JerseyShoreDisneyDiva

So it isn't painful if you if you are putting pressure on it during exercise? I am just frustrated because my abs need some serious TLC, lol.

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I have been walking for months and months but now that I am 2 months post op I am really trying to switch things up a little. I have taken 2 different classes that have some type of abdominal exercises. Well, in one of them, you need to lay on top of the stability ball. The other is a sort of plank. My problem is is that I am putting too much pressure and weight on my port and it is extremely uncomfortable. So I tried to modify it but doing traditional crunches and even that puts pressure on my port. It seems like it is pretty close to the surface. I have already lost 30 post surgery and I plan on losing another 50. Does this get better or has my one modified exercises even more so than me?

I have a friend who had a tummy tuck and insurance paid all but $200. It was medically necessary because she was getting sores in the folds of her skin.

I was also banded 11/29.

I had my 2nd fill this week and I do think it's helping. I am down 30 post surgery. Banded 11/29. 60 pounds all together.

B52, I have seen you many times on the LBT boards. Funny, I am from Wall but now in Ocean County.

Just curious how many grams of carbohydrates people are eating post op? Did your nutritionist set guidelines for you?

I was laying down and my eyes were closed. Before he put it in he said, "Get ready to say 'ouch.'" As soon as I felt it, I slowly said, "Son. Of. A. B****." Except I said the real word! His response was, "I didn't tell you to say THAT, just ouch." Then he laughed. It was not a pleasant experience by any means but he did tell me the first fill is the worst and they get better after that. We shall see.........

I LOVE the chocolate Premier drinks and I, too, buy them at costco. They taste like Yoo Hoo, albeit the grown-up version. :-) Not crazy about the vanilla, although not crazy about any of the vanillas I have tried. They're all too sweet for my liking.

It hurts because you can feel the bones in your butt again. :-)

Funny thing.....we used to go out to dinner or get take out at least 3 or 4 times a week. Often more than that during summer when the kids are out of school. I started really getting serious and preparing for surgery right after Labor Day when my kids went back to school, even though I wasn't going to have my surgery until 11/29. Well, yesterday I received my year-end credit card statement. Holy cow! (Yeah, quite literally lol!) I could NOT even believe what we spent at restaurants prior to September (thousands!!!!!!) but after September there was just a handful, meaning less than 10 times in a 3 1/2 month period. So now I am a little thinner in my back pocket and a lot thicker in my wallet. Yay me!!

I know what you mean! I am about to boycott Shop Rite (our local grocery store) because they keep pulling crap like making Entenmann's 50% off!!!

Agreed. Only meant that I thought I physically wouldn't be able to get it down but I have no problem with any foods.

Agreed! This is hard ( bandster hell as some call it) but learning what to eat, when to eat it, and how much of it I could eat was all pre op. To go from say, 3,500 calories per day (some days WAY more) to 1,500 was a huge change and very hard. Way harder than going from 1,500 to 1,200.

Me too, Rhonda. I have lost 50 since before my surgery and I am still wearing the same pants. My pant legs are definitely baggy and yes, they are looser in the waist but I don't think I am ready for the next size smaller yet. Very frustrated, too.

I bought the fitbit one and returned it the next day. I wanted to love it because the concept is great. However, it wouldn't sync with my iPad 2 (only syncs with iPad 3 or newer) and didn't sync with my phone. It only synced with my PC but I don't use that anymore (just the iPad) and it is all the way down in the dungeon/basement.