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Ok so I havent blogged in a while..... if I am honest with myself its because I was gaining a little weight..... I started solid food about 2 weeks ago and found that I could eat anything I wanted (except rice) and as much as I wanted. Needless to say Christmas was a treat!!! SO before I started solids I was at 246.6 and then I started eating and went up to 251 in 2 weeks....I guess it should be expected but it is still mentally hard to deal with...I got my 1st fill yesterday 12/29 ...3cc's (which my dr says it usually not enough) so I was back on my liquid diet for a day. I weighed this am and was back to 246.6 ....Just ate my 1st "meal" after my fill.... I had a grilled chicken sandwich from Chick Fil A... it went down easy (took about 10-12mins to eat it just to make sure). I dont really know how I feel right now...I can't tell if I am full to full or still hungry. I think that it is totally in my head, I think I am still hungry becuase I would normally have fries or coleslaw as a side and to not have anything but the chicken is a huge step for me. and no drink. I have cleareance to go back to the gym which I plan on going on Monday, and am looking forward to. I have to be firm and stay on a strict schedule it is so easy to say I dont want to go today. On a lighter note I got the x-box connect for Christmas and it is so much fun. Not to mention that it was a great workout!!! I worked up a sweat and my heart rate was up when I was done..guess I could fill in doing this when I don't feel like getting my stuff together to go to the gym

ok so I am 5 days post surgery and I get home today and my husband pulls out a box of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies ... and says look what some lady at Starbucks gave me.....my only response was "you just can't help yourself can you?" and he then gets mad at me saying it was something he wanted to share with me.........really? WTF? I understand that he didn't sign up for this but I haven't told him not to bring anything home just to not flaunt it in my face......I am so sad ... I want to cry ... Its only day 5 and it seems he keeps trying to tempt me ... Yesterday it was popcorn... he knew I had to go do something last night , couldn't he have waited till I left to make it? I want to be strong but it seems the people closest to me are trying to sabatoge me... I feel alone and angry that he dosen't understand. Any attempt at me trying to explain this to him winds up in me in tears and upset (which does wonders for the horrible reflux I have right now) and him screaming and telling me that I'm selfish. What's the divorce rate amoung couples where 1 partner has WLS and the other dosen't. Please someone shed some light on this for me. Am I being unreasonable or mean?

Cream of wheat is on the diet but IMP cream of wheat should be labeled toxic and banned from human consumption

Ok so today is post op day 4 or 5 depending on if you count the day of surgery. I have to say that I thank my dad for instilling a love of grits in me.... They may have saved me tonight...I have been so hungry and needing something (maybe a mental thing) I ate a bowl of grits which are on my approved "full liquid" diet ... and they were amazing!!!! Can I just tell you that I never thought I would be in a position to write a whole partagraph on grits, but I guess the band changes us in many ways.... On another note I had a dream about hotdogs and nachos at the movie theater .... wow ... I must be a real adict if I am dreaming about food!!! Its like a whole new me....Lets hope tomorrow is even better thank today !!!

So yesterday was my 1st visit post op with my Dr. He seems very pleased with my progress and said I was healing well... He says that I have 2 more weeks of liquids....I will keep pushing .... I have a challenge coming up ... The hubbys Christmas party is in a couple of weeks .. I can't wait to put on a cute dress and strut in ... ALL EYES ON ME... but I am worried that I will be confronted with all of that amazing food...I sould make a plan now so I don't fall into that trap....whats my plan??? I am going to drink a full protein shake about 30 mins before we go to the party so that I am full or at least not starving. I am confident in my ability to push through this!! I would like to have a drink, while I know this is not really in my food plan it is in the continuing to live my life plan... My sutures are under the skin and they are itching soooooo bad... I keep putting ice on them and it helps a little. UGH .... I look prego cause I keep rubbing my belly. I am upset with myself for not writing my questions down..I have so many for my Dr and keep forgetting to ask them when I am there sw 269.6 cw 253.4

Thank you ... I was lucky in a sense I didnt have to do a liquid diet before... I do have to do it for 30 days after surgery.... so I feel your pain .... It is emotional and difficult... You have to learn a whole new way of dealing with things and learn everythin in moderation. I have also learned that sf popcicles have a little crunch to them and can satisfy some cravings... Good luck on your journey ... I will keep you in my prayers..stay positive and focused and realize its ok to be emotional !!!!

Healing well... Having less of the doubts about this being the right decision. .... I have been soooooooo busy that I don't even have time to think about food at this point. Thanksgiving was ok .. I wanted to eat but setteled for 2 bites of masshed potatoes and 2 tsp of Ice cream....o and I drank the juice off the collard greens.....so it was hard but more mentally than anything else....I have had a couple of stressfull situations latley which I normally would have run to McDonalds and gotten a burger but I have to learn to do this a different way now..... I am learning to ignore the grumbly tummy and just move on or have some water .... I know this liquid won't be forever and I look forward to the filet mignon ....I am thinking of doing a big Christmas at my house ... ..... I think I will be alright!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last weight was a few days ago before Thanksgiving and I was 256.2 which is down 13.6 lbs....

