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I lost 20 so far I was banded Dec 27th 2011

Good for u I was bended Dec 27th I also had no pain just sore keep up the great feeling

*SUMMER, SAND, BEACH,FLIP FLOPS, BATHING SUITS, POOL, SWIMMING*
Here in New Jersey we have about 4 months or so before we start unpacking the swim suits (in my case, I call that a TARP). lol.
I don't want to have another summer feeling like crap and being miserable. I didn't go through months of Dr's appointments, blood work and nutrition classes to have another messed up summer damn it!!
Yuppers, saying all that over and over in my head sure kicked me in the ass.
Every summer I'm a miserable witch because of my weight. I never do anything. I don't even enjoy going in my backyard to the pool.... You know, because the whole world is looking at me, right ?. Yeah ok , like the world is worried about me. Im the only one with the problem here. I'm the one who THINKS everyone is focused on my big butt.
But this summer WILL be different. I wanna give the whole world a reason to look at me.
So with that being said, I've literally started over. REALLY staying focus on the meals and measuring and eating when I should ...(2 1/2-3hrs) 6 meals a day. 3 of them are Snacks, which I drink 3 high Protein shakes a day. My 3 other meals are high Proteins and vegys. I make sure I eat the protein part of the meal first , so if I do get full and cant finish , at least I got the protein in. (FYI, no fill yet).
I don't exercise yet, per doctors orders. I see the surgeon on the 20th , so hopefully he will allow me to start after that visit. ... Not that I'm looking forward to it... But I am looking forward to Summer . So off to the Gym I go.
Whoop whoop !!!!!

not banded yet but wil be on Jan 30th. all i can tell you is life happens dont beat yourself up about. own it. you went away had a good time enjoyed yourself now get back on the bandwagon and move on. you dont have to be a perfect bandster just a really good one.

Thanks, Kristin!
My doctor doesn't really have a "mushies" stage -- at least, not by what he calls it. His plan is two weeks Clear Liquids, four weeks full liquids/pureed foods (what I assumed are mushies) and until five months after surgery, soft foods. That's what I'm headed to this week, though I've already been adding some soft foods or foods that become soft when you eat them, such as crackers. I think the biggest difference is that I no longer need to puree foods.
So now I'm wondering what hard foods are!