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way to work off those calories tonight, losingjusme!!

I'm staying on plan today because I was able to wear a pair of jeans from the last time I lost weight...which means I'll be able to update my Ticker soon!!!! Yippppeeee!!!

Things are going great! Seems like everyone else is doing well, too! Here goes! b-Strawberry ZERO CARB Isopure whey Protein shake made with water/strained peaches. 50 grams protein. l-Arby's_sliced roast beef with Swiss (no bread, of course) SNACK-GOT HUNGRY! sugar-free Jello, 3-pepperoni slices d-taco meat w/1 tbs of shredded cheese, coupla' bites of green Beans, coupla' bites of cabbage, 3 carb fudge popsicle I know I will get hungry before the night is over. I will eat a few more pepperoni slices, if so, and drink a Chai Tea made w/Splenda and low-carb milk (HOOD brand).

I asked for a copy of the pre-op diet ahead of time and started it so I could be ahead of the game. Except for the working out part that rharriet62 was talking about, I did everything rharriet62 did. rharriet62-you have really inspired me regarding the elliptical. My thighs are so weak and I hate the elliptical. I could only do three minutes and just gave up on it, but like you said "ONE MINUTE at a time"!!! I will get back to it! Thanks!

I'm staying on plan today because I am ready to update my ticker from 232 lbs to anything less than that!!!!

Ok...checking in for the day. Things are going great but OH CRAP, I forgot beef liver has carbs!!! Glad I watched everything else....whew! b-strawberry ZERO CARB Isopure whey Protein shake made with water/strained peaches. 50 grams protein. l-2 slices Turkey deli meat and few slices of pepperoni, 1 slice swiss cheese, tea w/Splenda, coffee w/Splenda d-(yes, I normally eat a VERY early dinner) Liver (2 slices) and Onions(very few) If I get hungry (and I know I will) I will eat some sugar-free Jello, drink Chai tea, or coffee.

My surgery was performed by Dr. Benavides as was my friend's who had hers a year prior to mine. He is nice and has good bedside manner. His staff is great. There is an After Care Center that handles the fills but you are always welcome to go to him. I like the After Care Center.

Hey! I'm jumping on the bandwagon. LC completely works for me. I have been LC'ing it for several days now. Here is what I have eaten today: Breakfast-strawberry whey Protein shake from smoothie Factory (made with Water, 50g protein, the Protein powder is 0 carb...but I did add peach slices with no juice...not too bad, huh?) Lunch-1/4 cup chicken salad from Chic-fil-A Dinner-Baked white fish (eating on this right now) If I get hungry later, I will drink coffee with Splenda or Chai Tea. Pre-band, a couple of years back, I lost 100 lbs doing LC but fell off wagon and gained it ALL back. It should be a piece of cake now that I have the band...:thumbup:

I'm staying on plan today because I don't want to gain weight since I went to the doctor today and had .2cc's removed for being too tight (for the past three months). I was afraid to get some removed...afraid I would overeat.

lapgirl35, I can relate somewhat. I had to have 2cc's removed today because I have allowed myself to be too tight since December. I was afraid to get any type of unfill b/c well...you know...I didn't want to overeat. "salmon, rice and broccoli" that is a wonderfully healthy meal and cleaning THAT plate is nothing at all to feel guilty about. Try to continue eating healthy foods like that and you will do fine during your healing process. Remember, it is OKAY to eat. If you eat something higher in calories or carbs, balance it out on the next meal. You can do it! I had the same uneasiness today...waiting to vomit...but it did not happen. I still have good restriction but can definitely eat more...my goal is to continue to choose healthy foods like you are doing. I had baked fish and cabbage today. We are in this together.

I swallowed some barium today at my fill appt (chalky, but drink it fast like a shot). The reason I had to do it was because I was not sure if I needed a fill or a slight unfill. I felt like I was seeking food and hungry, but it was still difficult for me to eat meat and I would vomit about twice a week sometimes 3 x's. We discovered I was avoiding meat b/c it was hard to go down and was turning to soft stuff. Seems crazy that I didn't realize this right off. The x-ray revealed I was tight...tight...tight...and needed a slight unfill so we took out .2cc's....I was able to eat a half piece of baked cod today without issue. What a relief! BTW, I was vomiting because I was eating too fast and I was way too tight.

