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I am glad to see this post. I am hungry for salad and now I guess I will try one for the first time since banding. I think I will put grilled chicken and a boiled egg in and eat that first then the lettuce. Make sure I get all the protein first. Thanks guys.

Itschoice, I like your ideas. I have been thinking the same thing. I was gaining 2lbs every week or two right before getting banded. Just eating "normally". I think this was due to being on a "diet" for yrs. I could not eat a normal diet due to ruining my metabolism. I haven't lost any wt. for 2 wks. but I have not gained. I am just eating small amts., but food I want and just holding for more fills. I have 2cc in a 14cc band so it may be awhile. I am mostly following the band rules, but if I want a taco or hamburger (without the bread) or a slice of pizza, I have it occasionally. I am eating much smaller amts. now so hopefully my body will adjust and the wt. will start falling off. I want to get started walking, but we are having record breaking temps. here, and I just can't get started. I don't want to get out there and have a heart or heat stroke. I have a walking tape to do in the house. I am planning to get started doing that today. NikNik69 I would suggest a fill if you need it and do that pouch test it should help you get started over with the weight loss. Good luck to you.

I have been on B/P meds for yrs. Since banding May 15, I am having to decrease the dosage due to dizziness. My B/P gets too low and I also feel weak. Hope the doc can help you out. SheeShee I hope your B/P will normalize because I know it is miserable.

I have to agree with Ddiedre. I am an RN and could probably do it , but it would have to be a real emergency. I would not want to risk all the possible complications. Plus right now I am still so fat I don't know if I could do it to myself. I would probably ask one of my RN friends. No! Who am I kidding I am going to ER. I am surprised and would never dream of a fill unfill party. That sounds like a recipe for disaster.

I add it to milk I like instant Quick, sf chocolate, and low sugar strawberry. I mix it together with the milk and add the protein powder. It is a good sub for those uck shakes. I have added it to pudding. It is good to add to jello when you make it from a box. Unjury also has lots of recipes on their website. You can add it to any liquids including your coffee, soups etc. Hope this helps. It really doesn't change the flavor.

Surgery May 15,Lost 25lbs. Scales stuck for about 2wks now. First fill 2 cc last wed.

Wmaodell, I was manded on May 15,2009 also. I got my first fill last Wed. only 2cc. Don't feel any restriction yet and my scales haven't moved for about 2 wks. I am not eating or picking that much. I have lost 25 lbs. and think that my body is taking a thinking rest. That and it is too darn hot to exercise. Good luck to both of us. Hopefully the scales will start moving soon. I started at 279lbs.

Thanks for all the inspiration guys. I need this today. The scales have been stuck for a week now. I have an ultimate goal of 150. I will be very happy with a size12. I can not imagine a 4-6, but I can dream. It is so hard to believe that I and others can start out 22/24 and lose down to that small. Fantastic. I can hardly wait. I have a long way to go from current 254.

Don' forget my favorite. The unflavored. It can be added to just about anything to increase the protein. I keep it on hand all the time.

Just google or word search it. Several places have it. I ordered mine from some Vitamin shop on line,but I will shop around next time because the shipping and handling was as much as the Biotin. Good luck.

I had my first fill yesterday. I have been to see my surgeon weekly due to infection to my port incision. I still have a scab there, but he says it is superficial. Thank God. He ask me if I wanted a fill yesterday. I told him I need one due to no weight loss this week. I was surprised he could do one , but my port is way below the port incision. It was tough for him to find. He said it was deep. I guess because of my fat belly. He numbed it up and other than pressure of him trying to hit the port I could not feel anything. Later in the car it felt like a big bee sting for awhile. He only put 2cc in my 14cc band so I have a long way to go,but I guess it is a start. He told me to make an appointment in one month for another fill if needed. Yesterday was his last day, and I will be going to another surgeon who has agreed to take over his cases. I feel comfortable with the new surgeon and he is in my hometown so hopefully it will work out for me. My surgery was May 15 and so far I have lost 25 lbs.

Oh I remember those days. I took the gas x strips. They really helped me. Day 2and 3 were the worse. Day 2, I mostly sat in my recliner and slept thanks to the liquid tylenol #2. It helped alot. Also remember to get up and walk every hour or 2. Just around your house. It helps. The heating pad also helps. Try to eat something lite. I think sometimes the nausea can be caused by an empty stomach. Hope you are better soon.

I am 53. I was always afraid of WLS. I thought about it seriously for a couple of yrs. I am a poster child for need. Diabetes , heart disease, high blood pressure. I should have had something yrs. ago before I developed all my problems. Better late than never.

