Lynn_Marie

That is fantastic news! Congrats!!! :clap2: :bounce: :whoo:

Funny you asked! Just the other night when I was taking my medicine I had a little 'incident'! One of my little bp capsules just kind of 'floated' back up! VEry interesting! What did I do about it? I just grabbed my water and sent it right back down! LOL!!!:bounce:

5 including my port!

Thank you Laura..I hope I get good restriction the first fill, too. Problem is that I can't get my first fill until October 22!!! :faint:

I, too, am really enjoying this thread! I just hope it continues to attract people with recipes who are willing to help us make them! I'm like you Cerrin...it helps SO MUCH when someone walks me through it. I'm looking at the universities here to see who is doing some classes at the local health food stores. Hope I find some!!!!! :bounce:

Oh, you don't know how badly I hope you are both wrong! So you really believe that eventually everyone goes through bandster hell? Well, I'll just have to try and pray alot! I was really hoping that if it had to happen that it wouldn't happen until after I get a fill. How DO fills play into the bandster hell thing???

I totally agree with both of you! I will follow the rules to a 't' but if it can happen anyway...well, I'll pray alot, that's all. I think it's really commendable that you have kept your weight down even after removal! Congrats on that!!! :whoo:

I originally posted this in the wrong section but I am reposting it here because I really want to know. I have noticed that there are quite a few people who have had bands removed, replaced, port revisions, stomach erosion, etc... and I am really wondering what causes all of this? I especially would like to know how to PREVENT any of these from happening! <!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message -->

I had 3 c-sects...no comparison what-so-ever!!! Small incisions compare nothing to being cut from belly button to pelvic bone and having the uterus dissected also. The gas is much different, too. It's higher with the lapband and passes much, much, much quicker!!!

That is awesome! I, too, have stopped all my diabetes meds. I quit them a couple days before surgery. I was taking a pill morning and night that gave me horrid diahrea and two shots of medicine in the belly before my two largest meals.(not insulin) I am so glad to be rid of them all! I have also been able to stop the cholesterol med. and am looking forward to ditching some b.p. med. once I have lost enough weight! :bounce:

I like whey protein powder mixed in a little milk. (4-6 oz.) I buy it at GNC and Walmart. The brand at Walmart is called Body Fortress and the one from GNC is the big gray jug..can't remember the name right now. I have only tried the vanilla from Walmart, but it is good. It foams a little when you shake it which the GNC ones don't. From GNC I like the chocolate and the chocolate caramel. Haven't tried their vanilla or strawberry. If you are going to get protein powder the key is to get one LOW in carbs and HIGH in protein...but not too high. I've been told (by a doc) that our bodies can't use more than around 25 g per serving. So just use one scoop instead of two!

Heather, it sounds to me like you are doing just fine. Isn't it nice not to have to be hungry and fighting it all the time? I'm still hoping someone who is way far post op will tell me it can stay this way and THIS IS NOT JUST THE HONEYMOON! :guess

The only thing that I've had feel like it was stuck was a capsule I take for bp. When it happened it didn't feel like it was caught in my throat exactly...just there somewhere...wierd. Anyway, it just kind of 'floated' back up so I just drank some more water and floated that sucker right back down! LOL! :eek:

Ok, I know I am just 3 weeks post op right now but everything is going so great! I am not craving anything what-so-ever and I am satisfied all the time with eating meals like just a scrambled egg with a little cheese for breakfast, about 3/4 C of refried beans with a little cheese mixed in for lunch and a piece of baked or sauteed fish for dinner. I also have a low carb sugar free protein drink each day to insure that I am getting all my protein in and I take my vitamins. PLEASE tell me that this is not just the honeymoon! PLEASE tell me that as I go on with the weight loss, eventually getting fills along the way, that this can continue on just the way it is! IF THIS IS THE HONEYMOON, I DON'T EVER WANT IT TO END!!!! :nervous

G-R-E-A-T!!! I am totally looking forward to them! :clap2:

I totally agree that it is amazing! I wonder how many other things our body is telling us that we could be aware of if we would just 'listen' closer!

