scrappy_friend

hi wannabe my surgery went well. The operation took 50 mins and was in the recovery about an hour. The nurses were all nice. I didnt care for the one male nurse when it was time for me to go home he took me to the door and left, I stood there me stand there alone till my son went for the car. Then I walked down the rainy steps alone. Im sure he was not allowed to do that. I am one week post op today. My belly has very little pain i sleep on my belly. Im still having gas pains in my shoulder I wish that would go away. Im moody and grouchy. I lost 22 pounds in the past 3 weeks.

as far as being hungry i dont even know if i am or not. i feel weak and i think thats from not enough nutritien. my belly growls. but really when i do feel like eating my mouth craves stupid things. like a big mac or salsa and chip. I dont even like big macs.

Linda I dont think id be ready to go back to work yet. I am still having a lot of shoulder pain. I went to church yesterday and i was exhausted by the time i got home. Hope all goes well for you.

I just posted a message but it didnt show up grrrrr. Anyone connected to yahoo messanger? I go by the name scrappy_friend if anyone would like to add me. so the message that i dont think posted i asked special K how long it took for her to eat that cream of wheat. I made it one day and if i understand it would take me hours to eat that much. I am still confused about how fast to eat.

special K how long did it take you to eat the cream of wheat. I made it one day and seems my dr wants me to eat that really slow so If i ate like i think im suppose to that would take me 2 hours. Im still really confused at how fast i should be drinking or eating.

What did you have for Easter dinner?????? I had an eas vanilla Protein shake with frozen strawberries blended in. Worst Easter dinner I ever ate. Wonder what next Easter will be like????? The kids were glad they didn't have to give me the ears off their Easter bunnies.

I went to church this morning it was so exhausting by the time it was over I was dizzy and just wanted to go home. Its Easter Sunday and really didn't want to stay home. They are having a play tonight at the church and Amy is gonna be in it but there is no way I can go. I dont know how people got to work this soon.

I went to church this morning it was so exhausting by the time it was over I was dizzy and just wanted to go home. Its Easter Sunday and really didn't want to stay home. They are having a play tonight at the church and Amy is gonna be in it but there is no way I can go. I dont know how people got to work this soon.

I went to church this morning. I think it was too much. By the time I got home I was exhausted. I was dizzy and worn out. I came home and went to bed for about 3 hours. Not feeling too bad now but I am still really weak I think its cuz im not getting enough nutrition. Im eating less than 500 calories a day. This gas pain in my shoulder is still bothering me too. I hate any kind of Protein drinks ill be so glad when i can eat my Protein. I wish i could just guzzle them like i did pre op i could have them down in 10 seconds now they take hours. yuck

heres the link to the daily plate its a free program. You can pay for a better version, but i find the free is good enough for me. Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, Food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate

I also use the daily plate. I started using it at the beginning of my lapband journey. When I started 6 months ago some days i was eating 3000 calories. then I started watching what I ate and was losing 1-2 pounds a week and was eating around 1800-2000 calories a day. Then the pre-op diet started and was eating around 750 or less calories a day. Now I am getting less than 500 calories a day.

well i do think i am peeing enough and it is a light color. I have a hard time slowing down with what i drink do u just get a small amount in your mouth just enough to swollow one time? I did drink a little chocolate milk today now im wondering about that since chocolate has caffine in it. about exersize i joined the gym before surgery and was doing about 45 mins of exersize about 2-3 times per week and when the weather is nice i enjoy walking outside and walk about 1 mile. Walking outside coming home is a slow grade up hill so i think I was doing pretty good with exersize. Should be able to start that back in about a week. Thanks for answering my questions I'll try not to be a pain and not act so stupid.

I am 5 days post op, am i getting enough liquid in me I've been drinking about 10 oz of Isopure, 20 oz of Water with special k Protein pink lemonaide Protein powder, and today i had about 3 oz of chicken broth. so around 25 g of protein. I feel a little light headed and dont have no energy. I'm still getting the shoulder pain do u think thats cuz im drinking too fast. I have no idea if im hungry or not. My belly is growling and my mouth wants to eat. I was thinking a big mac sounds good. so far ive left the dog food alone.

