txsonicguy

Thanks for asking this question. I've wondered the same thing.

As I pay more attention to making better choices, it amazes me how many calories I really used to consume. Took my nieces and nephew to lunch today at Mimi's Cafe (one of my favorite restaurants). Was very proud of myself - ordered egg white omelette made with turkey sausage, mozzarella cheese, broccoli, and tomatoes. I then only ate half. Previously I would have ordered corn chowder, chicken pot pie (1200 calories), and eaten most of the bread basket! Easily a 2500 calorie visit. Since I only ate half my meal I thought I'd be ok to eat half of the carrot raisin muffin that came with it. Glad I only ate half because later when I was logging it I discovered the muffin was 700 calories!! In this battle, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

Chicken salad is like my favorite food. Learning to modify it has been fun for me. I like to McKinney in diced apples or grapes and diced dill pickle for the sour contrast. Since i no longer eat it as a sandwich, I use it as a dip and use thick cucumber slices (peeled of course) as my "chips". Yummy!

It's amazing to me how different each persons plan seems to be.

Thanks for the vote of support for TR. I will be attending my first group on Wednesday next week and then ave fill on Thursday. Hope to really get some information.

This is a very interesting thread, and a good question for us newbies.

This really has nothing to do with weight loss by reminds me of a funny story. At Disney World one time I saw this older lady (maybe 65 ) and she had a tattoo of Elvis on her left upper arm. As age does to us all, the skin it that area was not very giving. It had stretched out and become rather flabby. Elvis looked like one of those Tiki Gods with the 'one stretched out faces! I will never forget that lady.

That's nice to know.

Richardson as well. I really didn't do any research (shame on me). I went in just for a consultation and came out with surgery scheduled. My wife compared it to going to the fair and coming back having purchased a hot tub. I don't have "buyers remorse" at all, just feel a little in the dark when compared to what I read other people's experiences are.

I had my surgery through TR on June 11. I have my first fill scheduled this Thursday. For those of you that have used TR will someone at this meeting talk to me about nutrition, meals, etc? At this point I haven't met with anyone except the nurse who did my pre op assessment. I went in late Friday afternoon for a consultation, that rolled into the pre op assessment. Ten days later I had my scope and then 14 days later surgery. I met my surgeon on his way into the operating room. In fact after he talked to me I remember panicking because I realized just then that my band wasn't going to have Fluid in it and I had this "vision" of starving to death for the next 4 weeks! Don't get me wrong, the people I've talked to at TR have been nice, I just read on here about people meeting with nutritionists and their surgeons and nurses and I'm thinking how nice that would be. I'm hoping to see some of that Thursday.

The unjury I ordered came in pouches. I mixed the unflavored into crystal lite lemonade and OMG it was horrible. I couldn't believe that something could taste so bad. It was probably a knee jerk reaction but I tossed all the rest.

Way to go!

So - an update. Just got home from the ER - sent there by surgeon. Turns out the pain is from cellulitis. A bacterial infection of the skin cells. Last night my wife noticed that the area I was complaining about looked a bit red and felt warm. This morning it was bright red and hot to the touch. So I got a round of IV antibiotics and the promise that if its not down tomorrow when I go back, I get to spend the long holiday weekend as a guest of my local hospital. My 5 year old son does think its pretty cool they drew a big black circle on my tummy with a Sharpie. Hopefully I will start to feel better tomorrow. I'm so glad for a "pushy" wife.

Didn't think it was a "stuck" based on how y'all describe it. Really feels like I swallowed a football and its just sitting in my gut! Thanks for all the insight. It's only been a couple of weeks and you guys have really been an amazing help.

When you eat untoasted bread or something your body can't handle. Only been on solids a few days and found myself nervously eating at a funeral service yesterday. I ended up eating some regular sandwich bread and about a third of a tortilla wrap. To this point I've only eaten toasted 45 calorie wheat bread. Had no problem getting it down. Honestly if it weren't for the incisions across my chest I'd start to wonder if I really had anything done. But late last night (and all day so far today) I have a pain across my lower left side and into my mid abdomen. I'm extremely nauseous and having diarrhea. It hurts to even bend over. It reminds me of he first day after the surgery. Any clues? Did I get the bread down and now it's just siting there? Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. My surgeons office is closed the entire week for the holiday. Thanks.

A great treat - take cooked quinoa and serve it with warm fat free milk, Splenda and cinnamon. It's AWESOME.

I wasn't prepared for the weak feeling 3-4 days after surgery. To be honest I'm counting the days to be done with these $&$! Shakes! Several on here have said "if you can get through the liquid diet you can conquer anything". I'm counting on that.

Well today is one week. Weighed in down an amazing 28 pounds since last Wednesday! Shocking what going from 5000+ calories a day to barely over 500 can do.

Haven't had any yet and this is an issue for me - I have 17 Sonic Drive-ins! At my pre-op meetings they told me to limit soda (diet only obviously) but to pour it over ice - never straight from can or bottle - and let fizz subside. We'll see.

Great videos man. You're about a month ahead of me. I'll keep watching!

AMEN!!!!

I was banded a week ago tomorrow and asked the EXACT same question. I assumed its the drastic reduction in calories. Called the docs office and they said to double up on shakes or get ones with more protein. I'm so sick of the shakes already I just can't pull myself to do either. I have felt not so weak and shaky today, so it gets better. Hang in there.

Congrats! That's awesome. I do have a question - you said "still no fills". Doesn't every band get filled? I'm only 5 days post op so it's all new to me. Thanks.