bandster_1007

Ok, I know that this time is about healing...blah blah. I was banded on October 18 and this week is the week of the month that i have sweets cravings. Well, this weekend, over the course of the whole weekend, i ate 4 100 calorie brownies. Ugh, then I have wanted a shortbread cookie for 4 days now. I just wanted one. Well, who knew that they sold shortbread in 100 calorie packs. So i bought some today. I should not have purchased them. Then, i ate 2 packs..not 1 but 2. Then i have a terrible cold, so i had orange juice also.

With that said, it is on 10:00 a.m. and i have already consumed 300 calories. I'm only supposed to have between 500 and 800. I will have 200 hundred for lunch, and i know that i can do this...but.... i feel like a failure already.

Did any one else go through this. I think the fact that I am glucose intolerant creates more cravings...i'm not sure about that though.

please help, i need some encouragement.

i was sleeping on my stomach the next day. i actually found it more comfortable to sleep on my incisions..if i would turn on my side it felt like things were "falling" out of place .

I e-mailed my doc's office yesterday about the amount of food that i am eating at one sitting. i was told that the danger is not with our pouch stretching as it is with gastric bypass, but the danger is our esophagus stretching.

they told me that when i start to burp i am full. i have been following this advice and boy does it work. i don't feel full until several minutes later, but i'm glad that i don't take any more bites.

i'm cold all of the time now. i always get really cold after i eat. my co workers make fun of me all of the time because i'm always freezing at work.

i used to get warm at night though, but since surgery I am freezing at night. (i haven't lost enough weight for it to be insulation problems). i have to wear sweats and a t shirt with a sweat shirt, 2 pair of socks, and i almost wear a toboggin (sp), and i have a sheet and 4 blankets on the bed (one is wool) and i have the thermostat at 73. then, on top of being cold, i have cold sweats that i have never had before. it is making sleep miserable.

Hi! My name is Tabatha. I am 25 years old and I reside in Arkansas. I am a Mortgage Loan Processor in training to be a Mortgage Loan Underwriter (3 years or more down the road). I really want to be a nurse, but apparantely I am good in business and I am staying in this field for a while.

My high school sweetheart and I are together and we have a 6 year old son (lots of gaps between being together in high school and being together now). I majored in Psychology in College and i love philosophy and debate.

I was banded on October 18th and I am loving it so far. I want to be the person that i picture in my head, which is no where near as big as I really am. :boink:

i took milk of magnesia 2 times a day for 4 days post op, and i took phazyme too when i had the pain. didn't help..i thought it was gas, too. maybe it was just a mean pocket.... lol...

my doctor tells us that we have to keep our calories between 500 and 800 per day. i could easily go over that, but that is if i make poor food choices. when i make better food choices it is actually hard to get even that much.

made...i called the doc about it and he said that a lot of their patients report the same pain, but they aren't sure exactly what it is. they said it is just a "stitch" that happens about this time for a lot of their patients.

the day after typing this, i had to go home from work because it got so bad..and take pain pills. it has not come back since. i think i just needed some more rest.

oh yeah..i got really nervous right before surgery. i was addicted to this site. my dh said this site was like my bible at that time because i needed to read posts so badly and this was my primary source of information. i was really nervous the day before..i was so nervous that i did not even really want to eat (you know last meal :boink:). it passes though, it is really not bad. the pain is not bad and if you are like me, the first week will pass quickly because the meds will keep you in a blur.

make sure you have a heating pad and someone to shovel broth at you when you get home. it's also good if you have all your laundry and stuff done. it hurts to bend over the washing machine (if you are short like me) fresh out of surgery..and forget carrying the basket for a while.

i actually lost all of that weight in a week! lol..that is why i am not weighing anymore. dr. wellborn says that most people lost quite a bit right after surgery because they lose the Water weight that they carry around.

he told me that ketosis would start around day 9, i think i'm getting there. i do not have strept (thank goodness) just a nasty cold...and the fatigue from ketosis.

it is not as easy as i thought, being in the mushy stage. this is when your willpower is tested. for instance, brownies are soft :boink:. not to mention that you really get full fast. this morning i had a scrambled egg with cheese and i wasn't completely full so i grabbed some yogurt. about 2 bites later and i was stuffed. if you focus on eating your Protein there really isn't room for much other food. i'm still trying to figure out how i can get that much Protein in a day.

i was banded on the 18th and my doctor gave me the green light for mushies on Friday because i was hungry already. they said that some people with lower BMI's get hungrier faster, and also that my swelling has just gone down faster.

i was hungry an hour after eating a whole can of pureed great northern Beans. now that i am eating mushees i am never hungry. i only eat because i know it is time to do so.

i am doing really well. thanks for asking. swelling has all gone down. i was starving this week and when i called the doctor they told me that i could go ahead into the mushy stage. so, i've been eating normal foods like vienna sausages (i even had some chicken and it went down fine) and mashed potatoes. i have lost between 10 and 15 pounds so far. i am not weighing myself again for another week because i know a lot of it is Fluid.

i start curves again tomorrow. (well maybe, i think i may be coming down with strept throat).

be prepared..it is very hard not drinking after you eat. well, not very hard, it is more of a problem trying to remember not to drink. i try to eat something that is a little more moist for my last bite and then i brush my teeth or something. it is hard getting all of your liquids in because you eat...then you can't drink...then you aren't hungry so you forget to eat and drink until you are hungry again..and then you can't drink again (at least that is they way that it has been for me).

well mommathang, it sounds like things are going along great for you. i didn't have to do the pre-op diet, good luck on that. i've already "cheated" on this diet (it was time for my monthlies and i DIE for sweets then and only then). so i gave in, but it's not a big deal to me, because this is a lifestyle.

