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Sooo funny, I did the same thing today! I packed up all of the clothes that I wanted to donate, those that I wanted to give to friends and I kept the pricier ones "just in case". Because I don't want to have to go buy a new wardrobe if this doesn't work...and I'm right at the weight that my diets stop working and I start sabbotaging myself. I think it makes sense! Today I am wearing a shirt I haven't worn in 4 years and my shorts are almost falling off of me, I can actually take them off without unbuttoning and unzipping...but they are still my favs!

Last night my husband and I went out to dinner with friends and I'm only 9 days post-op. I'm allowed to have soft foods, so I checked the menu before we left the house. Luckily, my husband got caught up at work so we didn't get to dinner until after they had appetizers. I had grilled salmon over a caesar salad (which wasn't a salad at all but some romaine leaves (not chopped) with a little dressing drizzled over). It actually was perfect because the salmon was huge. I also had a glass of red wine. So I just cut some lettuce (I can't tell you how much I chewed and chewed!) and ate 1/2 of my salmon. I don't have restriction yet, but I definitely felt like I was full. I played with my food a lot, so I don't think with all the talking, that anyone noticed I barely ate the lettuce and only ate 1/2 my salmon. My husband finished it for me. I felt like I cheated with the wine, but I drank that one glass while everyone else had 3-4 drinks, so I decided to let it go. I was reminded today on another post that the weight didn't come on overnight, and it's not going to leave overnight...one glass of wine isn't going to break me!

"I have to remind myself, "this weight didn't get put on overnight and it certainly won't just disappear overnight." I think we all have to remind ourselves of that. We all know it's a tool and we need to do the work, but so many of us expect the band to do all of the work. Thanks for reminding me this morning! You just stopped me from feeling guilty and today is a new day!

GREAT job! It's amazing isn't it! I love that #1!

Oh, I feel your pain! I had my surgery last week and came home 5.5lbs more than when I went in. It started coming off this week and I've lost more on top of it. Just keep doing what you are doing, it will come off, and yes...once I was able to go to the bathroom it really helped!

Congratulations on the weight loss! I enjoyed reading your blog and even though I'm only 8 days post op, you gave me a lot to think about with slowing the eating down. I have my first fill on the 30th, and looking forward to getting to fill #3! I bet if you asked, your doctor would let you come in and get weighed if you are in that area. I did this with my pre-op because I wanted to compare my home scale to my doctor's scale, which ended up being 3lbs different!

I was banded last Wednesday and had a hiatal hernia too. It took me at least 4 days to feel good, the other days were okay, but I had a lot of gas pains and I had pain from the surgery. If you had surgery yesterday and Monday, give yourself time to heal and get a lot of rest. I couldn't do much but get my fluids in. Gas X strips help for the gas, and I also used a heating pad on my stomach, it usually took away the pain. I also would put a couple of pillows on my bed and bend over the bed with my head on the pillows and feet on the ground. They usually made me burp and I felt better! I also slept on the couch during that time and proped myself up with pillows. Good luck to all of you! It's 8 days later and I feel almost back to normal, just a little achy still from the incisions, but everything else is gravy! LOL!

I am banded, but no fill yet. Just soft foods. I peeled and baked and mashed them, so they were very soft and went down easily. Good to know though, I'll watch for this after I have a fill. Mashed sweet potato was on my list of soft foods.

Sounds like you put a lot of thought into your decision and I'm sure it's the right one for you! Good luck, and definitely, stay on here...we'll all be supporting you no matter what procedure you decide to have!

I drink the same drink as you! But I also use the whey protein by EAS in vanilla and make my own shakes. Yesterday I made a vanilla blueberry shake, it was awesome!

I can't wait to have no boobies! I have always been more self conscience about them than my weight and if they weren't there, I would look MUCH smaller than I do. When I lost 50 lbs a few years back, my friends were shocked at how small my waist was compared to my large breasts! I hate them...

Today I made a new recipe idea and thought I'd share. 2 plantains baked[/url] 3 Sweet potato, cooked, baked 1 Apple peeled and sliced Cinnamon, ground, 2 tbsp 4 tablespoons butter or butter substitute melted Brown Sugar, .5 cup, packed Bake sweet potatoes for about ½ hour at 400, turn over, then add sliced plantains and apples and cook for another 20 minutes. Once everything is soft, remove from oven. Mash ingredients to desired texture and pour cinnamon, brown sugar butter over and mix. Return to over for another 10 minutes. It’s delicious and high in vitamins A, B-6 and C.

Well said Sandradee! I had the tiniest bite of toast with my scrambled eggs and thought I was cheating...you could barely tell I took a bite but I felt like I was already starting with the bad habits...I know toast will be okay, but not 7 days post op! LOL!

So glad to be sharing this journey with you, I'll look forward to reading your blog. Keep in touch!

Congratulations!!! Every milestone is a huge accomplishment!

Pray - pray that we are all successful in our journey to become healthier, that we have the willpower to stay on track, that we have the commitment to use this tool and do the work, pray that we will help each other, encourage each other, and befriend each other during this journey. Love - love ourselves for making the decision to go through this journey, love the Lap Band, love our family and friends who have supported us and love that we have a group of people that we can confide in and that we have a circle of trust with them, sharing our successes ands struggles knowing that they truly can relate. Eat - eat when we are hungry, not when our heart is broken, the scale doesn't move, we hate our jobs, or we are buried in debt. Eat foods that are smarter choices for our bodies to absorb the nutrients to become leaner and healthier! Pray, Love, Eat...that's what we are doing every day! Julia Roberts has nothing on us!