Donna , I find your comments very discouraging and upsetting. I didn't get banded (11/16/2011) so that I wouldn't eat junk food anymore. I want to be able to enjoy life and live a more healthfull way. Everything in moderation .... You can't live on chips and Cookies nor can you live your life on chicken and pork... I think she posted this comment for advise not scorn and bitterness...It is CLEAR that she is trying the solid Proteins and having a problem so she is seeking anwsers as to why. In the mean time what is she supposed to do me misreable and eat nothing? Get a grip lady I gaurentee you will come across a bump at some point I hope that there are supportive people to help you and not someone bitter telling you what a failure you are because you have a question. Maybe your pencils don't have erasers cause you apparently never make mistakes

Keep Pushin...You can do it .... Although I am only 1 week out of all the blogs I have read your not alone... Good Luck ... I will be sippin water on Thanksgiving right along with you

Wow ... I can only have "full liquids" for 30 days.... I alternate between feelings of hunger and fellings of mental hunger .... I am also 1 week po

HI everyone.... I am a 33 year old woman. I just had surgery on Wednesday and it is currently Saturday. This has been an incrediable ride. I know it was only been a few days but I I having trouble coming to terms with my decision on having the procedure. I am having reflux so bad that I want to cry and I think that the lack of sugar is sending me into withdrawl. I seem to be loosing weight at an fast rate ~2-3lbs a day I have lost a total of 7.6 since my surgery!! I have 2 small children and a husband that "eat normally" and it is hard to watch them consume what I want and all I can have is a protein shake.

Thank you all ... I am a little better today ... I think some sleep did me good. I am glad to know that I am not the only one who is going through that "did I do the right thing" stage. It is hard some days (I feel like its been weeks). I decided I needed to step back and take it a little slower.I picked up some anti gas/antacid and I feel much better. Still having a little pain if I burp but better. I didnt have to do a "diet" before my surgery but the surgeon did ask me to loose 10 lbs so I stopped eating Mcdonalds... or at least the fries and I lost the 10....so he was happy with that. I discovered today that I can eat grits and they were amazing:) I have a feeling I probally wont like grits when I'm done with this but for now they are a life saver... There is some substinance there and not just liquid..

Thanks ross I have never had egg drop soup ... will have to try I will keep you aprised. Grits are on my diet and they are delicious ... as close to "real food" as I can get at this point...do I have to blend the egg drop soup?

ok so my stomach is growleing and I hate my husband for making rice tonight but I cant tell if I am hungry or not....I don't "feel" hungry but I think I am fighting a mental thing. I drank 2 protein shakes today whick took me the better part of 2 hours each to get down ... and a little broth which felt good going down all warm ... and some water ... I am afraid of being dehydrated so I keep trying to cram fluids... even if it is just water .....took a little walk with my kids today trying to get moving but think I will skip the gym for a few more days......

its done a behind you .. .tomorrow is another day... I told my husband today that I hated him for making popcorn while watching the football game....I tried grits (which I love) for the 1st time since surgery... they are on the approved "full liquid" dite from my surgeon... It helped !!! the butter and salt helped the cravings...

@love I am 4/5 days post op now.... I had surgery Wed. I don't know if you are supposed to cont that day or not. Thank you for the motivation and information.

I have Blue Cross Blue Shield and the told me up to 3 months for approval but it took about 3 weeks or less... My surgery was scheduled for 2 week after that .... because of having to have bloodwork and stuff.... GOOD LUCK ...

Just starting out you give alot of hope to me.... I want to work this program and get it right...It seems so far away right now but I know that it is reachable... I started out at 280 before surgery ... lost 11 on my own then weighed in at 269.8 I had surgery on 11/16 and am at 262.2 this am ...

Hi I was banded the same day .... I was have stomach growling but nit really hungry ..... wish you well

ok so here I sit on my couch wondering if I have made the right decision. My emotions are all over the place, I cant have a conversation without crying, I snap at my kids every time the make a noise and my husband has been cowering in the other room most of the day.. Now except for the addition of the crying this is almost a normal day. I know I am only a few days out but is normal to question your decision at this point? Everything I "eat" makes me ill...the reflux is so bad it feels like I am drinking acid, I cry at the drop of a pin and I feel like I am lazy for laying around all day. This is the path I have choosen.... is it the right one? Why the doubt now? I was so sure a few weeks ago....I did leave the house for a little while today ... it was nice to smell the fresh air... maybe I can convince my hubby to go for a walk .. .but if he says no I am afraid I willstart to cry ...