susan200012

Hello! I am a 51 year old female living in Brooklyn, NY. I was banded on 6/18/07 by Dr. Christine Ren at NYU. At the beginning of the journey, I weighed in at 335.4. During my first year, I lost down to 229.8. It was such a good feeling, and I felt that nothing would stop me; however, I seemed to have stopped after that. The second year began with mostly staying at the same weight until about March of 2009. It has been gaining ever since, and I am not up to 265 pounds. I don't want to keep going up. I want to go back down. A lot has happened to me emotionally and financially over the last year, and I have been doing a lot of emotional eating. This is not good, and I need to learn to use different outlets. I am now on leave from my job and will not return (if at all) until the first of the year. Since, I am feeling a little bit more like following the rules, I would like to reach out and ask for some help. Thank you to anyone who is willing to be my buddy. Susan

Campbell's Tomato Soup is always a good choice. Also, you could take some other forms of soups and blend them to a liquid state. I have tried it, and it really is tasty.

Hello! I am from Brooklyn, NY and was banded on 6/18/07 by Dr. Christine Ren at NYUWLC. Sailed through the surgery and am feeling really great. Too great, I think. I have lost 10 lbs. since the day of surgery as per the scales. I know I should be thrilled, but I really don't see how it is possible. Yes, I have a very small calorie intake - not over 750 per day, but I am one of those people who normally loses very slowly. My diet has consisted of 2 Protein shakes per day, some V-8 juice and Crystal Lite. I have had very little variation except for some watered down pureed potato Soup over the weekend. I added chicken broth to it and then pureed it. It was very good. As far as sipping things, I do; however, it does not take me all that long to drink a glass of liquid. I do not let a lot of time go by between sips. Is this wrong? Is it hurting my pouch? I am not hungry, but when I smell someone cooking, I can't help but wish I could eat something solid. Guess that will come in due time. I go for my esophogram and first post-op visit with the surgeon on Friday. I guess I will find out how I have been doing then. It is just a little bit nerve wracking waiting. I am glad to be here, and I wish everyone the best on their way to new and better lives.