longingtobelean

Hey 27 Januaries,

How is everyone going?

Anyone had fills yet? I have had 2 so far (total 3ml) but not feeling a great deal of difference just yet. Need to be very careful when I start eating to chew reeeaally well for the first few bites until everything gets working. Then I can eat way too much. No problem to get about 3 cups of food down, so hoping the next fill will be the one that will put a stop to that! Have lost about 8 Kg so far but weight loss is very slow with the amount that I can eat.

Missing fresh white bread a bit but I even struggle now with soy and linseed toast so I have no desire to attemp it. chips also hurt, so they are gone!

Only PB'd twice but both times did not chew well when I started to eat.........own stupid fault.

Hope you are all doing well. keep me posted on how you are all going. Any major problems?

Cheers, Tracy

Hey Jacqui,

I also had two weeks off work....probably could have gotten away with one but you will still be a little tired :smile2: in the second week and if you can afford it it will help your recovery to get some rest. I wouln't take any longer though......you are on liquids still then, but starting to feel really hungry and the distraction of work will help with that. Everyone recovers differently but if everything goes as planned you should be OK. I was told not drive for a week but was good to go after 4 days, so it just depends how well you heal I guess .

Good luck.......you will not look back.

Tracy

Hi Tracey

I had Dr Peck at Port I live West of Wingham on the Mid Nth Coast banded May 2008 and love it! Do you want to chat

Ronni

Hi Ronni,

Nice to hear from another Mid North Coaster!:smile:

I have my 3 week post op visit with Dr Peck tomorrow and I am hoping he will tell me when my first fill is due as I seem to be hungry a fair bit and even though I only eat small meals compared to what I used to, I still feel I am eating too much.:scared2:

Without any restriction I can just about eat anything, but on Jodie's advice I still have not touched bread yet. I had roast pork for tea tonight (chopped up fine) with some baked and steamed veges (enough to fit on a bread and butter plate) and smothered it all in gravy........Yuuuum:drool:.

I don't know whether this will change after I have a fill or not..........I am hoping I can still eat most of my favourite foods. Is there anything you love that you can no longer eat?:crying:. How many weeks after your Op did the Doc do your first fill? How are you going with your weight loss.......are you near your goal?

I am down about 8kg since the start of Optifast but fear if I don't get some restriction soon I will undo all of the good work done in the past 5 weeks .

The rain has been lovely over the past few days. We have property so we really needed it, but we have had enough for now. Hate spending the weekend indoors .

Talk again soon, Cheers from Tracy

Hi all, :eek:

7 days post op now with my brand new 'midband' installed.

Going fairly well but missing the comfort of eating :w00t:.

The whole hospital experience was fine. Op only took 50 minutes and I had minimal pain. The worst part was getting out of bed every 2 hours to go to the loo because of the drip. Made it hard to get a good nights sleep. Out the next day and just had a bit of discomfort whilst band was settling in for the first few days. Soon discovered that I cannot start the day off with juice as it is a bit too acidic for first thing in the morning so I kick off with a cup of tea and drink the juices later in the day. Wounds are getting itchy now so they must be healing well.:thumbup: I am a tummy sleeper and I have been able to sleep comfortably on my tummy for the last 2 nights.:tt2:

I see my dietician on Friday and I can't wait to start on mushy foods so that I can eat 'real' food blended. It has been very hard to cook meals for my family and watch them eat them whilst I drink soup! :tongue:.

Doctor told me not to Drive for a week but I was fine on the fourth day and drove to Hospital to see my mum who had just had major surgery. It was easy to get into 4WD and I put the seat right up so that I was sitting up straight and had no trouble with 45 minute drive.

Is everyone else looking foward to tasty foods again?

So Glad to hear you are going OK Granny and Tas.

Cheers, Tracy :drool:

Hey all,

Don't worry Granny about only losing 2kg.....you have probably stripped all the weight off your liver, which is what it is aimed at doing. Sounds like you have been good and done all the right things so it should get results even if you see them on the scale.

Is everyone getting a little nervous now? I had my pre-surgery clinic on Tuesday and Surgeons visit Friday so am good to go! :thumbup: Hospital rang Friday and said I can have light brekky at 6am (might shout myself a piece of toast and vegimite as a good bye present) as I am not getting done till after lunch.........probably around 1.30. Packed my hospital bag today but they are aiming to have me out by 10am the next day so I wont need much.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.......have a great Australia Day. :party:

I will check in again on Monday night to wish everyone well.

:w00t:

Cheers :cheers2: Tracy

Hello all,

I have only just found this thread (there are so many of them) and I am also scheduled for January 27th.

I am on day 7 of Optifast and going OK but really missing meat and bread! Lost 2 kg so far.

