Charlene K

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Wishing you a successful surgery and speedy recovery! 25 Kiki220 25 Nachtigall 25 losing it! 25 countrygirl0767 [/url] 25 afw 25 new2me 25 thatDEgirl

Welcome! If you will go back in the thread you will find where Phyllser was talking about a POUCH TEST. It basically takes you back to eating habits when you first were banded. It will help get you back on track. I was just banded last week and I am finding the "head hunger" is a major part of my overeating.....harder than actual hunger. IF you are mentally up for it....you will succeed. YOU will get support here.

Girl, don't wait to have an attack. Gallbladder surgery is similar to the lap-band....maybe a little more uncomfortable, but the recovery is fast. You will do good. He probably will go in the same holes....ask him. I will be praying for you!

YEAH! I am hungry too....had surgery on the 16th. I have been drinking protein shakes and pureeing food. I find tuna pureed holds me for quite awhile. I have to stay on this diet for at least 3 weeks..yikes! I hope I can do it. I am trying to take in 600-800 calories a day. Tonight I pureed cottage cheese with a cup of sugar free jello......it was fluffy and good. I hate cottage cheese. I guess we will just have to stick it out.

Good for you! I am glad you feel better. Like I said, I had to break down and eat too.....several times.

Welcome Jen! and Congrats on your upcoming surgery. As you can see we have something in common.....Houston. You and I have similar weights and goals. I think you will find LBT will be a valuable tool of support. Your mom may have contributed to stress eating as raising five teenagers at one time was for me. Had I known eating would have led me to such poor health, I might have changed my ways when I was young. Bottom line, the lap-band gives us a second chance at a healthy future. I wish you a successful surgery and speedy recovery!:thumbup:

I bought Bariatric Advantage Lemon chewable for lap banders....it tastes like a lemon sweet tart candy. You can buy them online.

Well, I have some yogurt for the early morning. I don't want to crank up the majic bullet and wake up DH. I am hoping the increase of calories will help tonight.

CONTRATS! I got mine last week. Drink your liquids.....follow Doctors orders and it will be all good.

Yes, I am waking up hungry at 3am. So, today I bumped up the calorie intake and make some instant potatoes....1/4 c. and an extra Protein shake. Hopefully, I will sleep better. I am still a little sore too. How long did you wait for a fill? I go on Monday for a follow up. I hope I get a fill in a month. Looks like Hurricane Dolly is going to mess up my walking routine. We will get rain bands for a couple of days even though we are not in the warnings. I guess I will get on the ole stationary bike.

Thanks Long......The Daily Plate is really handy. I bumped my calories up to 700 today. Maybe I will sleep better tonight. Hope you hear soon on your test.

I hope all goes well today! I don't know who I heard this from but I went to The Daily Plate website and joined. It is so cool. I can keep track of my intake all day long online. I found out I was eating less than 500 calories a day...yikes....no wonder I was waking up a 3am. So, I am increasing my protein shakes today. You might want to check it out....there is no fee.

Thanks Phyllser! I will go buy some tomorrow.

Do any of you have trouble purping? I can't purp. Is there something I can take ? Or is this part of the healing?

CONGRATS!....ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS! ......I am a newbie and I need all the help I can get....so keep checking in!

Maybe you need to call your doctor. You may be lactose intolerant or something else is going on. Your doctor does not want you to be nauseated. I contacted mine when I was nauseated and they sent out a medication. I have alot of gas too and can't purp. I just took a gas-x strip and will see what that does.

Good Idea!.....hee! hee!:crying:

When they take you down for surgery tell them about your anxiety....they will give you something. They gave me something and I didn't even ask for it. They expect you to be anxious. Take care! I will pray for you. It will be all good.

Charlene I hear you girl - When I start eating watch out just want to keep eating that band helps some - but I would say most of the work is up to me cuz I could eat slider food - but I really try and stay away from them... Food channel - fat chick's best freind - skinny's chick worse enemy... I have been watching the food channel when it first hit the air here in the desert about 17 yrs ago... I found watch it made me want to eat 24/7 so I quit watching it all the time like I use to way before I got banded - but emril - paula dean are my fav's pork fat & butter - uhm I miss it ... __________________ Yeah, ole Paula and Sandra Lee are my favs, but right now the "food network star" is one and I think next week is the final.....I am a reality junkie too. Just one more week and I will quit. I quess I will just have to go back to HGTV. Maybe I should move to the FIT channel....sure won't hurt.

Charlene - Your doc says no caffeine?? I am sorry !!! I am lucky I can still have my coffee (1 or 2 cups max in the morning) & ice tea. You maybe like me - once I start eating it just fuels the desire to eat more.. Don't ask me why - but it's my addiction I guess - just like an alcoholic one drink is too much and 10 not enough - I am that way with food - I eat I am full but I still want to continue to eat and if I am busy doing stuff I don't even think about food .. Janet.........yep, my dr says no caffeine....causes hunger. I do think I have an addiction to food. I have head hunger after I eat. So far today it has been good. I started on protein shakes and pureed food. I was hungry till i pureed some tuna and it was really satisfying. I eat two ounces of pureed food one hour and the next hour I drink 8oz of water. I am definitely not hungry. I will just follow the dieticians directions and I should do okay. One thing though, I have got to give up watching the food channel. I just love watching the "food network challenge".:thumbup:

The tea was probably a factor. I will just have to use decaf tea from now on. Yeah, the dietician gave me a list of pureed foods and then the dr's nurse told me he wanted me to stay on protein drinks for two weeks. I tried the pureed stuff ....cream of wheat, tomato soup.....I am going to make protein shakes primary and add puree in between. I just need to keep it written down!

Thanks for your concern.....I woke up this morning headache free and a stuffy nose. I think it is partly due to all those drugs they give you during surgery. The other part is this crazy Texas weather.....hot and humid. Anyway, I am feeling good this morning other than being a little hungry. I am trying to follow the drs directions on the diet. I think I will be more satisfied staying on the protein shakes. This pureed food leaves you kinda hungry.

I gave up iced tea. That could be it. Anyway, I just took some liquid tylenol and drank more Water. I was used to drinking 8 glasses of water and I think I only had 4. I need to be deligent about writing it all down. Hey, my diet says pureed eggs.....do you poach them then puree them?