Wow! You guys are awesome! Good questions WASabubblebutt!!! And great answers VEX!!! I just love the way you are sharing techniques with us! I never would have thought to 'press' the tofu between 2 plates with some weight on top to get more water out! Thanks, too for the roasting directions! This is exactly what I was hoping for when I asked for recipes and techniques! Care to share any other of your baked (or other) recipes? Our group's 1 month bandiversary is next Monday and I would like to take a tofu cheesecake. I have a couple recipes but would prefer one that someone has personally made and knows is good. So...More recipes anyone??? :hungry: :bounce:

YEA!!! I am so excited about cooking with Tofu! I tried the Thai Tofu Bake and thought it was great but I have some questions. VEX - What should the consistency of the sauce part be like? Mine turned out pretty thick. If it's not supposed to be that way I think I know what may have gone wrong. The peanut butter I used I got at the health food store and I ground the peanuts myself in a machine they have there. Nothing else is added...just peanuts. I'm thinking maybe it was too thick??? I left the mint out and doubled the basil (fresh Thai basil!) but I only used one red pepper because they were so high. Next time I'll use two. Cerrin - Which kind of Miso paste was I supposed to get. They had a red, a soy and a barley. I bought the soy but can take it back if it's not the right one. Also, I noticed you said to use whatever amount of miso I wanted to make it taste the way I want, but how much should I start out with? When you say to put in just a small amount...are we talking about a tablespoon or more or less??? Thanks for you help! I would still love to get more of anyone's favorite Tofu recipes! :hungry:

I just read something interesting about the Vagus nerve that runs down the throat causing the soft stop reactions. The link for this information is : WLS Wiki - Presented by QuixoticWLS.com - Vagus Nerve

Is anyone familiar with the term "soft stop" in reference to knowing when to stop eating? From what I read it can be anything from a sigh to a runny nose to hiccups. I have the sigh one. After eating almost the reccomended amount of food I sigh. It's not anything I consciously do, it just happens out of the blue and when it does I stop eating and find that I am perfectly satisfied! I can and have eaten past my soft stop, but only on a few occassions and I think I feel best when I don't.

Thanks to those of you who have responded so far. Tomorrow is a payday for me so I plan to go to the store and buy what I need to try these recipes. I'm SO EXCITED! You know, you can look at recipe's all day long on the internet or in books, but it's so much better when someone GIVES you one that is THEIR favorite! :whoo: :clap2: :whoo: :clap2: :whoo:

I guess I need to clarify what I originally wrote. I actually follow the diet of both the surgeon who banded me and Dr.s Hitchcock and Hoehn. The thing is that the plan with Hitchcock and Hoehn is a bit stricter and more specific and I like that. So I add those restrictions to what the surgeon gave me. Another reason is because I was originally planning to have my surgery here in the states with Dr. Hitchcock (insurance wouldn't pay) so I had been to some of the seminars and had been learning the plan. My daughter-in-law had lapband with Hitchcock and my son had R n Y with him so I was already familiar with my daughter-in-law's nutritional plan.

:help: I know how beneficial soy is, especially for women. I like Tofu and I REALLY want to learn how to cook it! I have been reading up on it and looking for demonstrations at the health food stores in my area, but so far no luck. (hands on learning works best for me) I was thinking that if some of you on here would share some recipes and include step by step instructions and allow me to ask a few questions it might do the trick!

I did not end up having surgery with either Hitchcock or Hoehn at Shawnee Mission but I am following their nutritional plan. I would very much like to hear from others who are following it as well. As far as I know I am doing everything by the book as far as what I eat. The only thing I know of that I am not doing is the B complex. Any suggestions on that? Also, any food plan suggestions? I am still in the 3rd stage, which is days 8 - 22 where you add tuna, ff mayo, fish, tofu, etc... :whoo: :whoo: :whoo:

I'm doing G-R-E-A-T so far. I'm eating 3 meals a day, no more than about 4 oz. and sometimes only 3/4 cup. My first 3 days was clear liquids, next was full liquids and now I am having some soft foods like tuna w/ff mayo or ff miracle whip, eggs, fish, tofu, etc... I don't eat any snacks and I don't drink anything for 1/2 hour before a meal, during the meal or for 1 hour after the meal. The rest of the time I am constantly drinking water during the day at work and a sugar free flavored drink all evening at home. I don't actually keep track that closely but I am sure I am drinking around 2 oz. every 15 minutes or so. I am also drinking a low cal, low carb protein drink (25-30gm protein) in the late afternoon. A typical day looks like this: Breakfast: 1 egg scrambled Lunch: 1/2 to 3/4 C refried beans Late day: 4 oz. skim milk w/ protein powder mixed in Dinner: 3-4 oz. Tilapia filet (fish) I also take 2 chewable multi-vitamins/ day and 1500 mg calcium in the form of sugar free chocolate flavored chews daily. I need to choose a good B complex and get started on that, too. :clap2: :whoo: :whoo: