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Hi, I was operated on in the morning and left the hospital at 3 pm the next day. I was very, very tired. I got up and walked as much as I could. I slept a lot for the first couple of days and tired easily. I lived in my recliner. It was so comfortabale...... Today I am a month out and feel real good. It got better and better every day. I don't have any more pain or discomfort. I am walking 2 miles a day and doing water aerobics three times a day. Sometimes in the later afternoon, I get real tired, but other then that... Life is good!

Having just moved to Florida from Connecticut, who tonight is on a "blizzard watch" I don't miss snow AT ALL! The only shovels I want to use are the ones I use to make sand castles with my grandkids...... I spent the afternoon on the Beach w/DH working on my tan....

Hang in there.... it will get better each day.... (((((((hugs))))))

If you don't like the answer your doctor told you .... and you look around long enough, You'll always get someone to agree with you! Every Doc is different.... I listened to what my Doctor told me. Mine said it was fine after a week or two. I got down to 1 cup in the morning before surgery. Didn't even miss it for the first week and didn't start back for a couple of weeks. I still just drink one cup a day......

Are you self pay, partial insurance covereage, or full/most insurance covered? SELF PAY --How long have you been banded? (in number of months) 1 MONTH --What is your AVERAGE weight loss since banding? (total weight loss divided by number of months banded) 25 --Have you had any complications? If so, what? NO --Have you had your band removed? NO --What country was your band placed in? MEXICO --What is your age? (I know...touchy. LOL But it does go along with the question.) 48

susan, Thanks for starting this thread.... It is great to get ideas from others now that I am on mushies moving more, and more toward normal "light" food. D

Went back to water aerobics for the first time since surgery! It is really bad when the "old" ladies are doing better then you are LOL It felt good! It is Monday, Wed, Fri & Saturday. I am going to make a point of going at least 3 times a week.

Welcome Yvonne, I have been in your beautiful country numerous times~ Me Grandma was born in Edinbourgh castle and Dad is from Tillicoutry near Alva. We took him back there 2 years ago for his 80th birthday and we had a great time. We spent a week there and then he split off and went to Ireland and we continued to the highlands! My husband, and my two sons had a grand time. We went to the Isle of Skye and up by Kyle which was where me grandma named one of my sons. We went all over the highlands and found a museum with our family name McKay on it... by then my DH and two sons had really had enough of the "McKays" so they went hiking and I explored the museum. Good luck on your new journey in Bandland. This is a great place for suport!!!!!

O.M.G. That is me! Miss night eater!!!!!! Once you are in the habit, it is soooooo hard to break it. I to can be good during the day, but as soon as it is dark..... my other half emerges like she hasn't eaten all day!!!! I HAVE A SPLIT PERSONALITY!!!! She is fat to! LOL My husband and I quit smoking together as a wedding present to eachother. Well, we ate ice cream and buttered popcorn everynight of a long time.... hence going from over weight to MORBIDLY OBESE!!! I still fight the night eating, but I can't go in the kitchen at night or I will start grazing!!!! I try to keep healthy snacks on dining room table or hubbie will just bring me a sf popsicle so I won't have to go in the kitchen..... GOOD LUCK.... I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS>.....

Rene, Don't feel bad I had the same thoughts when I got home from the hospital. Everyone else who had surgery that day thought I was crazy and since I was the only one I agreed! I now know that head hunger is one strong M**** F******. LOL Glad you are the losing side and doing well!

Because I need tender loving care.... Because when I screw up with my food, I beat myslef up more then anyone else could. When I came to the site last week and told about my two bad eating episodes in a three day period, I knew I did something bad that could have resulted in damage to my band. Some ppl came on and blasted me for bad eating, Others showed compasion and gave me hugs and THAT is just what I needed. Not everyone is the same, some would need that "what were you thinking", others need the ((hug)). As it was said before, we are all different. Most of these aren't attacks on people, they are opinions and God knows we, all of us, seem to have LOTS of those LOL That's why ..... I love you all,,,,,, for who you are, not what I want you all to be!:eek:

happy Birthday Connie....

I can't imagine not being comfortable in my double digit panties that hold it all in. Oh my god I am more sick then my eating!!!! HELP ME ..... Do thongs come with a tummy support ...LOL

wooo hoooo! Good luck on your new journey!!!! We'll be here waiting for you when you come back!!!

So many good things said.... Some I don't agree with, some made me angry, some made me think...... I KNOW NOTHING!!!! The way I ate did nothing for me except get me fat! I am a newcomer.... I am here to change, to listen to those who have time with their band, who have had time to impliment the changes needed to succeed. Just for TODAY, I want to remain teachable! To take everything in ... things that I don't think apply to me because one day I might need it... for the day that I am standing in line at that McDonalds .... I still have the "newcomer" enthusiasm. The people I respect are the people who one day at a time work this new way of life. No one elses diet will work for me, but it will steer me in the right direction. I will HOPEFULLY learn to live a good life with food! Thank you to everyone who posts. Even the ones who keep posting their bad eating habbits. If you are still posting you are not sitting their hopeless, you keep coming back and only those that keep trying will succeed. JUST FOR TODAY Donna I am

BIG ((((((HUGS)))))))

BREAKFAST coffee w/nonfatdailyfree creamer Dannon light yogurt LUNCH advantage shake w/powdered protein and peanut butter Snack applesauce no sugar added DINNER 1 cup Taco mix: beef, ff cheese, ff sour cream, ff refried beans DESSERT FF SF pudding WATER: 4 bottles 1 bottle of crystal light EXCERSISE swam 10 laps Walked 1 mile

W E L C O M E T O :clap2: B A N D L A N D:clap2:

Diane, My prayers are with you. You are very corageous and I admire your positive attitude in a sitation that could really get you down.... Keep up the good work..... D

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S :biggrin1: Good luck on your new journey.....:clap2:

For a Newbee, all this erosion talk is scarey ... Especially since I chose to be banded in Mexico. Yes, It was a choice. I saw on the threads about the different techniques.. I don't understand a lot of this medical stuff, but thanks to Penni, Susan and some others, I pulled my surgery report out and my surgeon, Dr. Rumbaut did use the pars flaccida technique. I am so relieved....:puke: I know this isn't a reprieve and anything could happen, but at least the preferred technique was used.

I am a stay at home mom.... Oh, & one other thing..... My kids are 20 and 22 and they don't live at home : - ) yahoooooo

Go Yankees!!!! Oh, that's baseball, He He

:embarassed: This is crazy... I'm thinking what I could put in the food processor with the bacon to make it mushy!!!!

DeLara..... k i s s e s ! ! ! !