judych

...so you are eating up to a full cup at mealtimes??

goodo,.

well.. im trying to stick to a half a cup... some veges and some meat. its hard to get anymore than about 800 calories up, even with the Protein drink and Snacks. im hungry inbetween meals as well. its hard at the moment. im about two weeks off my first fill. im looking forward to not having the feeling of hunger. Has anyone got any ideas for a half cup of food? im trying to get as much protein in...ie, fish, as i can, with a small amount of veges.

big congratulations to you... and what a gigantic difference there was !... wow. Youre on the right track.

....Theres no doubt that its a big decision, and not to be taken lightly. All surgery has its risks. you say that you have health issues, due to being over weight?? If you do have, then, like me, it will help you to make up your mind . I knew that if i didnt have it then i was cutting off many years of my life. it was that simple. I dont like surgery either... ive had many, but this time i know that i stand my best chance ever to claw back the years that bad health was threatening to take away from me. ive been banded now for a month.

...and ive had halitosis, which i never suffer from.... not nice. Ive also had a coating on my tongue. not aware of any problem with coating on my teeth though.

of course you can have some wine.. not too much, can you water it down some or put lots of ice in it though??

just saw this post.. hang in there. i hope you are feeling better than you were. youve just had a big surgery and it does affect the emotions as well. It will get better... i can assure you of that. nearly everyone here has had bad days and emotional ups and downs... it seems to be 'par for the course'. not that its nice though, because it isnt. Just think about the day you are in... try not to think ahead, the enormity of it will get to you. Your body will heal and adjust and each day that comes along you will be able to handle well. sending a hug now. (( hugs ))

wonderful news that its over and done with. now its recovery time .. look after yourself.

how marvellous... theres no doubt that the lapband is a life saver.. you have fantastic results quickly... way to go. im like that with arthritis.. no pain. im post op four weeks nearly.

... m.boyer.. i just looked for you on myfitnesspal.... are you living in America? im assuming that you are using the same name as here?? i was going to invite you.

o.k... that would include your protein drinks as well...?? i havent got a clue how much im getting a day in the way of protein. i must try and work it out.3 days out from surgery it would be hard to take in 700... you are doing well. im assuming that you are on just clear liquids right now??

more on this. im getting about 800 calories a day right now... its really hard to get it up much more when we are having small serves.

its taking me at least that long as well... especially with meat as i chew a lot longer and wait longer in between mouthfuls. Aat lunchtime it took me 3/4 of an hour. Im having a half cup. trying to keep it at that. Im hungry enough to eat the lot at the moment. its just im so slow. You could be a bit swollen still.... its not that long since you were banded. it takes at least six weeks - two months for initial swelling to subside. i dont think i have much swelling now . im a month on the 22.. two days away. i do feel some restriction though so there must be some there but not much i dont think.im having fish tonight. just trying to work out on myfitnesspal the weight of my fish so i can add it to my chart. it looks as if , when i work it all out, im still down on calories. im only supposed to have 1000 a day at the moment.

well... believe it or not, it will be a blessing in disguise for you in the long run. im in australia and didnt have any diet leading up to my surgery at all... and i was a big eater. Can you imagine the trauma of diet re adjustment after surgery?there was no shrinkage of my stomach at all. I think in retrospect that if id known i would have put myself on a restriction before hand. It was hard what i went though after woods. im just really starting to come out of it now. So... when you get fed up... think of the alternative.... better to do it now than afterwoods.

banded on the 22nd 03. and im on about 1000 per day.

im nearly a month post op and sometimes my port twinges when i roll over in bed. apart from that i have no problems. up until 2 days ago i had general soreness right across the bottom of my ribcage but thats gone now.

thats great news. what sort of pre op diet are you goign on?

yes, it certainly is. im so glad that the pain isnt with me all the time now. I have noticed though... by the time lunchtime was due the pain did start as a dull ache so its possible its going to be a very sensitive alarm clock. lol. ive had a half cup of veges and very finely cut up chicken and feel really good now. NO pain at all. I did notice today when i was swallowing the chicken that it actually took about ten to fifteen seconds longer for it to go through the esophagus.. very interesting.

congratulations... its over now, and , yes, your new life begins... Get as much rest as you can. Dont expect too much from yourself.. your body needs to recover from the surgery and you will need some time to readjust to your new life.im sure you will do really well. keep reading and posting... we want to hear how it is with you.

no.. it didnt sound snobby at all. Dont make the mistake of just letting him go. The older they get the more entrenched they are. my husband was bought up with really bad table manners as well. How long does it take you to eat your meal now you are having solids again? Its taking me about forty minutes minimum at the moment.

i know what you mean. ive tried not to be picky with it all... after all, its me that has the lapband not my family, but it sure does show up the bad eating habits that we all develop. boy... does it what !! i dont think my hubbie even chews five times each mouthful he is in such a hurry. no wonder he has such indigestion. This has been areal eye opener for me. i agree with you. its family time and it should be a leisurely time of relaxing together. Especially with the evening meal... usually there isnt anything else going on at that point. nothing that cant wait anyway. Keep persisting with your son. Have you said anything to your hubbie about it? My hubbie just gets up from the table and starts running Water in the sink to wash up as if EVERYONE has finished. grrrr... im goign to have to deal with him over this one. I almost feel like i should be eating my meal before my family even sit down. its not a nice thought. i dont want to be isolated .

have you mixed greek yoghurt with them?? i only use plenty of yoghurt and its nice. i dont use milk.

hi all. Well, since i had my appointment with my nutritionalist on tuesday and got more advice on eating.. ive had a major improvement. Firstly, id had nearly continuous pain in my left shouldblade... worse at mealtimes, sometimes inbetween meals. i really wasnt sure what was causing it. But, im now day two out from talking it through with my nutritionalist, she gave me some guidelines for the timing of my mouthfuls, how to detect what was going on in my esophagus, and she said i could start some meat.. pureed. also, thicker veges, still pureed but more substantial. Ive been following her guidelines.. at least 20 chews ( this is for the pureed meat and the veges which are still very soft ).... learning to recognise the feeling of the food passing down my esophagus, waiting for that to finish, taking another mouthful. (IM TIMING THAT) With the meat,(chicken) even though it was pureed, it still had texture, so i was chewing each mouthful about 50 times. waiting perhap[s for 30 seconds for that to pass through before taking another mouthful. AS a result of being aware now of the length of time it takes for my body to push each mouthful down into the pouch... ( and learnt to recognise what i was feeling as it passed through) im now without pain in my left shoulderblade. So, it seems like it was a combination of wind, inadequate timing for each mouthful and perhaps not enough bulk in my meals. Im so happy this morning. i feel a lot better. i havent felt this good in a week or two. Its been well worth me seeing the nutritionalist. My diet for the next two weeks ( im post nearly a month from surgery now) is as follows.... Breakfast. 1/2 cup baked Beans... mashed. morning tea... Protein drink with yoghurt. lunch... thick Soup.. 1/2 cup. afternoon tea (snack) Protein Drink. Tea... mashed veges and protein... 1/2 cup. i havent worked it out exactly what calories in on. Im supposed to be having 1000 a day. I just thought i would share this with you. Perhaps the pain in the shoulderblade can be alleviated for others here by doing what ive done. Like its been said here before... CHEW... CHEW... CHEW..

yep Rocky. i can identify with that was well. one of thing so satisfying about the jubes was that i could chew. lol. that and the intense flavour. i miss having cans of fresh coke and other cordials, i do have them now but wait until they are pretty flat. its not the same as sculling down an ice cold drink though. lol.