bklyn1984

The people that I have told are people who I know who will support me not judge me. They include my husband, some immediate family, and a few close friends. Everyone else who asks about my weight loss will be told I am eating healthy and exercising. It's none of their business in my opinion. These people who I know will judge me and have already expressed that they saw WLS as an easy way out. Some of them also have big mouths. I need support not persecution for what someone considers an easy way out.

I'm not sure that this is a good idea. I hope someone comes along who has been filled and went on vacation because as you are aware I am not filled. But if it was me there would be no way if I had a fill I would get unfilled just because I was going on vacation. Please do not take this the wrong way but if you are filled at that time and have good comfortable restriction and you are losing why would you want to risk it? You can still eat food in Disney that will not affect your weight or restriction and exercise well you will be doing a lot of walking I am sure. This is my opinion and I am no expert because like you I am recently banded. I really would like to know what others think. I hope that I was not too mean it's not my intention. Honestly I just want you to be as successful as you can be with the band and I believe you can go on vacation being filled and have a great time.

I found this link in another thread it will help with adding tickers - http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/ticker-tutorial-pictures-41782/

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That's very good advice. Last week my surgeon's nurse said "Do you want him to give you a fill?" I told her that I did not know how to respond to that because I am not hungry and I am losing and it was the first time even if I got one. So I told her I would wait to see what he decided and he decided no not right now. I heard of someone by me who has been banded for 2+ years and has never been filled and is very successful. Right now I will leave the decision to fill or not to fill to my surgeon unless I want to eat everything in sight and I stop losing

Name...........Start Lbs........Current..........Goal.....To Go Janesays........214.8..............214.8............202.........12.8 Burgygirl.........230.2..............230.2............220.........10.2 Bklyn1984.......263.0..............263.0............253.........10.0 *I added you Burgygirl

I can only tell you to hang in there. Maybe the fill you are getting will help? I thought for sure I would be starving like crazy. But I am not and when I went in for my first fill I knew there was no way he would even consider it. He told me to come back in two weeks to see how I am doing with my soft to regular diet and the exercise. He said I would start to see a slow down in loss and not to worry. I was told that when you reach regular food stage that you calorie intake should be between 1000-1200 calories. 1200 calories I was told to do if I was regularly exercising which you are in my opinion. I guess I will find out soon enough myself. I was just given clearance to go back to the gym with no restrictions and I begin regular food on the 21st (yeah I know the date I want a salad already). You are doing great! :frown: Don't dwell on it just keep moving forward and be very proud of all that you have accomplished already! :cursing:

Thanks I will look into this one. I am finally getting my iPhone next week finally over the T-Mobile contract :frown:

Great job! I held off posting here because up until today I was only allowed to walk. I have been doing a lot of walking too but I am bored so I am very happy that I have no exercise restrictions. I will be at the gym this weekend and getting back on a exercise plan with my trainer. I never thought that I would be so excited with going back to the gym :frown: I also have a Wii/Wii Fit and right before surgery I bought this game which I can try now. It's look great a lot of hard work. Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I am right there with you and my nutritionist with my surgeon's okay recommended Miralax so I will be out there tomorrow buying it too.

Me. I am eating anywhere between 600-800 calories a day and there are some meals during the day that make me so full. I went to the surgeon today and like I thought I did not get my first fill. He's going to see me again in two weeks now that I am eating more solid foods (I am on soft foods now). I am not upset by not getting a fill and I even asked him if he put some saline in during the surgery. No he said so with no fill I feel like I have a good restriction so we'll see. Some days and I am hungrier than most.

Exactly! Great advice. This is what I did. While I was checking my doctor I also checked the hospital, radiology, anesthesia, and lab work. Because I wanted no surprises in the end when it came to bills. Fortunately enough for me everyone was in network. Find another doctor in network like Heather said. It's not worth spending time with an appeal in my opinion. Because even if you were successful your out of pocket with that doctor would be so much more than an in network doctor. Good Luck :crying:

When I decided who would be my surgeon I had my first visit with him it was May 2008. After all of the testing, getting a cpap machine, insurance approval, and emergency umbilical hernia repair I had surgery on January 9th 2009. If you already have approval from your insurance company then the rest depends on your surgeon and what testing he/she requires. Good Luck :thumbup:

Man! Now I want a salad. I too having been craving them and I thought that I would crave something more like a hamburger and fries. But no I want a salad. I see my nutrionist on the 19th and I am supposed to start regular foods on the 21st so hopefully that weekend I can have a nice dinner salad :thumbup:

I am right there with you. I like walking but I want to do so much more. I was told six weeks from the surgery day which was on 01/09 so I figure by the end of this month I should be able to meet with my trainer. Congrats on your progress so far

Just FYI for those who have not joined and want to. Here's the link to the group - http://www.lapbandtalk.com/groups/new-year-hotties.html

Mine is located in the same place as yours have you been able to feel it? I can and it's a weird feeling. I asked my nurse to confirm what I was feeling and she said yes that's it. My surgeon made five incisions.

Wow you know that you are getting a fill already? I was told that we'll see and that it all depended on my weight loss, exercise, food that I am eating, etc.... So I am not getting my hopes up when I go in on the 12th and I was banded on the 9th. Lots of luck!

I get the same thing. Is this group set by invitation only?

I am going back to my nutritionist on the 12th and we are going to go over everything that I will need to do once I am on regular foods. I am also going on a grocery tour with a nutritionist on the 9th I am not sure what that will be like but I am thinking maybe going over the labels and how to choose what to buy? I do not plan on following any "diet" I keep a journal with what I eat, how much, fat, Protein, Water, exercise, etc. and I will have my nutritionist to help me and my aftercare support group. I also go back to the nutrition classes they offer to keep on top of everything.

I'm not allowed to try bread yet but I thank you for all of your feedback. I can try bread this coming week and was told to buy thin bread and toast it well. I am hoping in the future that I can have english muffins even if it's less than one. I like them more than regular bread. As far as cravings go I want a salad any salad will do right about now. My DH also has clementines here and it takes everything to keep me from eating one.

It took me about 5 days to feel anything resembling hunger. I was in pain and had a bad allergic reaction to the tape around the incisions and the stuff that they stick on you to monitor your vitals. I felt no hunger pains until I felt better. There were also days that I was nauseous. I have medicine now for that.

This post-op diet is okay. I just started mushies today and I am not "dying" on it but I have been afraid of eating more foods. I am trying very hard to stay away from the liquid diet but it's hard. I get weighed next week and I hope that I do not gain any weight from this. I am following everything that the nutritionist tells me. I weigh and measure everything. I have been walking too. Hopefully this feeling will pass soon.

My surgeon put me on a two week liquid diet prior to surgery. At first I was like there's no way I am going to be able to do this but I did and I am grateful for it. I am 9 days post-op on full liquid diets and while I am hungry it's not the he** that others spoke about. I did not cheat on the pre-op because I wanted make 100% sure that my liver would shrink and make it easier. I lost 12 pounds in the pre-op liquid phase. I have not cheated either on the post-op clear/full liquid diet. I have lost too much weight to go back and ruin everything that I worked so hard for. I was last weighed on the 14th and I lost another 6 pounds. I wish you the best and personally I would not have a "last supper" but that's just my opinion. If you have a nutritionist ask them what you can do prior to surgery since your surgeon does not require anything. There are also other posts on here that talk about the pre-op liquid diet and what others have done so maybe you can find something that will help you.

Wow it is amazing how different each one is. My protein is in 1/2 can of pure protein (35mg protein) shake sipped through out the day. I can also get in egg whites too. My exercise is not time limited. But limited with what I can do. I can only walk.