cfalbro

Thanks everyone. Good to know : )

Huh... I don't know. I'll have to ask.

Yeah... OUCH!

I was wondering if any of you have tried to eat popcorn and how did it go? I don't recall my doctor specifically saying that I can't eat popcorn...

I'm sorry, but if you think you're going to fail you probably are.

I've read that you should divide your weight by 2 and that's how many ounces of water you should be drinking. So I'm 238 pounds so I should be drinking 119 ounces of water.

My cousin is having the same problem with Insanity... I think it's making her insane.

You guys are making me want a ball!!

I'm only down 39 pounds, but I already feel like I've lost weight. I can move more freely and my clothes are starting to hang on me (haven't bought anything new yet) so I can definitely feel it. But I'm kind of weird, I never thought of my weight as an issue. I never felt over weight. I'd see people who were my height and weight and be like "Wow, that's a big girl" and never thought I looked like that. So I guess that in my mind I've never been a big girl, even though I've been overweight since I was a baby. I think that so much of our weight issues are mental and by thinking that we're big we ARE big. Does that make any sense?

Great tips Steve, thanks for posting this. I've found that if I eat the cracker thin crust I can have pizza. I've yet to try to eat bread, my doc told me not to so I don't. Also said no rice or pasta, haven't even tried. Why people would do it I will never know. To put yourself through this surgery (many paying cash out of pocket to have it done) and then not do what needs to be done to lose the weight. Simply amazing!

Same here, much better sex. I think it has a lot to do with the hormones. Before the band I didn't care if we did it or not, no sex drive. Now I can definitely say it has returned.

I'm embarrassed to say... I went to the doc's on Monday and found out that it's my port! Doh!! Yep, I've lost enough weight that I can feel it just by running my hand over my skin, not even pressing. The doc says I have nothing to worry about, just to brag LOL

I was glad to see so many of you able to swallow pills. I've been getting killer head aches and been too afraid to try to take whole pills. My doc said liquid caps should be okay, so I finally got some today. We'll see how it goes.

Thanks for the reassurance. I'm trying to not worry about it, but of course the mind always goes to worst case scenario.

Anyone else have this? And before you say it's the port, let me tell you, it is NOT. I know where my port is, I can feel it too, but this lump is right at the base of my ribs where my incision is. It's about the size of a quarter and it's hard like a rock. The port is about 2 inches lower than that. I started feeling it Friday night/Saturday morning. Today I called my doc and he called it a "wound tumor" has anyone heard of or had this? He says that when there is surgery causing a wound that a bunch of collagen is dumped into the wound creating these really tough fibers that can take up to a year to go away. Huh. So basically, I have a huge ball of scar tissue in there rubbing around on my ribs. Makes it a little uncomfortable to bend over or put on shoes. I'm seeing the doc on May 7 to verify that is what it is. It's otherwise unremarkable, not sore, red or feverish.

Hi, I'm Carolyn. I'm new to the challenges, so this will be fun. I'm looking forward to getting to knowing you all and seeing where this goes. Name, real or screen~ Carolyn (cfalbro) Goal weight for May 29th~ (I will return with this) Weight on May 1st~ (I will return with this) Age~ 35 Dietary goal for May~ Continue to eat healthier Exercise goal for May~ Get started Personal goal for May~ Be able to easily walk a mile Date banded~ Feb. 28, 2012 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 27lbs. What is your favorite flower~ Daisy

Get a good food processor and you can mush up anything you're already serving to your family.

I agree with the previous poster, if it's mental hunger the Spanx could help...

You'll be okay. Just ride it out and remember for next time : )

I would say yes, as long as you make sure all of the beans are mashed up well and you don't get any whole beans. Be careful with the hot sauce though, I've heard some people say that they don't do so well with spicy stuff post op.

You can totally do this. You've recognized you have a problem and that's the first step. Maybe you could spend a week eating whatever you want, knowing you're going to get back on the wagon and spend that time getting excited, like you did before you got the band. And then do exactly what you did when you first started. I did a week of liquids and 2 weeks of mushies. Maybe after that it would be time for a fill : ))

Like most others, i struggle with it, but ALWAYS obey the rules. I didn't get this band just to keep doing what I've always done and see no results. I've done every single thing that the doc has told me to. You just have to get in the mind set that you're going to do it... and watch the clock : ) I'm a month and a half out and it has gotten a little easier.

Congratulations!!! It's always so exciting to hear success stories such as yours.