Congratulations on losing 16lbs, that's 16lbs that you don't have to lose! You did it! You need to find a way to get exercise in ways that interest you, joining a gym isn't for everyone, and going out and walking in public when you feel self conscience isn't easy either. But, when you go to work or shopping, park further way from where you would normally park. I used to get excited when an open spot was near the door, now I park away from all of the other cars. You can even grab a couple of cans of vegetables and use them as weights while you are watching TV. I agree...joining a support group is very helpful, or just coming on here more often and joining the conversation will help you in your journey. Remember to drink your fluids, it's key to flushing your system and try every day to do something that makes you a little uncomfortable because eventually, you will form a habit and that will be your new lifestyle! Good luck to you!

Great idea on the mini raviolis! I ate a chicken salad wrap tonight, minus the wrap, it was messy but the only thing that I could eat after football practice...note to self...plan ahead if you are going to be out of the house for that long!

I have to tell you, I was so glad a couple of my mom friends were at practice tonight. When I said I was walking, a couple of them went to their cars and grabbed their sneakers too! We walked a mile around the track, which it was really hot and humid tonight, so that was quite enough. About 5 or 6 other moms commented that they are bringing their sneakers tomorrow night for practice. We will be at practice 4 nights a week, so we have created a walking club! The men all thought we were nuts, but they are there to watch the football, we all all there to socialize and give them their drinks!

Thanks for the support! I'm proud of myself. My son has football practice tonight and I'm going to walk the track at the high school to pass some time! I NEVER did that before!

OMG! I'm in Onderland! I haven't seen that number in a while and boy oh boy, what a great feeling! I knew that once my body started to recover from surgery that I would start losing again. I'm so happy today that even my chocolate low carb protein shake is going to taste like a Big Mac, large fries and a diet coke with a straw! I would like to officially apologize for all the mean things that I said to you and about you last week Lap Band, I truly do love you and appreciate what you have brought to my life! You do your job, and I'll do mine! Off for a walk...

I have to admit that I had been a little disappointed in the scale since WLS. I gained 5.5 lbs after the operation and although I knew mentally that it was from the surgery and the gas and bloating, emotionally, I felt disappointed that the scale went back up. I had worked so hard on the pre-op diet and stuck with the plan and gaining weight wasn't part of my plan. You can tell yourself it's not a big deal over and over, but when you want to see results, it's difficult to face the reality of it. On Friday, my doctor suggested that I take Mirilax because I hadn't had a bm. On Saturday, nothing...but on Sunday...holy crap! I had no idea that a liquid diet could still produce all of that. I don't mean to be gross, I use this as educational purposes for those who go after me! And you will go! I got on the scale this morning and I am happy to report that I have lost those 5.5 lbs again along with another .5 for a total of ....drum roll please... 6 lbs!! I knew that it was short term, and I'm glad it's over!!

I'm a big fat liar because I haven't told anyone and actually did a happy dance when they told my husband that they fixed a hiatal hernia while they were in there. So, now that I'm recovering, I'm just telling everyone my diet is part of that surgery. Yes, I'm lying to all of them and there are times I feel guilty, but I just don't want anyone commenting on what was a very hard and well thought out decision. There is a reason they make you take your time and jump through hoops to get the surgery, you take the time to educate yourself. There are tons of people on here who have succeeded! I've showed my husband some before and after pictures and he has been so impressed! He knows he's going to get a healthier wife, and he's said that's all he's worried about...is me getting healthy again. So, I'm a big fat liar, but someday...I'll be a big skinny liar!

Use Gas X strips for pain, they work. Get up and walk as much as you can! I use pillows to prop myself up when sleeping. It will get better, the first couple of days are rough! You lap band isn't restricted yet, so you should be able to drink water fairly quickly. I was worried that it would fill my pouch but my doctor said no way, just take your time but it's going directly to the bottom of your stomach and you'll feel achy if you drink too fast. She was right, once I had confidence that I wasn't going to hurt the lapband, I have had no problem getting in my fluids. You can do it!

Starting to feel a little better this morning. I have decided that sleeping in the basement without my husband snoring and being able to sleep almost sitting up is helping me. I woke up this morning and decided to go for a walk and much to my surprise, my husband decided to come with me. Our kids had a sleepover last night, so it was just us and the dog. It was nice and something we don't normally do together. The walk helped the gas pains and I already can tell that I'm feeling better. I know I still have more to get out, because I'm still bloated and uncomfortable, but it's only been 4 days. I sneezed this afternoon and you would have thought someone shot me. I was looking for the blood because I honestly thought I blew out my wounds! It hurt so bad, the worse pain I have felt so far. I've learned that getting up and the heating pad are really helping me. I've decided to try blended foods today, my post op diet says that I can have 5 shakes or 3 shakes and blended foods. I've already tried jello and it tastes so good. I'm going to try blended tuna and mayo, not looking forward to the texture, but I have to try. I just can't wait to be able to have my favorite chicken lo mein again! I know it will be a smaller portion, and I will have to chew it well, but I can't stop thinking about chicken lo mein!