Once I decided I wanted the surgery, here is how my timeline went: Consultation 7/11/07 Psych Eval was 7/25/07 Stress Test 7/31/07 Surgery 9/10/07 The gap in time between the Stress Test and the Surgery was when the insurance was reviewing everything for approval. The cost was around $18k which insurance paid for 100%.

I thought for sure I was going to miss diet soda just as I thought I would miss regular soda when I stopped drinking it almost 5 years ago. I don't miss it at all. I drink tea, coffee, water and 0 calorie flavored waters...

I'm staying on plan today because I go to my fill appt tomorrow and I want to be 230 when I weigh even though I feel 200 lbs heavier due to TOM!

georgia girl I am so happy for you!! I did fine today as well. 32 oz protein drink, 0 calorie grape water, sugar-free jello, but got really hungry and felt drained and weak so I had a small cup of chili...about 18 carbs in the chili. I will drink chai tea if I get hungry later. I will weigh tomorrow at my fill appt and check back in here in the evening.

Jennie and Gloucester! Are we lap-bad triplets or what? Your stories are almost exactly the same as mine. Sizes are the same and everything...18's hug my thighs a little more than I want them too right now so I stick to 20's. I had the awful displeasure of being 305 lbs before and lost down to 189 by doing Atkins and being extremely stressed about life situations. Well, after life got better I gained all of the weight back and was back to 299. I am so happy for the restriction. I have been eating out of control since I was 8 years old and now I have learned that I can survive and still be healthy with much less food. I am happy that the QUALITY of my life is so much better! Oh, yeah! And SMOKIN' HOT??? It won't be long!!!!

Popsicles are liquid. You could probably eat fat-free cheese cake during the mushy phase but I wouldn't if it has a lot of carbs (sugars). Fat-free normally means a lot of sugar to make up for the lack of fat.

Well, I did fine today but I am not going to weigh until the end of the week due to TOM...I am excited that I stuck to the plan today. One day down, a few more to go.

I agree with everything Cindi said about the doctors with AIGB... Dr. Benavides was great! BTW, Cindi you are doing a heck of a job at your weight loss!!!! You are my inspiration!

I do not care much for the ISOPURE juices in the bottle...they leave a strange film in my mouth, but I do like the ISOPURE powder...strawberry and vanilla. I go to smoothie Factory almost every morning and get one. They have a Low-Carb powder (10 carbs) and a No-Carb powder. As far as on-the-go Protein drinks, I have not found any I like and trust me, I have run the full gamut...I did Atkins before and tried every single drink out there. I can stomach some of the low-carb Slim Fasts and some of the Atkins flavors. I prefer to make my own or go to Smoothie Factory.

I completely liked Dr. B. He and his staff set the expectation that he would do the first fill if I wanted but the rest of the fills thereafter would be handled by the After Care center. I never felt like my care was compromised at all by my not having interaction with him after my first fill, primarily because he and his staff let me know that I can always come to his office with questions or concerns. My friend had her surgery performed by Dr. Benavides a year prior to my having mine. I echo everything Cindi and Bigbaby said. :blushing:

georgia girl, I'm all for it! I haven't been craving carbs so much but I have been eating nachos for the past three days...perhaps due to TOM...ugh!! I have got to break this trend! Ok, so we are doing it for 3-4 days? What will we do, check in daily and list what we ate/drank?

check out this thread which has a list of most of the abbreviations and acronyms used on this site. "PB" =Productive Burp. food coming up with a burp or sometimes can be used to refer to vomiting. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f73/abbreviations-what-they-mean-7959/

I took off two weeks. After the first week, I felt much better and could get around okay but I did not feel well enough to not be irritable at work. So, I took off a second week. My cousin just had her surgery three weeks ago and she said the same thing.

Mawu's daughter, I have gone through something similar to what you are experiencing. The person I thought would support me did not...my boyfriend of 5 years...and the person who I thought would not support me did...my mother. I invited my boyfriend to the seminar but he was very close-minded and would not even go. My mom went instead and learned a great deal. I explained to my boyfriend that this decision was best for my health. He still never supported my decision. I then explained that it was difficult for me to accept that I did not have his support but that I needed him to be there for me after the surgery...to help with the dogs and around the house. He was there to help and did a great job. I am not sure what his opinion is now of the surgery now that I am six months out... So, in a nutshell, educate them as best you can BUT in the end, it is your life and your health. Please stay strong and do not allow others determine YOUR quality of life, no matter how important they are to you.