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Hi-I just got banded on March 25th and am having a lot of trouble today with PB-all I have had is protein water and diet jello-and I am sliming up every bit. What is going on?

Hi Alice-I just had the surgery on March 25th and am very glad I did. I went through it with flying colors and have not had a bit of problem so far. I will be getting my first fill on May 9th and will post on here how things go. Dr. Alvarez in Mexico and his staff could not have nicer. They treated me as a pampered guest and looked after my every need. They also treated my friend who traveled with me with the same respect and courtesy. Dr. Alvarez even toted my luggage into the hospital-we about fell over in shock-there is not one thing he could have done to make me feel better.

Hi, I was just banded in Mexico on March 25th and doing well. I had called a doctor in Kansas City before I went to Mexico to see if he would do the fills, and how long it would take to get in, etc. They gave me a time frame of 7-8 weeks. However, when I called today to set up the actual appointment, they are going to make me wait 3 months! Needless to say, I am not happy. That is a very long time to wait for restriction-please, if any of you have a doctor you use or have heard of who will do fills who lives in the Kansas/Mo area, please please email me with the number. I have paid a lot of money for this tool and it is making me crazy to think of waiting 3 months. Thanks again.

Hi all, Well, this is day 12 of the pre-op diet, all liquids, and the only good thing I can say about it is I am losing an average of a pound a day. I won't change my stats down below until I come back from Mexico on Thursday, but as of this morning, I am down 60 pounds!! And I will be going where it is warm! We have had a very hard winter here and it snowed a little while ago, not alot, but still-ENOUGH! I am thinking good thoughts for everyone, an dhang in there, if I can do it, you can-it is all a mind game and my mind got tired of hauling around all this extra lard. Happy Easter.

Hi Everyone, My band date is next Tuesday and I have to tell you I am not at all scared-I am so ready to commit to a new life and a healthier one. I have done everything I know how to do to help make this tool work in the right way for me and I will use it to be successful, happy and healthy-Best wishes to you all.

Christal, Just like you-I have lost the weight and gained it back and this time it will not happen-I am getting banded next Tuesday in Mexicoand am quite proud to say I have lost close to a third of what I need to lose since Jan. 8th. This time I will not gain it back, I will lose all the extra weight and I don't give a good goddamn what anyone else thinks about it-I am self-pay, so obviously I have thought this out and I don't know of anything better to spend money on than your own health! Good luck to you.

Hi-I am envious of all of you who get to eat actual food while on the pre-op diet. I am on liquids for 2 weeks before and then 2 weeks after, and it sucks big time. Still have to cook for the family and that is about to do me in. I won't cheat, but I could break down and cry real easy. How much freaking diet jello can a person eat and pretend it is real food? I don't understand why I can't have cottage cheese or yogurt. Ok, done bitching for now.

Got on the scales this morning-have lost 55 pounds! This liquid diet is at least helping with that, but geez, it sucks. And I have at least 3 weeks to go-that is a highly depressing thought. I do ok until I am fixing supper or putting the food on the plates for the kids-then it is real hard for me. Hopefully, the first week on liquids is the worst. Have not cheated at all, but Sunday night I think I could have eaten the whole roast. Have to quit swimming for awhile, worried that it might be contributing to my UTI.

Got on the scales this morning-have lost 55 pounds! This liquid diet is at least helping with that, but geez, it sucks. And I have at least 3 weeks to go-that is a highly depressing thought. I do ok until I am fixing supper or putting the food on the plates for the kids-then it is real hard for me. Hopefully, the first week on liquids is the worst. Have not cheated at all, but Sunday night I think I could have eaten the whole roast. Have to quit swimming for awhile, worried that it might be contributing to my UTI.

Debbie, I am lucky to have totally supportive people in my corner, but if I had negative people around and they started asking questions about how I lost the weight, I would look them in the eye and tell them I have started eating better, exercising more, and thank them for noticing my loss and being so supportive. If you can say it with sincerity ( fake it if you must, lol) it usually throws them for a loop and they shut up. Best of luck to you.

Hi Bee, Just wanted to say that I am glad you have your husband's support-it makes the journey so much smoother. I have all my friends and family's support, so am also lucky. I get banded a week from tomorrow, and will be using the same doctor. I am so hyped for it. Best of luck to you.

