La_madam

never bothered with baby food, once I was o nthe mushy food stage I ate refried beans, cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, oatmeal..real food you know. Dont waste your calories on baby food when there is such a great variety of mushy foods they are high in sugar and loaded with carbs, you need your protein.

This place is great, it is where I would eat breakfast every morning on every trip I have ever made to NYC, you guys will love it, it is more lively at dinner time with the singing wait staff then in the morning

Do not know if I agree with that... I have a good friend, who is marreid to a wonderful woman, who gives everything to this man, even sexually. They have a nice home , both have good jobs, very happy marriage, 2 beautiful children, he loves her dearly and will never leave her but he just cheats! Period! Always has and always will. I think some men are programmed that way regardless if they are getting everything they need at home. If my husband cheated there is no way in hell I would allow him to blame it one me because of something I was not giving him at home so. I'm a damn good woman who gives 100% to this marriage in every aspect, there is no way the blame would be put on me for his cheating ways. Penni please do not tell me that your man cheated on you because of something he was not getting from you at home.. You do not believe that do you?..You are a damn good woman, his cheating is not your fault In my book if my man is not getting what he thought he needed at home, then Bye Bye, do not let the door hit you in the ass, if he is not happy then move on but do not cheat and do it, be a man and let me know you are unhappy and want to be with other woman and leave gracefully without hurting the other person. I do believe there are men out there who do like heavy woman but it is no reason to cheat because your wife lost weight.

I will gain all of my weight back, so Jack grabbed a muzzle to shut Lisa up so she could not make her 5th wish and then all of a sudden....

Thanks Penni for joining me

I too went to Mexico and used Dr .Ortiz afer Blue Cross/ Blue Shield turned me down. I was able to finance some of my surgery, I paid cash for most of it but financed 2000 of it, Do not igve up! When there is a will , there is a way.

Sorry to hear this Wouldnt this be normal to gain weight with no fill for 1.5 yrs? Was she going in for a fill to prevent more weight gain and this iswhen they detected it? Lisa , remember I got a phone call from a bandster friend who was banded by Ortiz at your house in Vegas, she went to Tj and had an endo to find out she had an absess under her port, no erosion however, not yet anyways, but had to have her port removed and the absessed drained for 5 days..but back in November she had to have her flipped port surgically fixed, wonder if there is any connection? Hmmm.. The sucky part is erosion is a possibility, I wonder if it has anythingto do with the Dr.s who preform it or if some people are more prone to it then others, it is obvious from those I know who have had erosion being a perfect bandster not does not stop it from happening. Erosion is something I worry about everyday of my banded life!

I'm starting to keep track of my daily food intake again, it is the only thing that keeps me accountable..when I have to write it down and I see it on paper it really does help me. I got to do something, I have made a serious vow today to get back on track , so here goes Monday 9/19 5:30 am 2 cups of coffee Breakfast 8:30 2 poached eggs w/ 1 piece of dry wheat toast Lunch 12:30 2 slices of roasted Beef sirloin ( from Boston Market) with mayo and pepper Snack 2:15 Protein shake made with vanilla soy protein powder, 2% milk and 1 banana & ice Dinner 5:00 3/4 c chicken and rice casserole 1/4 cup green beans Snack 7:00 1 handful of teddy grams

Never Never Never!! No Bypass in my furture EVER I know too many people who have had MAJOR complications, one has even died, too many risks for me and I only know of approx 10 who have had it and out of those 10 all have had problems, yes we have problems with the band but minimal compared to bypass, in my opinion., not to mention 2 of the many have gained their weight back plus due to their pouch stretching and their body becoming used to that pouch size. Nope Not Me, No Bypass..

