Debbie3sons

Great that udiscovered this site it is really helpful thru r journeys everbody is diffrent so all suggestions and topics r helpful keep looking at diffrent topics I know it is helpful to me cause my work and daily life is variable so It try to look and I have already lost 46 lbs since Sept I have about 95 lbs to my goal weight,so I don't go to any support groups cause on here I get support so good luck ,just check in and see what people r down to and how their looking up . (lbs)

That's all I could tolerate besides mashed potatoes and sugar free gpudding or popsicles for a bit when I started mushies I tried broth chicken and beef but sory it ran through me like a river , please make sure u have enough pillow behind u to try to sleep or get up I know it helped me & others also take the medicine fo pain because I know it hurts but the pain will eventually go away I & others still have port tenderness and a bit of port pain sometimes but everybody is diffrent k really I have to go ttyl.

I don't know if ur on solids yet but this site is a really good suppor system and we do look at each others reciepes if ur on mushies still then I know I loved drinking the premixed musle milk I especially liked the banana flavored and someone posted a protein drink that they said tasted like a butterfinger just without the crunch and I mixed one it was so good also I love non fat or sugar free frozen yougurt but I went from a large to a small one with fruit , sometimes nuts but it helps if u have a sweet tooth so every once in a while that's what I get I'm going to the doc for my 3rd fill tomorrow , oh I wanted to let u know go to lapband reciepes and scroll on spark people receipes then u can scroll to whatever I know my son revised some holiday foods and they tasted normal so that was good k ttyl good luck

Thanks I am definitly try this out for my wholl family , looks real good to bad I just had dinner and am not hungry at all , keep posting if u find anything else as I like to try health receipes that don't look like there healthy that way nobody knows lol I tell them after they eat it if they like it.

It's hard when u work nights but try to eat a small breakfast like egg sandwich if u can tolerate wheat toast or just soft wheat or a small cup of oatmeal, then make a tuna, chicken salad or something u like that has protein for ur lunch or dinner at work if u need something in between take a protein drink or bar that u know makes u full these r just sugesstions but u need to find out what makes u full for the four hours so maybe it will help I have been trying diffrent things the other day I could only eat half of a whole wheat tuna sandwich and it held me from 3 pm till 8 pm and of cours I was busy so I didn't have time to think but I knew how my tummy felt so I thought that was pretty good & I go for my 3rd fill this wed , hopefully I won't need any mor but I have lost like 46 lbs since Sept so somethings working lol , I also have a variable scedule sometimes it's day, afternoon or nights so my body doesn't know if I'm up or down However I know I get up in the morning eat my breakfast , make something then I know I'll want later then I go back to sleep if I can then off to work I go. sometimes 6 days a week and I'm a deli clerk so I'm around food all day long oh ya I work in a grocery store lol

My surgeon is Dr. Atul Madan I think he has a office in Los Angeles I was banded at Marina Del Rey hospital and I know he does fills in Long Beach and I'm in orange county so he does fills in Costa mesa also he is really nice and good and answers anything I throw at him day or night I can text him and he gets back to me I really like that.

Insead of Ice cream I don't know if they have frozen yougurt places around where u r but I love the either non fat or sugar free frozen yougurt so that's what I eat cause I know I can eat a half gallon of ice cream well at least I used to and I used to eat a large frozen yourgurt now I can eat a small and be satisified so it seemed to help me for my sweet tooth also I put fruit in it just to make it more scrumptious and it taste just like ice cream.

I have a 14 cc band & have had two fills but I have noticed that some food I eat I am still hungry 2 hrs later then other foods I get full & it does last bout 3 hrs but I am going for my third fill this Wednsday but I have got a lot of compliments this week so hopefully this one does it for me , to the green zone I go , maybe no more, we'll see in a few weeks or a few days lol but I know I am down from 276 in July to 230 now I want to be at 135 and I will be happy with that., well good luck to all by the way I will have to ask my surgeon how much he puts in when I see him.

U might not ever get rid of the gas, I had surgery in Sept 2012 and I still get the non stop belching or well u know lol I tell people just don't get to close lol mostly us girls and I just try to stay far enough so I don't get embarrased if guys r around and about the heating pad I had a rough time so I just used my hot water bottle on my back but they also say to put a lot of pillows behind u , I know when I did I could sit & sleep better I could also get up eaiser but if the Doctor prescribed u pain meds TAKE THEM ALSO SIP SIP SIP that's my only suggestion that worked for me but try diffrent things so u can find the one that works for u .

With me it's only certain foods and I chew till it gets mushie but if it gets stuck I know I can't eat that food anymor like I found out I really can't do pasta like spagetti or penne cause it really gets stuck so I don't eat it anymore and I loved pasta lol but as I was saying even some veggies so I only sip but I don't like those stuck episodes they hurt , by the way I am going for my 3rd fill on the 9th of Jan.

Excellent for you , now I have 95 more to go for my goal weight , but I'm not rushing it , mine will happen when it happens , however I've been getting a lot of your face looks slimmer and have you lost weight so I'm likingit , good job on your journey keep it up .

