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You're welcome Baylee:smile:. what I have been doing is drinking a Protein shake in the morning and eating 1/3 cup of oatmeal or 1 egg or yogurt. I lost 3 lbs this week. I am on my treadmill for 20 min M-F and on saturday & sunday I am on it for 45 min to make up for during the week cause of working and not having much time. Amymoe: I hope you youngest gets better soon. Oh yea Baylee on last thing good luck on your new exercise and routine. Adamsmom: I have been wanting pizza for a week now. I am sure the was a hard challange for you. I had one the other day when my boss took us out for chineese food and i love chineese food. The only thing i could have is mushies and squishes so i had egg drop Soup nothing there was squishie or mushy:frown:. Good night all!

I was thinking that we all could be loosing some inches right now but retaining muscle from working out. This could be a possibility. It seems to me that my clothes are getting a bit baggy but not too much. This is just something to think about.

Hello everyone, I just came back from Dr Garcia's office and he checked my incision and asked me if there was red around my incision because it does not look that bad, I told him yes there was and that is why i called the office. He told me to keep taking the meds till it is gone and i will be ok. YAY!!! However my first fill date is 2/25/09 I told them by then I will be able to eat a elephant in one sitting because I am so hungry. Baylee: Like I said i am hungry as well, and I found myself eating too fast and i also keep telling myslf to slow down. Your right it is not easy to try and slow down espically when you are so use to eating fast. I lose 2 pounds then gain it back again. I know you don't have the motavation to excerise, but you really need to just hop right to it. The excerise is the important part. It will speed up your metabolism. I found this website and maybe it will be helpful to you Lap Band Surgery, Your Journey to Weight Loss Sucess. This web site gives you info on diets, erosion, slippage, bmi, excerise and much more. Let me know what you think. I can feel my port on my right side it bothers me sometimes when I bend over, but other than that I am good. Adamsmom: Get better soon!

Hello everyone, I am feeling good, I keep bouncing back and forth from 240 - 242, I dont know why that is, but i am not going to get frustrated over it. I was suppose to see Dr Garcia today for my 2 week follow up I really was hoping to get there because I wanted him to check my incision area that is open, however they canceled on me today because of the snow/ice storm here in PA that left everyone home or to close early :cursing:. So now I will be going tomorrow at 3:45PM. I will keep everyone updated. Hope everyone else is doing great.

Hi Baylee, I had to go back to work and that is why I had to wear a bra :thumbup:. On the weekends I had heavy sweatshirts to wear that I did not have to wear a bra but when I go to work M-F I must wear one (of course) and it rubbed a lot. Well the good thing is i am on medication just as a precaution which is a good thing. I just hope I can make it to Dr Garcia tomorrow for my follow up. We are suposse to get 4-8 inches of snow here in PA Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and the change all over to ice in the afternoon. Anywho. How was your first day of eating mushies and squishes? I ate just 1/4 cup but I did eat a little to fast cause I was hugry but did not eat more than that even though I was still hungry, I dont want to strech my pouch. I can not wait for my first fill either but I to am worried about the stuck feeling but like you said we live and learn.

I called my Dr today about my incision between my rib cage where my bra rubbed off all the glue and now the incision is open. He put me on antibiotics just as a precaution. He will not see me till Wednesday @ 1:15pm which will be my follow up from surgery. it is not hot to the touch and i am not running a fever, however it is a little red on the outside and i take a shower every morning so it gets wet and crust's over and then my bra rips it open again. So now I have to keep it covered all the time even in the shower. I am excited for tomorrow I get to eat foods that are the consistency of baby food, I am going to have me some eggs for breakfast a yogurt for lunch with a protein shake and for dinner I will have some pea soup with sugar free, fat free white chocolate pudding.

I heard that when you take too much protein it will store as fat. i only take in 60g a day but my protein shake for 1 12oz cup is 60g so I drink it a little at a time through out the day. As for my scars they are all healing very good but 1 I am a little worried about because the glue is no longer on it because my bra keep rubbing on it and took off the glue and also the scab that keeps drying up. so i went out and bought sports bras and that is not helping much either cause when i sit down my fat pushes up to my sports bra and rubs. i go to the dr on wednesday. The scar is open a little bit. but i have been keeping it very clean, I dont want an infection. other than that i am doing great!

I have one and my dr said he was going to fix it when I had surgery and after surgery I asked him if he fixed it and he then told me it was not that bad and did not need to be fixed.

I told everyone as well, They were all supportive. Well my fiance says it is for people who are weak mined and his father thinks the same. But my fiance still is supporting me. I explained to him that it is tool to help me and I must work with this tool and I can fail this tool as well. I don't feel there is anything to be ashamed of (not saying you are) I got the help need and I will use it to the full extent. I don't care what anyone says.

Welcome Nikki! Baylee - My Dr. told me thin liquids anything through a straw with out using it. Tomato Soup is a very thin liquid and so are a few other soups. I went to the GNC stor today and bought a wehy protien that has 60 grams per serving. The Protein shakes are messing with my stomach as well. I also get some hunger pains but when I drink something it goes away for like a minute or two but then comes back again UGH!

Baylee - I am right with you, I can only have liquids two weeks out. Anything I can drink through a straw, without using a straw. I can also have jello. I am going to the GNC store to get A better protein supplement today. I can not wait to eat again.

