Pollyanna12

My doc had me eat protein first at meals. i was doing 4 oz protein + 1/4 c vegetable - no starches. I had a fill this week and restarted 2 dy liquid, 2 day mushies. After this fill I am to continue the 4 oz, 1/4 veg and report next month on how long I stay full. I can do about 3 hours between meals, and have a FF pudding, 1/4 c cottage cheese, etc. as a mid morning and evening snack.

Yay for you! That is so awesome. I am just 6 weeks out from surgery but love seeing the scale go down instead of up!

I swear by myfitness pal. I have never had success tracking foods by handwriting. The amount of foods in the data base are AMAZING! Also, it gives Calories, Carbs, Fat and Protein for each. I've been using it for about 3.5 months and am a creature of habit, so most of the foods I eat are on my 'recent foods' list.

I have a desk job, I took off four days after surgery then worked part days (4-6 hrs/dy) for a week. Not sure what you do, so take all of our input and maybe average it out?? GOOD LUCK!

Funny I was just thinking about this yesterday. I set my goal weight at a BMI of 30. Not because I think I need to stop there, but because I didn't want to disappoint myself. I have always been heavy (well, for 10 minutes in my 20's I got down to 160#). Like Humminbird said, my skelaton will be a size 12 or 14 - so, I don't think going below 175 is a good idea for me. WHen i look at pictures from when i go to 160, i look emaciated. The lowest I would want is 175, the highest 200. Maybe I can just hang around that range. As of today, that's a ways off. Right now I just want to get out of bandster hell and start working out like a maniac.

Sunshyne068 just the lapband. I was shocked that I owed so little!

Miralax is not as obnoxious as milk of mag! Also senekot tabs or colace will help.

I got my EOB, my costs are only $2800 of the total $24000 bill! Phew seems like a drop in the bucket to save my life!

I got corntortilla flatbread at Trader Joe's, not as many carbs as crackers. I also love it with peeled cucumber slices. I have to drive 200 miles to the closest Trader Joe's :-(!

I finally got some carnation instant breakfast. That with skim milk tastes decent. I also blended Greek yogurt and protein powder in with sugarfree pudding mix and thinned it down. Once you get to mushies Greek yogurt and cottage cheese help get protein up higher. I am six weeks out and had my first fill today. So I am back to liquids for a few days! I feel your pain!

It is terrific! Check out recipes for baba ganoush. It is the consistency of a dip. It is Mediterranean.

Same for me! Sunshyne068, I struggle to get my calories and protein in. Many evenings I make an extra protein shake with a 1/4 cup of frozen yogurt to finish out my day. I have greek yogurt for breakfast, lunch is either 4 oz. last night's left over pretein (chicken, fish) + 1/4 c veggies. I have a morning snack either string cheese or 8 oz carnation instant breakfast (with skim milk), whichever is left I have for an afternoon snack, then dinner is 4 oz protein and 1/4 c veggies. I like ranch dressing and hot sauce, so lots if times I dip my meat protein in ranch. (that isa boost to calories too). It works for me, good luck!

I am six weeks post op and my port area has bothered me ever since surgery. Not pain, per se, more discomfort. If I slouch while sitting it is very sore. I find that I am leaning back while driving and while typing to keep the discomfort down. I almost want to get my lowest rib removed on that side to make more room for the port.

Best of luck! So excited for you, you have a great attittude going in so will heal well!

Most health food stores carry them too!

Bat wings, I like that! I've been calling mine my lunch lady arms :-0

Hang in there. You should pick up Jean McMillan's book Bandwagon. It will help answer some questions and (hopefully) motivation. I have mine with me at all times!!

I am down about 35 since my preop but 45 since the first of the year. I weigh on Tuesdays (why Tuesdays? I have NO idea!) I have alot ot lose so, it goes pretty quick. I have noticed it slowed alot since I started mushies amd soft food. Before that my average calories were about 650 - 750 a day.

I am down about 35 since my preop but 45 since the first of the year. I weigh on Tuesdays (why Tuesdays? I have NO idea!) I have alot ot lose so, it goes pretty quick. I have noticed it slowed alot since I started mushies amd soft food. Before that my average calories were about 650 - 750 a day.

I am down about 35 since my preop but 45 since the first of the year. I weigh on Tuesdays (why Tuesdays? I have NO idea!) I have alot ot lose so, it goes pretty quick. I have noticed it slowed alot since I started mushies amd soft food. Before that my average calories were about 650 - 750 a day.

I am down about 35 since my preop but 45 since the first of the year. I weigh on Tuesdays (why Tuesdays? I have NO idea!) I have alot ot lose so, it goes pretty quick. I have noticed it slowed alot since I started mushies amd soft food. Before that my average calories were about 650 - 750 a day.

I am down about 35 since my preop but 45 since the first of the year. I weigh on Tuesdays (why Tuesdays? I have NO idea!) I have alot ot lose so, it goes pretty quick. I have noticed it slowed alot since I started mushies amd soft food. Before that my average calories were about 650 - 750 a day.

I was banded 3/20, I track all my food on myfitnesspal.com, and get between 750 and 900 cal a day. That is because I am working so hard to get my protein.

I don't know about you guys but any weight loss is better than my last 10 years of upward weight! I lost a lot the weeks after surgery but it has really slowed as I started mushies and soft foods. Keep your chin up, remember the end goal and don't beat yourself up. :-0

I don't know what causes it but the whole time I was on liquids only I felt like my teeth had wool sweaters on! I started soft foods this week and no more sweaters. Try gargling with Listerine it seemed to help me.