LadyDiva618

I was Banded May 1st 2013 and I feel amazing! I take it one day at a time and I keep reminding myself why I got banded.... for myself and to live a long healthy life. Good luck to you.

Welcome don't worry you got this!

Great advice thank you so much!

I am LadyDiva618

I am LadyDiva618

Good Luck you will do just fine! See you on the other side

Congrats and welcome to the other side.

So far so good! Thanks for the support.

Tomorrow I get to add Chicken, turkey, pasta, bread, rice, nuts, raw fruits and veggies. I feel like things are going back to normal but I am scared. So what happen to my momentum? It still here but my fear has taken over for a bit. So why am I afraid now? I know I was going great and follow my post op diet to a T but now I want to stay in the post op diet zone? Is this my new default? My old default was me drinking a bottles of wine and eating at Jack in the box. But now I just want to eat mashed potatoes and sea food forever. What happens if I can’t handle chicken or turkey? My biggest fear is me getting stuck or throwing up. I hate being sick because it sucks. I especially hate getting sick when it’s my fault. Its like waking up with a hangover so you avoid getting wasted like that again. I know I can do this but my plan is to add new foods in slowly. Trust me I am not planning on over doing it but I will educate myself. Thanks for reading.

Keep it up girl!

Amazing! Congrats.

My drinking days are Sundays. I preplan everything. I double my workouts, plan my meals and make sure I stay within my target calories intake. My drink of choice is a shot of a low cal vodka and Zero vitamin water. Blueberry Pomegranate is one of my favorites. My advice to you is to plan you day and do some research on your favorite alcoholic drinks and find a healthier alternative. Remember alcohol has empty calories. So choice wisely

I was up and walking 3 hours after the surgery I was determined to go home that night but everything is different. I had surgar free popsicles, heating pads, and gas x strips at my house. I was walking around my house non stop because I had bad left shoulder pain. I am 7 week post op and I feel amazing you can do this and I will see you on the other side. Good Luck.

I was wondering do you have a nickname for your lap band. My friends think I should have one and I think this is a fun topic to post. So let's do a lap band roll call!

Looking good and Congrats

Yesterday morning Mandy met me at my house and she brought me over my shirt. I thought she ordered a XL but she got me a large. At first I was like I can’t wear large but she encouraged me to try it on. To my surprise the large was a perfect fit and I was shocked! One thing about me and Mandy we are always late. So how late were we? One hour but better late than never right? Anyway yesterday it finally hit me that I have the lap band. I know you would have thought the weight loss and my change of eating habits would turn on the light upstairs but it didn’t. So what happened to me that finally clicked? I had my first frothing but I know what happened. Me and Mandy were rushing and while we were getting ready. I was drinking on my protein shake and when I was done with the shake I started drinking on my coffee. While waiting on the metro link (the train) I started to get nauseous and on my way to the race I started frothing. Mandy asked me if I was okay I told her if she ever seen me drinking a protein shake and coffee back to back stop me. I believe that was the cause of my frothing. I was afraid that I couldn’t do the race but the frothing came and went. Me and Mandy walked 3.34 miles and had fun. I was dancing and didn’t feel like stopping. We finished the race and gave each other a big hug and it was amazing. Afterwards we went to subway I ordered a chopped turkey salad and Mandy was teasing me because it took me 45 mins to finish. Yesterday was a great day. My plan for the rest of today is to go spent time with my daddy. He work overtime this morning so I am want him to rest up before I go see him. My daddy is amazing and I love him so much. Happy Father’s Day to all my readers and thank you for reading

I was Banded on May 1 and I understand what you guys are going thru, The liquid diet was a pain for me. My advice to you guys is to keep your mind busy and my sugar free popsicles your best friend. Good luck to everyone.

Hang in there you got this!

I work at a day care part time and I took 2 weeks off because couldn't do any heavy lifting (25 pounds) for 2 weeks.

I am one month post op too and I broke my sobriety on Friday. I had 2 glasses of wine and I was fine. I did felt sorta bad about it but I got back on track the next day.

I understand I lost 40 pounds and I still don't see it. I think it a mental thing.

When I was going my liquid diet I thought I would of been going to the bathroom like crazy but I didn't. I finally had a bowel movement 5 days after my surgery thanks to Miralax. Hang in there.

I found a game on the Wii Shopping channel it's called Step up. I did my first 15 min workout and I burn 109 calories. My only complaint is that the game does not tell you the steps you have to look at the picture. Unless there is a way and I haven't figure it out yet.

Yes I had me two glasses of wine last night. Ugh! I sorta feel bad about it. This week has been a little bit stressful for me at work and my monthly friend is still here. Today will be day 12 but at least my chocolate and greasy food craving are gone. So why did I decided to drink? My original plan was to wait until my 30th birthday but I started 50 days too early. I noticed I was getting irritable at both of my jobs and it is okay at job one but at job two my being irritable is unacceptable! I work at day care and I can’t be like that because kids sense these things. My kids need to be surrounded in a happy go lucky environment. So I ended it by unwinding the best way I know how… drinking. My tolerance of drinking has changed a lot! Before I was banded I can finish 2 bottles last night I had two glasses and I was done. I woke up this morning had my protein drink and workout for 40 minutes. Also according to my Wii fit I lost 1.6 pounds! Woo hoo! This weekend I will be taking care of me. I have a busy day plan for myself. Thanks for reading

How exciting keep up the great work!