Ready2loseIt

I really needed to see this today! thanks for sharing and congratulations on your success!

Hey guys! I haven't been around in a while so I just wanted to check in. I am now 5 months post op and am down 43 lbs. Im happy about that, but I dissapointed because I know that if I had made better food choices and have gone walking all the times I flaked out I could have been down so much more. But thats all water under the bridge now. My clothes are super baggy but I hate shopping so I'm just waiting for things to fall off until I get new stuff! I'm feeling ok physcially, but mentally it's tough. I didnt realize what a huge mental battle weight loss really is. I don't regret being banded, I just want to do better at using the tool as much as possible. Anybody have any tips on how to motiviate yourself to workout. With it getting dark so early, i'm just not feeling it. Any tips, tricks would be greatly appreciated.

Riding in the car helped me a lot. I guess the natural motion and bumps in the road helps. Good luck. I will be over soon!

Man oh man oh man!! My life has certainly been a roller coaster these past few weeks. Things are changing all around me. I have been meaning to post more often but I just kept putting it off. I dont even know where to start so I'll start with surgery to now. Surgery: Started at 715am. Things went well during surgery but when they wheeled me into recovery my heart's electrical impluses went into Wenckenbach....i'd never heard of such and was sure they were just making stuff up. But they kept me in recovery for 4 hours to observe me. I guess it turned out ok because I was discharged at 2pm. Post op: I dont remember much from the 1st day. The 2nd day I felt like crap and was very emotional. Day 3 was a little better. I had a lot of pain in my left shoulder but using a heating pad helped a lot. Day 4 I began to feel more like myself....well, until I got dumped!!! Yes, thats right. The man I love and biggest supporter broke up with me 4 days after I had surgery. That was rough! Reallllly rough. But im ok. Everything happens for a reason..... or at least thats what I keep trying to tell myself. So lets fast forward to today because im tired of typing :-) I went out with some friends tonight (none of them know im banded) and I actually had a really good time. I ordered a quinoa black bean burger and ate the "burger" patty without the bun. I had never tried quinoa before but it was pretty good! I am so super duper impressed with myself for not eating the bun. That would have NEVER happened before. Overall things are ok. It is going to take some time for my heart to heal but I think this banded journey will be good for me to focus on. Love will find me again when it is time!! Im down 23 pounds. I can not and will not complain! Hugs to you all!

i had to do the opti fast stuff too. Strawberry was my "favorite" if you can call it that. try freezing them for about 30 minutes to get them super cold and kind of icy. I was only able to get 2 or 3 in per day. I had salads for lunch a few days. I had grilled salmon for dinner a few nights. Im not a model pre op dieter but i made it through and lost a total of 8 pounds. Good luck! It gets easier.

I had this same question. Do these troublesome foods get stuck anytime or just after you get restriction?

Im having the opposite struggle! i cant find a protien drink i like! :-(

geez that sounds yummy jen! ive got 10 days til mushies!! Im counting down!

Hahah Ric! thats the only thing i didnt cheat with! LOL! i was scared my liver wouldnt be small enough but it was!! I did stick to the diet 2 days before surgery though...maybe that helped. (anyone reading this do as the doctors said...no as i did)

I lost 10 pounds on the 2 week opti fast diet but i cheated a lot....

Good luck! Im 4 days post op and ive named my band Lola, because whatever Lola wants, Lola gets! be it gas-ex, water, broth, walking, walking, walking! i hope you are doing well! keep us updated.

day one i lived on ice chips and a few sips of chicken broth. this morning ive had ice chips and a 2oz cranberry popscicle i made with diet cranberry juice....best thing ive ever had! lol! Good luck!! keep posting guys!

thanks for the positive energy everyone. i do feel a little better today! xoxoxoxx

I was banded on Friday and now i'm sitting here thinking....what the hell have I done?!? I feel like poo! My mom is getting on my nerves. everytime i moan in pain she says "oh its going to be ok" umm dang it i know it will be ok but i dont feel good NOW! My sweetie is on a buisness trip sending me pictures of him in his tux drinking his champangne and im sitting in bed looking dishelved eating ice chips! There is no turning back now but geez i hope this gets better soon! <end rant> lol thanks for listening! yall are the only ones that understand.

It's almost time! I couldn't be more excited! After all the researching and agonizing I made a decision, stuck with it, and its finally happening! I feel like its Christmas Eve in June. This opti-fast pre op diet wasn't horrible....I had salad a few days so I wouldn't lose my mind. I'm down 7 lbs. Hopefully that will be enough! I'm super hungry right now but i'm just going to sip on this water until midnight. My mom came up to help me out while I recover because my sweetie is away for 2 weeks for work. Kinda sucks because I want him here but everything happens for a reason I guess. I'm trying not to stress over things that I can not control and his work schedule is and alway will be one of them! Im thankful that my mom is here....I hope she doesn't get on my nerves too much!! Overall, I am in good spirits. Im not worried about the actual procedure.I watched it on Youtube and that really helped a lot! Its weird because ive never been a patient at a hospital and I've watched soooo much ER, Mercy, Private Practice, and Grey's anatomy, that im actually excited about seeing what it really looks like in there! (im such a weirdo!) :-) I would like to thank everyone here for all of there support and willingness to share their successes and failures so openly. It has been a great inspiration to me!! Talk to you soon!!