allielee

I was banded June 20,2008 then went on a cruise August 16-23 I got a fill right before I left. I did great! I only used the stairs I refused to use the elevator and I always requested no drink and no pasta, breads .. they were great with it! Good luck and have fun!!!!

I paid $18,500 for everything .. Dr. Erhlich in Bridgeport, Ct I get free fills for life. bahhh so far mines the most expensive!!! But I would do it again in a heartbeat!!!!!

today: b: 2 scoops banana cream whey protein w/ 8 oz. skim milk L: 1/4 chicken cesar salad from panera bread with 1/4 cup of broccoli cheese soup s: 3 minature resses peanut butter cups :cursing: d: 1 hot dog w/ 1/2 cup chili w/ sprinkler of reduced fat cheese and 1 tsp reduced fat sour cream But I went for a jog to make up for the resses cups.. I NEED A FILL!!:thumbdown:

b: banana cream protein shake l: 1/4 c. salad w/ grilled chicken dipped in ranch s: 2 pieces of peach d: 4 small ribs/ couple bites of broccoli

Hey Junies.. I just wanted to let you know on a cool "excercize" I found.. it's called geocaching! You can check it out at geocaching.com.. but anyways the concept is there are thousands of hidden items all around you. People hide items and logbooks in boxes or some sort of waterproof box and you get the coordinates online from geocaching.com then you input them into your gps and the hunt is on! My hubby and I have found 5 so far and I have gotten so much excercize this past two weekends withought even realizing it. I love adventures and competition. There is also another thing called letterboxing which i believe involves getting stamps from the boxes. But I just wanted to let you guys know of this cool thing to do and it only costs the price of a gps!!! Then it's free from then out. Just to give you an idea today we found a box and in it was 4 tickets to a defenders "local" baseball game. So cool! Some only have the log to put your name on but some have surprises! I hope everyone is off to a great September! I just hit 50 pounds and I am so excited about my band! God Bless!

Hey there! I just wanted to let you know I was praying for you.. I also had an abnormal ekg and I failed my stress test prior to my lapband surgery. I ended up having a cardiac catheritization and praise the lord I was fine. I ended up just having spazaming capillaries. Less than 3 months later I had my lapband. Just keep positive and remember we are all here for you!

Hey there.. Gnc sells the protein bullets .. I personally can't tolerate them they taste like fruit flavored feet to me.. I also work long hours but I bought a magic bullet for my desk and make my shakes at the office. I am sure being a teacher makes it tougher not having your own "space" but I just thought I would mention it. I try and only have one shake a day or every other day. I find I get hungry quickly so I prefer to eat most of my protein. Good luck!

B: 1/4 C. of oatmeal with splenda/brown sugar l: 1/2 cheeseburger no bun and couple bites of salad d: 2 small pieces of chicken tenderloin on salad s: 1/2 c. resses peanut butter cereal :thumbup: I am finding I do great first week after a fill then second week I don't lose anything and I psych myself out and over eat.. I am guessing I need more of a fill right now I am at 4cc in a 10cc band. God Bless!

Hey there all my fellow junies! I have a question for all of you.. ok so I have had 3 fills and the first week after the fill I lose a ton then the second week it stalls.. I actually gain 2 pounds then lose 1 pound then just keep see sawing the second week. Has anyone else had this issue? It is so frustrating! I am thinking this means I don't have enough of a fill right now I am at 4 cc in a 10 cc band. I appreciate your input.. I love reading all the posts and find it inspiring! Good luck and God Bless! xoxo

Hey there! I was banded on June 20,2008 and would love to chat with you if you want! My email is 1morrisfamily@comcast.net

Ok so here are my two non scale victory's : #1 - I CAN CROSS MY LEGS!!! WOO HOO #2 - I SHOP IN REGULAR STORES NOW.. NO MORE LANE BRYANT FOR ME!!!

b: 8 oz skim milk with 1 scoop gnc banana cream whey protein (YUMMY) l: south beach diet chicken and broccoli d: 1/4 cup of french onion soup ( strained) Got fill s: protein shake same as breakfast

mekadig, wow I just had to say something to you. We are all here in the "SAME" boat. It seems everytime someone offers you advice that you requested you take it as a personal assault. I feel bad that you feel people are attacking you. I read through all the responses from others and to you and honestly as someone looking in.. they were just offering you sound advice and you took it as the complete opposite. Your anger is just pouring through here and honestly I understand if your angry. The thing is mekadig to understand when and who to direct your anger toward. This is not the place. I pray that you find the place to pour your anger into.. I wish you great success and may god richly bless you!