I drink the isopure it seems to go down easier then them thick shakes. I started them on the pre op diet cuz i could drink 10 oz and only get 80 calories. I was able to guzzle down them 10 oz in about 10 seconds. Now 3 days post op I just sip on them during the day to try to get my protein.

I normally cook easter dinner for my family and my son comes over with his wife and 3 daughters. This year i will be 6 days post op and I dont think they would enjoy liquids for Easter dinner, so my hubby and 2 kids at home are going out to a resturaunt somewhere and maybe my oldest son will go along. I'll stay home and eat soup or a protein drink.

I had a slim fast for lunch today drank about 10 oz of it and it took me over and hour to get it down i tried to go sloooooooooooowwww. now i feel fuller than i did when i drank the 18 oz of tomato Soup, but i didnt really feell how full till an hour or so later. This is so confusing. Most of my gas pains are gone now, so im thankful for that. I feel like i can move around more today. That is a good thing cuz these people that live with me has no idea how to do anything. I would think they should at least know where to put the bowls at in the dishwasher, but no they dont so before it can be run i have to rearrange everything. I also have been cletching my teeth at night i think its been from the pain i have in the other parts of my body so i cletch my teeth to relieve surgecial and gas pains.

I measured my waist about 2 days before surgery cuz i wanted to keep track of how many inches i lose, well i know im bloated from all the gas so thought id measure it today i gained a inch around my belly. looking forward to it to start to shrink again. I lost 5 inches off my belly during the 6 month waiting period. i only have like 20 more inches to lose.

i did call the dr today they said to try to stick to 10 oz or less for a meal and told me i drank it way to fast. well it goes down easy so i figured 20 oz in 30 mins should be good. I think in need an isulated cup to keep my food hot. I really hate cold food and if it takes me an hour to eat 10 oz everything will be cold.

they didnt put no fill in my band during surgery. i have the 10 cc. i ate a whole can of tomato soup for lunch. I feel fine but worried it was more than i should have had. I have no idea what is right or wrong. Im so confused.

im 3 days post op and i just ate almost a whole can of tomato soup with milk in it so was about 20 oz of liquid. Do u think that was too much to eat? I dont feel sick or anything but feel sort of like i was bad. I dont even know what hunger is now and if im hungry or full. my body is so confused.

i want my boobs to be bigger than my belly and i want all the other things u all talked about too

yep i made it past the front door but i had everyone i could think of pray for me. and i took a bible verse in with me to the operation room they taped it inside my hand. I actually did better than i expected. but as i was getting the iv hooked up outside of the o.r. i asked them how many people get u and leave that that point. they told me 1 or 2 have. I kept telling my hubby to just take me home, but he wouldnt do it. if i could just get rid of this gas pains in my upper chest and shoulder id feel so much better.

actually i was banded on monday and came home tuesday. im on my way to being half the woman i am now.

well im home have a little pain in my upper chest i think from gas, and a little light headed but other than that i feel great. surgery only took 50 mins and he said everything went great. im glad im home.

I did lose 55 pounds since i started all this. I lost the first 8 pounds because i had high blood pressure for the first time and he gave me a high blood pressure pill and it had a Water pill in it. Then when i went back in a month to get that checked i asked about the lap band. This is the first real diet i ever did and i was worried they wouldnt approve my band if i didnt apply myself. so i gave it my best shot and i lost. i lost 12 of the pounds in the past 10 days from the pre op diet. so now to answer your question i am now able to walk a mile and not feel like im gonna die. I do think i have some more energy than i did but still have to push myself to do things. and its easier to do things like clean my small bathroom i fit better when im on my knees scrubbing the floor. and im not exhausted when im done. but i am still 260 so im now where a lot of u have started. my highest was 315. I am only 5'2" tall my goals are to be 200 by my birthday in sept. to be able to do more and not feel like im gonna die would like to do more with my 9 year old daughter i would like my boobs to be bigger than my belly i want to go to a normal store and buy clothes I dont want to be embarrassed to go places i want to quit worring if my kids are embarrassed to be seen with me' i do not want to die of a heart attack What are your goals?