Firecallie

Could it be from not walking enough?

I too must sing the praises of Dr. Jay and his staff. They were fantastic and really put me at ease. I highly recommend him!

Haha! I've never done that many crunches I hope it gets better or I find a solution though, I was litterally walking around hunched over all morning and finally crawled back into bed with a pillow behind my back hoping that would help. Found any solutions?

I think I remember W.W. telling us that according to their plan you count Gatorade and stuff like that as .5 of a water.

Being new to this I cannot decide whether this tight feeling in the morning is part of the healing process or if its restriction even though the band is empty. Either way what helps it loosen up?

Kathy, Congratulations! That is awesome. Keep up the good work.

Happy Birthday Alexandra! Have a fantastic day!

Good to know! Thanks Cindy.

I've got 5 incisions...which one of those is where my port is? Anyone know?

Carolyn, thank you for the post. It makes ALOT of sense and you are right. So right that i'm going to print that out and keep it so when my mind starts working against me hopefully it will serve as a reminder. Thank you

Congrats! I feel the same way. I had surgery the 18th and feel great aside from a bit of soreness around port but that's nothing more than a bother. Now i'm just worried about erosion or slippage.

Seeing as how it melts would it be considered legal on the liquid phase of the diet?

Is there a site or anything that you have come across that tell statistics for lap band problems?

Thanks guys, I think i just needed to get away. I lit some candles hopped into the shower and now feel much better...Thanks for the reinforcement!

Please ease my mind. I've taken 2 vitamins and have had about 3 bottles of water today. Will I get sick from lack of nutrition. I cannot stand soup and today haven't been able to make myself eat it. So i've had virtually nothing to eat all day. I'm sitting here thinking "this is only day 4, you can't do this for 10 more days...its not healthy you'll be sick by the end of it". Tell me that this isn't true...and it's just my head wanting food.

Thanks for the advice. It's not that I cannot have it everything i've tried seems to go down fine, it's that I cannot STAND soup anymore. And alternatives are not coming to me. Currently i heated up some spagetti sauce and am giving that a go so that's something I guess. Heaven knows I cheated on clear liquid phase (until day 3) I know I cannot cheat on this or I may damage my band.

Thanks for the ideas. It is horrible, today I have had water, a sip of a protien drink (and I litterally couldn't hold it down because of the taste) and this morning around 8 (watery strained chili 1/3 cup) that's all. This is horrible, I would rather not eat than have soup right now (I hate soup) but I know that is not good for me and cannot do that to myself...now saying that and actually going and getting something to go in me are two different stories. *sigh*

Day 4...ideas please!

I am 4 days out of surgery and feeling GREAT (yay!) but now once again my head has gone to food. It's a bad habit that I need to get out of. What's for lunch what's for dinner ect. It's like it is the main event of my day (my days off anyway). I'm not hungry...I know this but I cannot change my thinking. Ideas, solutions?

Day 4 and I feel great. Finding myself getting a bit bored though.

I think that's what they are called anyway. The strips that you are supposed to let fall off on their own (I think they are like stitches).

Well i'm not a college or grad. student but I was about 2 years ago. I think that today (day 4 after surgery) I could comfortably sit in a lecture based class. As for walking from class to class, walking is good for you so that shouldn't be a problem. Yesterday I was able to go to a friends house and go to a movie at the theater. Everyone is different though Goodluck!

Good to know! I needed that last night was rough (i think it was gas pain). Today was great for me. Even went to the movies (almost cried because I couldn't have the popcorn (my favorite thing in the world <--kinda sad really). I even contemplated buying some, sucking on it and spitting it out (how horrible is that!?!) but i didn't, i enjoyed the movie and felt better about myself for it. Heres to a good day tomorrow too!

3lb a week is FANTASTIC! Wow! Don't be to hard on yourself you sound like you're doing phenominal. Liquid diet is for liver shrinkage and for giving your stomach time to heal, it is NOT a healthy way to lose weight! Celebrate the positives and give yourself time. Hide the scale for awhile and enjoy life!

That's awesome! Congrats!