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1 box sugar free fat free cheesecake pudding 1 container of fat free or sugar free whip cream 1 container of ff cream cheese splenda to taste 8 oz ff milk make sure the cream cheese is thawed and also the whip cream mix all ingredients together with a hand mixer refrige till set apt. 1 hour and enjoy hope you all enjoy.

im new to this and hope any1 can i have priority health insurance and they said i needed to do 6 months of weight mangement which i h ave done and lost 17 pounds thus far im waiting for my approval to come back so i can go see my sureon hw long does this usually take and what else must i do please help:lol:

i have i went back two weeks ago and have done pretty good i dont eat all the points im allotted because they are way to much but i hve found that i need the meetings and the incouragement (extra) and also to weigh in weekly

I just had my 3rd fill yesterday and i was suppose to be on clears for the rest of the day and than full of thurs and back to regular diet on friday i did really good at work but i was so hungary when i got home that i had a few mashed potatoes and a cracker nothing big or huge im wondering if i did any damage to my pouch please help!!!! has any1 else eatten after a fill? and did anything happen? please let my know.:smile2:

I HAVENET POSTED IN A WHILE BUT I REALLY NEED EVERY1S HELP I WAS BANDED ON AUG 27TH AND HAVE DONE REALLY WELL SINCE HAVEING SURGERY HAVE LOST A TOTAL OF 35 LBS WHICH IM VERY PLEASED WITH BUT THIS WEEKEND WE HAD A GATHERING AND LOTS OF YUMMY FOOD 3 DAYS OF EATTING THINGS I SHOULD NOT HAVE NOT ALOT BUT ENOUGH WELL I GAINED A TOTAL OF 5 LBS AND CANT SEEM TO GET BACK INTO THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND IM STILL IN SPLURGE MODE NOT ALOT OF BAD FOODS JUST ENOUGH. HOW DO I GET BACK TO THE FRAME OF MINE I WAS IN BEFORE THE WEEKEND? ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE NICE I REALLY NEED A KICK IN MY A@@ RIGHT NOW THANKS:thumbdown:

Thanks for all your good advice and yes i have two children to cook for they basically eat what i eat because they are a little on the thick side so im trying to show them good eatting habits so they dont have the whole weight problem when they get older i had my 1st feel a lil over a week ago i dont think i can get another for another month but maybe i should check and see again thanks and im def not giving up im going to start fresh tomm because tomm is a new day!!!!!!!

B. 1 egg and two turkey sausage patties L. small salad with 1 oz of meat some cheese and turkey bacon bites with ff ranch dressing D. 1/2 of a weight watcher chicken fetticini alfredo meal plus water and protein water all day plus 1 hour at the gym!!!!

i cant beleive its not butter spray all the way been using it for years love it!!!!

i feel you about the mom im sitting hear reading your thread and started laughing to myself because im sitting hear sipping on some right now its nice to know im not alone i take benefiber twice a day but that dosent seem to do anything for me hope some1 out there knows whats going on

i also got a cute teddy bear and it did help with the coughing alot i also like it because it reminds me to of the comitment i have made it is awesome!!!!!

im haveing the same problem and was going to post the same question so it would be nice to see what pple write i was banded on the 27th of aug and iv lost a total of 20lbs since being banded and thats it no more in the past week in a half and iv only been getting in between 500 and 600 cal aday i measure everything because i want to be accountable for it so maybe im not eatting enough either this is really strange

im recently banded on the 27th of aug so im on mushies right now today i ate B 1 egg with 1/4c low fat corned beef hash snack small decaf coffee with splenda L can chicken with spinich dip D chicken chilli 1/2c any ideas how i can boost up my calarie intake im only getting aprox 500 cal aday any sugg?

i am a nurse and had my surgery on aug 27th and i took 6 weeks off i work 12 plus hours a day and do heavy lifting ect so i wanted more time off to make sure i was ok plus i had the time and qualified for short term disability but im doing great and feel find except for getting a lill extra tired every now or than.

