Startingover!

I'm just catching the tail end of this thread. I was banded 6/17/08 by Dr. Fred Simon who shares a office with Dr. Larsen. I just wanted to say that they do have a wonderful group in the office. Very informative and helpful.

Thanks to all that responded. I think it helped me by just writing (typing!) it down. It made it real to me that I needed to get back on track. Since the day after I posted I have been doing much better with my eating. As a matter of fact, I've done really good. NO MORE ICE CREAM!!! The scale will move, in the down direction!!! :grouphug:

Hi all, I'm 4 months post op and am trying to get back on track with my diet. I was wondering if everyone could give me some ideas of what they're eating on a daily basis? Maybe hearing what everyone else is eating will give me some fresh new ideas of stuff to eat, because I'm slap out of ideas! Thanks!

Hi all, I was banded in June '08. The road has been a little bumpy since my surgery. It started with an infected incision, then my first kidney stone followed by a nice dose of the flu. So I didn't have my first fill until mid September. But I have still managed to lose 32lbs! So I am thrilled. The problem is that for the last month I have been eating terribly and I can't seem to get back on the wagon. I was doing so good and then some days I could eat something and then the next day I couldn't. And when I say couldn't I mean I was in the bathroom vomiting. So after a while I started seeking other foods that were easier to go down. And I have found them, in the form of ice cream, nachos, more ice cream and anything else that isn't good for you. I have finally had my second fill and am still finding it hard to make good food choices. I haven't gained any weight back, but I'm not losing anymore. Because of all of the illnesses since the surgery my exercise has been few and far between. I guess I'm just starting to get a little bit down and mad at myself that I have been given this opportunity and am starting to blow it. I just can't seem to get back on track. I'm starting to get depressed again, no energy etc. Ok, I guess I've bored everyone enough, if you stayed around long enough to read this, thanks!

I did it!! I met my goal!!!! I'm finally down to 205!!! Name_________Start Weight _____Goal_____lbs lost *****:wink2:********** **********:teeth_smile:******:ohmy:***** aJoneen............230.........220.......5....... Bea1128............220.........199.......5....... Babs0101...........185.........170.......0....... blesdbyonmzur......159.........148.......4....... BTTRFLI1432........221.........210.......6....... Bunkey1965.........205.........195.......7....... Chocolate_Snaps....254.........240.......6....... Darr5380...........167.........155.......3....... Epm316.............209.........199.......3....... erikadawn..........199.........175.......0....... FloridaGirl........235.........215.......0....... HeatherO...........163.........155.......9....... Heft_Bandit........261.........245.......0....... JennyPoo...........169.........159.......5....... KarenG.............162.........158.......4....... KathyStrick........305.........290.......0....... Lapbandfan.........258.........230.......2....... Leslie2Lose........219.........209.......5....... LessNLess..........144.5.......140.......0....... LilMissBand-Aid....234.4.......225.......5.6..... Lunabeane..........212.........200.......9....... Luu2008............219.........189.......14...... Luv2Laugh..........232.........212.......0....... luvinke............206.........190.......0....... mamato3............199.........184.......6....... mcgreen............189.........175.......0....... mdgarcia31665......225.........200.......0....... melboyd............266.........256.......0....... MollyMolly.........192.........182.......2....... mominlv13..........305.8.......300.......10.2.... MSnika3............228.........204.......4....... NANAbanded.........225.........199.......4....... Ninja..............204.........189.......5....... NukeChik...........221.........199.......6....... Ollie..............242.........210.......0....... Redtulips..........188.........180.......6....... Renewedhope........174.........155.......5....... ronni_NC...........243.........220.......0....... slgandera..........185.........173.......7....... StartingOver.......220.........205.......15...... Sunshine2..........187.........170.......2.3..... want_so_bad........170.........155.......0....... Sades.......(7/16).192.5.......180.......8.6..... Sadie..............216.........199.......5....... tp78...............212.........195.......7....... __________________

