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that sounds good! by the way, i have fingernails for the first time in my life... must be the biotin I am taking. Its working.

carol your weight loss is great ! I feel a little bit of pain sometimes if i eat too fast or too much. Only once was the pain in the middle, usually i have port pain. I dont know if this is gas or feeling full but it reminds me to slow down next time and only eat 1/2 cup. I love mashed potatoes and it is real hard to only eat that much. I started canned turkey with light mayo yesterday... it was sooooo much better than tuna. I ate the roast beef spread ( like deviled ham) with mayo, made me sick. I dont always have time to puree my meat so this helps for the quick meals in a hurry. Any suggestions with food would be great !

hey everyone. I dont see very many post of after the surgery. I am anxious to get my first fill. banded 9/7/07. Walking everyday, trying to stay in my 1/2 cup food limit. The drinking part is the HARDEST. I really miss drinking with my meal. I using a baby spoon and the very small plastic containers and it is funny how that helps. I put it on a regular size plate and thought, WOW. I dont advise to use a big plate though ! I wish I could get more fluids in, I hate to drink. I dont miss my dr pepper, that was one thing before I would NEVER give up. Good luck on everyone losing! :whoo:

good luck hd ! I finally lost another three pounds! I cant seem to get away from the scales, it doesnt discourage me just makes me MAD and more determined. I keep walking and walking so I tell myself I must be getting some muscle weight in here somewhere. LOL. I can tell now in my clothes and my face... cant wait to get the first fill. I am not always hungry but I still want to eat! I am starting to care less what I eat though. That is wonderful. the 1/2 cup limit is really hard, I cheated yesterday with a taco bell cheesey beef... no rice. they didnt put very much meat in it so it was okay, just chewed a few bites of the soft tortilla. Figured after a fill I might not be able to have that tortillia without some problems. it was a nice treat, nice to be able to go thru a drive thru again. Still, not a choice I will be making very often. How is everyone else doing ? Love to hear how you are doing with this new way of eating and your problems.

I bought the vanilla whey protein at walmart, I add a scoop of it, 1-2 scoops of breyers choc no fat ice cream and 1/2 to 1 cup of skim milk and blend. I think it is great. i heard the choc protein was awful. I am going to add it also to oatmeal and pudding

I went back to light duty today and still felt sore around the port with driving and sitting at a desk. Take it easy if you can, just keep walking and walking though.

banded sept 7th. baby food now and creamy soups, pureed food. I decided devil ham with light mayo is my fav thing to eat so far. I was craving meat! one more week to the soft vegetables. Constipation is the only real prob lately. I still have trouble drinking enough fluids, anyone else?

banded on sept 7th and doing good. I still get the occasional gas and still have a some port pain but nothing bad. I have head hunger really bad. I am on the purred food part. It is much better the further we get thru this diet. No nausea. Walking alot every day. Cant wait to get my first fill on oct 9th. eating 1/2 cup is still hard even with a baby spoon. I found some chicken and roast beef spread. it is really good with some light mayo. I was missing meat !

yes i amen to wendell too. Gotta keep telling our husbands we are doing this for ourself not to leave him. Gotta try to drink more today!

<p>I am so glad I am not the only one on here obsessed with food, chewing and spitting it out is gross and FUNNY. Glad to hear there are others that had to do it too. I cant wait to eat meat and veggies again. Even salad would be nice. I am having a hard time just eating 1/2 cup at a time. It seems so small. Drinking is even harder, I cant get my liquids in, anyone else with this problem??</p>

i went to the lap-band.com site. My dr also told me today that the new band has ridges in the balloon, this is suppose to be better around the stomach which causes less slippage but also hopefully less erosion. I would get the old band if it mean that or nothing... I didnt even know i WAS getting the new band until I was told in recovery. JUST GET THE BAND. In 5-10 years they will probablly come up with something ever better. DONT WAIT.