Megs it sounds like your op went really well if you are back at work and running around with the kids already. Sounds promising for me because I have a busy work schedule commencing on the 10th Feb so I am hoping everything goes textbook for me and I recover quickly. I have heaps of sick pay if it doesn't, but I just don't want to let them down. My mum is also having major surgery 2 days after me so I need to be well enough to help her in her recovery.

Good luck to all...........check u later.

Cheers, Tracy

Hey there Tracey,

I personally am not fond of the chocolate Optifast - I prefer the vanilla.

My BMI was 37 too when I was banded on the 1st of August, and now, just over 5 months later, I'm close to my Dr's goal (though I wouldn't mind it at all if I went a few kilos under the number he set).

In fact I bought my first bikini is about 20 years a few weeks ago. Unfortunately I have a fair amount of loose skin, so wasn't game to actually wear it anywhere, but it was really nice to fit into one nonetheless!

Hey Lellow,

good on you for buying the bikini. Don't worry about the loose skin.......the fact that you can fit it to one is great! BTW your pics look great. By the look of it you were a lot like me carrying most of your excess on your tummy. When I lost 25 kg on JC that was the last place I lost it. Everyone commented on my skinny bum and legs but I still had 'tyres'. Alas..........it was short lived. 18 months after quitting had put it all back on again. Hence the need for WLS. One week and 2 days to go till my surgery. Struggling through Optifast right now, mainly because it is the weekend but I work for the next 6 days, so I should be able to stay on track at leat till Sunday.

You are doing remarkably well. I hope to slip under my goal a bit as well so that I can wear that bikini to the beach .

Catch u later.......Tracy

Hi Paul,

does that mean I will still be able to fight the kids for the crackling? Great news! I hope I will be able to slice up the meat small enough to get some of it through though......I love my roast pork.

Struggling with Optifast at present but have lost 2 kg so far so it's enough to keep me on track.

Let me ask you.....how do go with cheese? :banghead: Another one of my favourite foods. I was wondering does it go down OK or does it 'glue up' and get stuck as well?

Catch u later

Tracy

Hi 27ers!

Optifast diet is going OK but I am going to struggle using the box of chocolate dessert I bought......it left a horrible aftertaste .

Love my coffee one in the morningthough, and so far have not felt too hungry.

Had a big craving for a fresh bread roll with salami and cheese today (sorry guys......you can probably feel your mouth watering now:blushing:), but I got through it by going shopping for a 2nd Birthday present for my neice.

How is everyone else doing? Anyone blow it big time already?:tt2: Just read the horror stories about not being banded because of a fatty liver and they will keep you on track!

Keep strong..........check u later.

Tracy

Hi all,

thanks for all of your welcome's and wishes of good luck.:thumbdown:

I had a wonderful 'last supper' (even made sure there was plenty of crackling on my plate.....probably won't be able to eat it again because it will be one of those things that will get 'stuck' easily:confused:).

All of your weight loss stories have been so inspiring :cheers2: that I can even put up with the nasty taste that the Optifast chocolate desert left in my mouth tonight :eek:. Don't think I will be buying anymore of that one.

Would love to be able to go out and buy myself a new sports car to Celebrate when I loose the weight, but I will be happy just to buy a bikini and be able to get into my kayak without tipping it over and landing in the drink!

Anyway, still have a long way to go yet so I will just take it one day at a time and hope that I can achieve the same kind of results that some of you have.

Cheers from NSW. Tracy :wub:

G'day to all Aussie banders.:grouphug: New to this site and looking forward to chating to fellow Aussies about lap band stuff.

My date is scheduled for 27th January at Port Macquarie Private :cool2: (Dr Nigel Peck). Starting Optifast on Monday 12th so I am going out with a bang!

pizza for tea tonight and roast pork Sunday (my last hoorah). Can't wait till the day when food no longer rules.

Cheers from Tracy

I am January 27th as well! It will be great to chat to others that are getting done the same day. Starting Optifast on the 12th and returning to work from annual leave same day so should be easier to stick to when I am distracted from food. Have to stock up on the 'free' veges for the fortnight and get the kids to lock me out of the pantry. Wish you all well on your Journey. Talk soon........

G'Day from North Coast of NSW!

I have 2 days to go before starting on pre-surgery Optifast diet and scheduled for surgery on January 27th. (Day after Australia Day). Am starting to get a little nervous but more concerned that I will not be able to keep up the strict Optifast diet without cheating . Have to get my family on board to watch me the next couple of weeks and go for a walk at lunchtime whilst I am working to take my mind off food. Weight is 98kg and Goal is 68kg. Nice to see so many fellow lap banders to chat to. I will keep you posted on my progress.