jilly_bean

I had the same problem. I brushed my teeth a lot and i did chew gum. The gum didn't cause me any problems.

I totally understand. I just had my surgery on the 22nd. A couple nights before my daughter captured a picture of me on her nintendo Dsi. She was all proud of herself and said "Mom look i took a picture of you". I was so surprised at how big i looked i had her snap the same pic with my phone. That is now my official "before" pic. It will be nice to be able to look back at that and see the changes, but talk about an eye opener. I knew i was big but when someone snaps a pic of you when your not sucking in or posing to look your best it really shows what you look like.

Congrats on getting the band and on the 16lbs you lost. Sounds like you are off to a great start.

Definitely feeling the gurgling. And the tight feeling when i burp.

I was banded on the 22nd. It's so nice to hear that others are having the same experiences. My gas pains are mostly gone but i feel like i did 1,000 sit ups. I did have a hernia that the Dr. fixed. I have 5 incisions 4 are pretty small and the 5th one is about 1.5 inches. Overall the surgery was not as bad as i had made it out to be in my head.

I used the special k Protein Drinks when for a couple of days while i was waiting for my unjury shipment. They were good but they have a lot of calories compared to little protein. 190 calories and 10 g of protein so i finished what i bought but wouldn't recommend them for that reason.

I ordered mine from Unjury. I love them. The chicken soup and unflavored have been great. I can get my protein in while havinga bowl of soup or mixing the unflavored with anything. You can order a starter pack and taste them to see if you like them before you place a big order. I also like the chocolate splendor and strawberry sorbet.

I'm banded!!! Everything went well but i did have a hiatal hernia so that was fixed. I'm feeling pretty good so far. I'm excited to be an official "bandster".

Getting banded in the morning I'm trying to not let my nerves get to me.

I get banded tomorrow. Sounds like we have similar starting points. My starting weight was 258 and I'm about 5'7". When i was just considering the surgery i had a lot of people tell me i wasn't "big enough". Everyone is entitled to an opinion i guess.

Mine is jillstelter - I'm getting banded tomorrow so I'll be using it more.

I start my liquid diet on the 13th too. Hope everything goes well

I want to be friends too!! Lol I'm getting banded February 22nd. I was supposed to be banded in December but broke my ankle. So I'm more than ready. Good luck and let's keep in touch.

Beans are on my good list too. They did suggest throwing them in the blender to make them easier to digest.

I started mine today. I'm getting banded on the 28th. Let's do this!!!!

I'm getting mine done in Richland, Wa with Dr. Fox. His office has been great. I'm ready to start a new chapter. My husband is not getting banded but is super supportive. And "amen" to not taking anymore diet pills. Lol

I ordered the unjury starter pack and a couple of extra packs of the chicken soup. Anyone tried the cheese sauce? Sounds interesting but i couldn't find a trial size for that one.

Did you order the unjury or do you know a store that carries it? I looked on thier website and want to order some stuff just not sure what to get. BTW great job on sticking with it today. We all fall from time to time, what matters most is that we get back up and on track.

Looking Good!! You are a motivation for sure!

I'm getting banded on the 28th. It's great reassurance to hear all of these success stories thanks

I start my liquid diet tomorrow. So get back on track and we will do it together!

Thanks Debbie. You are a sweetheart. I needed that

Thanks Debbie. You are a sweetheart. I needed that

I'm having the same thoughts. My date is the 28th so i start my preop on the 13th. It is all of the sudden so real and I'm totally having 2nd thoughts. It's crazy because I've been wanting this for years and now I'm so close. It doesn't make sense to back out now. I'm just freaking out.