<p>The surgeon prescribed me the liquid pain meds but I ran out after two weeks so now I have to ask my pcp if I need any more but I seem to be doing alright.

good for you I am trying to be my own motivater on this journey and I got 3 compliments n the past week saying I look like I'm walking better and they asked me if I lost weight cause my face looked thinner so I guess I'm doing alright I just am being patient to reach my goal 135lbs I will be happy with that and I do ask for help cause I don't won't my band to slip or get injured so good luck to both of us and I hope your not n alot of pain but I know my Doc said I can take motrin but not tylenol or asprin cause it can cause erosin n the band however I have major I B S so I take imodiaum 3 times a day about 12 pills where other people have to only take two and I take it real easy and try not to stress about anything anymore , k i hope this helped also.

I was banded in Sept & I still get port pain sometimes it depends on the day and if I do to much or lift something to heavy I have to lift 50lb boxes and I work in a deli so some of r meats weigh 5 lbs and I know if I eat a bit to much my port sticks out and gets very tender so yes it comes and goes and your healing so try to take it easy and always ask for help if you have someone around well good luck hope it gets better for you.

Yes I am not sure but I know certain foods will swell up my stomach and I get pain in the port and I am a stomach sleeper also I have heard the more weight u lose that the port site sticks out a little more I was banded in Sept and it comes and goes the pain somedays I can't feel it at all others I can feel it real good I went for my 2nd fill Dec 12th and my Surgeon couldn't find it at first so a little blood came out he hit something else so he rigged it up again second time he made me do a little sit up , however I still have a bruise that finally seems to be going away , usually my Surgeon is pretty good but I will tell him next time I see him , I really do like him cause I can text him at any time , but yes I still get port pain sometimes , not sure if it,s normal but I will ask.

I was at aplateau for a month but I am back n track and I don't count calories, journal or weigh everyday but after my second fill I seem to be losing and I am eating smaller amounts cause it seemed like I was eating the same before I had surgery even though I wasn't now I only eat half of what I used to and when I start to feel full I save the rest for later on or the next day it seems to be working for me , but every (body) is different so don't get discouraged and ask your (Surgeon) and find out what is right for you keep smiling on your journey and don't stress that's what got me to 276 lbs lol.

I started at 276 in july 2012 and I set my own goal weight at a 135 I think I would be happy with that but it seems to go slow however I had 2 fills so far and I'm do for my 3rd on the 9th of jan, but I am down to 230 so I have about 95 lbs to lose then I will see what happens oh yeah I am only 5'3" so you can imagine lol

I had dips of low blood sugar when I first started so I would get dizzy or start shaking so I had to get just a couple pieces of fruit or one of my luna protein bars I found in the super market & that seemed to help me but fainting no I just felt real week , even before surery and after so I hope this helped.

I agree with another fill however I was able to eat anything not that I did but when I got my 2nd fill then I notice restriction but I still have water all through the day cause I get REAL HUNGRY LIKE 3 HRS AFTER I EAT so just try to keep a positive attitude & u will get there and let the office know u r just asking to be seen for a fill to help u cause u feel ur eating to much or tell them ur not getting satisified on what ur on also I agree their suppose to help u , so u can help urself hoped this helped I love that I can text my surgeon at anytime & he responds quickly.

I hope everbody gets a good chuckle out of my job I do customer service also how ever I am a bander since Sept of 2012 my job is a Deli clerk so I get to deal with food all the time ughh and I can't stand chicken but I fry & serve it but there's more food all day I have to deal with so I try real hard and people ask me if it's hard to be around the food but only my used to be favorites so I just make my lunch now or grab a protein drink so the smells don't bother me lol I guess I'm doing good cause I've lost 46 lbs .

Pre op I did musle milks or lots of water with lemon juice no sugar & had a big salad with a little cooked ground turkey in it like 1/2 a cup one drink for breakfast one for lunch & the salad for dinner but the water I would always have a glass or bottle with me at all times and by the way I only put vinager with lemon juice for my taste on my salad no other dressings it seem to help my hunger cause I didn't want to starve before surgery and my doctor said that was fine now post op 3 months & 2nd fill I can't even eat lettuce & bread is gives me a bad stuck feeling , hope my suggestions help I still drink a pre mixed bottle of musle milk when I know I don't have time to eat, good luck

U r doing good I haven't bought any new clothes but people r telling me they think I need to cause my clothes r looking baggie & they see me pulling up my pants quite a bit lol I was banded on the 28th of sept. & have had 2 fills & lost46 lbs so I guess I'm doing ok also but back to u , u do look good and keep up ur journey ur on ur way instead of jflo pretty soon u'll think of urself as j lo lol.

Give it time & don't stress on ur weight cause I did the same thing I don't know if u had a fill or not but I wasn't losing untill my 2nd fill also I just spoke with another bander & she said it took her almost a year to get to her goal weight , then it kept moving , but she does look good , I guess we just have to be patient which we're not used to so just try not to stress on weight cause I know I have a lot of other stressers I deal with everyday, so just keep up ur journey & try not weighing urself but maybe once a week same day at same time , well good luck

Thank u grammy B I haven't been able to log n so I'm catching up on here , & I hope u r doing well also .

I know what they mean by getting stuck now but I have lost 46 lbs since surgery on the 28th of sept 2012 I also know what what a plateau is I didn't lose any before my first fill second fill n 3 months now I know why , so the fil did help with my over eating but I still only have food n moderation but it was not moving untill my 2nd fill on the 12th of Dec.