hockeywife91

Per my doctor's instructions, I was to drink/eat 1 oz of full liquids (including water) every 15 - 20 minutes throughout the day. Of course, I would always recommend checking with your own doctor. His instructions may vary.

Congrats! What a great victory!

I go about my day as if nothing is there. The only reminder I generally have is when I'm eating.

In my first two weeks after surgery, I was told to drink 1 oz of fluids every 15 minutes, so I would think you're over a little, but I doubt you did any harm. Just cut back now and be more aware of things

Congrats! How exciting

Congrats! I can't wait to be in the green.

Amazing accomplishment! You look wonderful! I'm looking forward to hitting that 45 lb mark now too!

Add me! hockeywife91. I could use some lab band friends, others don't always understand.

Fortunately, mine didn't. But yes, I should have followed the diet before-hand and if I had to do it over, I would follow it. Since I had surgery Jan. 10th, I guess I was so wrapped up in the holidays, I completely forgot about the pre-diet. I cannot stress how important it is to follow your doctor's guidelines. The couple of times when I didn't, I paid for it dearly. I thought I could eat something a little more solid when I was on liquids, it was extremely painful and I ended up throwing it up. It's so not worth it. Do what your doctor and nutritionists say and everything will be fine.

I love the EAS drinks. I tried others, but didn't care for them. I prefer the EAS rich dark chocolate. I tried the chocolate fudge, but it was too thick for me. It wasn't bad, it just felt heavy going down. The dark chocolate is smoother, in my opinion. I haven't tried the other flavors...I'm a chocolate girl...lol I didn't do the pre-op diet. For some reason, I completely forgot that I was supposed to do it. It wasn't until after my surgery, when I went to the support group and was listening to others talk, that I realized I didn't do it. My bad! You'll do fine, just do as your doctor suggests and everything should be okay. The hardest thing for me is drinking enough Water. I love water, but I just don't seem to have enough time in the day to eat my food, wait 30 minutes, then drink. I always seem to get busy and forget. I really need to set a timer. I have a reminder set on my computer at work to remind me to take my Vitamins, so I guess I should do the same with my water.

Yes, I stocked up on lots and lots of low fat creamy Soups. The first couple days they have you on Clear liquids only, so be sure to have low sodium Soup broths, sugar free jellos, sugar free popsicles (loved these because I had a sore throat from the tube they put down your throat). I also like the EAS AdvantEdge Carb Control Protein drinks, you can get them at Walmart or HEB by the vitamins/pharmacy. They're high in protein about 17 grams and only have 3 carbs and 0 sugar. It's a great way to get some protein in, especially when you're only getting an ounce at a time.

Yes, but I had to postpone my 2nd fill for two weeks because I was out of town and that was the soonest I could get in to the doctor because of my schedule. If I had got my fill when I was originally scheduled, it wouldn't have been as bad because I wasn't very hungry at that point. But waiting another 2 weeks put me over the edge a bit. I still stuck to my plan, but it was difficult at times.

I'm in The Woodlands and was banded on January 10, 2013. I'm down 33 lbs and I'm loving my band. My weight loss had stalled for a couple weeks, but I just had my 2nd fill yesterday, so I'm hoping to see some movement again. Slow and steady wins the race

I've found that drinking water will usually force whatever is "stuck" to come up. It's not necessarily good to vomit either, but it gets rid of the pain pretty quickly. Hope you become "unstuck" soon!