davidpelletier

i'm set to have an appointment next week, and likely my first fill at 6 weeks post op too....but i'm contemplating canceling the appointment. If i'm losing the weight, should I still get a fill? Hearing positive outcomes of a fill is encouraging, but all the same, shouldn't I wait till i'm stagnant on the scale or until I need a boost to keep losing? What's everyone else think? ~David.

My favorite was about two ounces of canned chicken/tuna/salmon broken up a bit and mixed with about a third of an avocado. Add salt, pepper and ground mustard to taste! ~David.

Checking in at 240.6. Started using my teeth a little this weekend on soft food. Nursery is almost done! ~David.

Yeah....sounds like a great situation! hahaha. I'm in a similar situation. My wife is pregnant with our second and third child and she has developed gestational diabetes. She is being basically forced to eat more food and Snacks to regulate due to the twins, and has to snack a lot. She has a night time snack every night at 10:30 and the only thing that quells her morning fasting sugar number is having ice cream. Specifically, Klondike ice cream bars. It's not uncommon for her to ask me which kind she should have that night. And then she remembers what she's doing and stops eventually. ~David.

I'm about a month post-op too and also very burpy/belchy. The Dr. and Nutritionist i have met with since my surgery said it's normal and mostly from the healing process. They said it'll lessen, but not go away. YMMV ~David.

Name, real or screen~ David Pelletier Goal weight for September 30th~ 230 Weight on September 1st~ 244 Age~ 34 City/State~ Flemington, NJ Dietary goal for September~ Get back to a real food diet and use my teeth for something other than vitamins! Exercise goal for September~ At least 4 times a week Personal goal for September~ Finish the nursery for the twins Date banded~ 8/6/13 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ banded - 261; pre-op 275 Favorite Fall Activity~ Yardwork in nice weather!

Looking good! Looks like your fitness center has some good equipment to work out with too so that's a great perk and a nice way to keep things going. How are you liking your jawbone up (i see you sporting it in the picture)? I just recently gifted myself with a Fitbit One, but I'm curious about some of the other fitness trackers out there still. ~David.

@PrettyThick1 - Thanks! I'm excited about getting healthy. Looking forward to running around with the kiddos and being healthy enough to coach a soccer team or something. I'll post a pic when they get here. @Steph04, @NaNa, @Jim1967, @Dr. Alias, and @Bandista - Thanks! Glad to be here. Feeling great! @Jennybean - Thanks! I'm feeling great. I had little to no pain from banding and was back working two days later. Didn't take a single pain killer. There was slight discomfort from the gas, mostly in my shoulders and neck, but a heating pad and a nightly walk got me squared away real fast. The biggest pain, has and still is the insurance company. But that'll get squared away soon I hope. Best of luck on your band and keep us posted! ~David.

Hello all. I'm relatively new to being banded (August 6th) on even newer to this site (yesterday). I figured I'd take a minute or two to introduce myself and say hi to the community. My name is David Pelletier and I live out in a lovely section of New Jersey. I'm married to an awesome woman, who is very supportive of my choice to get the band. I have one little boy (Drew - 2.5 years old) and a pair of little boys on the way (Noah and Mason due in the October/November timeframe). I've been overweight/obese most of my life. Was a skinny child growing up and put on weight in high school. I maintained my larger size throughout college and despite numerous attempts to remove weight, I never lost more then twenty pounds....and never for long either. I hovered around the 300 mark for a good ten years or so, and the real eye-opener for me was on a trip to Florida with my fiance (now wife) when I had a difficult time getting into a ride at an amusement park. Around the time when we got pregnant with the first child, I started considering lap band as a tool and a crutch that I'd need to get things under control. I had some really bad eating habits and an even worse relationship with food in general. I started considering it and even went for my first visit. Then, I changed jobs and insurance and it mostly fell off the radar for a while. It was still in the back of my brain, but I just never did anything. I told my wife in 2012 that I thought I should start it up again since the job I moved to had it as a covered item on insurance and I had to do something to change the relationship with food that we had. I figured, it wasn't going to be just me that benefited from this, as it would change the normal focus of food that was such a common theme in my immediate and extended family. We talked it through and decided to wait, for money reasons, until we got pregnant again. Fast forward to early 2013 and we found out we were pregnant with not one, but two little monsters. I found a doctor and began the path to getting a band. After a slight insurance situation (and I'm sure I'm not alone here) I finally got my band on the 6th of August. Between the two separate instance of the pre-op diet (thanks insurance!) and the now post-op diet, I'm down just about 50 pounds from where I started in March. I'm feeling better and starting to ramp up the exercise to get to a leaner version of myself. Thanks for taking the time to read my little story and I look forward to updating with some great results in the near future! ~David.

I like it as much as the unjury one. They all taste a little fakely sweet however. My Breakfast shake goes like this (and I love it by the way) Half a cup of skim milk 1 cup of crushed ice 1 scoop of chocolate Protein powder 1 tablespoon of instant decaf coffee Blend and enjoy. ~David.

I'm really dreading a fill honestly. I'm about three or four weeks post op and my Dr. offered me a fill at my two week follow up. I declined since I'm still losing weight on my own. I'd love to be able to get to goal without ever needing a fill. Thanks for letting us know your fill experience though... ~David.

I'm sorry your uncomfortable....to answer your questions (if you still need them answered). The active ingredient in Gas-x is 'Simethicone'. I did a quick google search and they say that there's an Australian equivalent called 'De-Gas'. Hope that helps and good luck! ~David.

My nutritionist actually gave me samples of all of the unjury powders, and they were just ok. I found them to be a little pricey and I ultimately ended up using a cheapo brand that I get at walmart or shoprite. I use Body Fortress and love their chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter and Cookies and Cream flavors. I do, however, use the Unjury chicken powder. I usually dissolve it in about 6 ounces of hot Water to their max temp and then top it off with a bit of hotter water to bring the temp up. I'm also very excited to try their cheese sauce when the season rolls around. ~David.

I'm about three weeks post op and my Vitamin intake looks like this: Opurity: Band Optimized Multi - Chewable (when I wake up) Bariatric Advantage: Chewable Calcium Citrate 500mg (3x per day, usually with each meal) Nature Made: Adult chewable Vitamin D3 1000iu (nightly) Wellesse: Vitamin B-12 sublingual liquid (nightly) Unfortunately, Bariatric Advantage stopped selling the calcium (they ran out apparently) and I hope they have more in before I have to obtain more...or I'll just switch to their Chewy Bites which are much more tasty, but a bit more costly. David