Fluffy_Gurl

Thats awesome! Stick to it! It doesnt matter how fast you run the race as long as you make it to the finish line!

I also use centrum chewables, walmart around 9 bucks...what my doc reccomends.

First of all I wan to say, you must be a pretty amazing guy if you are willing to come on the site to ask for advice. Secondly, if you truely love her, you will suppor her in whatever choice she makes. I agree with the previous poster, who suggesed that you go with her. I also would recomend watching videos on you tube of others who have gone through this journey and the surgery itself. My boyfriend, lives in another stae right now, he doesnt understand exactally how the surgery works and doesnt have access to internet to view or find the information. His support means a lot to me, and honestly he does support me very well, mostly because he doesnt understand how it works. Your girlfriend i am sure will do dilligent research before getting the band. This isnt a magic fix, the weight loss is slow and takes a lot of hard work and dedications. the best thing you can do for her, is makethe healthy lifestyle changes with her, support her when things might be tough, and notice the changes she makes for the better. Go to her appts with her, be a part of the process, etc. thats the best you can do to help her. As far as the negative things you read, any surgery has some bad outcomes, thats part of life and nothing is perfec or works perfect for everyone. But did you notice all of the success stories? and the people who contribute the band to saving their lives? I dont have medical problems yet either (that are contributed to my weight) YET being the key word. Getting the band to prevent these diseases is just as important as getting it to improve health because of disease. ou go to the doc and get a yearly physical right? you wouldnt want her to wait to get her "yearly" until she had cervical cancer right? So why wait to prevent diabetes? Ultimatly this is a choice she has to make for herself. All you can do is support her through whatever choice she makes. Sorry this is so windy but you asked for it :rolleyes2:

here is a link to a pretty cool website. I use it to keep track of where im at with each stage of my loss. It also shows you your BMR, BASAL Metabolic Rate, the amount of calories you need to just live anything less will result in weight loss. Its great, just wanted to share! Body-Mass Index, Waist-to-Height Ratio and More...

So i got my first fill, went great, I do have a lump n my throat since then tho, not like an overeating full feeling but i feel like theres a lump in my throat where my epiglotis is. It is liquids for a few days then back to mushies. I am starving! I have saiety at all, which i did before the fill, they put in 4 cc, how is this even possible? I can drink liquids, did a cheese n broccoli Soup and removed the broccoli from it, now an hour later i am starving again. So i drank a cp of hot tea, now ive also have los of Water and still hungry? wth? is this bandster hell? cuz i was getting pretty good saiety prior to my fill. does it take a while for the fill to take affect?

personally chilli keeps me fuller longer and i cant eat as much of it as i can other things, guess it depends on how thick u make it, soups dont do anything for me except make me want more lol.

I am shocked that you can even drink that much water to begin with! i couldnt drink or eat that much volume prior to the band at one time! i have a hard time drinking water or any fliuds for that matter as much as we are sposed to so it is eye opening that anyone would be worried about drinking that much to begin with. My question for you is..Why are you considering being banded? it is a huge lifestyle change and commitment, and like other posters have mentioned..maybe the benefits dont outweigh the sacrifices for you. Its not for everyone and theres nothing wrong with making different choice. It is supposed to improve our quality of life not make it worse.

I am 4 weeks out today, I havent lost anything since the first week. hang in there...I'm trying to! I go for my first fill tom so we'll see how it goes.

I just wanted to update, I quit smoking on august 21st. I am a non smoker. I did slip on saturday and I am glad that i did. I was out with friends and had a few cocktails and wanted to smoke. i had one drag and thought i was going to vomit. I no longer have the "urge" to smoke. i still want to smoke because of the behavior but i dont want a cigarette if that makes any sense. I dream about smoking blah blah blah but i no onger wake and want to smoke, i no longer think about it every minute of every day. I have more trust in myself about the band journey now, cuz if i can quit smoking i can do this! no problem!

I wouldnt eat more than a cup of food total. your dr should have gven you instructions some doc say 1/2 cup and mine says 1 but if you stat to feel full then stop! you will know the feeling when you eat, just make sure that you ea tslowly and chew even the mushiest!!!

I started my period three days before surgery. I still have it. Its fantastic(sarcasm) it goes from being lght to super heavy. Im never sure what its gonna be like from hour to hour. I think it is almost gone and then wooooosh...time to change outfits. it has been really awful actually. I havent had a gyno for a while and am looking for one but it makes me more nervous than the surgery did...you have my sympathy!

Im not sure what you mean by crap food. I think the worst thing I have eaten in the last two months was five dorritos. Here is what ive eaten the last two days and it pretty much stays the same and cycles through the week since im still on mushies. Sunday 1 serving No sugar added carnation instant Breakfast with 1 cp nonfat milk and a packet of beneprotien 1 cup of turkey chili made with kidney and pinto Beans and tomatoes and seasoning low sodium 1/2 cup sugar free pudding with one packet of beneprotien 1 oz sharp cheddar cheese 1/4 cup green beans 4 oz turkey cutlet with nonfat gravy(3 tbls) Monday 1 serving No sugar added carnation instant breakfast with 1 cp nonfat milk and a packet of beneprotien 1/2 cup pears no sugar 1/2 cup cottage cheese ...thats it so far Im not getting all my Water in but pretty close. I dont drink anything else except one day i did have a coffee but no sugar or cream I dont think im eating badly I walk four days a week and do my eliptical machine 3 days a week thats about it.

