Lovlee Banded

I've been doing locks for a year now easy to keep up I color and twist them myself! I do the eliptical 2x a week and treadmill 1x a week I'm training to do a 10k next year sill need much training but atleast I'm to the point I beleive I will do it instead of wishing I could do it! now I just need to start running I'm still at the speed walking point. anyone have any ideas? I'm looking on youtube (since you can find EVERYTHING on there)

With having to get 60g Protein in, which Ive been pretty right on I thought we could share any tricks of getting extra Protein in.
My favorite is WonderSlim chocolate pudding -15g and
add 1/4c riccotta cheese (skim)-7g.
It makes it really creamy and very filling!

Thanks for the tips girlz! my doc has me on 3 weeks of clear liquids and protien drinks, then 3 weeks of soft food that is things like apple sause and pudding, then I can have solid foods. I will be getting some protien flakes so I can put it in my food like my 0 cal home made apple sause and it is to die for if I can say so myself lol I've had many people ask me to make them some so now I'm looking into learning canning, so I can give them as gifts and if I can get it right I will put protien in it so Bariatric patients can love it as well as benifit at the same time.

Hi Everyone!
I was banded on Jan 9th and I am still on the Clear Liquids. My dr wants you on clear liquids 2 weeks, mushies 2 weeks, and then soft solids 2 weeks. I go for my post op visit tomorrow...excited. I am hoping to graduate to mushies!!! The gas pain will eventually fade away. It was ruff on me for a while. But, I started burping in recovery and havent stopped. To top it off, I hiccup and burp on the end. But, I am learning my band. This usually means I have dranked to much at one time and need to stop and sip. I started excerising this week by doing cardio for 30 mins everyday. I feel so great doing it too. Presently, I seem to be losing 1lb a day. My fiance tells me to stop weighing myself daily, but I can't help it because I am noticing how my body is changing. People who see me out is already telling me that my face looks different. Little do they know I have the lapband. I haven't told anyone except my imediate family. None of my friends know what I have done. Needless to say, I can't wait to see what they are going to say in two months.

Hi Everyone! I was just banded Mon 1/16. I'm feeling pretty good. I'm just on clear liquids and have to stay on them a few more days. I'm not having any trouble getting any Fluid down. i'm actually drinking more than the required minimum. The only issue i'm having is gas pain, feels like chest pain so it's sorta freaking me out. I've been reassured that it's normal and it will go away but it still makes me nervous. Anyone else going through this? Also when i woke up from a nap today I was hungry, my stomach was growling. I grabbed some Jello and that took care of it but i didnt expect to be hungry this early on.
And in response to Mags2u I haven't started exercising yet. I just got home from the hospital yesterday and am still kinda wiped out. My dr has told me to start walking 40 mins a day. It doesnt have to be all at once but I should try to get a 40 min total. Depending on how i feel tomorrow i'm gonna try to walk. I'm hoping that will help with the gas pains i'm getting as well.
Hope everyone else is doing well and i'm so glad i found this forum.

I was banded with gastric plication on January 13, 2012. My physician has me on the Protein and liquid for 3 weeks. It is the hardest thing I have ever had to do...... any ideas on recipes, or Protein Drinks that have a good taste??? I wish I could just sleep this 3 weeks away!!!

it does work but it is not a fix it all. the lap band is about choices and making the right choices. it works by helping you control the amount of food you eat but the trick is you have to control yourself also because you can eat alot of what they call slider foods, so basically, you have to learn not to eat junk stuff, gravy, chocolate all of these things slide past the band, good choices of Protein,, grains and vegetables is what keeps you full. the lap band is a slower process of losing weight in my opinion because it takes several fills or adjustments to find what they call your sweet spot and that is where you have the right amount of Fluid in your band to help this tool keep you from over eating. it works basically by placing the band around the top portion of the stomach close to the receptors that tell your brain you are full, so if you have enough saline in your band and you do not eat "slider foods" you will feel very full fast from just a few bites of food. if you force the band and attempt to eat more than what the tool is telling you to eat, you become sick and it is very painful when the food is stuck and will not go down. you also need to be a rule follower and be able to not drink with your meals. many drs say different things about times. my dr says 1 hour after meals but i have seen other drs say 10 minutes, 15 min, 30 minutes. the not drinking with the meal allows you to keep the full feeling longer so you dont eat too much. I hope this helps, if you have any further questions let me know, good luck to you, Kristy
I was banded august 31st 2011 and was 272 im now 233, was a very good choice for me and Im not a rule follower so my progress is slower than others.