Yeah! I'm only 5lbs away from my goal!!! NAME ____________weight now____ goal___ lbs lost *************** :mad:**********:biggrin:*********** aJoneen............230.........220.......3....... Bea1128............220.........199.......1.5..... Babs0101...........185.........170.......0....... blesdbyonmzur......159.........148.......4....... BTTRFLI1432........221.........210.......0....... Bunkey1965.........209.........205.......3....... Chocolate_Snaps....260.........240.......0....... Darr5380...........170.........150.......0....... erikadawn.................199..............175............0.......... FloridaGirl........235.........215.......0....... HeatherO...........168.........155.......4....... JennyPoo...........169.........159.......0....... KarenG.............162.........158.......4....... KathyStrick........305.........290.......0....... Leslie2Lose........223.........209.......1....... Lunabeane..........221.........200.......5....... Luu2008............219.........189.......7....... Luv2Laugh..........232.........212.......0....... luvinke............206.........190.......0....... mamato3............199.........184.......0....... mcgreen............189.........175.......0....... mdgarcia31665......225.........220.......0....... mominlv13..........316.........300.......1....... MSnika3............228.........204.......4....... NANAbanded.........225.........199.......4....... NukeChik...........227.........199.......0...... Ollie..............242.........210.......0....... Redtulips..........191.........180.......3....... Renewedhope........176.........155.......3....... ronni_NC...........243.........220.......0....... slgandera..........185.........173.......0....... StartingOver.......220.........205.......10....... want_so_bad........170.........155.......0....... Sadie..............216.........199.......4.......

:thumbup:I was also banded on June 17th and have lost 19lbs!!! I already feel so much better!

I lost 3 more lbs! NAME ____________weight now____ goal___ lbs lost *****:cool2:********** ****************:tt2:***** aJoneen............230.........220.......3....... Bea1128............220.........199.......0....... Babs0101...........185.........170.......0....... blesdbyonmzur......159.........148.......4....... BTTRFLI1432........221.........210.......0....... Bunkey1965.........209.........198.......3....... Chocolate_Snaps....257.........240.......2....... Darr5380...........170.........150.......0....... erikadawn.................199..............175............0.......... FloridaGirl........235.........215.......0....... HeatherO...........169.........155.......3....... JennyPoo...........169.........159.......0....... KarenG.............164.........158.......2....... KathyStrick........305.........290.......0....... Lanie..............199.........180.......0....... Leslie2Lose........224.........209.......0....... Lunabeane..........219.........200.......2....... Luu2008............219.........189.......7....... Luv2Laugh..........232.........212.......0....... luvinke............206.........190.......0....... mamato3............199.........184.......2....... mcgreen............189.........175.......0....... mdgarcia31665......225.........220.......0....... mominlv13..........316.........300.......1....... MSnika3............228.........204.......4....... NANAbanded.........225.........199.......4....... Ninja..............209.........189.......0....... NukeChik...........227.........199.......0....... Ollie..............242.........210.......0....... Redtulips..........194.........180.......0....... Renewedhope........176.........155.......3....... ronni_NC...........243.........220.......0....... slgandera..........185.........173.......0....... StartingOver.......220.........205.......8....... want_so_bad........170.........155.......0....... Sadie..............220.........199.......0....... __________________ __________________

I'm down 5 this morning!! Yippie!!

I was banded on the 17th and had a hiatal hernia repair. I was in more pain than expected. But I'm feeling better now. I went back to work on the 23rd. I'm on the mushy stage also. But I haven't started exercising, which I really need to do. I haven't been able to avoid the scales. I just had to weigh myself. And I've lost 10lbs since my surgery!! Yeah!! But I'm holding there, but that's ok, it's still 10 lbs!!! I'm glad to hear that everyone else is doing so well.

I was banded on June 17th and am looking for anyone else who was banded on that day. I'm just wondering how everyone else is doing and as to their progress??

Name Current Goal LOST! Starting Over......220...........205........0

Was just curious how crab meat was tolerated after being banded? I'm in the mushy stage and am thinking about trying a very moistly made crab cake.

Thank you so much for everyone's input. It hasn't happened again today, but tomorrow I'm still calling the doc because of the persistent diarrhea and I'll mention it. Darie-My hunger has been amazing! I feel like someone has switched inside of me. I am not hungry at all, not even mentally. But I'm not getting too excited...because I don't want to curse it and start getting hungry/starving before that first fill! I'm glad your has gotten better!

I had my surgery June 17th. My surgeon used dermabond to seal the incisions. I noticed around day 3 that one of the incisions had what looked like a big dried blood bubble around it. I didn't think much of it. Last night I dropped some stuff and after I picked it up I noticed that blood was draining out of that same incision. Not a lot, but enough to make me uncomfortable! So I just laid down and haven't been up much since. There was some blood on the sheets since, but not a lot. Has this happened to anyone else? Should I call my surgeon? I hate being that patient that calls on the weekends or nights!!

My 2nd day I felt pretty good, it was my 5th day that broke me!! Because I was so anxious to have the surgery I scheduled it when my husband was working 12 hour shifts. I thought I would be fine. So I have only seen him a little bit and have only had my 6 year old son here to take care of me. LOL He's done a wonderful job! On day 5, I called my hubby at work crying saying I wanted him here with me. I was so miserable that day (which was yesterday). Every day I do feel better. But I'm still just uncomfortable feeling. And the pain in my left shoulder is killing me. I have kept the heating pad on it, Icy/Hot patches, everything....and it just hurts. I am walking on the treadmill (only 10 min) and around the house and the gas is finally moving.