congrates on being banded tom. i was banded last wed and i to was very nervous about the whole thing but it wasent bad at all my pain was kept under control with very good drugs and they gave me a script when i went home the next day. i was able to get pain meds every 3 hours and i made sure i got it for the first few hours after surgery but by 11 at nite i was up walking around with minimal pain i did experience it alot of neausea when i tried to sip my 1 ounce of water every hour the up intil around 3oclock thurs but that soon faded as of sunday i only take pain meds at nite and that is to help get comfortable at nite because im in alill pain from all the walking iv been doing during the day i hope this helps you alil and good luck on surgery tomm im sure everything will go find

hello everyone i was banded on the 27th of aug and things could not have went any better im doing great so far but just kinda confused about how much im suppose to be eating i have about 5 ounces of protein shakes 3x aday plus half cup of grits maybe 1x a day that 6 ounces of yougert and 1 cup of cream soup with protein water im getting approx 40 to 50 protein grams a day and eatting about 700 to 750 calories aday am i over doing it i only eat when im hungary sumtimes im not hungary but i know its been way over 4 so ieat alill something iv lost 10 lbs since surgery does it sound like im getting enough? oh yea im drinking non cal liquiads when not eating any advice would be helpful thanks:glare:

thank you all for responding im eating only what my docter has given me permission to eat i was on clear liquiads for two days after surgerya and than full liquids with hot cereal cream soups andjello and pudding applesauce and yogurt so i am following my docts to the tee havent eatten anything else and dont plan on it went to far to mess things up lol again thanks for replying and gd luck ot all

i walked into the door of my home today after work and on my banister was an envelop from my insurance company little did i know that it was my letter that i had been approved for surgery i am so geeked now i cant stop smiling and it only took less than a week i finally feel like my long hard work is finally starting to pay off because i thought this day would never come and it has thank lapbandtalk this forum is truly the best iv learned so much and im so glad i found this website i should find out monday when my date is and i will be sure to let every1 and i mean every1 know:smile2::mad::smile2::biggrin:

Im so excited the time is almost here getting my band on mon the 25th 730am is my surgery time im so scared and yet so excited im doing my preop diet now been doing it since the 10th and am down 15 lbs i feel great but ......... I did happen to cheat alittle yesterday and today nothing big but im hopeing he will still be able to do it i had a few peanuts yesterday and a bit of chicken breast not even a whole 1 but 1 bite do you think i blew it omg i hope not i was just a little hungary any suggestions?

OK SO TODAY I WAS SO SUPPOSE TO HAVE MY BAND PLACED SURGERY WAS SUPPOSE TO BE AT 730 GO TO THE HOSPITAL GOT WEIGHED FOUND OUT I HAD LOST 15 LBS SINCE STARTING MY PREOP DIET ON THE 10 HAD BLOOD WORK DONE GOT MY IV GOWN AND ALL PREPED FOR SURGERY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDENT DO MY SURGERY TODAY BECAUSE MY POTTASUMM WAS WAY TO LOW FROM DOING MY PREOP DIET AND TAKING MY HZT AND DOING MY BOWEL PREP NOW I HAVE TO WAIT INTIL WED...... IM GLAD THEY CAUGHT IT BEFORE I WENT INTO SURGERY BUT IM STILL VERY DEPRESSED I SHOULD ALREADY HAVE MY BAND AND BE RECUPERATING IN MY ROOM RIGHT NOW MY DOC TOLD ME TO STAY ON MY LIQUID DIET BUT IM JUST SO UPSET I HAVE ATE A FEW CHEETOS AND A PEICE OF CHEESE AND ITS SILLY BECAUSE I JUST FEEL LIKE GIVEN UP.... HOW DUMB IS THAT ? SUMBODY PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE GIVE ME SUM WORDS OF WISDOM BECASUE I FEEL LIKE IM ABOUT TO GO OFF THE DEEP END lol:angry_smile:

my surgery is at 730 tommorow also im surr all of us will manage well but im still terified lol i keep thinking what if sumthing happens and i dont wake up but im still sure ill be fine to every1 being banded on the 25th wish u all well and lets keep each other posted as to how we are doing best wishes ps restless i hope everything goes well for you the second time around.

im also being banded on the 25th im so excited we are on our way and welcome to the site its awesome!

good morning every1 im on my preop diet got 1 week left to go before surgury and im feeling weak, nauseat, and have a really bad headache to where i had to call into work today any1 feel or have felt like this?

im on two impact protein shakes a day wit 1 slimfast and on clears