Jennifur

hello all so I couldn't stand it, I cheated, I was so hungry today. BUT I did not completely cheat, I was told it had to be drinkable so I had a 2oz cup of homemade blackbean soup in the freezer and I put it in my bullet with a cup of skim milk, it was drinkable and full of protein. SO GOOD, just to have flavor. I could really go for more of the french onion soup broth but I am still full from my bean thing. I was reviewing my 2 week diet (Monday) and I can have lots of stuff - or so it appears. I am glad I am full so I know I won't overkill. I think I'm going to try a scrambled egg with cheese in the am to see how I can deal with that and sunday I am going to have some ricotta cheese baked with sauce. OK I know 2 days early but I need to do slow and steady and when I'm home. AM I A HORRIBLE PERSON? I held out for 10 days

Michelle I am just about 2 weeks out and still having pain at my port site, it is bigger and I feel lots of pulling. Last night was bad, I was in and out of my suv alot yesterday and I think that made it worse. I took 1/2 pain pill I was sent home with and it helped, took it away and I was not completely stupid good luck

We would love to have you stay with us, you have been with us for so long!

Welcome home Tracy! So nice to have you back! Terry is right, rest. I think for the most part I felt so good I over did it. I refused pain meds in the hospital too. Anyway - so nice to have you back. Pillows would be good at the movies, I wish I would have brought one to class, those chairs are horrible and did me in.. LOL

[quote name='Kat817;455424 Jenn--they put Kinsey (my granddaughter) on steroids for 2 days too---waiting to hear how she is. Mine had it on occasion' date=' but not real often. Son used to have to walk him around outside in the COLD air. DD, the steam worked best. Go figure!!! Hugs to your son![/b'] Kat Kat 2 days is not bad but enough to wind her up as I'm sure you know... I'm smiling because we just got off a round of them and I go nuts trying to control my crazy 3 year old ...

Well thank you Mark, nice to wake up and see such a great sense of humor! Great way to start the day

Getting ready to add mushies this weekend and I am so excited, as I think I might have told laura in another post I love grits too. but anyway, my point, Mark - you are cracking me up - that is the funniest thing ever. Ok doesn't take much to humor me. Please tell me you didn't know all those off the top of your head:pound:

Laura - I gained 3lbs this week too and did not put it back on. I am drinking lots of water - broth, blah blah blah - but I feel like I am a little dehydrated. On a happy note, I didn't do anything different and lost the 3lbs this am. I know this may sound silly, but I have a toe ring, and I have already tightened it 2x's since last monday, and this morning it is so big again it is turned and working its way off my toe. Kind of crazy how my feet and toes are shirnking, but I've had the same ring for 4 years and it has never moved.

Hey all, we should hear from Tracy today. Can't wait to hear how you are! Thanks for all the good stuff, I love grits, My dad grew up in SC and raised us on southern food and that is one of my favorite. Eggs and Salsa, I didn't think about that for this diet but one of my favorite again, I LOVE mexican food, and refried beans too Can't wait til sunday, it all sounds good Kat - my son has croup, it is horrible, he has asthma on top of it, his first attack I thought it was an asthma attack. He started getting them at 1yr old and for the first 6 months, we were at the hospital getting rescue treatments . Now when he starts that croup bark during the day I give him his steriods to prevent those trips. It is a scary thing - and something they have until they grow out of.

I put heat on mind the day after I got home, I was so full of pain meds the night I got home I didn't notice the pain in my stomach. I did not make it too hot and put it on top of my blanket so it was not right on them. but did it feel great. I started ice a couple days later, which did more for the swelling and wish I did a bit earlier, but the heat initally felt good. Hope that helps Actually I still have 1 painful spot on my stomach and have ice on it now and going to lie down with some good pain meds, I need to sleep

silly how something so simple can make us happy. LOL Only a few more days - and I can officially have mushies. Counting down. It doesn't take much to fill me but something other than broth and milk would be so good. I don't even know what to start with. My Dr. has cream of wheat as one of the first things... but YUCK. I have some grits, but I don't want to have carbs, I want something full of flavor! any suggestions for first trial food? I just want everything LOL

Great question, I have been tanning and getting ready to go back next week. I would have never thought about that.

