jelbel

Here are some of my recipes: Morning Protein shake 1 scoop of vanilla protein 1 tbsp. of flax seed meal frozen fruit milk one packet of splenda Mix in blender . i tastes like a yummy smoothie. Greek salad lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions(optional), olives, feta cheese, vinegar, olive oil, and oregano. If you don't like feta cheese,just use any other of your choice. You can also sprinkle parmesan cheese on the salad, if you want. Morrocan Fish(Salmon): Spray with oil spray on a tray. Lay the Salmon on the tray and put sliced tomato, sliced green pepper,garlic, carrots, sliced onion,olive oil, oregano,basil,sage, lemon , and s+p. Put a little Water on it, cover with alum. foil and in the oven for 30min/350 degrees. Spinach with tomatoes and cheese In a pan, put eggs, a can of crushed tomato, canned spinach, lots of cheese,s+p, adobo ,garlic,onion. It will be round like a Spanish tortilla, delicious! Home made hummus: A can of chickpeas, a little bit of olive oil, cumin,lemon,s+p garlic , sesame seeds. Put it all in the blender. yummy! Tilapia: Put the Tilapia on a sprayed pan , put crushed tomatoes on it ,oregano,thyme,s+p, lemon, olive oil,garlic,onion,a little water ,cover and put in oven for 30 min. and voila! I'll send more if you like these.

It is so cool! I attended latin cardio,but it was cancelled ,I'm bummed. I have all the dvds , I bought them at Ross and they explain so well how to move . I also show my kids and husband the steps. They laugh!! Belly dancing is so cool!

I've had 2 fills and I'm getting another one next Wednesday. I have some restriction, but I still can eat a little more than one cup and I can eat a whole bag of pop corn. I have 6CC in a 14CC band. My band is huge!

I can feel my knee caps. My belly under my breast is not a bubble anymore. I can do an aerobics / latin cardio/belly dance class without dying.

That means when you finally have good restriction. I've had two fills and I still need more, I have more restriction than before,but not enough.

I have had the same experience , especially when guests were supposed to come and were late. I would eat something and boom! It hurt a lot! I will ask someone to burp me ha ha!!!

You're going through bandster's hell. Hang in there until your fill and you'll see.

I pay $50.00 for a fill in PA.

I do the belly dance DVDs every evening and I have lost 2 inches from my waist. I am also taking a latin cardio class.I'm not ashamed of my pear shaped body, I might be heavy,but not for long.....

I also had panic attacks before the surgery and one before the first fill. It is something I can't control. After the fill I'm fine and after the operation I was ok. My panic attacks are also hormonal, I get them during ovulation time. It is normal, you will have a panic attack before the operation, but it is sooo worth it.

I have the 14 cc band and have 6 cc in, I think I need a little bit more. I can still eat a whole cup.

I also lost about 10 lbs. the first month. I was banded 11/5. In total I have lost about 22lbs. I have a sweet tooth when I have PMS,the protein bars help.I had guests over and made biscotti. They came a little late and I had some biscotti and had a PB, it was weird,with slime. I had salad while they were there and lots of peanuts. At like 2 in the morning I had a terrible gas pain and was so sick and almost fainted. The next day I had wheat crackers with peanut butter and it was stuck but eventually went down. When I had some soft chicken at night ,it got stuck and hurt a lot( golfball effect). I had to get the pieces out and a huge bubble of slime came out with the pieces. It was so weird. So I'm on a liquid diet now. I'm having my shake/protein powder/fruit/flaxseed powder etc.,oatmeal, protein bar,which is considered mushies, and lots of flavored water. Sorry for describing things so graphically.

The ones from Herba Life are good too and kashi go lean. I'm glad they're considered mushies, because I pb'd yesterday and the day before. The first one due to a biscotti, my fault. The second one who knows it was moist chicken. So mushies for a few days now.

I burp a lot more and it feels like it comes from the band all the way inside. I do pas gass more than before,sometimes I think it's the protein bar.

You're going through bandster's hell, we all do. You will lose weight after your first fill, keep on doing what you're doing.

Good luck! At least you know that if you get a little depression there is a light in the tunnel. You can lose the baby fat soon.

How much is this going to cost Nina?

Good luck! I know that the people in the Drs. offices , both at the family Dr. and the bariatric office are so slow and mixed up. I will have to go through this again ,because my husband wants to get banded next year. I will start taking his paper work months before.

I found some good soup recipes at comcast.net I like to eat broccoli/cauliflower,a salad etc.

Hi everybody, I'm in Harrisburg and had my surgery done with Dr. Dimarco. He's very nice and did a great job. I feel good and I'm full of energy. My op. was on 11/5 and I've lost 22 lbs. I didn't have to do a pre- op diet. I would have been under 100lbs. then. My insurance doesn't require it. Even if you have lost the weight, it is hard to keep it down. I really recommend the surgery. Good luck!

I was eating fast again, but after my second fill, boy I'm even drinking slowly.

I'm also a teacher! I teach adults and they all know about my surgery. They ask me soemtimes about it.

I have BCBS and I have to pay about $1,300

I am 2 months post -op and have never thrown up,I had two fills and I'm doing great! If the food feels stuck, get up and walk around or chew on papaya enzyme pills. They taste good too.

Hello Kchamp, I was banded on Nov. 5th too and had my first fill on Dec 11 and I'm having another one next week. I have lost 20lbs.