BlueTattoo

I had my surgery 12/30/2012 And I'm finally in the green zone. It's still hard to lose weight but it's slowly coming off! This picture was taken last night at my going away party. I'm moving to Texas tomorrow.

I know I'm going to sound horrible but oh well! I haven't been excersizing that much. Just walking when I find time. Between work and kids I'm exhausted by the end of the night. But food wise I try to eat healthy. I eat more salads and soups and try to push myself to drink a protein shake in the morning. I eat two eggs for breakfast that has become my routine. I try to push for 70 g protein a day. But it doesn't always happen but I do make sure I stay under 1300 calories a day. I got over filled at my last appt and I couldn't get back in for a week. So now I'm at 5.5 cc in 10 cc band.

Feeling

Ty guys! I still got a long ways to go. But it feels great just losing what I have. The best feign was shopping for clothes and I went down three pant sizes and two shirt sizes!! I'm looking forward to when I can fit into size 14 or lower and not have to shop in specialty stores.

Well there needs to be an edit button on this iPhone app.

Lol 2011 lol. Delirious from the packing and dating boxes. Lol. Moving just south of Gainesville to a little town called Sanger.

Well it's already hot as hell. I'd rather be in mass.

Oh and I'm the one in black with the hot lips shirt.

hey guys, i was banded 12/30/2011! I'm down 33 lbs, i now have 6cc in my 10 cc band. it's been slow going with the weightloss. My doctor told me not to get discouraged it some times up to 6 fills to reach that sweet spot. I'm feeling a lil tight with this fill but i just got it today! We shall see if this puts me in the sweet spot or not! I have noticed that my portion sizes have gotten a lot smaller! I just have to remember to get that protein in! sometimes it's hard on my busy schedule and not being able to snack at work with protein snacks . and we get a 30 minute lunch break if we're lucky

Well i had my first fill today! Woot woot right?! Well they gave me 2.5 cc in my 10 cc band.. things were moving along nicely til it was time to eat....well i decided to have grilled shrimp for lunch.. I chewed and chewed and uh chewed some more. I had 5 medium sized shrimp. My fill did not agree with eating 5 so i ended up slimming until i finally threw up a small portion of it. After that I was fine. It's definately a learning experience when it comes getting a fill with the band. I had adjusted to the plication and the band without restriction. Now it's time to adjust to having fills I know i need to listen better to my band , and when enough is an enough. I now understand what people say when they say "They are making the face". lol i saw myself in the bathroom trying to keep it down.. the face i was making was interesting lol. But now that i have my fill maybe i can kick into gear with the weightloss again!

No not even the nurses said anything either. Now I know better. Lol.

Have many tried this? I keep hearing about it but it's not in the dairy section. Does it taste like milk? I prefer the taste of skim milk. What are your thoughts on the taste and where can I fInd this stuff?

I went out with friends and we went to olive garden for lunch. They Do NOT honor the lap band card and will not let u order off the children's menu. I ended up getting soup. The only reason I went was because my friends went. I won't be going to the Olive Garden in Norman OK.

I'm 3 weeks out I'm walking anywhere from 30-60 minutes a day. I average about 7 hours of sleep a night. But after I eat breakfast (1 egg, 1 cup skim milk and my vitamins) I feel drained. I feel like I could go to sleep standing up and it doesn't go away. I feel tired all day long. I'm getting 70-80 g protein a day and my calorie intake is about 800. I'm getting 6 glasses of water in a day. I was just wondering if anyone else has or had symptoms like this. Is it normal? Is it something I'm doing wrong??

i say post pics! I'd love to see before and after !

Blueeyed- I'm at a 800 calorie diet and i was banded on the 12/30. i can eat anywhere between 1/2 to a full cup of food depending on what it is. I dont have a fill yet. My doc won't give me one til Febuary 21 Boo for it being so far away! BUT i did have plication with my band. To kind of jump start the weightloss progress (Tho i haven't seen any pounds drop after that initial 20) Today however I felt like I could eat the world but after a few healthy snacks and some shaved oven roasted turkey breast i'm satisfied. Some days I feel like i could eat more then i should but if i drink water first that feeling usually goes away.

I would suggest talking to your nutritionist about how many calories to be on and how much protein. Cazzy said she was on 600 calorie diet , while I'm on 800 calorie. It all depends on weight/height/bmi and the nutritionist. Just for getting healthier before your visit to the nutritionist though stick with 1200 calorie diet. Make sure you are getting in your protein! It's the fuel for your body and go go go juice! (Besides caffiene!) LOL I would say veggies are a free be for now...until you talk to your nutritionist. I went with the iphone/computer app www.myfitnesspal.com To track exercise, protein, calories, ect. A few have tried Lose It! I haven't yet i've been content with myfitness pal. And there's quite a few of us that have the app and are able to look at each others daily food intake to get ideas. I hope this was somewhat helpful and good luck!

The WRONG Answer: This band is going to make me skinny! I dont have to do anything, it's like magic!! The RIGHT Answer: This band is a tool... It helps me with moderation. It doesn't help me pick the broccoli over the donut. I have to do that. The band is just the tool and I am the operator! LOL They are trying to weed out people with unrealistic goals of the band and what it does. But if you have gone through all the classes and have done some research on the LapBand..You should be able to pass no problem

heh i worked the night before my surgery i got off at 12 am and went to the hospital at 5:30 ! I was like i'm ready to be knocked out so i can get some sleep! When i wake up it will be over! Good Luck! Think happy thoughts and all will be well! Welcome to the club! And we will all be waiting here on the other side.

Hell I was covered with scars before lapband. I don't see it as a problem. My bf asked me about my previous ones I think 6 months after we were serious. I have some from having gall bladder removed from having kids. From softball and a lot from just being a Tom boy. To men it's usually no big deal.

Twi my doctor never said anything about bending but I learned not to do it bc it hurt. As for going to work. I would have been able to go back after a few days if I ha your job. But with mine I took off 11 days and even then I was only able to work half days for about 5 days after that. The reason for me o ly working half days is because I kept hitting my port site at work. It would make me very nauseas and hurt a lot.

My doctor have me 1 week of liquids 1 weeks purée / mushie food 1 week soft /semi solids. Then after that I go straight solids. I've been leery of solids but I tried a few small pieces of chicken last night and did fine. I got full a lot faster I noticed. But most of my diet I still keep soft or semi solid. It seems all docs are different.

I broke down and bought a bottle...Though they didn't have the light only the regular... I must say i didn't care for it.. though spending almost 4$ for the damn thing i drank every drop of it... lol might as well drink it if i'm going to spend that kind of money on it. It wasn't quite what i was expecting.. I think I'll stick with the EAS protein drinks..I can handle those a lot better..