Ugagirl-I had that happen to me just this past Thursday night-I haven't been banded yet-date is March 25th! But I started on my new life way of eating January 8th and have lost over 51 pounds so far. Thursday night I went to the emergency room with a horrid bladder infection-passing blood clots from places I shouldn't! (excuse the grossness) Anyway, when the nurse came in, she asked my weight and when I told her, she chastized me and said that with my weight was probably causing my infection-I am 46 years old and this makes a total of 3 UTI/bladder infections I have had in my life and I have been overweight all of my life, so the probability of weight causing the infection would be low. And since I have already lost over 50 pounds in a couple months, that would make it more unlikely-then the doctor came in and said I had a whopping bladder infection (duh) and along with the prescriptions, he gave me diet literature. 5 years ago I would have punched them both in the mouth and waddled out-thank goodness I have matured a bit since then.

Hi-I haven't been banded yet, next week! But anyway, I have been trying to eat tghe right way for the last couple of months and one way to get the protein in is to use the Special K protein packets that you mix with water. They contain 5 grams of protein each, at 30 calories, so I feel that is a good trade-off. I prefer the iced tea flavor, but suggest you try all 3. Also, it doesn't take much tuna, salmon, or canned shrimp to really make your protein level jump up there. Good luck!

Good luck with your band-kind of nice to read about someone who has just gotten banded and they are not having a major amount of trouble. I get banded on 3/25 and am very excited and ready for my new way of life. Keep going!

Hot Damn! I am so hyped-made my first goal of losing 50 pounds before I get banded. Was beginning to get a tad worried because I was at a standstill of some sort, but it happened. Doing extremely well on my liquid diet, not even tempted to eat real food.

Hot Damn! I am so hyped-made my first goal of losing 50 pounds before I get banded. Was beginning to get a tad worried because I was at a standstill of some sort, but it happened. Doing extremely well on my liquid diet, not even tempted to eat real food.

I am drinking the EAS protein drinks-I get them at Wal-mart for about $5.50 for 4 drinks. I think they are quite tasty. I also use the whey protein powder from Wal-Mart-I have only tried the chocolate, but it is good.

Yesterday marks 2 months on my new life way of eating and I have lost 46 pounds. Kathy took me out and bought me 3 new pair of jeans, size 26-down from size 34. Still huge, but not as huge, lol. Feels good to wear clothes that fit, and no damn suspenders. 2 and a half weeks before my surgery, I am so hyped!

Yesterday marks 2 months on my new life way of eating and I have lost 46 pounds. Kathy took me out and bought me 3 new pair of jeans, size 26-down from size 34. Still huge, but not as huge, lol. Feels good to wear clothes that fit, and no damn suspenders. 2 and a half weeks before my surgery, I am so hyped!

Hopeinapril, Thanks so much for the detailed directions for the ticker-I think I have figured it out, will find out after I post this, lol. I am so hyped for all this and feel so ready for all the changes that are going to happen. I will be happy to share information and ideas with anyone who asks. Thanks again. Marcie

Hopeinapril-thanks very much for the words of encouragement-they are greatly appreciated and I am sure in the coming months I will be looking for such words everywhere, when things get tough or I have had a bad day. One of the reasons I have lost so much so quickly is that I have an extreme amount to lose. I started at 318.6 and my goal is 140-so I am definitely going to need friends who know what I am going through. Could you please tell me, step by step, how to put the ticker on my profile and all the info like beginning weight, current weight, etc.? I didn't know I was so stupid on the computer until I tried that. Marcie

Hi-My surgery date is also March 25th and I am so ready for this. I have known for about 7 weeks now that March 25th would be my date, so I decided to start eating right right then. I have lost 43 pounds so far, and am so happy about my "jumpstart". I am also self-pay and wish everyone the best. It is a lot of money, but is there anything better to spend money on than a person's health? I don't think so.

Grand total so far of 40 1/2 pounds. Starting to go slower now, but that is expected-main thing is that I am losing. I feel better with just this amount of weight gone, cannot imagine how I will feel when I reach my goal.

Grand total so far of 40 1/2 pounds. Starting to go slower now, but that is expected-main thing is that I am losing. I feel better with just this amount of weight gone, cannot imagine how I will feel when I reach my goal.

Got on the scales today and am now at 280 even, and as huge as that is, it is quite a ways from where I started-38.6 pounds lost so far, and now I only weigh twice what I want to, lol. So only a mere 140 pounds to go-geez that is a scary number to put into type, but it is a reality. Exercising more is what is going to help, I have the eating thing down to a science.