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I love Woodard... Not a fan of Kara at all... How's your journey so far. I have had 2 fills, painless I literally didn't even feel it. I'm losing really slow. I can't workout due to An injury this whole time. Trying to stay positive... I'm down 36 lbs since surgery... Wish it were more tho. But a loss is a loss

That's crazy he teaches a spin class at my gym... You went to my hometown hs then prob know my neighbors. Small world

I posted that 9/16. I feel wonderful 4 weeks out. Weight loss is stalled for 2 weeks but on mushies an happy. Thank you thought

Thank you guys so much for the validation and responses. It's hard going through this. I do realize the potatoe chips and pretzel yesterday were not positive points. The only good thing about sodium and me, I don't really retain much Water. Yay low bp. I will keep on trucking. I see my MD in 10 days. I hope it's just healing and not starvation mode. What a journey.

Here is a snap shot of Mondays nutritional facts break down.

Ps I've been banded for 4 weeks. Maybe my body is adjusting... I don't think nutrition consult will help much considering I typically minus my slip today eat all healthy food. I've changed 90% of what I eat to healthier options

Mines rude and unhelpful she told me to keep doing what I'm doing

Soo since my post ooo appt 2 weeks ago I gained a pound. I eat less than 900 cal a day. All Protein based, some vegis with minor exercise. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I know I can increase exercise and am slowly working into it. I just got cleared. Even with minimal exercise, I am eating significantly less, I should be losing. :-( I don't ever meet fat, carbs, or sugar goals on my fitness pal. I sure hope something gives soon. It's kind of discouraging. I just keep reminding myself I've lost 20#s. That's fantastic. Myfitnesspal is Samanthamegan3 Add me, I dunno if you can see what I ate. I tracked only 2 days but this is consistent with what I've been eating for 2 weeks. :-( help Today I went off track with the potatoe chips (8 of them) and a pretzel rod. But Monday is a mirror image of my meals. I've been doing the same thing for 2 weeks And I eat sushi no rice. But that option isn't on the app. So my carbs and cals are lower for Monday :-/

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My nutritionist said flaky fish do not need to be blended. I was sooo happy about that. Something about blended fish makes me want to vomit :-(. I would consider it mushie

Thank you all. I am SO GRATEFUL I've lost 1-2 this week. I just wanted to make sure that's ok. I can probably guarantee I am grossly under cals. I take it at most 800 a day which is a gross over estimate. I don't get anywhere close to the 50-60g of Protein with what I'm eating. My md doesn't want me drinking Protein shakes because they are "liquid calories". Also my nutritionist first want me focusing on cal right now since I'm grossly below. She said to more focus on that when I'm eating and have adjusted post op. I try so hard to eat more protein but I'm full and do not want to push it. So I stop when I'm "done" and not "full". The process begins. This months goal, focus a million x's more on working out beyond work hustle and bustle and my volleyball league. It's a marathon and I'm excited for it.

Hey ques. This is not a complaining post either. I have significantly decreased in the amount of weight I've lost since starting mushed foods. In 10 days I've lost a solid 1lb, but depending on the day it'll be 2. I haven't been working out as much as I should but I have gone back to work. 3 12hr days a week in a busy ER. My typical day is as follows Breakfast An egg and a turkey sausage with 1tbsp of hollandaise sauce lunch 2-3oz of ground turkey with taco seasoning with low fat shredded cheese and 3/4 tbsp of light sour cream dinner 2-3 oz of stuffed peppers (lean ground sirloin) with less than 1/4 of a green pepper and about 1/2 cup of the tomato Soup it was cooked in. NO RICE No pop no Snacks. This is all I'm hungry for. But my weight loss went from 5 a week to 1-2lbs in 10 days. Don't get me wrong I am very happy in losing, just wondering what I'm doing wrong. Sam

Name, real or screen~ Sam Goal weight for October 31st~ 193 Weight on October 1st~ 203 Age~ 26 City/State~ il Dietary goal for October~ getting off mushies and on real food Exercise goal for October~ actually do it Personal goal for October~ ?? Date banded~ 9/11 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 22 Favorite Halloween Activity~ pumpkin farms

Well that sounds slightly horrible. I'm going to stay hopeful that I will be able to tolerate most of my favs. I fail on "diets" and cutting things out. If I didn't, I wouldn't have Needed the surgery. However I am realistic and I do know there may be things I don't tolerate. I just hope it's not forever. The thing with sushi for me is, I take off the rice and seaweed and still get all the same great tastes and my craving is solved and a million x's healthier Thanks for the help though

Good suggestion. When did you start eating sushi again?

I am craving sushi bad. When I eat it, I order rolls without the rice. I can eat flaky fish right now. I was wondering when people who eat sushi introduced this or tried it again? I was eating sushi like 2x a week at least. I haven't had it in a month and it's hard. I know I can have it again. I was just wondering when people had it. Again I DONT eat the rice so basically is fish an vegis. Any suggestions?

Thank you so much for the reply and help. It's a crazy roller coaster. You get faced with stuff you never imagined you would, like dating this eArly on with restrictions.

This may be a dumb question. Since surgery I have this burp tht just happens. It comes mostly after I know I'm done eating. Sown times when changing positions too. My surgeon said this may never go away but it's not harmful. Question is, is this considered productive burping or not? If not, what's the difference? Is pb dangerous?

I'm only 2.5 weeks post op. I've been asked on 2 dates since being banded and they do not know of my decision with the band. I'm kinda nervous how to get around this. The one suggested coffee so it's perfect. The other suggested dinner or drinks. Any suggestions on how to avoid that or do I just tell him my restrictions right now? Suggestions. I suppose if we go to a place with salmon I'll be fine, don't have to purée it. Help

Looks like none so far but thank you for the compliment. :-)

Just got cleared for mushies 10 days out. Down 20lbs. Yay!! Good luck, I had salmon tonight

Love the ignorance. Just because I'm an RN does not make me proficient in lap bands, nor do I claim to be. I have taken care of maybe 3 patients with the band. Honestly didn't know anything about it until I met with my surgeon. Just because one is in the medical field does not mean they know everything about everything. I personally don't care about the OR procedure, as I'm not an OR nurse or surgeon. I leave that stuff to those in that field. I prefers more reputable forms of information, than a .com can provide one. Anyone and their brother can come up with .com sites. Hence I don't really listen to any of you're knowledge - you're not proficient, nor a professional. I'm gonna leave that stuff to my surgeon. Hence the suggestions "talk to your surgeon". To be completely honest, I would HOPE the manufacturer of the lap band or any other gastric bands would test their product with saline before packaging them up and shipping them out. I'd actually put money on the fact that they do. I am proud to say I am an ER RN at a very busy and reputable level 1 trauma center in the Chicagoland area, you've prob heard of it. So I am extremely intelligent and educated. I also and open to knowledgeable info and research that my surgeon and the professionals will provide me on this lap band... Thanks