There is no way I could have went home the day of, I was in too much pain. I'm beginning day 5 and am still just kind of uncomfortable if you know what I mean? As far as being hungry, I am getting hungrier, but nothing too bad, thank god! I'm lucky if I'm getting in 300 calories a day. I've eyeballed the chips & cake sitting on the kitchen counter a few times, but then I think about all the pain I've went thru this week. It's just not worth it. I've got to do this. I can do this! Since my surgery I have thought about how ridiculous it is that I had to go to this extreme measure to lose weight! What is wrong with me???? Why couldn't I do it on my own? Well, because it is so extreme, I am going to succeed, plain and simple! I have to keep this attitude or else I will fail!

Hi all, this isn't the most pleasant thing to talk about....but....I've been doing pretty good since my surgery on Tuesday. But today around 11am I started having diarrhea and it hasn't stopped. I have literally went over 10 times since it started. Has anyone else experienced this? :rolleyes2:

I also had a hernia repair and was in a lot of pain. It took a lot to get it under control. I also did not have the best nurses so getting the pain meds was a bit difficult also. So I literally feel your pain! They ended up alternating me with morphine every 3 hours and dilaudid every 4. It still didn't completely kill the pain, but it made it tolerable. Sorry you have such a bad time. But I hope you're doing better now. I definitely think having the hernia repair at the same time makes it considerably worse! Take care of yourself!

Thank you so very much to everyone who has replied to my thread. It is so nice to know that someone else understands and can relate to what I'm going thru. I just never thought I had an emotional attachment to food, but duh, I'm getting ready to have WLS!! So guess what? I need to deal with this! I guess it is kind of like mourning something. It was great to hear from people that the "full" switch does exist and is noticeable after surgery. I am real concerned about that. I guess as long as I do what I'm told and use my new "tool" I should be able to do this! Honestly the fear of the pain from eating the wrong thing, eating too fast etc does scare me. So I need that feat to stay with me until I get every thing under control. Thank you again to everyone for their input. It is truly helpful! Amy

I will be banded next Tuesday. As soon as I had a surgery date I began eating everything in sight because I knew that my days were numbered! After a couple of weeks of this I started feeling physically and emotionally terrible. And I started realizing a few things. That I am addicted to food. I do not seem to have that "full" switch in me that I read so many people talking about. I truly do not know when I am full. These past couple of weeks I have disgusted myself with the fact that I cannot stop eating. I have tried to recognize that full feeling with no success. So this has me worried that once banded the problem will continue and I will never feel full, or at least recognize the feeling. Has anyone else experienced this? I truly feel like a bottomless pit! I'm kind of worried that I think the band will be a fix all for many aspects of my life and am beginning to wonder if I will feel disappointed. Because I know deep down that it will not fix everything. IT is NOT magical, which is what scares me. I guess I will then have to face why I have this bottomless pit, with no full switch and thus the reason I am fat. I never viewed myself as having a eating problem, just with enjoying food. But here I sit at 230lbs getting ready to have weight loss surgery, so duh! I need to wake up and take a hard look at myself. Sorry for rambling on....but does anyone else feel this way or has anyone else ever felt like this? Thanks for listening.

Hard to believe we're both getting banded on the 17th!! You have really been thru the ringer with your hernia repairs. I hope this is the final one for you. You have a deal! I will pray for you, you will be fine...we'll make sure of it! Stay in touch and keep me up to date please! Good luck to you!

Ok, on June 17th (yeah) I'm finally getting banded! They are also fixing my very large hiatal hernia. I was wondering if I could get some others experiences who had a hernia repair at the same time as being banded? I was just wondering how it differed from just being banded. I want to hear the good, bad and the ugly!! Thanks so much everyone!

I know it's a strange question, but I was wondering if having the lap band affects your bowels any? I already suffer from IBS and am worried that after I'm banded it may get worse. Has anyone experienced this? thanks!

I am really getting anxious about my band date. At first I could barely control my excitement. Now I'm going thru tons of different emotions. Everything from excitement, anger (because I have to wait!), sick of being fat and disgusted with myself, to not wanting to go out of the house until this is all over with. I keep telling myself to hang on, just 2 more weeks and I'll have my chance to be a new me. But it seems like it's never going to get here. I don't guess it helps that my doctor is in the process of adjusting my hormones. That is a roller coaster ride in itself. And my son just graduated from high school and is moving out on Friday, June 6th. I guess it's just a lot going on. I hope I don't have too much resting on the surgery being the "fix all". Does that make any sense? Thanks for listening!!