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Lol... Maybe you used to much at once! Yeah it definitely works. Glad you got some relief....

Congrats! You will soon be on your way to bandedville!

Congrats and welcome to the banded side! Glad to hear everything went well. Rest up and don't worry if you can't consume much just try to hermits of liquid so you will stay hydrated.

I use it without a problem and my Dr. Is ok with me using it. I use the powdered one and blend it. Ask your Dr. If it's ok for you to use it.

Milk of magnesia worked for me and then to make sure I stay regular I put flax seed (powder) or psyllium husk (powder) in my smoothies, shakes or oatmeal.

In the beginning it was very hard for me to get in a lot of anything. As far as the water I've always drank lots if it but since the surgery it's hard to consume as much as I used to. The faster your swelling goes down the more you will be able to eat/ drink. I can now drink my entire Pre made protein shake which is 11oz. It takes me about 20 min. If I make a shake and add my Greek yogurt and sf pudding with ice and unsweetened almond milk, I can only drink about 5.5-6 oz of that. When I'm eating my mushy meal depending on what it is I may eat a little over 6oz but not the full cup.

Congrats on the weight dropped! I was tired with little energy too! It's probably because we are not consuming that many calories. A little energy is back now cause I'm drinking a full protein shake now and eating a little more calories. Still trying to get in all my water, it's tough but I'm pushing to meet my goal of at least 64oz daily. I'm still only walking as far as exercise, my Dr. Says I'm still a little awoken near my port (no pain there unless I move to fast) so just keep walking for now.

Congrats Kah! Everyone is different don't worry.. I'm still excited too. I lost 12lbs post op and I'm on mushies and have stayed the same- no loss. I'm still happy with that because it's still less than I was. I'm sure the weight loss will start up again. We can't be compared to each other and or feel some kind if way when someone else results are different from ours. At least that's how I feel. We are here for support for each other- good and the not so good! So with that said you stay excited and again Congrats!

Happy healing! See ya on the banded side...

That's Awesome!! Thanks for sharing- can't wait till my sizes start dropping. Thanks for the inspiration.

FF retried beans, hummus, bean soup, Greek yogurt with reduced or no sugar strawberry preserves. I eat Fage Greek yogurt and I also use it like sourcream over the refried beans with cheese. I was banded with plication May 18. I'm just starting mushies! Great on the weightloss.

Flax seed ( powder form) and psyllium husk added to shakes, smoothies or food helps also!

Hey Kah and Bama, welcome to the banded side!!!! Glad to see you both are recovering!

Fabulous!!!!

I have 4 small and 1 that's about an inch long!

You all are probably banded by now!!! I'm praying for u all-

Im newly banded but It's your decision your body! I agree with what everyone is saying- for me, I made the decision to get the band because it makes you do some of the work, slower weight loss is always healthier and as we all know it's a mind thing- we eat with our heads and eyes not our stomach!