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Yes i had my first Fill last Thursday! I was so afraid it was gonna hurt but there were no problems just a little sting! I Think ima start walking outside..my son is in love with bring outside he's almost 3 so I think that would be a good idea! And then do laps at the indoor pool for a while. I can not see myself ever LOVING to Exercise but we will see thanks everyone

I was banded on 3-3-09 And I've lost about 11lbs since then. Good but not great. My surgeon is happy but Im not I can't seem to get into Exercising at all. I Went for a week straight and I just HATE doing it. I actually yawn during it:confused: what is that about ya know. It makes me so tired and lazy. So i just stopped after a week. I hear people say they have so much energy after they work out...Im like wth am I doing something wrong?? I would go for 30 min everyday I'd do the bike with an incline which made me sweat and i kept my heart rate up to 150 160, for 15min then I'd go down to the weight room and life weights and work my arms. Idk My energy level is just Not there!!!! Any advice about how you got started would be great!!!! Thanks

I had surgery on the 3ed of March and ever since i could eat solid food I haven't really had any restriction so today I finally got to go see my surgeon and get a fill everything went well A little stinging but that was it. He put in 2cc and i'm eating dinner now and I can still eat just as much as before. I dont know what i should do, should I call him and be like I can't tell a difference at all with the fill..etc. or wait a little while or what. Anyone gone through this. Im at 197 and i was 208 surgery day. Thats not a lot of loss there. I think i need like a 4cc fill or more.

Iwannabeskinny, my myspace is SPC Bucks Wife from el paso texas!! Thanks for all your comments everyone!!!

So on the 3ed of April I will be a month out. And i can eat everything and anything i want to. I can eat a lot more then I thought I should be able to. About 1/2 of what i could before maybe a little more. My weight loss has stopped. The last few days I have given up for some reason on myself and ate everything in sight. I feel like crap today, i think i have a virus i feel so achy all over. My next appt. isn't till the 23ed and I don't wanna wait that long to get a fill I'm going backwards instead of forwards, and of course It's my fault. I take responsibilty for what I have chosen to put in my mouth. I was going to the gym everyday and then just stopped. I hate working out. I need a freakin Shove in the right direction. I told myself I wasn't gonna be one of those people who screw up there band and eat things the shouldn't after my surgery But that's what I have become. Everyday I say Today is gonna be different and for some reason I choose to not make it different. Advice would be great. Thanks

YOu could just have a stomach virus..i know a lot of people get sick after surgery b/c your body is trying to get used to the band and at first it wants to reject it b/c it's a forein object inside you so your amune system go's down and you get sick. So just take it easy get plenty of water and try crackers chew them up really really good and you will be fine. Get sleep as much as you can! Hope you feel better soon!

well i am 3 weeks almost post op and I haven't had any problems with Chicken. Everyone is different. I haven't had any problems with anything!!! good luck!!

umm no i did not tell him. Im doing fine I feel fine absolutely no problems so I'm gonna stick with my mushies and go from there.

I had my first check up after surgery yesterday and I am 2lbs away from being under 200lbs!!!! Woot Woot So excited about that! My doc said I was doing good and looked awesome! And i could start on mushies for the next 4 weeks...with NO sugar!!! He kept stressing No sugar No sugar..he said even with the band you will gain if you ahve sugar..and after my appt on the way home I'm thinking...ok What just happened? Did I become a diabetic some how, Did my Pancrease stop working??? It's Impossible Not to have ANY sugar, almost everything has some sugar in it. And i can't afford to go out and buy more food that's just SF. I just went to the store. I made Speggetti last night and the sause had 5g of sugar in the hole can so how can we cut out ALL sugar all the time I think he was beiung a little psyco on the sugar deal!!! So Im thinking If i limit myself to like 100g of sugar a day it should make things alright, Also he said I was ok to start working out!!!! So i went to the gym last night! Im excited about my journey so far!!! Any idea on the sugar thing...anyone wiht me on this?????

yeah true...I've heard a lot of people saying Wendy's chilli is really good to have on mushies. I will have to try it soon. I crave penut butter with chilli I've always had a peanut butter sandwhich with my chilli and I'm not gonan be able to do that...or I shouldn't anyways. I just hope I'm not making a big mistake by venturing out on my own as far as trying different foods. Time will tell I'm sure!!!!