I think i was to 8 days out for the gas to have completely gone away. Try drinking warm liquids and some gas x or phazyme. If you can belch do but dont force it. What are you eating/drinking right now? sometimes the sf stuff causes excess gas as well a dairy ...i dunno but maybe that would help to limit those things. The first few times i ate beans i thought i was gonna die! keep walking even if it bothers you!

No loss. Seriously? I'm not losing anything. I go in two days for my first fill. I dont know what im doing wrong, plus i still feel like total crap. I keep pretending that I feel good and things are great, fake it till you make it right? well I havent made it yet...ugh. And its not great! Help me please!

eat some beans (if you can, i eat mushy black beans with some water added to make them a lil runny and a lil bit of cheese, puree if your on full liquid wth a lil chicken broth) and drink lots of water!

Definatly consult your doc. we all have different recomendations on what were sposed to eat n drnk etc. but you should definatly be getting some protien in! I use no sugar added carnation instant breakfast with beneprotien added to it. im still in mushies stage but am doing both full liquid and mushies just because i wanted to be careful. so i drink up in the am as i am not really able to eat a whole lot in the am. and do mushies for meals mostly meats, and then i do cream of wheat with beneprotien at night. so we all have what works for us. i was really concerned about how slowly i was losing and was really restricting calories, i was also very depressed, wear, and had no energy. so instead of counting i am watching what im eating and trying not to eat high calorie food, measure my portions and count my protien. since i have been doing that i feel so much better!

HEATING PAD! thats what helped me the most after surgery with the gas pain. also propping up with pillows, I even folded up an old comforter and put it behind and underneath all my pillows to help. One trick i learned was that once I was a little less sore and was somewhat able to get out of bed, I would bend my knee up towards my stomach and hold on to my leg to pull myself up, i know it sounds weird but it worked really well. i know it feels like it will be forever before you can rest well but it will only be a little while. So dope yourself up well and rest as much as you can. Try to walk as much as you can as often as you can. and drink away!

you may want to call your doc and see if you can add some fuller liquid to your diet. It does get better. I was very emotional and down during the first couple of weeks but i do feel better now. Once you are able to eat mushies you will start to feel better too! Just remember that this is a new begining for you! which means new habits too!

I am so proud of you!!! I think thats amazing! Good for you! Keep us posted!

Mushies are going well. I'm still emotional lol Ive also been having my TOM since before the surgery so Im gonna blame it on that. but really things are getting better I guess. im learning to cook in smaller quanities since it is only my daughter and myself at home and the freezeris getting full. my bf has also been a great source of support even though he is out of state. well he tries anyway lol. after you are able to eat more substantial food u start feeling a little better each day.

for mushies...cream of wheat with sf syrup, ricotta cheese with spag sauce and a meatball (I made them super soft) I also have been eating a lot of ground turkey-yesterday i made taco meat with ground turkey and put it over some black beans with some cheese..super good. over cooked veggies with parm. scrambled egg with turkey sausage crumbles. I also made chicken soup but with less liquid and a cream soup and added veggies and cut the chicken reallllly small, almost like the inside of a pot pie....that was good too.

I was an emotional mess. I still kinda am. Im also going through some rough stuff personally. I have a close friend who was banded a week before me and she has also ben a little more emotional. I think its a combination of weight loss, hormone changes, and grief. We can do it. We can also cry if we need to and not be ashamed. so if you feel like crying do it!

So i have been craving doritos for several weeks. I have been killing myself to follow this new eating plan especially after surgery and the post op diet. I had to have someting crunchy before i went crazy. And yes im still on mushies, i have been exercising, drinking my water, eating my protien, blah blah blah. So today i put five doritos in a bowl and very slowly ate them! It took me an hour but i totally enjoyed it! no regrets and i dont consider it a slip. So i ate the doritos. yup. i also threw the rest of the bag away in the large can in the garage so i wouldnt do it again but i have to say those were the best doritos ive ever eaten.

as a girl who works in healthcare and sales i can tell you that heavier ppl are looked at differently. on top of it im lond so i already have two strikes against me. I actually lost a job because i wasnt healthy enough. the company wanted to present a healthy image sine it was healthcare after all. im just hoping to have the last laugh. i am very good at what i do and my weight has nothing to do with it. i do think that skinny attractive people get paid more get advanced more etc. there are studies to prove it, just google it. hopefully we will all be the skinny minnies soon and all get nice big fat raises lol best of luck!

Congrats on your weight loss! I think its fantastic! I am losing very slowly so far so I think that its great that you are having such quick loss! I hope that It will contnue for you! whatever you are doing is working for you! i was banded 10/12 and havent lost an ounce in the last two weeks. Most of what I lost after surgery I think was fluid and most of my weight loss was before surgery. I hope that it wont slow down for you, some arelucky like that! Good luck to you!