#MagicWithinme

I agree the ZERO Vitamin waters are really good and filling. I had thin Tomato Soup during my liquid week, just needed something with consistency. Keep reading on here and you will catch on and get great ideas,

Good luck! welcome to the banded side..

ok, I'll leave alone, ladies, I was just worried abit because I'm allergice to latex adhesive and wanted to make sure that wasn't the problem.

Thanks,

my cousin going through same thing, her insurance denied her because of low BMI 31 but she is 6'5 and close to 280. She has cysts on ovaries and takes phen-something for weight which she has been on for over two years. limit is 6 months. her hormones metabolize to where it treats what ever she eats into sugar which resembles diabetes and the insurance won't give her or dr. their guidelines. I told her to appeal and to go back to regular doctors with medical f/u , any other doctor she visited to get weights. With my doctor the more back up information I gave him, he turned it all in with his recommendation to get my lapband done.

Appeal I say! These days we have to be our own health advocates and the insurance doesn't know us.

Good luck

I would say stay with liquids for now.. ?

Breakfast was 2 tablespoons of scrambled eggs

1 tablespoon of refriend Beans

lunch 16 oz whey Protein Drink -vanilla

1/2 banana

1/2 cup of blue berries, blended in

(water based)

dinner chicken drumstick (chopped up in blender) no skin

3 tables spoons of mashed potatoes

drinking Water and 0 calorie drinks inbetween.

Miss Meow, me too, I thinks it the salt and flavoring is why it tasted so much better! I just started mushy stage yeah, and Tomato Soup is the yums!

I had my band in jan 24 and I was told not to mess with strips over incisions, that they would fall/slough off themselves. Here it is 10 days later and several showers later and they are still on, is that normal that they stay on so long?

couldnt you take short mini walks at work, I know I do, I walk things out to offices that are in our complex, on my break I take a 15 minute brisk walk, timed myself so I knew how far out to walk so I could come back in time. every little bit helps. I think if you work after being so tired you really arent helping yourself, cuz you will be tired for the following day. Good luck..

I've been banded two weeks so Im new to this, I would say start drinking your Protein Drinks. check with a nutritionist and your lp dr. to give you a jump start. Good luck.

well there won't be any bikinis on this body... I had gallbladder surgery in November 5 incisions there, and now the lapband another 5 incisions. at least not right now..

I too have tried looking up long term, deaths anything related on the downside of a lapband and there is nothing. I think I find out more information on these community talk forums. I've barely been banded 10 days so I'm barely starting... let us know if you find anything!

awwww well done by friend (wiping drool from my chin), you are on your way to the banded side!!

Bert

look online for free weight tickers, most everone uses the tickerfactory.com I think. once you have made it , you go to settings on this page and paste and copy code and it will show up everytim you post something. Don't forget to bookmart your ticker so you can make changes..

Bert, Muscle Milk is not milk, it's Protein powder.

oh really? didn't know that.... thanks

That is something I think about, the erosion, and causes. I know we are limited but for it to wear out like that. I think if it happened to me, I would not put a new one in for awhile. my weight loss has been swift and before I had lapband done, (6 days ago). The surgery you mention must really be new if insurances aren;t covering, but I always have assumed if its for health reasons and your doctor would vouch for you, they would cover.

I wish you well on your decision , keep us updated!

Bert

How do you know your band has had erosion?

I havent seen it mentioned but what about almond or soymilk? me and milk are not friends or even pals.

I read that you could take antacid, but check with md first, at least you found a way to get peace and quiet for yourself , I take 1/2 tums if after taking my meds bothers me.

16 oz of Soup? I too drink my 8 oz Protein Shake and could probably go without lunch, but have some broth soup about 4-6 oz, I sip on Water all day, so by lunch I', ready for another 4-6 ozs of soup. It is really on what each person can handle physically. What's good for you may not work for some else. And as long as you are losing weight, and losing enough to your satisfaction there shouldn't be a problem. I have to keep remembering this is LONGTERM. I might lose the weight in a few months, but I will have to do LONGTERM maintenance to keep it off. Good luck!

SWOLLEN AND ANGRY, that can describe alot of things, never thought it would be my stomach!, hope everyone is doing better, I'm still doing soups/clear liquids, I told hubby, I know I was gonna cheat, in fact I plan on it, I just have limitations. food is one of life's greatest joys,

hubby wants to know if epicac oil (to throw up ) would work?

my doctor recommended my lapband journey, it has awesome information, videos , a place to start writing down what you eat, and it will calculate your Protein, fats,carbs after a while you will start to see a pattern, I still go back to it.

good luck!

I was told two versions, , that any meds I take had to be liquid now, no more ibprofen only tylenol.

I could continue to take capsules ok, tablets break in half or crush, if heartburn to take antacid. I haven't been having any problems, as all but one of my pills would be considered big. I do take them early in day so they are in my body sooner. good luck.

and hoepfully by the end of a few months we wont need anymore meds yeah!!!

I got both whey and soy. hubby made first time with Water, but yesterday he made with skim milk, No more milk for me, filled me so much gas last night I could of filled 100 balloons, lol. so today I made my shake with water.

I was banded Tues. luckily no gas problems or shoulder pain but just couldnt sleep even with the viacadin first night, last night was first night I got more .. I can get up and move around the house with no problems. plan on going back to work Monday.