I have been, I weighed for the first time in over a month on Monday when I got home from Vegas. I have started to day with a total dedication to having a good week, so far so good this morning 2 poached eggs with 1 slice of whole wheat toast , Dry no butter. I started taking my Vitamins and Calcium supplements again last week and started to have a Protein shake in the mid afternoon when my cravings kick in. It is the evenings that kill me, seems of late I have been giving into temptation and then feel guilty as hell afterwards. I always have such good intentions but it seems by the end of the day they have all gone by the way side. I'm really going to give it one hell of a shot this week and see if I can do it, no junk, no sweets, no chocolate, no ice cream after dinner. I CAN DO THIS, I CAN DO THIS, I CAN DO THIS

chicken and Dressing Casserole 3 cups of cooked diced chicken 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of celery soup 2 cupso f chicken broth 1/2 c melted butter 1 - 6-8oz package of her seasoned dressing mix 1 cup of shredded cheese ( swiss or cheddar) Combine sopus and chicken broth add diced chicken to mixture, add butter to dressing mix Combine chicken mixture to dressing mixture, place in caserole dish bake @ 350 for 35 minutes. Top with cheese during the last 5 minutes.

I use a vanilla powder fro mWal mart, I use skim milk and a Bananna ice & blend or if I use chocolate protein powder, I will add 2 TBSP of peanut butter, skim milk ice & blend very filling

LBT, I'm so sorry to hear this, how devastating for you. The only thing I wouldreccomendis maybe geting some legal advice, were you able to get any of your money back? Even in the US things can hppen like you said, it's not just Mexico where problems arise. Do you not feel comfortable posting who your Dr. was? I ask becasue for any future bandsters who wish to use this Dr. should be made aware of these things happening with a Dr. they are going to use. I would also get a 2nd opinion on if you can ever have the band, you never know he could be wrong. There are alot of great ,experienced lap band surgeons out here who may be able to help you or to atleast get another opinion. This is what I would do, get another opinion before I gave up hope of having the band. Just a thought. Again, so sorry , best of luck to you

Prtoein drinks will help withtheweak part, this is probably why you are so weak, I'm suprised you are not allowed Protein drinks, protein helps to NOT lose lean muscle mass, only drinking clear liquids makes me wonder if you are losing lean muscle mass. Ask your doctor if you can have protei ndrinks, Isopure does make a clear liquid Protein Drink Here is a link where you can order it but they also carry it at GNC stores. http://www.iwantmyvitamins.com/vitamins_viewItem.asp?idProduct=263

Well it's Monday morning and I'm going to give it another try this week, my intentions are always good but they seem to fal lby theway side by mid week..lets see if this week is better for me, I got to get thescale moving again, it has stopped for along time now the only good thing about all of this I have not gained and I feel better and look better then I have in years.

Daisy, if it were me, I would go in sooner just to make sure all is well with your band. You have been through alot but you need to make sure your band is OK I personally have 2 friends who both had erosion and both of their only symptoms were "sudden" loss of restriction. Not saying that is the case for you and I do not want to scare you but being pregnant and then having a miscarriage, I would want to know that nothing happened to my band. If not atleast callyour D.r and express your concerns and see what he says.

A flipped port is not serious, it just requires a simple repositioning surgery.

What a heartwarming story..you have a wondeful daughter indeed... Thanks for sharing thiswith us, I enjoyed reading it, made me smile

Started to fight with Derlarla over Jack giving her more attention then she was getting so Vinesqueen....

Its funny you mentioned Blossom, I was just reading a post she started last year, I have been thinking of her, today while my husband was mowing the lawn he cut some of the roses off the rose bush I planted in her name , they are tiny liitleroses in a deep gold color. Beautiful, they are in a vase on my kitchen table. I miss Blossom too, t hanks for posting this Terri..we need to keep her memory alive ..she was such a kind hearted woman. Maybe she was thinking of LBT in heaven

Welcome to ONE-DERLAND What a great feeling isint it? , I'm happy for you, Big Congratulations to you.

Happy Birthday Paula, Hope you have a great day

Yah like Mr Dependable, that would be a hoot!

Jenna, I think you missed you calling girlfriend..Great Games ..thought about being a " Dlumber Party distributor yet? You mentioned you wanted to get out of the ploice force, just a thought

Good question, I know for me at 3 weeks post op I was just starting the mushy food phase that lasted a week.I was on liquids for 3 weeks , mushy foods for 2 weeks and then solids at 6 weeks post op Every Dr. has different post op instructions so be sure to chek what your's is before going.