TaraBell

I tried to eat some baked pork chop tonight and it didnt go so well. It didn't seem dry, it was pouring juice. But It was almost painful going down, so i wont be having pork again. I will have to stick to tuna or steak for now cause my surgeon said to stay away from chicken for now.

Congrats on your weight loss!! I can't wait till I start getting comments like that!

Well, here I am 15 days post op and I am down 13.4lbs! :blushing: I am really enjoying this band. I am eating healthier, making better choices for myself and just over all feeling good.

I started eating real food yesterday. We went to the grocery store later on in the day and spent two hours shopping for healthy foods with low fat high protein. its the first time I actually looked at labels. I can't believe some of the food I was eating before the band. Everything was full of carbs and SO HIGH FAT! Its no wonder I ballooned to over 260lbs.

My first real dinner was so tasty! I broiled stir fry steak strips and had broccoli cooked in Pam spray with garlic. And I was so shocked that my food fit on a smaller plate! I wasn't even able to finish all the steak. Unbelievable.

the hardest thing so far is not being able to drink while I eat. But I am learning. Also, I think i am eating too fast cause sometimes, i feel a little pain in my chest, but it is fleeting. It reminds me to slow down. I am chewing to mush tho.

For the first time in my life I actually have hope. I am really ready for this change. I think I may even be looking forward to summer!

Wow! thats incredible! Congrats!

Thank you so much everyone for your kind words and advice. It means so much to someone just starting out like me. I have never been one to take to change very well, but since this change has relatively ZERO negatives and ALL positives attached to it, I am more motivated to give it my all.

I am working on turning my fears into motivation to make sure that I do not fail this time. I know I deserve to be healthy and happy. it has taken a lot for me just to be able to say that. =)

When I drink one of my shakes, i am so stuffed that I can barely finish them. I think that is a good sign. My dietitian said that one of my biggest hurdles will be for me to distinguish between real hunger and head hunger. I am really understanding that now. I am an emotional eater, and a stress eater. Oh, and when I am bored, I eat. its almost like, if I have been sitting down for any period of time, i think my mouth should be chewing something. lol

I am getting closer to eating again. I never would have pictured myself afraid of being able to eat. Its a very strange feeling for me.

THANK YOU again everyone for your helpful comments. =)

11 days with my band. I have not yet started eating foods yet. I can start on Friday. I spend so much time on the forum trying to find people who have had a successful weight loss journey with the band. Its so hard to get myself motivated when there are people who try so hard to only loose 30lbs in a year. I know that losing 30lbs is fantastic, but i want to loose 100lbs in a years time. I am young, 27. My father set up this surgery for me and paid for it 100% :thumbup:, no insurance, and the last thing I want to do is disappoint him.

I am so worried that i will mess this up. I have like ZERO willpower. I live with my boyfriend who is a complete saint. he is trying to help me come up with meal plans and he walks with me everyday. Its like I just cannot picture myself ever losing this fat. I have been fat me entire life, exceot for a year when I was 14. Ever since then I have fat. When I started this I weighed in at 262. As of today i weigh 252. I have been on the liquid diet for a little over two weeks. So I know the weight I have lost is because i am not eating. What happens when i start eating again? I will gain all of that weight back? I am not afraid of exercise. I am not lazy. There is a nice gym here at my complex and I dont mind going on the treadmill for an hour.

Another thing i am worried about is the period of time in between my first fill. My fill is scheduled for Feb 27th. Thats a month away. It is exactly 6 weeks from my surgery date. Most people say that they are able to eat whatever they want and they go back to eating how they were before the band. That is smoething I am afraid of. before the band I was constantly eating. ALL THE TIME. One of the hardest things I am going to have to learn is 3 meals a day, NO SNACKING. But when I am hungry, I am physically in pain. So I eat.

I know I can do this, I just wish I could get rid of all my fears and worries. :ohmy:

I came across your profile while reading the what did you eat today thread. I just wanted to tell you that you are an inspiration to me.

I am newly banded (only about 9 days now) and I was starting to get discouraged by all the people who has lost only 20-30lbs in a years time.

You have done an amazing job with your weight loss. I can only strive to be as successful as you are.