Junebug36

Try Zombies Run (game) app...very fun...you basically have to run from zombies...if they catch you, you lose things and have to start over in the game. You get to listen to your music inbetween the story line while running/walking. Not sure if android has it, though.

Low carb with fun exercise seems to work for me. Just finished Zumba on my DVD player....so much fun! Forgot I was exercising. Find something you like, and look up recipes on sites like food.com. My Fitness Pal helps too. Pain to log it all, but you really see what your habits are that way...helps to see where you can change things. You have lost 22 pounds already...you are doing great! When I stalled on the scale, I lost inches on my waist....like, literally my pants started to fall off me while I was shopping one day. It will happen :-)

How are you feeling? The shoulder pain is the worst...it gets sooo much better towards the end of week 2. Heating pad and gas x helps a lot.

Almost there!! You will do great! I remember waking with a sore throat and feeling like I was punched in the gut...as soon as I moaned, more morphine was administered...and I hardly felt much...had to force myself to suck on ice chips, as the throat was the worst in the beginning. Walk around as soon as you are able. Take your pain meds when at home. Walk, walk, walk...at least 15-20 min every hour during the day, and if you have a recliner...sleep in that for the first week :-). Helps with the pain and getting up is much easier. It gets better by the day...expect the worst swelling 4-5 days out. Using a heating pad helped the shoulder gas pains...gas x chewables seemed to help too. You will be fine, but we are all here if you need us!

*Waves* welcome to the other side!

I had 5 cc as well...my first fill they put .2 cc....so now I have 5.2 cc. It helped me not hit the three week stall...thats for sure.

I used this site a lot...although some things didn't work well for me, like the hash...I had 5cc in my band at surgery, and I really couldn't eat certain things from the get go. But! The ricotta bake was ok...just watch how thick the cheese is you melt on it. Always chew, chew, chew. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html

You look beautiful! You are proof the "ideal weight" charts are hogwash. I can't wait to be where you are now! :-)

This is normal...focus on healing right now...solids will come soon enough. Do you have any fill in the band? If you don't it may take a couple fills before you feel satisfied on small amounts. This surgery definitely requires a bit of patience..just know it will happen :-) I know certain foods filled me up quick during mushies...refried Beans was one of the best...riccotta cheese bake was another one.

I was wondering about that nerve. I was reading somewhere that they have found stimulating that nerve causes weight loss. It works by making you not hungry. I definitely think that nerve is being stimulated in my diaphragm area. I always wondered what the point of hiccups were...it now seems to have a point since I've been banded....Its like my diaphragm feels what I eat from outside my stomach and is trying to get rid of anything cold or annoying. It's kinda embarrassing when it happens...the hiccups are loud! I'll ask my surgeon about it next time I see him. I don't think there is any fixing it...it just is what it is.

You all ever get intense hiccups in the middle of eating? It always varies when it happens to me. It can happen on the first bite, or later. I notice cold things like Jello really get it going sometimes. But, there has been no rhyme or reason to it other than it will happen when I eat or sometimes drink cold Water..and especially in the mornings when I'm tightest. It is not painful...just weird...and kinda comical for my family.

I'd like to know what folks are using as well...I currently use Palmer's lotion specifically for stretch marks....its doing okay,

He is jealous...or it may have been this guy's way of complimenting you for being a strong woman! I can't wait to do mudders!

I do...especially towards the end of it. I couldn't eat much till dinner on those days. I get swollen eveywhere during that time...my rings get tight, my face gets puffy...so it makes sense.

Everyone has been judgmental of others at some point...EVERYONE. It is human nature, people...sheesh. I can't believe folks on here are lecturing someone for a "bad thought". The thoughts surprised her, so she came here for advice. My advice is; as long as your thoughts stay internal, and you don't force your opinion on others...just let the thought occur, and then let it go. You are human, my dear...it is normal. What is not normal is perfection. None of us are perfect. Don't over analyze it. Life is too short! A judgmental thought does not make a bad person....period. The fact you knew it was "mean" and are worried enough to get on a forum for help, tells me you have a good conscience and are a good person. Don't dwell on it....let negative thoughts roll off you like Water off a duck's back. Same with negative people...don't feed the drama...shrug them off and carry on :-)

Walked/speed walked 1.32 miles on hilly/rocky terrain. The hills are a workout all their own!

I felt like that when I was really swollen...it effects the throat too. It happens if I irritate it by not chewing all the way...or when I had a bit too much of a fill. Takes awhile for it to go away...with my fill...it never went away, so I had a small unfill, and all is good. Did this just start happening to you?

Thanks for the advice! I decided to just walk using the C25K program. I speed walk during the jog portions. So far I am on week 1 Day 3. I was trying to do too much before. Just wasn't ready for it. So, taking it easy and walking my way back into shape. Hope to start running and weight lifting as I get better at consistency. :-)

I was so scared the day of...wondering what I was doing...lol...you will be alright :-)

Did you stir soup? Lol...one workout is stirring soup...cracks me up. I need to get back to it. I need to work up to it, though.

Jeez, I had to take 3 hours worth of multiple choice tests that seemed to be accessing my personality before I could even talk to the psyc doc. It was ridiculous...then I don't think he really even looked at them. The meeting afterwards was easy...I think they each look for different things, like if you are a food addict, bulimic, or have some kind of emotional issues that should be resolved before surgery...they do similar things before organ transplants. Life changing surgeries can be a lot of anguish for some people. They just want to make sure you are doing it for the right reasons, and have a healthy outlook about the aftermath, etc.

I agree...I had that problem, and kept thinking it would eventually settle down...after 2 weeks I could hardly get baby food down. So I went for a slight unfill...just .3cc taken out...felt sooo much better! That tightness in the chest area can be scary! Now I just get comfortably satisfied with a small amount of solids. And I started losing on solids. I was stalled when I could hardly get anything down...so weird how our bodies do that.

Sugar gives me headaches now too! Really strange, since I had such a sweet tooth before surgery. Too much coffee and not enough water will give me headaches when I eat as well.

216 final...slow and steady

Yeah...I had a bit too much. Sooo much better now :-). Just had to listen to my body.