Have you had your first fill yet? I had my second fill and it seems to really speed up the weight loss!!! I was banded june 20 2008. Good luck to you!

b: Protein shake made with chocolate why protein powder 1 scoop, 8 oz skim milk, 1/4 banana & Tsp peanut butter with ice blended in bullet l: 1/2 of hamburger patty 2 pieces of squash d: small piece of salmon 3 small pieces of squash s: sugar free ice cream pop 80 calories

I would add ice and a packet of sweet and low and throw them in the blender.. I really like the chocolate that way.. the vanilla i did the above and added a little vanilla extract.. i hated the strawberry.. just hang in there!!! I lost 20 pounds the two weeks before my surgery doing the optifast.. you can do it!

luluc thanks! I am pretty confused on the carbs, no sugar, no coffee thing.. some people tell me low carb some say low fat , it's confusing.. i am losing weight so that's a plus.. blooeyes- I am glad you are here.. I love reading what you eat everyday and as a matter of fact today i went to bj's and bought some tyson anytizer buffalo thing a ma jigs.. I read you eat them and I was like YUMMO! You inspire me and I think you have done an friggin amazing job.. I look forward to your daily post of what you are eating because it always gives me some great ideas!!! I even printed the enchilada recipe i think that was from you as well!!!

b: slimfast cappuccino delight l: ww turkey marsala with broccoli s: 3 cubes of watermelon d: small piece of chicken breast w/ grilled zuchinni ** can someone tell me how many carbs we are supposed to have per day? *** thanks~

Good luck.. in a week you will be soooo glad you did it~

I have been married 17 years and we have never cheated. Marriage is hard work and we made a commitment to each other. My advice is never call each other bad names.. never talk badly about your spouse.. these two items i believe cause alot of divorces. You think and say positive and you think and feel positive. This is what has made our marriage so successful.. we act like newlyweds because we not only love each other we really really like each other.

b: slimfast cappucino delight l: sbd chicken cesar wrap kit (couldn't eat the jello) s: 1oz. jerky d: simply smart 1% milk with scoop of gnc chocolate protein powder and squirt of sugar free chocolate syrup

wow they put 5cc in no wonder you can't eat.. i also have a 10cc band and was really restricted with no fill. It is completely normal for you to be so restricted between swelling and fill. After surgery I took a shot glass and made sure I was drinking a shot glass full of liquid every 15 minutes to stay hydrated. I was banded on june 20 and feel so great! I still have some gas but not nearly as much as I did at the beginning. Congrats on your lapband! allie~

b: slimfast optima cappuccino delight ~ so yummy l: south beach diet chicken cesar wrap d: small piece of salmon and couple pieces of broccoli s: 1 oz. terriaki beef jerky

Hi I was banded on June 20 and am a self payer. I paid $18,700 total for everything.. hospital, anesthesia, doctor everything and i get free fills for life. I am in connecticut.

well I am not sure what time period you are referring to wicked me.. my preop diet was 2 weeks of optifast ( liquid protein drinks) and 2 days of clear liquids before surgery then liquids for i think it was a week then full liquids which was yogurts and broths and stuff like that then mushies.. then real food.. i just had a fill the day before yesterday so i am on liquids but not hungry.. i honestly felt like the hardest part of all this was the preop diet but I made it through!!! And you will too. Just take one day at a time. I was so scared about it but it really wasn't that bad and I tried to not watch tv which made me hungry..lol.. good luck and you can email me anytime at 1morrisfamily@comcast.net. allie~