I have always said, i would rather him leave me thin than leave me fat!! or the other way around, so I am just concentrating on me right now. The rest will take care of itself. I often worry when he is losing weight the same thing. There is something insecure about when the other loses weight I guess. I know this will change our lives but I am hoping for a positive change. three weeks til i get my first fill. YEA.

doc told me it was better than the old band today. he said no slippage in the new bands so far done in dallas. they apparently do lots in dallas. No fluid in there yet, I go back in three weeks for the first fill. I would want the new band if possible. I was afraid to go to mexico, didnt know who would do my fills and i sure couldnt keep flying back to mexico for those. Just had to cough up the whole amt. luckily I got a low interest home equity loan.

I was wondering where you saw the "instructions" ? I will ask the dr today, I have an appt but would love to read instructions on the aps band. Thanks

i am on to purreed foods friday, i dont think that is mushies yet, but the next week definitely is mushies. My husband was very jealous when i wasnt fat so i do hate that part coming back, but he and I will have to deal with it. All of our friends except one... that have had wls have divorced. So they are (spouses) afraid of this. Two years ago he was leaving me... he didnt. So... we will have to see if almost 22 years will keeps us together after this.

I go to the dr tomorrow. I will ask if I have any fluid in there, I didnt think there would be any in there yet. Does everyone have fluid already in their aps band?

I told them i would not be cooking too. That just wasnt realistic and i have always been strong enough to stay out of the snack basket ! They are supportive and usually eat out. I love to cook on sundays for my family and some friends. They have missed this for 3 or 4 weeks already. I think it made me stronger to know that I can still be around everyone and lose weight. That has been a reason before that I would throw out the diet thinking this isnt fair, they can eat, so can I. It is hard but I feel the family shouldnt want to change me back to before the lapband. I made them brownies too, look how strong I am !! Now... I wont be doing this often, even I cant be strong everyday.

well, my husband ate a whole slab of ribs last night that I cooked. He isnt mean about it, it isnt his fault I ate too much the last 10 years. I do feel my self wanting to say to him, are you still eating? etc. I did once and he politely told me to stop it. Lots of mental things to accomplish here. I am doing it though and proud of myself. 4 days left to next stage, I will make it. Everyone hang in there !

same here, i have a fear of men looking at me, i wasnt abused but did have a date back in my 20's that wouldnt take me home, it was a very terrifying night. He didnt rape me or anthing, just wouldnt take me home, he finally fell asleep ! anyway, I also know that my husband of 20 years will become more jealous and wonder where i am at all times. I am going to have to get thru these feelings and fears because I am ready for the challenge this time. Being fat has helped me feel safer, but being fat has kept me in the house for way too long. I am ready to venture out in the world. I am terrified that my old friends/boyfriends will see now. I dont want them to see the fat me. Lots of feelings to work thru I guess

i am in post op hell too. I hope I am not making my potato soup a little too thick now. I am so wanting to eat something. I am starting to think about how my life will be so different now. I can hardly stand it that i cant go out to eat. I bought some sugar free fudgecicles tonight. that helps some and so does sugar free candy, but you really have to be careful, you dont want to accidently swallow the candy. it is a risk I know but it seems to settle me down a bit. I bet there are lots of us right now going thru this stage. one more week to the next stage. I cant wait !

dont laugh, I was going nuts on day five of post op and i tried that. it did help for the moment. i chewed some meat, just barely and spit it out. it made me get over the craving and ... i got it... you chew and its gone... no more food. Food is such a short lived ectasy... losing weight .... a life time of ectasy. It was a magic moment for me.

i asked in recovery what band i had, aps small. banded in texarkana texas. I am thrilled, I didnt know there was a new band. I am self pay, whole thing cost 15,000. got a home equity loan. I was too scared to go to mexico and didnt have anyone to do the fills afterwards. Just one week out today.

where are you september 7th bandsters. you gotta be feeling better by now, at least enough to post on here. i am already tired of the liquid thin soups. how about you?

sept 7th bandsters, how are you doing? i am hungry now. I have to stay on liquids two weeks. hard to do! I am trying real hard, too scared to eat anything anyway. still have left sided pain, i think that is where my port is. This hurt more than my gallbladder surgery in may did. but it is getting better day by day. Just wondering if anyone on the 7th is going thru the same thing as me right now. good luck everyone

this is hard but i am making it. how is everyone else that got banded friday the 7th? I couldnt take the nasty broth. i feeling much better now with the thinned creamy soups. Just want the time to pass by faster.