anyways, i feel like i'm rambling a bit (when i'm sick i do that).

hope everyone else is doing well.

lindata, your op date will be here before you know it.

i can't believe it. i called my doctor's office about a pain on my left side that i am having. while i have the lady on the phone i mention to her that i am really hungry and i am having trouble with my calories due to the fact that i am not staying full.

she said....wait for it....go ahead and move into the mushy stage.:faint: i was like "really":whoo:. so, i'm cleared to begin eating mush foods today. she said it is unusual for someone to have their appetite back this early, but it is not unheard of. she said that most people don't get hungry until 4-6 weeks. WHAT..I WISH THAT WAS ME!!!

i'm having hunger pains that are driving me crazy.

yogurt & vienna sausages here i come!!!!!:hungry:

i'm scared that this means my band is not working. :paranoiddoes anyone have any thoughts?

I'm sorry but I think only eating 800 calories a day is nuts.

i'm starting to think it is nuts too. it is actually 500 to 800 calories in the beginning. it is very hard to follow that when i am actually blending up real food. i have 200 calories for Breakfast and 200 for lunch, then i usually have 300-400 for dinner.

are you on strictly clear fluids or full liquids. my doc's rule is if it goes through a straw i can have it. there seems to be a lot of variation from doctor to doctor regarding diet, however.

if you are on full liquids, on day 5, i began to puree Soups and Beans, etc. i put a can of healthy choice chicken enchilada Soup in a food processor until it was the consistency of a milkshake and added a little cheese for added protien. it was very filling.

if you are not to this stage and are on Clear Liquids only, i would call your doctor and ask what they suggest.

I have this pain on my left side that started yesterday. it is at the lower part of my rib cage. there is an incision where the pain is, but the pain does not have to do with the incision and feels much deeper.

it is becoming progressively worse, and i am going to call my doctor. has anyone experienced this before?

it feels like something is stuck to my rib cage underneath my ribs.

mine is located slightly on the right, midway between my belly button and my breast.

i'm eating pureed foods during my liquid stage, because my doc has the whole "if it fits through a straw rule". i called my doc because i was concerned about the same thing and she said that the quantity doesn't matter it is the calories.

when i go to mushies and i can actually eat meatloaf not pureed then it may be different.

well, i am on full liquids and i am having trouble finding foods that have adequate Protein, eating them 3 times a day and staying between 500 to 800 calories.

my favorite thing so far was a can of great northern Beans cooked with a slice of bacon and a little salt (remove the bacon of course), then i "processed" the Beans until they were the consistency of a milk shake. it was VERY good, i ate the whole can and didn't mind it becuase of the fact that i felt i needed the Protein.< /p>

also, the healthy choice chicken tortilla Soup blended with cheddar cheese is really good.

i need ideas for Breakfast. the carnation instant Breakfast thing isn't helping me a whole lot.

i was diagnosed with pneumnonia twice in a 6 month period last year before i had my band, and i am only 25.

if you have acid reflux that is bad it can cause this problem. of course, the acid reflux would have to be pretty unbearable to be at this point.

i am not quite to the mushies, but i have been eating thick liquids. i called my doctor yesterday because i could eat a whole can of Soup (chicken tortilla) very easily. my doctor said that as long as i do not consume over 800 calories that i can eat the whole can.

they told me that at this point portion does not matter and that i will begin to feel less full with the food, and i have to figure out what i can eat and feel satiety without exceeding my calories (i have a pretty lenient food plan anyways). last night, i ate an entire 8 oz. can of great northern Beans pureed to the point of looking like a milk shake. (i flavored it with bacon and boy was it gggoooooddddd).

i went over yesterday (i had no idea gatorade and stuff added up so quickly). today, however, i can actually feel my band (morning tightness i think) and i am watching it.

i'm 5'2' and i'm just getting started. my goal on my ticker is too low. my doc told me that if i get under 120 i will look unhealthy. he said my ideal weight will be somewhere between 120 & 130 and i will just have to decide which one i am happiest with.

i am 5 days post op. i was not what i would consider a sweet eater, although i should have probably evaluated that further because i was a sweet drinker. i was also glucose intolerant, so the few weeks before being banded i craved sweet drinks like crazy, and drank them.

so this is my problem. my blood sugar has been very low, so my doctor told me to drink some juice yesterday. well, i had juice again today and, unfortunately, i think today i will exceed 800 calories (most of it on gatorade, juice, etc.).

no, i am craving things. i cheated and had 2 mini sweetarts today. ugh!!! i never realized that the calories added up so fast until today after i had already had my juice, my gatorade, and my carnation instant Breakfast. lol --i have not been doing that every day.

is any one else having this problem. if so, do you have any suggestions? i know it is just a matter of refocusing, or eating something healthy that is sweet to satisfy that taste.

my dinner tonight will push me over the calorie threshold. i'm having pureed great northern Beans...nothing more but Water for me today.

yeah my surgeon is very flexible. i'm in full liquid now and basically anything that i can count the calories of that i can suck thru a straw, i can have. That is it.

i told my dh, that next thursday we are having meatloaf and mashed potatoes. my doc says we can also have baked fish (we can have fried, but you know....fat...) and basically just anything that is not really dry.

then on week 5 i get to eat real food.

my surgeon was one of the first in the nation to be trained in this surgery, and he has since done 1000 plus bands. i'm glad he's flexible.

i was banded on 10/18, and i went back to work yesterday for 4 hours. i had the same feeling and boy was it uncomfortable. then after i started getting out, driving, etc., i started burping from my feet .

today has got to be the worse, i am burping every 5 minutes. i have never been so happy to burp in my life.

it will happen.