IT took me about 20 min to eat it prolly. I am starting to feel a little sick to my stomach so idk if it's that or what?? But It's been over 24 hours since I ate it so i dont see how It could still be in my system!!!! But it comes and go's. So idk. Last night over 12 hours ago I ate one piece of grilled cheese and it took me about an hour, I just ate really small bites and chewed and chewed and it went down just fine.

yeah I am worried b.c i have a doc appt on monday and Im like If I have to drink another soup Ima puke seriously!!!!!!! I am eating A LOT less then I was that's for sure!!!! I hope everything looks good On monday anyways!!!1

Well I had my surgery on the 3ed and I went ahead and started eating other foods b/c I feel so good, and it doesn't bother me at all!!!!!!! So i figured as long as I took it and ate slow and chewed it up really really good, I could have it. And so far that seems to be true, I am having no pain when I eat at all. Has anyone else had this happen to them, I can eat a hole hot dog, very slowly chewing, And that seems like a lot to me!!!! Any thoughts would be great!!

wow i wasn't told any of this. I never asked either though. I have been sipping my drinks when I eat. not drinking a big amount I haven't tried pop yet, but i never asked about it either.

I had my surgery on the 3ed of March and went home on the 4th I had a piece of gum on my way out the hospital. I ask and she said it was fine just don't swallow it. haha.

really wow. Im sorry. Thats crazy

wow it sounds like you are for sure on your way!!! Im so glad you are doing good. I need to get out and walk It's so windy where i live I've been putting it off. But i gotta get out and do it. Good luck with everything

yeah thats what i thought!! gross

omg that sounds so yummy I would eat it like a dip if i could! can't wait to try it!

As far as protien drinks go I drink carnation instant breakfast the chocolate ones and they taste like chocolate milk there so yummy. Try that one misslongleggs!! I think I might get something from wal mart!!

Really, well I got a booklet the day I left the hospital and it says, day 2 post op and for the next 2 weeks thats what i can have. BUt i can't have mashed potatoes or stuffing or macn n cheese nothing like that. BUt yeah thats what I can have. And it doesn't bother me at all. Everything go's down just fine. If you suck hard you can get pudding through a straw!! haha My surgeon even told me if I wanted to put a piece of pizza in the blender and drink it then I could!! hahah But that's kinda gross i would think!

*I know this question is a little gross and personal but I would really appreciate your honesty. I am 4 days post-op and have not had a BM yet. I knew it would take a while after surgery b/c of the anistesha and everything...and us not eating very much. I am taking my stool softeners just waiting around for it to happen!!! So how long after your surgery did it take you??? *Also I'm eating more then I thought I would be able to. I can eat a bout a 1/2 a cup maybe a cup at one time. Is this normal?? My surgeon just put a little saline in my band not a lot. So I don't have much restriction. How much can you eat at one time? *Any good Soup Ideas??? So far I'm eating Cream of Chicken which I'm about burnt out on... Vegetable Soup i put it in the blender...and thats it. Everything else is jello, pudding, apple sauce, and popcycles. And Ideas would be great!! Thanks

hi there. I am 4 days post op I got banded on the 3ed. So how are you doing? I feel great today. Yes I am still very sore but so much better then yesterday and the day before that. Each day it's getting better!! I hope you can say the same. I am eating cream of chicken soup which is very old right now, so last night I had vegetable soup from cambples I just put it in the blender and it looked like baby food.. but tasted much better!!! Went down fine. I also have some strawberry jello I've been eating, chocolate pudding, just made some butterscotch so I will be having that a little later when I get hungry. Cinneimin apple sauce, it's so yummy. SF popcycles and that's about it so far. Crystal light drinks, water, etc. Hope this helps you.

Awesome...Im so glad your doing better, each day is a little better I have found! I get really hungry so often but can't eat very much. What are you guys eating? Any ideas Im so sick of Cream OF chicken soup!!! haha

hi there. I was banded on the 3ed. I can home last night. I had trouble breathing to it hurts my chest..ribs to breath deep And it's b/c of the gas they inflate your stomach with during surgery. So there's gas laying around in your abdomen and there's nothing you can do but try to burp and fart as much as possible use your breathing thing they gave you that you blow into. If they gave you one. That will help do it as much as possible even if it hurts keep doing it. B/c the next day it will be better. Im feeling so much better today then yesterday. Just keep taking deep breathes. Good luck girl. Were goign through the same thing! If you really feel like something is wrong and you can't get enough air. def go to the doctor or call 911.