Terry Poperszky

Yup

Garmin or Polar.

They call it "Shell Fish", does that help?

Yea, the shake is part of the problem, but I solid foods and I just don't get along in the morning. Funny thing was wasn't hungry, I just wanted to eat

I have had my morning shake at 6:30, and no I'm not hungry, but I would really like to eat right now. Why? A bit of boredom, a bit of panic when I realize that I won't eat again until 11:30 (3 hours), missing pleasure that comes from the act of eating. Of all the things in my life, I think that overcoming the baggage that food has will be the hardest. Not impossible by any means, but hard.

The things that my LB Nurse pointed me to as being too tight where night acid reflux and coughing, the inability to eat certain foods wasn't. I can eat rice with no problem, bread and Pasta are iffy for me, but I tend to minimize all three because processed carbs are my weakness. You will need to find what you are comfortable with, I am guessing that because of my activity levels, I will want to run a bit looser in the spring and summer, and a bit tighter in the fall and winter.

Umm... Crab isn't fish CG

Just do it! I do the same thing when I am on vacation, I try to keep hydrated, listen to my band and only eat when others are eating. No junk Snacks laying around. You may find yourself putting on a couple of pounds, but that is the higher sodium content on restaurant foods and will come off in a couple of days. My last vacation week, I actually lost a pound AND 5 more as the excess sodium flushed from my system. Enjoy Tara

Just made chobani pancakes for the family and I am enjoying my smoothie. Cantaloupe Gala apple Chobani vanilla yogurt GNC unflavored Protein Powder ice The "perfect pancakes" recipe using Chobani is really good, but my smoothie is better

Eating solids before I am up for a couple of hours is a sure way to get stuck. My morning breakfast consists of a protein smoothie with what ever fruits and vegetables I happen to have on hand.

Nope, using more caffeine than ever before. No problems

Why do people have to judge? Ignorance and insecurity. Personally I say weigh all the facts, look at all the risks and choose the WLS that makes sense to you. Then STFU

The surgical gas does not exit through your digestive system (unless your surgeon really screwed up), and and 8 months after surgery, I can tell you, no it doesn't end.

My body has a rule, when ever I have a cheat day, my body uses that as the new minimum for food intake. Had a couple of slices of pizza last night, starving this morning even though I have eaten my normal breakfast

Since giving up diet coke, it is my cold drink of choice.

There are times that as I swallow and feel the food going down my throat that I know I will soon be visiting the porcelain throne. But by then it is too late and I simply stop eating to see whether or not it is going to make it through.

There is a version of the Ninja that comes with a food processor.

My morning smoothie blew up my Kitchen Aid blender again! So I went out and bought this instead: http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-BL660-Professional-Blender-Single/dp/B00939FV8K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378738502&sr=8-2&keywords=ninja+blender+1100 I did quite a bit of research and almost went home with a 350.00 Blendtec from costco, but just couldn't make myself spend that type of money. So, I went with the Ninja at Bed, Bath and Beyond (20% off coupon, the total came to 119). Been using it for about a week now and I love it, especially the single serve jars. 1/2 an apple, a splash of OJ and a handful of spinach gives me a great little snack and two servings of fruit/veggies. It chews through morning smoothie of 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 cup of fresh spinach, 1/2 cup of 0% greek yogurt and a costco premier chocolate Protein shake in half the time my kitchen aid did, and comes out much smoother. Confession time, since being banded my consumption of fruits and veggies has really declined. There is only so much room and frankly I am nervous every time I eat them, they seem to give me much more trouble than other foods unless they are cooked to death and I HATE over cooked veggies. WIth the Ninja, that won't be a problem.

You misread my quote (or I wasn't clear enough), I was not calling you stupid, I was calling what you did stupid. The band will not keep us from stupid eating. We will always have to wrestle with that. We will always have to test the limits. I have been banded for 8 months now, and I KNEW that there was no way that I could eat waffles early in the morning, no mater how slow I went, no matter how much butter and syrup I used. But I tried anyhow. Spent some time feeding the sewage system and moved on. You are in an extremely delicate and hard time, you aren't physically healed, and you aren't mentally fixed yet, you can do real damage. Hang in there, we have all been where you are and lived.

Did your Dr. say it was ok? His/Hers is the only opinion that matters. As for eating things I shouldn't the BAND WILL NOT KEEP YOU FROM EATING STUPID. It is a tool that will help you, not a warden that will force you.

Made Sourdough Waffles for the family this morning, they were so light and smelled so good that I knew with enough butter and syrup they would be a slider food for sure. two small bites later and NOPE. Fed the sewage system and will have a shake before Church.

http://triedandtasty.com/2013/08/healthy-sweet-potato-shepherds-pie/

BLASPHEMY!!! STONE THE BLASPHEMER! LONG LIVE BREAKFAST!

I'll ask them whether I should have tried a more "natural" method.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/woman-swallows-tapeworm-iowa_n_3780313.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

I am not belittling those of us who have had complications, and people should be fully informed regardless of the WLS they choose. But this is the danger of doing nothing. http://www.weather.com/health/obesity-death-toll-heavier-previously-thought-20130816