OMG I went and got some french onion soup (i asked for no bread and cheese but aparently that meant extra) put a few onions and the broth in the bullet and it is amazing. who would have thought broth could taste so good!

Terry I can't wait until Sunday, I talked to another one of my Dr.'s patients who was banded in march and she called inbetween and same thing, but she did not call at 2 week point because that was what their written instructions said to go to mushies. So I won't beat myself up over that. LOL I AM MENTAL... I KNOW THIS! months of therapy! LOL

Terry Thank you, it is rough but all going to be so much better, I am just so worried about money, I only have 4 weeks of unemployment left and if I don't have a job I'm toast! Once that is settled everything else will fall in line,... that and not chugging water (LOL) The rest is not that important, it is all just building. I am going to have yogurt in my shake today and hopefully that will help with feeling hungry. so here is my deal. I CANNOT break the rules set for me. that was why it was so important that I talk to someone before I added anything. If I know I can break the rules now, then when I am eating food, I will continue to break the rules. If I stay strong and don't break them, I will continue to stay strong. Does that make any sense. So I'm jealous of all you food eating people, but I don't always have will power. Besides... Tracey had weeks of pre-liquid diet, she did it... SO CAN I! HUGS you guys are all great

Today is a great day! TRACY - all my thoughts are with you today, you have been a motivation and inspiration to me and I'm sure for others too... can't you tell by all the support. It is amazing that you started this group and now almost at the end you are being banded!!!! Can't wait to hear from you!

Well home from school early- stayed through the lecture and had to leave. I am a mess and so full of gas all over again. What pain sitting in those chairs for 2 hrs. I wish I had gas x left. I know what I will never ever do again, that is all I can say. Kat - still not ready for the popscicle BUT I can finally swollow my spit again so I'm not as stressed about slippage anymore.

Ok i laid down and that pressure feeling has moved into my lower parts so i guess that is good, My throuat still feels like it is swollen but i might have irritated it when I was freaking out. have a popcicle on my way to school to see if that helps

Kat so I shouldn't worry about slippage? I am burping horribly right now but slightly freaking out what a horrible feeling. Not sharp pain but definately like something is wrong. It has been about 30+ minutes.

Ok I have a real question. I drank water way too quickly but it went down so nice. now I feel like my stomach is up in my chest. Is that normal when you drink too much. and yes, way way way too much. I was just suddenly so thirsty I worry my band slipped

sorry posted 2 times, the first one gave me an error and page freaked out on me

hey everyone I am home ... sad but home... it is my dream job and I fudged it a bit. I am perfect for that job and I left a few key things out as he listed what the job was, I had great things to say - then when he was done and i had to remember every detail that was running through my crazy head and wanted to say, I forgot a few things. I am going to send a killer thank you note tomorrow. Did I mention that is my dream job - that I wanted at the end of my 5 year plan? So - clear liquids for 2 weeks, no exception - but I can add protein and yogurt to my milk to add a little. So I will wait, frustrated but will wait. I'm going to take a quick nap before I head back to school

Thank you - I think I messed up, I couldn't remember all the key things he said, I had great thoughts as he was talking and then they went away. I am going to send a killer thank you note tomorrow because it is my dream job Yes, they finally called back, clear liquids for the 1st 2 weeks. No exception. I can add yogurt to my milk and some protein but that is it.

Well, still no call from my nutritionist. Makes me a slight bit crazy, even more because I had an appt last friday that they reschedule because she was not available. I am getting about 550 cals a day with the milk and protein shakes but I hear that I should not be doing them right now. What to do? should i just kill the protein and drink plain milk? I think the protein is what is keeping me from passing out. Well - job update... keep your fingers crossed for me! I am getting ready to go on another interview at 3:30. I am freaking out, so excited, this one feels good. I'll update everyone when I get back.

I know- I did add a scoop of protein powder a couple of days ago to my milk, fills me but I don't think I'm getting more than 300 cals a day - 800 would be like a thanksgiving feast! I am actually not too worried about the weight, I am actually pleased with 16lbs in a week, my body will have a chance to catch up. Oh.... dbf, I just talked to him this am- I am just sad because I feel in my heart that the new attitude I've had with this and all the therapy - that it is the beginning of the end. Not that i'm full of myself, I am turning back into the person he fell in love with, I've just been gone for so long. thank you for asking - that actually felt good to say outloud