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I love the diet police basically because they are usually eating stuff that is way worse for them than it would ever be for me because I have the band! and I'm eating under a cup of it and they are eating the whold main course, salad, side dishes and sometimes dessert or even having beer or other drinks so when people say "are you suppose to eat that?" to me I just turn it around and say "Are you really suppose to be eating that?" it usually shuts them up!

I had this issue to I didn't think I was gonna survive (I'm kinda a wimp) and worse yet it was at work right after lunch, I guess we all gotta do it once to learn our lessons chew chew chew and really really tiny bites, I just need to remember how much it hurts and I think that'll be enought to remind me mine was also a day after my fill...

I was also Banded On March 24th in Cedar Falls IA I lost about 20 preop and down about 15 post kinda stuck waiting for my fill next week now

Thanks! I've been walking I just can't do alot because of the chest pain went to the doctor today she said might be exercise induced asthma and to call her if it's not better in a week.

I'm not sure how soon I have to wait to start exercising after surgery I've tried just walking but I feel like there is something heavy pressing on my chest... anyone else with the problem? any advice?

YES!!! everytime I eat and sometimes when I drink just water which is weird....I have to tell the people I work with and my family that I'm sorry but it feels so good! they don't make a big deal about it and I don't make it loud or anything but it's still kinda funny to me...

Thanks Gonna call my Dr today! I feel better knowing that others are dealing with this too, don't feel like i'm senselessly worrying to much about insignificant things

I'm in the same position Banded 3/24, I don't know what do to either I eat till I'm full which is around the same amount that you are eating but I find myself hungry within 3-4 hours sometimes earlier I try drinking really cold water also if it's okay with your diet from your surgeon add some string cheese (chewed really well) or some parm cheese on mashed potatoes for some extra protein I'm getting around 40-50 grams a day and around 700-800 calories, I sometimes think this is WAY to much which is worrying me alot but I'm hungry so I eat I know the point of the surgery isn't to starve and I do work all day on my feet so I have a pretty active job considering...I feel like I"m rationalizing. all I can say is stick in there! once we're on real food I don't think it'll slide though the band as easy and we'll be fuller longer but I could be over thinking this!

I got banded the 24th of March I got moved onto mushie but I feel like I'm eating alot...how much should I be eating I stop when I feel that I'm full but they said my stomach would only be 2oz's I know that sometimes I eat more than that in a sitting but it's all like semi-liquid food (cottage cheese) so I don't know if it's slipping through the band or what? Am I worrying to much? I keep thinking it'll be different after my fill and that I'll be on normal food so the band won't hold as much because it's not just sliding through it being normal food that's not mushie. is this logical....maybe I'm rationalizing and overthinking I don't know please help!:smile:

Getting alittle more nervous now....but excited Wish Me Luck!!!

The liquid diet is so limiting it's hard not to get tired of anything you find thats good my only suggestion is that you just try lots of different flavors of stuff (even stuff you really didn't like before) as a treat and when I'm not planning on putting much else in i drink the chocolate banana Naked Juice protein drinks they are about 480 calories but have the 30g of protein i need but once again I can't eat much else that day....

I go from being excited to totally scared sh*t-less (if only) but pretty much on the excited side I keep saying to people when they ask me if I'm excited that I'm just hungry at this point which is true I can't wait to eat food again but they look at me like I'm already kinda failing I just wanna say "Yeah I'll eat food but I can't fit more than 30ml in to the pouch!!!" so it's not like i'll be back to my overeating self again! oh well alot of people have questions I've told everyone at work (I work in a small pharmacy) and they are all really nice and have tried not to eat around me for the past two weeks which i love them for!!! beyond that, I got told that I was gona have a pregnancy test the morning of the surgery and I'm totally freaked there is absolutly NO chance I'm pregnant but the fact that this could totally stop my surgery in it's tracks freaks me out almost to the point of buying a pregnancy test just to ease my nerves lol which to me is just hilarious because there is NO chance it's just nerves I keep telling myself

If you have trouble walking after surgery your doctor will most likely put you on lovenox or warfarin to counteract the chance of developing a blood clot it you are having trouble walking and your doctor doesn't do anything suggest this to him or ask for a second opinion just be pro-active in your healthcare if they aren't giving you something you believe you should have or not treating you properly then ask why if you are not satisfied ask for another doctor for a second opinion. as for the nightmares those are normal it's anxiety I have them before pretty much anything i do that is taking a risk no matter how low....geez i had ones that i overslept for my pre-op testing, it happens you'll be okay You could always spend the time you use to spend eating researching online more about the lapband...I feel like I have hours to do nothing now since I've been on my pre-op all liquid diet! (this might now work so well with you since you have 3 small children) Take a few deep breaths and just imagine the healthy skinny you...:smile:

Thats awesome our surgerys are going to be 24 hours apart nearly exactly exciting!!! I splurged today and drank a Naked Protein Juice smoothie there is alike 480 calories in the whole bottle but I don't really eat all my regular jello or the juices I can have so i figured i would be okay I'll prob have some broth for dinner then head to bed. I can't wait till tuesday or even monday night just because I know the hunger i'm feeling now will never happen again as long as I use the "tool" i've been given which I'm more than willing to do just to not feel hungry! your gonna be banded in less then 48 hours!!!! how exciting!!!!!!!

Thats awesome you'll have to check out the March 09' bandster forum your gonna be a "Lucky Loser" I have mine on tuesday the 24th good luck!!!

It's insane how fast this last part goes Some days (not when you are hungry then it seems like it last forever) Good Luck Congrads on being a Lucky Loser

Exciting!?!?!? are you Excited??? Let us know how it goes!!!

Welcome Skywalk64!!!! this is a awesome place to gather information, there is also some stuff on youtube if your interested in seeing what you get to go thru in terms of the actual surgery there is a blogger on there called thebandinme and it's pretty awesome she got to take the camera with her all the way up to the surgery and afterwards (not in the surgery) but it's really a first person perspective on what happens if you have any questions feel free to ask everyone here is really nice

your puppy is cute! I know the hunger is the worse but I hear it gets better I'm just counting the days till I can not feel hungry anymore, are you staying on track I've started having small little things of salt just salt it's kinda gross but really sad lol oh well could be worse I could be eating actually food. Anyways super excited for you, how long do you have stay at the hospital I have to stay over one night. Hope your having a good day and not to hungry I had some cavitys fixed today so I spent half the day with my face numb and when all you can do is drink your food it's pretty hilarious and really messy. ha ha

Thanks guys the butterflys are still there and still pretty hungry but I'm feeling a little better knowing that there are others out there that felt like running

So I'm getting a little nervous now starting to think what the hell am I thinking...anyone else have pre-band jitters????

I'm on the max Protein one that's vanilla, chocolate and Cookies and cream it's pretty good as far as the others i've tried I didn't like the advantedge strawberry one it was just to thin but i like mixing them with other juices as for the liquid coming out I called the nurse at my surgeons office she told me to buy knox gelaton and mix it with 1/4 cup warm Water (mix really well) and then drink it and that should help I just did it a few minutes ago it was horrid to drink so it better help the other part other than that I'm taking immodium too because at work it's impossible to get away long enough besides I have so much gas and it is amplified in the bathroom it's just embarassing so I don't wanna go there! I know it's a natural thing but what's happening to me is not natural (I'll leave it at that) I ordered some free samples from Proteinex online from the actual manuf. they are pre-digested protein haven't tried them yet but they are only 2 table spoons and have 18 grams so i figure i'll save them till after the surgery when I really don't wanna drink alot I can at least get those down and not the whole think Protein shakes that i'm drinking now at least for awhile. but we'll see good luck to you all I'm on day 7 of 14 for my diet and this is really hard i'm hoping to just make it through the next day living day to day and trying not to think about how hungry you are or your stomach rumbling (not from hunger) is just getting old.....

I tried mixing the protein powder with other liquids than just water like orange juice and apple juice it taste so much better next I'm gonna put some banana flavoring in my chocolate one or maybe buy some propel strawberry water and mix that with chocolate that would be good too variety is the spice of life but for banders it's EVERYTHING

This may be old news to some of you but it's AMAZING to me instead of mixing my protein shakes with water I'm using the orange and apple juice I'm allowed and mixing my vanilla flavored protein drinks with them and they are SOOOOOO much more easy to get down I enjoy drinking them alot more now This is all thanks to my soon to be cousin-in-law who had the surgery a year ago and I was emailing telling her that the shakes taste horrid!

Hey I was denied the lap band 3 times by my insurance and once they basically told me I've exausted my options so I appealled and some great letters from family and all the doctors I've seen got me approved my surgery date is now March 24th 2009 and I'm on day 5 of my clear liquid diet already lost a few pounds but still pretty hungry can't wait to get the band! Don't give up girl alot of insurances will deny you just to see if you will give up just keep calling them till they know you by name!