I am not getting enough protein in, I get hungry too fast after drinking my slim fast protein shake. I will have to get something that has 20 or more grams. I did check out the unjury but I thought it was a little too much for my pocket. I will just go t the GNC store here in PA. I have lost 17lbs since the liquid diet and have been on my tread mill since Saturday. I am just worried about the protein issue, this is something very important.

I am taking slim fast high protein shakes (powder) I use my soy milk with the shakes it is really good. since I am on a liquid diet for 2 weeks i drink about 2 of the protein drinks a day and I try and find liquids that have some protein in them as well, I also take chewable vitamins. since i have been on my liquid diet since January 6th 2009 and lost a total of 14lbs. I have another week and two days till i can change over to a pureed diet.

2 of my incisions are above my belly button to the left and then one to the right, they are about 4inches and then I have 2 smaller ones under my rib cage about 2 inches. Then the last one is between my rib cage. I got out of the house today for a bit and did somethings and it is very cold here in PA. i will be going out tonight as well to see my Bloody valentine in 3D. I just will not be able to have my pretzels with cheese :yikes:. I can't wait to actually eat again. Some one said food can be addicting, that sure is the truth and that is why we all now have help.

I am doing good today. I still have some gas pain and my stomach churns a lot. I will be going back to work on Monday. I seen a few people had mentioned the # of their incisions i am wondering why there were different #'s? I had 5 and andylou had 6. Does any one know why that is? adamsmom - That is awesome news. i am glad to hear your able to get some exercise in. I will be trying my tread mill on Sunday. I would like to join a gym. it's very cold here and when winter comes I stay indoors. so a gym would be very good for me.

I had a rough nights sleep myself. I also did cough up some stuff but that was yesterday but i am good now. i am feeling much better and was able to take a shower and ware comfy clothing as well. I have not taken any protein shakes i have to go get some tomorrow and no vitamins. I would be taking some now but I sent my fiance to the store with a list and he did not even get what I asked for I wanted Chewable vitamins and he got me the regular. So now i have to get them myself tomorrow. I have been drinking soy milk and water also propel and eating sugar free jello. I really need to get some fruit juice and soups that are not creamy or have any kind of veggie or meats in them something like tomato soup would be good.

I have a hernia myself but Dr Garcia said it was not that bad so he did not have to fix it. I will be on a liquid diet for another 2 weeks till my follow up visit with dr Garcia. That is when he will take me to the next phase of eating, which will be the consistency of baby food.

Hello Everyone, THings went well for me, I had to stay overnight in the hospital. My Dr recomends this with all of his patients. I do have lots of Gas pain and it shoots into my left shoulder, I did get some Morehphen, did not like the way it made me feel so the next time I only asked for half. My pain meds for home is tylenol with codine. I also had to take a swallow test this morning before I left the hospital. Then that is when I was aloud fluids again. I have been walking as much as possible to get the air out and this to me is the most uncomfortable feeling. Everything else is great. I was gonna go back to work tomorrow but I will wait it out one more day for rest. Glad to see everyone elses is good to.

Hello everyone, Tomorrow is my BIG DAY! My surgery is for 6:30am EST. i just want to say good luck to all January 13th banders. I think we should all keep in touch on this thread after our banding, to see all of us made out and our progress.

For Baylee, I think every doctor is different There are people that are on 14 day pre-op and some 21 days, then you have some thathave no diet to follow. Your best bet is to listen to what you Dr wants you to do. Mine has me on clear liquids Like sugar free Jello, broth of any kind, any diet drink like crystal light ect and sugar free jello pops. Any way, My Dr. told me nothing after midnight on Monday and it was said like this, anything that touches my lips does not belong in my mouth.

Hello everyone, I am on my 3rd day doing this pre-op diet and i am doing well, but I must say I AM HUNGRY!! I had my pre admission testing this morning @ 8am. they did an ekg, blood work, urine and i talked to an Anesthesiologist about my medical history and the procedure for Tuesday. People are asking me If I am nervous, I am more excited than anything. I will be nervous when i am in the hospital getting ready to enter the operation room. My new life will be starting in just 4 more days!

Thank you, I cant wait to see the out come a year from now. I am so excited. I know this is the right thing for me.

thanks Bumbele-Bee and adamsmom. My second day is not too bad, but I am hungry. So when i get hungry I get on here and look for support. Then i go take a relaxing bath. WOW i can not belive some people have 14 and 21 days pre op diet. That makes me feel better and I know i can do it now, Thatis nothing compared to others.

Congrats to both of you. This Pre-op diet thing is not very easy. I dont have hunger pains but i am hungry and want to eat. it dont help smelling foods when people at work a making food for lunch. I pre made my dinners for my family here at home so I did not have to smell or look at the food.

Hello Everyone! I started a post for January 13th not realizing there was one started. Anyway, my name is Cher I am 33 yrs. old and I live in PA. I have one son who is 15 and I just recently got engaged for Christmas. My Lap Band surgery is for January 13th and Dr. Garcia from Allentown PA will be doing my Surgery. I have a pre-admission test january 9th @ 8am. I currently weigh 250lbs and my goal weight is 180 (for now). I am very excited and can not weight to see results. I am on a pre-op dite which is nothing but liquids for 7 days. It is not a easy dite and they say the 3rd day is worse. i am not looking forward to that day. Any sugestions on how to get throught this 7 day diet? Thanks in advance.