Adrienne21

I like both. but I use my sisters wii. The just dance games are fun and exciting to do. they also have other games for the wii.

finally, people from chicago.

I am noticing my pants are getting loose. I am wondering how often did everyone wait before they started buying new clothes? I dont know if i should buy a couple new pants and shirts just so i wont look like i am drowning in my clothes or just wait for more weight to fall off. I am now down from a 36/38 to a 30/32 in pants.

when I press down on my port incision I feel a lump under it. it feels almost like a scar. Someone suggested putting coco butter on it.

That's how I was. I couldn't drink more than 2oz that first week for the whole day. I found out it was because I was pre-filled with 2cc's. They took 1cc out and now im doing a little better. I lost 13 almost 14 pounds post opt in the first week. today is my first official day of solids. Well good luck on your journey.

I thought I was the only person who felt like that. lol

I still can not get my calories in. I am barely doing 400 a day. I try to drink my protein shakes that i liked before and now I can't tolerate them. I am drinking about five cups of water.Still having issues with sipping the water. I try to eat every 5 hours. I have tried the greek yogurt as a soft food. its really good and it can be blended with a little protein powder to it.

I have a slight itch around my port. rubbing a little bit of green alcohol helps.

Hey sol!! I hope you feel better. Those incisions look like they are opened still. Im surprise they didnt liquid glue them closed. Also, welcome to blogging!!!!

I ate breakfast fine today. I had 1/2 a cup of oatmeal with whey. I made lunch and dinner and guess what I did?? I left it at home. I get to work and I have nothing healthy to eat so I go the whole day with just sipping water and chewing sf gum. I get off work and order a steak sope (its like a small round taco but not really a taco). I didnt eat the shelling because I am scared of stretching my band. SO I am taking small bites and chewing well. I was so hungry that I kept eating until I started getting a little pain my stomach. literally right below my boobs. I was amazed at the small amount of food that I consumed sent me over the edge. now I feel like i have a food baby. my band only has 1cc in it so idk what I did wrong. I wonder if that was a sign that i was close to being full or if it was a sign that i was full. it was my bad day at work that led to my stress and the fact thAT I DID NOT TAKE A BREAK TODAY. in other news i find it amazing that everyone is noticing my weight loss. My friend said it looked like i had lost 100 lbs when i really only lost about 66. that makes me happy and gives me the strenght to continue. I know i can do this. since I am still new to this and learning how to work with my band I take this day as a lesson. double check my purse for my lunch. lol or always keep a protein shake in my purse.

I work at a hotel doing a lot of movements and standing. I took off one week vacation time and then after that week I went back to work and almost fainted. I was in pain and i felt like my stitches and staples were being ripped from my body, I decided to take an extra week off. to be honest I could have taking another 2-3 days off.

You can take the strips off. once they get wet you dont want to keep them on.

the nutritionist told me that the pureed phase has been know to make patients gain a couple pounds. which is why they only like us to do a week if that stage. I have decided Not to constantly weigh myself. I will limit it to doctors visits or once a month.

did you have staples too? I think most of them came from the staples. When I press down on them it feels like a lump. I was thinking about putting coco butter and shea butter on them. I hear its suppose to work. worse case senario, when I get lipo/tummy tuck I can maybe have them cut the scars away.

I know I am suppose to be eating mushy food but honestly how am I going to eat 1200 cals in mushy food? Also, its high in cals and I dont want to gain some of the weight I lost back.. i haven't been eating over 600 calories in one day. So I had oatmeal with whey powder for breakfast. for lunch I had half a protein shake and for dinner I had a cup of ground turkey with sour cream and 1/4 cup of low fat cheese. I broke down and had a soft shell tortilla. I tore it in half and only ate one piece to see if I could tolerate it. I did, but that doesn't mean I will try to see what I can get away with eating. I mean, my doctor did say not bread, pasta and rice. out of all of them pasta will be the hardest because baked mostaccioli is my best dish. thanks to another band member, I have a recipe for noodle-less lasagna that I am dying to try.. I just hope that I like zucchini. the only issues I am having at the moment is drinking water or crystal lite. I know what a gulp is and that's not what I am doing. I am taking small bits of water and swallowing it. by it being really hot(90-98) I get the feeling of extreme thirst. So usually I down a 16 oz water bottle down in five ten mins top. I am sipping but I never move my lips from the bottle. MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD DO A YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWING THE PROPER WAY TO SIP WATER WHILE HAVING THE LAPBAND. I'm obsessing over sipping water. I know my doctor said just don't gulp it down and I haven't been. Some positive things that happened today was my friend whom I haven't seen in 3 weeks said I looked good. he had no idea what that did to my ego lol. jk but it did feel nice. another things is that I have a job interview this wednesday. I am excited. I hope I get it and like it. anything really is an upgrade from where I am at right now. well I am getting sleepy and I have to be up soon ..

banded 07/01... So glad the gas pains are gone and that I can walk without being in pain. incisions look like it might be scars on all 5 spots. Other than that I feel 90% better.

How are you able to sip water when it is really hot outside or inside. I feel like I could drink this whole bottle of water. I am trying to still sip it but I am not feeling like I had enough water. so how do you handle drinking water in the heat?

How are you able to sip water when it is really hot outside or inside. I feel like I could drink this whole bottle of water. I am trying to still sip it but I am not feeling like I had enough water. so how do you handle drinking water in the heat?

I was told it could get stuck in the band and cause slippage.

I have a band blog and there are a lot of other people too. just click community and there should be a link for blogs.

so I am a little over 60lbs down in weight. I am already showing signs of weight loss. I have sagging skin in my thigh area and my boobs. I really loved my boobs and they are leaving me. I developed a heat rash from the friction when I move.. I thought if I lost it slow enough I wouldn't have much skin. I really can't blame myself because I am half to blame for being obese anyways. The important thing is that I care now and I am more dedicated than I have ever been. The thing that has me so down in a funk is that my job is not being so supportive. they don't know what surgery I had and they never will, but they are just being unfair about certain things. I still feel a lot of restriction even with them taking 1cc out of my band. I am able to eat a little bit more. for some reason I can not tolerate my normal protein shakes. But I can eat 2 egg whites and 1/4 of a banana. then for lunch I had two chunks of pineapples , 7 grapes, and two small chunks of watermelon. I haven't had dinner yet because I am not hungry yet. Tomorrow I return back to work to see how I fair out. tomorrow. will be a better day...

I have the b-12 complex.. I am still extremely tired...

I am almost two weeks post-opt and I was just approved to start taking my multivitamin and my bcomplex. I am still feeling very tired and sleept throughout the day. does anyone know of any other vitamin the would promote energy but something that is band friendly?

oops, I totally saw that wrong. for the pre-opt diet is changed from the regular swansons chicken broth to cambells. I drained it and dranked the juice from that. I also got different shakes. a variety helps. if you need to add another shake. you could also phone your doctor to see what they suggest

try using a heating pad and you might have 1 cc of solution in your band. then again you are so fresh out of surgery so there might be a lot of swelling still. my doctor said its normal not to be able to drink or sip a whole bottle of water right away. just keep sipping and spread it out throughout the day. you all will be fine really soon. youre doing a great job so far!!!