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Its so funny cuz I never realized how much of my life revolved around eating before. I had a date yesterday and we went to this great brunch place Sarabeths that I used to love. There was only 1 thing on the menu I could eat: tomato bisque. Plus it had chunks of tomatoes in it so I chewed each bite like 100 times. The guy I was with must have thought I was nuts cuz I was chewing my soup like it was popcorn! :hungry: Then I went to a bar later and I asked if they had tomato juice. They didn't. So I had wine. I know that is totally horrible to be 1 week out and have wine but I knew I couldnt have diet coke so I figured whatever. I think after being banded 1 glass of wine=2 glasses of wine preop, because since I wasnt eating it effected me more than usual. :kiss2: I have a client meeting tomorrow and she is taking me out to lunch and I hope and pray whereever she takes me has soup or hummus or something else that is kind of liquified. Even drinking out is hard because i used to live on diet coke, and now I cant have carbonation or caffeine so it is hard to find things that are readily available to drink (like every place i go has diet coke!). So I found Snapple diet green tea and that seems good.

I actually gave baby food to my dogs the other night and they totally loved it! I finally returned mine to the store today. It was annoying cuz I threw out my receipt (I honestly never return groceries!) but I bought like $40 worth of baby food and was definitely not going to eat it so they let me return it. To you girls that are having trouble moving the scale: I think I actually gained 7 pounds from surgery. Preop I weighed 138; 140 at the most. I have never weighed more then that. Then after surgery I suddenly weighed 145.5! I think during surgery they pump you with fluids and also your body is in shock because of the surgery so it halts weight gain, which sucks cuz we arent even eating anything! I actually had 2 dates today (I scheduled them before) and they were good. I went to this great brunch place that I love and ordered tomato bisque. It was great. The guy was looking at me weird because it was taking me so long to eat each bite. Anyway, my scale is finaly going down a bit, but since I weighed 138 preop, I really only lost a pound and a half. So dont worry, it will get better. I dont see how we can be so restricted with what we eat and not have it have a big cumulative effect within a month.

I think its a play on words about 8. As in, we got banded in August= 8/07

I bought beef with broth and veal with broth and they both tasted and smelled like dogfood! Salt made it taste like salty dogfood! I bought a ton of it too and I tried to return it last night to the store but they wouldnt take it back cuz i didnt save the receipt. So I bought some tastier protein, but now i am scared that I am going to eat too much and blow it! So I just take a little in a bowl and am trying to watch my portions, now that i have food that I like. I also want to buy protein powder and make smoothies cuz that is an easy way to get in tons of protein (1 scoop has about 20 grams!). I bought some unsweetened cocoa last night and I am going to get instant decaf coffee so I figure if I take some protein powder, cocoa or decaf, ice and equal I can make tasty shakes that might even rival one of my former weaknesses, Starbucks!! Baby food is gross. If I ever have a baby, I am making my own babyfood because I can't imagine feeding a baby that stuff!! :confused:

I dont want to tell anyone either. I just dont want to have to deal with their judgements. I told my mom and she told the whole western world. I dont care if she tells people. Its just not something I want to do. I think its a personal thing and you don't have to tell everyone you had a lap band. People look down on you like there is something wrong with you that you need surgery to lose weight. But look at how many years we have all been trying to lose weight on our own and failed. I think it is a personal decision and you dont have to tell everyone. You can be really picky in who you tell your personal things to. The lap band is hard enough; we dont need judgement from people!

On my diet the nutritionist said the first day is Clear liquids, the 2nd day is full liquids and after that I can do mushies. However, she doesnt want me to do oatmeal, potatoes, etc because she wants me to do mostly Protein. She said cottage cheese and ricotta (lowfat or nonfat) are fine. She said 50 grams of protein per day is fine. I dont want to lose my hair; that freaks me out! It is not even like I am that hungry. I see real food on tv like pastrami and want it! I was watching the food channel all day yesterday (probably not a great move!) and they were doing this thing with Elton brown about diners across america and I was craving real food. So I went to the grocery store and bought a bunch of things like cottage cheese, sugar free tapioca pudding, hummus etc.

Good luck to you ! I just got banded 8/21. I am going to go grocery shopping now cuz i am totally starving. I bought the wrong kind of food (meat baby food) and it is grossing me out. Every doctor has a different diet. I can eat pureed food after day 3. It should be mostly protein tho cuz you need to get 50 grams of protein a day. Best of luck to you!!!

I live in New York actually. I got scared cuz it seemed like i gained 7 pounds but now they are off and I think i am losing weight now. I think its just stressful to have surgery and they pump you with all kinds of fluids. I have trader joes there. I love that store! I should go check it out. I should go get some bisques. I didnt realize we could eat those. My list says avoid cream based soups so I will look for ones that arent that fattening. I know trader joes has a lot of really great healthy food. I will look for that. I have lots of air too and it seems to migrate up into my shoulder so I will get some gas x strips too. Its nice to see someone one here who got banded the same day as me! :huggie:

You had the same banding date as me! I seemed to gain weight at first (like 7 pounds) but now it is off. I think it must have been fluids and swelling from surgery and maybe just the flannel nightgown was wearing (I didnt have the strength to take it off before i weighed myself!). Now I am losing weight and feeling much better. How do you feel??

I think technically I am allowed to have oatmeal and mashed potatoes, however, they say that you are supposed to have 50 grams of protein a day so my nutritionist said you need to eat the meat/protein stuff first and then eat the rest of the stuff and then it should be eaten in moderation. I am not really craving carbs. I just want to find protein stuff that doesnt gross me out, as I was kind of a vegetarian preop (not a strict veg, but I would eat mostly non meat stuff and eat steak once every 6 mos).

