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NJChick.. what if he.. likes that?? LOL DeLarla.. I thought about it yesterday and then I remembered Pamela and Tommy's little problem. I quickly changed my mind. I don't want people making money off my stolen pics!! *chuckles*

Heyas jennielynn.. welcome to the best group Ive ever found online! Check out the food forum. There are lots and lots of ideas there. Grats on your band, and best wishes for a speedy recovery and successful journey!

Youre very welcome and .. wow! Youre in Boise too! Dr. Cahn is my doc. Dont you just LOVE him? The name Veritas caught my eye right away. Any connectoin to the company there? *grins*

Yeah.. I dont know whether to congratulate you or um.. feel sorry for you. LOL

Soft foods can include flaky fish. Try the Gorton's fish fillets. They are only 100 calories per fillet, very low sodium and fat, and have 17 or 18 grams of Protein. I have two of those with 1/2 cup of peas and carrots. All very chewable, mushy and Dr. approved. The fillets Ive tried are Butter Garlic, Lemon Pepper and Blackend Cajun (warning..this one makes you want to drink!) and they were all soooo good. Also, tuna is very easy to eat. I mix 2 tablespoons of fat free thousand island dressing into one can of tuna. Low cal, 32 grams of protein! And yummy! Im never hungry until it's meal time. Oh, and another thought about the liquids phase. Those Protein shakes are really filling! I was lucky to be able to drink a cup before I was stuffed. I mixed my strawberry whey protein with 1 C milk, 1/2 banana, 1/2 teaspoon of Splenda and a vanilla slim fast shake, then divided it into two(+) meals. Its hard to get all your calories in but this shake really helped me.

1-31-06 (277) Feeling better today. Yesterday I actually put on make up before going to see Dr. Cahn. He reminded me not to be thinking about weight loss yet, the first six weeks is for healing. He is also going to call St. Al's and see if he can get more done for us because of this burn. I wore my jeans today for the first time since Dec 20th. Size 24s. Very baggy. I have to roll the waist band down a bit. But the 22s are still too small. Went to Walgreens alone last night. Enjoyed shopping for some new makeup. Also went to find a good kitchen calendar at Avonlee's but they didnt have any. :mad: Went to Wally World - mistake.. over did it some. Was so tired when I got home. But still.. feeling better. Today I see the wound care specialist. Cant wait to get this thing healed. Its really keeping me from so many things I want to do. Got our gym membership set up yesterday. We start on Monday. Really looking forward to that!

1-31-06 (277) Feeling better today. Yesterday I actually put on make up before going to see Dr. Cahn. He reminded me not to be thinking about weight loss yet, the first six weeks is for healing. He is also going to call St. Al's and see if he can get more done for us because of this burn. I wore my jeans today for the first time since Dec 20th. Size 24s. Very baggy. I have to roll the waist band down a bit. But the 22s are still too small. Went to Walgreens alone last night. Enjoyed shopping for some new makeup. Also went to find a good kitchen calendar at Avonlee's but they didnt have any. :nanahump: Went to Wally World - mistake.. over did it some. Was so tired when I got home. But still.. feeling better. Today I see the wound care specialist. Cant wait to get this thing healed. Its really keeping me from so many things I want to do. Got our gym membership set up yesterday. We start on Monday. Really looking forward to that!

Kim_8.. my buddie You and your girls are gorgeous. And your hubby is so handsome! What a beautiful family. And if I hear you say you look old again, Im going to kick your butt. Youre darling.. you look so young!

Oh trust me.. Ive got luggage! A mix-matched set Ive collected over the years. *grins*

Vines.. umm.. im speechless. *laughs*

Jessie.. those are some sexy boooo bees honey *winks* In case you all haven't seen it yet, I took dawg's idea and ran with it. There's a thread called "Men! What has WLS done for your assets" in the General Discussion forum you should have a peek at. *grins*

Kathy - yuppers, you are correct. Turn about's fair play! Cheri - LOL!!! tripod.. ohh hahahaha! Jachut - curses on you! that song's stuck in my head now! haha! I should have known we'd get more frank responses from the men. They are always so proud of their.. assets. Now.. about that backround check.. and what's your credit score mister??

Too funny Jessie! I laughed at every one and I intend to pass this on!