OMG, I thought I was the only one. I have had a UTI, port incision infection and have been absolutely blah since surgery May 15. I am so mad at myself because I want to do things. I get up and start something like laundry and have to sit down after about 5 mins and rest. Same with cooking or any task requiring standing for long. It seems some better now. I also had to cut way down on my b/p meds because it was causing me to be dizzy and tired. Hope our bodies adjust soon. I am really looking forward to an energy surge from the weigh loss. I see my surgeon every week , but haven't mention the lack of energy. It kinda goes along with the infection and b/p meds both of which are hopefully under control. Good luck to all of us.

I guess I am just psycho because I used tons on gasX. My upper abdomen would swell and become painful and hard. I would take 2-3 strips and it would ease off for awhile. I walked alot, but continued to need the gasx for a couple of weeks. I bought several boxes and they worked for me, no matter where the gas came from. Everybody is diffrent.

I am bad and evil, but last night I had a terrible craving for a strawberry sundae. I had DH drive me to dairy queen and had one. He is such a sweet guy. I didn't feel too bad about it. It was the first real treat I have had since banding on May 15. Maybe as long as the treats are few and far between it will be ok. I could keep sf ice cream and strawberries in the house, but I don't want a treat to be so readily available. Right now I am drinking a chocolate protein drink with crushed ice. It is not bad as long as I don't have a whiff of it. I love SF chocolate candy, but don't keep it due to it causes diarrhea.

OMG I just posted about this today. I had a chicken strip last night and lost my whole meal. Now I know for sure that was the reason. I love chicken strips ,but guess I will leave them alone for awhile. Hand raised.

I wonder if it has something to do with a hamburger patty. I had one and was fine. The next time I tried I had the sliming thing after eating about half of a small patty. Sure was tasty, the first one I ate I mean. I don't I will try again for awhile.

crackedpepper. I tried those yrs ago. They had a sugarfree variety and they were delc. I haven't found anymore, but it would sure hit the diet drink spot about now. I would love a diet drink, but won't risk the pain I have heard about from others.

I agree it is a learning process . I got my band on May 15. No fill yet, Lost 6lbs last week and I still have an infected port incision , so no fill. I am learning how much to eat and when to take not another bite or else. Last night I sat down with one chicken strip and a small bowl of kale um. I ate several bites and got that "feeling" in my chest kinda tight, going to vomit and sure enough I did , everything I had eaten. I guess I didn't chew enough or ate too fast. Anyways I was not hungry any more. I am learning I have to slow down and chew chew chew each bite. I made chicken stir fry and ate 2 bites for lunch and got that feeling. I stopped immediately and the feeling subsided so I guess I had enough, and I was full. Lesson learned. I am not so afraid of PBs or vomiting just don't want either one.

Do a google search. I just ordered some from vitanet.com. I would shop around because after I had placed the order I discovered the shipping is more than the biotin. Live and learn. Next time I will shop around too. I have some biotin but they are hugh tablets and I don't want to crush them.

Update, I saw the surgeon this am. He said he thinks it is healing and the infection is superficial. Also that I am a slow healer. Another incision on my abdomen is not healed. It is red and has a scab still. I am diabetic and it takes my skin forever to heal if I get a scratch. I hope he is right. The port incision if still open and draining small amounts. I have lost 6lbs. since last Tuesday. He said I do not need a fill yet because I am losing so well. Yey on the wt. lose. That makes 25 lbs since getting the band on May15. I keeping my fingers and toes crossed that I heal and don't wind up having that port moved. My surgeon is leaving at the end of the month so I will be someone elses problem soon.

I have to post this. I was quite amused. Sunday. I went to a family birthday party at 130 pm and was famished by the time food was served at 230pm. I helped myself to a sandwich, pickle and a small handful of chips. I knew what I was doing. I was sitting by my also famished husband who would gladly eat anything I had left. I ate several small slices of lunch meat, cheese,pickle and a few chips which I ate slowly and chewed well. Didn't have any problem. Anyways the funny part, My dear daughter saw me(she is in her late 20's) and made a B-line for my table. " Mother should you be eating that?" she asked me alarmed. I had to laugh remembering this blog. My husband got to eat all the bread and most of the chips. I was satisfied.

I had to pay my co pay before surgery.

Several of the drinks give me bad diarrhea which I guess is better than vomiting. I got the unjury unflavored and add it to other liquids. I use the special K protein drinks and add a scoop of powder. That scoop adds 20 grams to the 15 gm. drink. Also add the powder to ff milk and flavor with sf or low sugar hersey quick. I have also added the powder to soup to increase the protein. I hated the muscle milk light . A lot of people like that. What about Hi pro slimfast? Anything you find and like the taste of you can add the unflavored protein powder to. Just mix well and enjoy. If the shakes seem to thick, thin them down with a little ff milk and crushed ice. THe crushed ice really helps me. Good luck to you.