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OMG! When I saw your pics I got chills all over! I feel like laughing and clapping and dancing! Woohooo!!! Do you realize how encouraging that is to see!??! Holy Sh*t!! You look fantastic! OMG. How silly of me... I try to encourage people all of the time, and then I stumble onto a picture like this and suddenly it hits me - THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN! I'm so excited!!! Congrats on your bandiversary and your awesome success!!! *hugs* ---------------------- Edited to add: I came back to say that I see why I was so excited now! I weight 231!! What a difference it makes to get down into Onederland. This next 75 pounds is going to be so stinking awesome!! :rockon: Thank you for sharing your pics! And thank me for teaching you how! ROFL!!

CLOE? Are you ok?

I think that solid food is preferrable to liquid food. Though, until you can eat enough to get your 60 grams of protein (minimum) per day, I would continue with the shakes. Some people find they have more restriction in the mornings and just rely on a shake for breakfast, which is fine too.

Aww, calm down and go back to liquids for a day or two. Then start with much softer, more moist foods. Tuna can be very dry!

Oh geeze! *laughs* Im a scale addict too. My husband takes the battery out and hides it until weigh in day (Wednesdays). You might try that, it sure helped me. Stepping on that scale every time you walk in the bathroom will drive you to depression! Hm, Im not sure how to answer your question about your healing. I know that many Drs are of differing opinions about the post-op diet. My Dr had me on full liquids for three weeks, mushies for three more but I could gradually introduce more solid foods in the third week of mushies. I think of the stitches in the stomach that hold that band in place. I also think about the swelling that will subside with time. Both of those things need to be complete before that band is really seated in there and will have less chance of slipping. Part of the reason we progress slowly to more solid foods is to avoid vomiting or PBs. The wretching could easily cause the band to slip. Make sense? Is your Dr local? Have you seen him for a follow up yet?

Where is your port located? Try laying on your back and lifting your head while you feel around the port area. You'll most likely feel it then. When I got my fill this is how the Dr located my port. Be happy you can't feel yours! Mine bugs me so much. It's just under my bra line on the right side.

Oh boy does this sound familiar! Its most likely weak muscles. You turn a certain way and ouch! Since I've lost weight, I'm getting the oddest pains in different places. The latest is a sharp "TWANG" in the tendon down the inside of my leg, up near my hip. Just about makes me want to throw up. My poor body. It's been so in active for so long that it's freaking out about this thing called "walking"!

True, but the only concern you should have right now is getting your stomach healed and your band settled in. The calorie counting and weight loss will come after healing when you get a fill. I tracked my calories once I started on mushies and I found it very hard to eat 600 calories a day. I don't think you'll be in any danger of overeating unless you turn to liquid calories like ice cream.

Wow *hugs* This is so sad! Are you still in pain? What did they do for the pain?? Hopefully you find out what happened and get things fixed quickly. I'll be thinking about you!

Crunchy things? *chuckles* The only crunchy foods I know of, besides veggies, are chips and other foods that are full of fat or sugar. Try to focus on Protein. That is what will fill you up. Moist fish fillets and tuna with fat free dressing mixed in is a good place to start.

If your Dr told you to move on to regular foods, I would recommend that you start with soft foods and see how ya do. Moist fish, cottage cheese, canned fruits... things like that. After adjusting to those, then slowly progress on to more solid foods. Be aware that breads tend to stick, because no matter how much you chew they can glom back together in the stomach and form a large sticky blob that wont fit through the banded area of your stomach. Also be careful of fruits and veggies that are fiberous or have skins, like grapes, pineapple, oranges, potatoes, broccoli. Try them if you want, but take small bites and chew a LOT. Dont hesistate to spit out anything that you sense will be a problem. Steaks and hamburger are odd things. Some people can eat one and not the other. Some can eat both, while others cant eat either. Just go slowly and be very aware of what you are eating, how much you are chewing and how fast you are eating. You should be fine.

Nah, you didnt hurt your band. *hugs* Try starting with some softer foods for a while. Also, if you mix a bit of fat free dressing into that tuna, it will moisten it up and make it go down easier. Salmon can be kind of dry. Since you like fish, try Gortons frozen fish fillets (unbreaded). They are microwavable and very very moist. Also, take really small bites, chew until its hardly there anymore and dont drink with your meal. Once the swelling begins to subside you'll be able to eat more solid foods. Although there are usually a few foods that just don't get along with a well-restricted band. Steak, hamburger, chicken, breads.. all are on the list.

Hiyas Lisa! Welcome to LBT! Grats to your hubby for losing 96 pounds! That's awesome! Best wishes for a successful journey of your own. Keep us posted on how things are going for you, and I'll pray for an earlier date. *winks*

Okie dokie... the updates have been made to the Members and Honors Pages. Please have a quick look at your stats to be sure I got them listed correctly. PM me if there are any corrections to be made. EmileeKaye - It hit me that you're only SIX pounds away from -100 pounds!! Woohoo!! Go girl. You can knock off that six pounds in no time! :clap2: Quite a few new people were added to the Honors Page and a lot of you moved up to a higher group. Congratulations to all of you! The Gone for Good Club ROCKS!! :rockon:

*grabs her Funny sis and hugs her tight* Hey sis! Those pants are getting really baggy on you! Where's my kiss? *grins*

89 pounds!? Mary that's wonderful! Go Mary Go! Half way there Lianna! All you have to do now is do what you've already done - again! hehe Youre right Funny, its growing mold! LOL! We are working on that though. :eek: I'm going to update everyone's stats now. So pardon me if I'm quiet for a few minutes.

Stands up and cheers and whistles and claps and cheers some more!! :clap2: :clap2::clap2::clap2:

Grats Julie! Welcome to Bandland! :clap2: Sip sip sip your water, to stay hydrated and walk as much as you can.

*laughs* Congratulations on your 39 years! I hope you get a very nice present. And just a suggestion... hang on to your woman. It's not easy to find someone willing to stick around for that long.

WoW!!! Fantastic NSV, Vicki!! I'm so happy for you. And just think.. this is just the beginning!!

Oh well.. she has to go too then. *snickers and snorts*

Ooo.. me too! Do we get video? :pound:

Ok then... there's only one answer to this problem. Toss the TV out the door and spend all your free time on LBT! *laughs*

How about replacing the snacks that get thru the band easily with snacks that fill you up? Do you like cottage cheese? Add a little low sugar fruit to that and Yum! Or have a few slices of deli sliced chicken or ham with some fat free cream cheese spread on each slice before ya roll it up. High fiber cereal is also a good snack but not as filling obviously. Hm.. if I think of more, I'll let ya know. Oh! Water.. drink a bottle of water and wait 10 minutes before you actually eat anything. That will help fill your tummy!

*tosses a couple of flowers on the grave* I said goodbye to my friend as well. But ya know what? I still enjoy food! I mean really enjoy it. I don't suffer the shame, anger and guilt after eating that I once did. I don't feel miserably bloated, fat and ugly like I once did. I come back past the grave of my old friend now and then, and the ghosts do call out to me. But now, I just walk on by holding the hands of my new friends... good health and happiness