakes, some even doing full liquids, and some are even doing mushies. I'm going to stick to what I was given, but I was just curious about all the different doctor's orders during the 2 week post op. I thought they had to do some type of test to see if you were able to advance to the different stages.

I have Tricare Standard. I was denied at first because I did not show that my previous weight loss attempts were supervised by a doctor. Some insurance companies make you spend 6 months under a doctor's supervision. Tricare manual does not specify a length of time. Once I submitted that information I was approved. My supervised "diet" was not within two years and I know some insurances will only accept it if its within a few years of the surgery date. So for Tricare I submitted a provider referral, a letter from my pcp stating that I was not a drug abuser or user, a letter stating my body frame type (large, medium, small), proof of supervised weight loss (along with your weight for those supervised months), and of course high BMI. You do not have co-morbidities if your BMI is in the 40's, but if you have co-morb then your BMI can be in the high 30's. I was banded on Dec22. I do not have sleep apnea, my blood pressure fluctuates, i have asthma and gerd. The tricare manual can be found online. I am in tricare south. Good luck!

I was banded yesterday 12/22. I came home the same day. I haven't had any emotional episodes, but the gas pain is crazy. Walking does help. I'm allergic to just about everything so I was given tramadol and I purchased some childrens chewable tylenol. My incisions do not hurt, but I do have one that has a little fluid coming from it. just moist to the touch. I have been drinking water and hot decaf tea without any problems with a little sugar free popsicles. the pain meds keep me drowsy but i get up and move around. It's just me and my son and he's been a big help. I did read that some people experience depression. Being in pain causes depression too. I came home with an ice pack and that has helped a whole lot. I hope you feel better. It's okay to cry.

December 22

pre op dec 19, surger dec 22!