MiniMi

I only had glue. Weird but cool at the same time. Pre-op 275.9lbs -surgery 10/5 265.0lbs -11/11/12 241.8lbs

chicken without skin but with the bones. Boil in Water, remove and shred. Add veggies cut up and sea salt. Return chicken to the pot and continue cooking until done. I use the bones too and I use thighs. Great properties to ward off winter colds. Pre-op 275.9lbs -surgery 10/5 265.0lbs -11/11/12 241.8lbs

Well guess you're never getting it then! ...Jk haaaa Pre-op 275.9lbs -surgery 10/5 265.0lbs -11/11/12 241.8lbs

I'm with you. pizza is my kryptonite! Pre-op 275.9lbs -surgery 10/5 265.0lbs -11/11/12 241.8lbs

Have a safe calm surgery...see you on the other side! Pre-op 275.9lbs -surgery 10/5 265.0lbs -11/11/12 241.8lbs

Great news! Pre-op 275.9lbs -surgery 10/5 265.0lbs -11/11/12 241.8lbs

Beef quesadillas rice and Beans and two Cadillac margharitas ( the ones with a side shot of grand marnier) at my favorite Mexican restaurant.

Nettie, not a problem. It seems like you have a lot of good habits in place already. The band is a powerful tool to take you the extra mile. I was banded 10/5 and love it so far. I love eating on a small plate and feeling satisfied. I never did before. I was a bottomless pit. And I love my success so far. It has been a lifeline for me. I track everything I eat and my exercise on myfitnesspal.com. User is micheleost Please keep us posted on your journey!

Nice site! thanks! People's choice is 177. Medical is 153. I guess I'll see when I get there.

I'm 5 weeks post op and eating about 600-700 cal a day too. The only difference between mushy and soft food phase is that with the soft foods you mush it up in your mouth instead of the blender. The only thing you need to worry about though is not putting stress on your band by not chewing your food well.

Hello! Welcome aboard!

It's up to the person to make their diary public. Then in the news feed after they finish the diary for the day it posts that so-and-so finished their food diary and you can click on that to view the diary. Hope that helps.

That horrific pain in the left shoulder is the tube rubbing against the diaphragm. My dr gave me gelcap Advil and heating pads. It goes away eventually but I hurts like heck while it lasts. See thread " shoulder pain-revealed" for more info.

The one big one was the only one that bothers so I can't imagine it being much easier that regular laparoscopic surgery. Interesting though.

It's not permanent. But good god is it ever painful! With some getting a fill helps. With others it's so bad they've had it removed.( not the norm though). Mine stopped hurting before my first fill

http://youtu.be/pZyTmoteUl0 GhrelinBGone has a video about what she eats for chocolate fix. She says that she does not allow milk chocolate into her mouth because its a trigger food. It's about finding what you can't handle and avoiding it completely. She is a success story so she obviously has some insight through experience.