Good for you! It keeps getting better and better but I just wish I felt normal already! I have things I need to do and didn't know I would feel so crummy after surgery. But I guess I didnt think, it's SURGERY! Its a serious thing, not like a haircut! So I will suck it up until I feel like my old self.

I did the same thing. They made me pay $170 for these Optifast shakes before I was banded and it seemed impossible to stay on them knowing that I would never be able to eat a lot again. So needless to say, I didnt stick to my liquid preop diet. I think I gained 7 pounds before I got banded!

My left shoulder and neck are killing too. Its from gas. I was taking charcoal tabs but used them up. Today I am going to go to the store and buy some gas x strips and charcoal tabs and see if both of those help with the gas. I hope it goes away soon cuz its hard to sleep comfortably and walk upright without being in pain.

On my diet canned tuna is ok. I think they want stuff that is liquid consistency so your band can heal.

Hi Veronica, I can see if people don't support your decision because you are only 22 and they think you can just diet and excersise. Alot of people said that to me to because I am 30. However, if you look at my dieting history, I started going to diet doctors at the age of 8 because I was obese. I was skinny for a short stretch in college (my freshman and sophmore years). so I have done it by myself in the past, but I have a lifelong struggle with weight and I really needed this. If you have been on diets your whole life, it makes sense to do this. Altho just remember, it is surgery and it does hurt! I just got banded on 8/21 and I have severe stomach pains and gas pains. So it is a struggle. If you have struggled with weight your whole life, it is definitely worth it and I say go for it.

It will be so worth it for you because I bet it will get rid of many of your obestity-related health problems. That is priceless! Mine is about $15,000 which is cheap in NY. I am doing some kind of study so they are taking $10,000 off the $25,000 it is supposed to be. I thought it was nice that they let me do the study so it is a bit cheaper. I really do think its good I am doing it now. I wish I did it 10 years ago. Its almost my 31st b-day and Im not married and dont have kids and I do date and get guys but I think the quality of them will go up when I get thin. Even tho a lot of my thin friends have a hard time finding a good guy!! I actually think I am pretty but I know the outside world judges you when you are obese and I am sick of people looking at me like I am less of a person because I am fat. Honestly, I am the same person whether I weigh 220 or 120, but people treat you like you are an entirely worse person. It is so not fair.

I got banded Tuesday 8/21. How are you guys doing? I still have shoulder pain from the gas and stomach pain too. It gets better and better each day tho. I bought meat flavored baby food and it is absolutely gross!! I give it to my dogs and they like it, I think cuz it tastes like dog food! I have been rocking the cottage cheese and skim plus with sugar free hot cocoa mix in it and those are both great. What kind of Protein rich foods do you guys like that arent too fattening? I am going to go shopping today and stock up on some more food and gas x strips. I hope I feel better by tomorrow because I am supposed to go out. I also have work meetings this Tues and Wed so I hope I am back to normal by then. Welcome Crazy Ates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You sound just like me. I feel like i have to walk like Frankenstein because I cant walk upright or be comfortable because of my stomach soreness and shoulder gas pains!

I felt so good the first day (from the stomach shot I am sure!) that I picked up my dog. He's 11 pounds. I hope I didnt pop anything inside of me. The next day my stomach was so sore! I am trying to take it easy. It is hard tho. If I drop a spoon, I just leave it. My house looks like a mess because I havent been bending since Tuesday. My dog was eating a paper clip today, I didnt know what to do cuz I couldnt pick it up, so I just kicked it under the dog bed. It is so hard not being able to do things!! :embarassed:

I feel the same way. If this really makes us thin, it is so worth it. It would be worth a million dollars to be thin!! I am sick of putting my life on hold because I am fat. I actually have a pretty great life, good friends, good career, I just need to take care of my weight. For vanity reasons (dating) but also just so I stay healthy. I agree with you that it is so worth it to self pay. If you are committed to this, you can find a way to pay.

I just had mine on 8/21; hope you are doing well:)

I just got banded 8/21. How are you guys doing? My stomach hurt a lot the last few days but is getting better each day. I still have terrible gas pain in my left shoulder. Its hard for me to walk upright. I took a shower this morning and it felt amazing! It felt so great to wash my hair and be clean. I used some Paris Hilton perfume after and just felt great all day. I am still not 100%. I had my surgery on Tuesday and it is Friday night. I am hoping to be ok for Sunday as I am going out then. How has your experience been with the banding????

10 pounds is nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of us have over 100 to lose. Just go to the doctor and get back on track. They wont judge.

I am starving too~! I was banded on Tuesday. It's Friday night and I really need some food. I think I bought the wrong kind of stuff preop. I bought a whole bunch of meat baby food and it grosses me out. It reminds me of dogfood so I gave it to my puppies and of course they love it! I think I am going to go out tomorrow and go shopping and get Gas X strips because of the pain in my shoulder and also get some healthy but tastier food. I have been eating cottage cheese and really like it because it is full of Protein. I have the sugar free ice pops, Jello, pudding etc. I need to figure out more protein rich foods to eat that are pureed. I had some skim plus today and I warmed it up and put sugar free hot chocolate and equal in it and it was such a treat! Do you guys know more protein rich foods that are not too fattening that happen to taste good (not like god aweful meat baby food, uch!)

It is totally worth it. If you really want it, you can find the money somewhere and make it a priority to take care of your health. I am almost 31 and am sick of putting my life on hold till after I magically get skinny. I think its good to take control of your health and go for it!!