judych

i would love to know this as well. the earlier i start the better.

thank you so much for your post. sharing some of these issues has been a real eye opener for me as well. i see myself in what you are saying, even though im only just post banded. Nevertheless, this last 10 days has forced me to re evaluate how i perceive myself , what weaknesses im going to have to confront, and how to adapt with a new mind set. after all, there really is no going back. who in their right mind would want to have this surgery to just continue on the same old lifestyle?? Im going to have to deal with lack of self worth simply because i was so overweight. im also going to be careful how i deal with compliments. ive had a lot , just in the last few days. i dont want to place all my self confidence on how i look either. there is way more to me than that. i am grateful now that i have a support system in place, within my body, that is there to help me all the time. Im heeding the traps that you fell into. thanks for sharing that. im going to remember these. forewarned is forearmed they say. lol. .. well, its true. Im so glad that you have a supportive family with you in all this. its so important. i have my husband supporting me.. well, as much as he knows how to. lol. He is trying , thats for sure. i see my specialist today. you have just reminded me how important it is to start off being completely honest about my eating behaviour, right from the beginning. this is my first visit. bless you Jen75 judy

your hubbie sounds like he is a very special man. he truly is. if you take time and read up from the forum, and keep an exercise book, like i did, you get get heaps of info from here. i was on here weeks before i had the band, and it helped me no end to understand everything. im very grateful for everyones input, i really am. its so supportive and everyone cares. you couldnt do better than make this your second home for a while. lol.

gotobeme... that sounds marvellous. what are the Wisconsin Dells?? it sounds rather beautiful. Im hoping when our summer comes around again,(not until christmas now) that i can buy a great swim cozzie (suit).. its been a long time.

Amo32112..... more protein?? maybe just a little more vege perhaps to your Soups??i was desperately hungry for three days, im 9 days out, but im not hungry anymore. i found that the more flavour i put into my soups (not necessarily more bulk ) the more i was satisfied. i dont have a sweet tooth but crave savoury. interesting how the extra taste took care of my hunger. i dont feel im missing out anymore.

mandagay.... would you believe im 9 days out and im not feeling hungry anymore?? im having broths with potato, things like that, still very runny. i was getting a funny sort of pain in my stomach before, i guess it was shrinking but no more... im so grateful for that , i didnt know what to do to fix it. lol. im cooking hot meals for hubby and he is eating really well. tonight it was chicken curry.. there was one swift second where i would have liked to have a little piece of cooked chicken to chew on ... but it soon passed. thank goodness for that. lol.

Cazzy... good on you... keep looking forward and dont look back. you are young and have an exciting future ahead of you, where your health and weight will be a real asset to you. you CAN do it. (( hugs ))) judy

i havent had a fill yet but i thought i read here somewhere it takes sometimes a couple of weeks for the fill to take its full effect?? if im wrong,someone please tell me?? meantime i would say its still all discipline, and applying what you have learned so far. following your drs orders.. one cup four times a day, eat every slowly, small mouthfuls... all that stuff.Are you on ''myfitnesspal.com''?thats a great tool as well. Keep reading this forum .. you will learn a wealth of information here that will help you no end. Good luck with it all, and please dont get discouraged. there are 75 members here who will get alongside you and help you with your issues.

larch... i agree... you are never too old to want to feel sexy for your man, take it from me. i would much rather have some faint small scars on my belly than have mountains of belly rolls and bad health to boot. amen to that.

Jen75.. after three years do you have some tips for us?? things that you have learned along the way that you can share?? we would love to hear of them.

Jachut... how long is it since you had lapband surgery??

dacer123 ..well, if you like coffee this is the best way to go. the greek yoghurt is really good. i put a lot in mine. ive gone through 2/3 tub in just over a week... thats a lot.im not finding my protein sweet and im no sweet tooth. i think its because of the yoghurt and the coffee. good luck with it. i hope you like it.

o.k.. so its not before its after, thanks for that.

thanks Cazzy .. you know?? im just stoked?? ive got my feet back to nearly normal, no pain in my lowers... way to go !! im on cloud nine already... lol.. so thats each end of me so far... now for inbetween.. lol... all those hills and valleys.. lol. i wonder that will go.. lol.

just reading this and it makes sense. i certainly dont want to get caught out with my fills, mainly because i live so far away from the dr. so, as im travelling nearly two hours, perhaps if i took water with me and had a big drink just before going in ?? what do you think??

this is so right. as for me?? i was not only overweight but unhealthy looking, pudgy in the face, swollen feet and legs. now, after just one week, my face is transforming rapidly back to its proper shape. ive had lots of comments from people since friday when i went out. this morning again, heaps of comments on how much better i look, how good i look. even my hubbie as commented. so... hang in there everyone, you can do it, and whats more, you will.

Boniluuu' ive been having baby foods..for. 5 - 7 months babies. im banded about 9 days now. i dont like it on its own but water it down a bit more with beef stock or chicken stock. its good that way.

..just a top up here as im thinking. i dont reckon im getting a higher amount of protein than carbs somehow. im having three protein shakes a day, the rest of the time im having soups. mind you they are broth either from beef or chicken. do you think its enough protein?? any input for me please? what do you advise?? my dr hsnt really made any special reference to the balance between protein and carbs at all. not yet. im post op 9 days now

mommykristie...it sounds like a very special time for you, and good on you. just a taste of whats to come. its so exciting, isnt it?? way to go. Congrats to you.. lol.. so you left the others behind?? puffing?? lol... thats funny.

mandagay.. hang in there.. you are going through a real down period and it wont last. just try and concentrate on all the positives. Talking about putting things down on paper... why dont you do two sections on paper and write down all the positives that will be happening for you.. against the negatives?? give yourself time to really be honest about it all. im sure that the positives will well and truly win out for you.im already having such a tremendous relief from pain and swelling in my feet and lower legs and the same huge benefits and more besides are coming to you as well. Try and look at the positives. i understand how down you must feel. sometimes this does happen, being down and depressed after any surgery, ive been there and dont it many times before so i know.(about 20 surgeries since i was 15 ) what you have had done is potentially life changing and for the better... so try and look on the brighter side. bless you. this should be reply to Dellaland... sorry about that.

its great for you both. you can share everything and talk it all out together. its harder trying to explain to a spouse who hasnt been there and done that, even though they are sympathetic. good on you both. yes, i agree, this forum has made things so much easier for me as well. its a blessing.

now thats a good tip. i must buy some for myself. i was wondering what else to try when i craved bread. it was hard trying to come to terms with the fact that i couldnt eat any breads at all. this is worth a try when im ready.

it certainly is. this morning im feeling just great again... its got to be the drastic diet change. its better than i imagine prozac to be,even, and its all natural.. lol.

did you show him these posts?? lol. actually my hubbie hasnt said anything about the swelling at all which isnt like him, normally he is quite outspoken.

how awful to have to go through this. im sure that you are right and its hypoglycaemia. i remember on high protein, low carb diets years ago i was the same. i was banded just over a week ago and ive had milk with my Protein shakes...starting from day two im glad i did. are you having greek yoghurt as well? i find that making a skim milk, greek yoghurt with protein vanilla and decaf coffee makes a great drink. i reckon you would have already been down this road before and know about it?? im sure its helped me though, having yoghurt from the second day with skim milk. i would have been suffering the same way as well.