*pushes her way to the front of the crowd* Oh boy, let me at this one! My first time to get out of bed involved two nurses who got me standing, (my god that hurt - I had hernia repair also - open surgery on my stomach) then.. then! they decided they had to do something else real quick, so they sat me on the edge of the bed, drugged and in pain and left me for 20 minutes! Then came back and expected me to walk?? I took one small step and said, "Put me back in bed" Then.. oh youre not going to believe this one. In the middle of the night, the Gastapo arrived and she was an army of one. "You need to learn how to get up on your own. Here's how you disconnect yourself from the oxygen monitor. Take the IV stand with you.. you MUST PEE! And when you come back and get in bed, here's how you hook yourself to the monitors again" Yeah, right nursie. And the topper? The nurse who could barely function. Ever seen a slow talking, slow blinking, unstable drunk who couldnt speak clearly or walk without stumbling over themselves? Well she was the shining example. We couldnt decide if she was drunk or what. She quickly informed us that she was a floater nurse and had never taken care of lapband patients before, so she had no idea what to do before my release. She got me up to go to the bathroom and then left me.. didnt come back for three hours! My husband rescued me. But the topper of them all? She brought me my first liquid pain medicine, and after I drank it I mentioned it tasted like cough medicine. So she ran her finger around in the cup and sucked the medicine off her finger!!! This was only part of my horrid experience there. I wont go into more here because it might make Dr. Cahn look bad and truly, he is wonderul. This was all the hospital and hospital staff that Im complaining about now. I found out today that the "drunk nurse" was fired. Seems my cup wasnt the only one she was tasting. So yeah, I can sympathize with you 100%.

*grins at Dawg* someone had to do it, might as well have been me! *laughs*

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OMG Ive been getting these posts in my email, and laughing so hard at the previews I could hardly get here! Does it grow back together?? ROFL!!! Too damn funny!!

Dreaming - I too was banded three weeks ago. Jan 9th, and I have lost 17 pounds too! I saw my surgeon for the first follow up meeting today and I complained that I'd only lost two pounds this week. He scolded me and told me that the first six weeks is NOT about losing weight. It's about letting your body heal and the band getting seated nicely. He told me not to even think about weight right now. Just focus on eating as directed, excercising, drinking your Water and getting fully recovered. That sounded great to me, so I've relaxed a LOT. This is a long and slow journey we are on, with a lot to be done to prepare ourselves mentally, emotionally, and physically for this huge and wonderful change we have decided to make in our lives. Cheers!

On the contrary, I have yet to eat all of the calories I'm supposed to in a day. The only thing that was a bummer was getting sick and tired of liquids that first phase. The liquids were surprisingly filling, I guess because there's so much swelling in the stomach it creates its own restriction. Now that I've moved on to mushies, I can eat more but Im still not hitting the calorie mark! And, when I do get hungry it's usually time to eat, so no problem!

Jack.. Jack.. hmm His last name wouldn't happen to be Hammer.. would it?? *grins*

Excellent, the first pass was good. Sounds like you have a doctor who cares and is really trying to help you. I'm thrilled to hear the first round of good news. I'm even more thrilled because I just know there's going to be even more before this is all settled. *hugs*

Doc - my hopes were not meant to hurt anyone's feelings or wish anyone ill will. I guess I was thinking that the doctors in Mexico use a different method or technique which would explain so many of the erosions from the same doctors down there. Like I said, it was a selfish thought. Basically I was hoping this problem was limited to one or two doctors in Mexico and not a widespread problem. Sorry if it offended anyone. Certainly didnt mean to.

Wow, I was just thinking these very thoughts in the shower. Don't panic, if it happens it happens, do the best you can, and take full advantage of the gift while you have it. Maybe it wont be a forever thing, maybe it will. Whatever the case, make hay while the sun shines baby! Thanks so much LaMadam

Youre a virgin? Give yourself a hand! *nudge, nudge, wink, wink* *laughs* Ok, I'm going to see my surgeon in a short while so I need to resist the temtation to read this thread or all of my incisions will be bleeding when I get there. :Banane23: And Puddin.. good for you, seriously. You should be proud of yourself. DeLarla.. puddin *laughs* made me think of you. *winks*

That's it. I'm locking my door and refusing to open it anymore. I have been careful about eating soft foods and chewing until that bite of food is hardly worth swallowing. I have been under the calorie limit everyday. But I know I am eating too much at a time. I know when I'm not hungry anymore and yet.. I'm allowed to have that so damnit, it WILL fit in there! Bad bad me. Time to wise up. Thanks for the reality reminder, Leatha. *hugs*