sandi1011

hi everyone, everything i am eating is either sugar free - fat free or low fat! i can eat solids now, just do not know what to eat!!! suggestions at wanted. sometime i have eaten some chicken from baked breast. everthing goes down fine......once i got stuck, when i was hungry and shoved a big spoon of tuna and guess did not chew well. i have even had Pasta (whole wheat) with a little sauce about 1 cup. how am i doing? thanks again

thank you everyone for the reply's actually no i am not full for very long. does anyone have suggestions on what else to eat. i am so afraid of stretching my band.. thanks again.

hi everyone, i am sitting here just so frustrated, so here goes. surgery date april 20th on liquids for 5 days before. lost 1 pound after surgery gained 5 but lost after a few days home. then lost a total of 14 pounds. i thought great ( i am on regular food, but trying very hard to keep within guide lines) i am eating between 800 to 1000 calories a day, and taking a Protein bullet once daily (26 grams). ok here goes got on scale this morning a gained 4 pounds. (i weigh myself once a week) WHAT THE HECK GIVES????????????? i had this surgery because i have been been over weight for about 8 years due to a bunch of reasons (medication stress). i am 61 and did not want to died fat:ohmy:! i know i am one of the few who was thin all my life and then wham! but why am i not losing!!!! what am i doing wrong. it has been a month and now i am back to 10 pounds lost. sample day: breaksfast 1/2 cottage cheese/ with 1/2 canned peach or 1 cup egg beaters - sprinkled with lf cheese lunch 1/2 cup refried beens with lf cheese ff sour cream and salsa or 1/2 ff cream of mushroom Soup with a small (real small) can of tuna in. dinner yesterday had a cup of ground turkey cooked topped with lf cheese. day before went out to dinner had had a childs portion of ravolli (3). snack either sf popcicle or sf fudgecicle what does everyone think? help! thanks

hi, just had my surgery april the 20th. came home from surgery and weighed myself and gained 9 pounds, i was so upset i promised myself to weigh once a week on fridays. i am losing now......makes me happy. once a week is great for me.

hi, i am 20 days out, and i still very swollen also, so i think this is the norm! good luck

thank you.......happy mom's day to you and all mom's!

woohoo! Congrats!

go to the doctors......if you just lost you job and no insurance, some place have medical charity, look into that. at least you will have you mind put to rest. alot of pain is not normal especially for more than a day or two. good luck.

hi everyone, about 3 days ago i started to get dizzy if i bend down, looked down, or layed down. anyone else have that or any ideas? thanks

WTG!!!

will everyone i had some Pasta tonight about 15 penne (whole wheat) with 2 turkey meat balls......was just fine. actually i could have had more, but figured that was a good portion. oh yea it tasted awesome.........love pasta! thanks for all your replies.

hi, well, i had my surgery april 20th and on april 22 i wanted to eat everything in site, and it has not stopped. the doctors let me go on full liquids april 25, because i was so hungry and mushies on april 29. it has been a real stuggle for me to just eat a little. breaksfast 1 egg with some low fat cheese and salsa or 1/4 cup cottage cheese/with tablespoon of yogart. lunch small can of tuna with some low fat cheese sprinkled on top and heat in mircowave or 1/2 cup cream Soup with a baby food chicken mixed in (for protien) dinner 1/2 cup refried Beans sprinkled with l cheese, salsa and ff sour cream (1 teaspoon) or 1 small can tuna and little bit of refried beans. snack a sf pudding and believe it or not i am still hungry. i get my first fill june 5 can not wait. good luck - to anwer your question: no

i am going on my 3rd week also and feel like i could eat anything. i am also worried, so i hope there is some feed back.

thanks so much to everyone! sandi

does anyone ever eat a piece of pizza or a small serving of Pasta, when they are able to eat regular food. thanks

thanks everyone! sandi

how soon after surgery can you have a salad? i am just dying for one, but so afraid to eat anything not on my list. i am on mushies.....surgery date was april 20. also have not lost a pound in 1 week actually gained 3 ozs after went on mushies. really upset with the slow process, pre op 1 week liquids post op 1 week liquids - full liquids after 5 days just started mushies last wednesday. thanks

hi, i was banded on the 20th and i feel the same as you. i probably could sit down and eat a whole dinner, but i try to stick with cottage cheese for breaksfast (2tb) or yogurt lunch - usually egg beater 1/2 cup with salsa or 1/2 cup cream soup/ baby chicken in it for Protein dinner ff refried Beans 1/2 cup sprinkled with low fat cheese - ff sour cream and salsa (love this), then i brought protein bullets that are 26 grams of protein have one of those a day. i do eat sugar free popcicles and sf Jello thru the day. it has been very hard because i have no restriction, i have only lost 9 pounds - 1 week liquids pre op - 8 days on liquids after sugery - then i am on pureed and mushy food for the last 5 days. do not go for 1st fill till 6/5 - i am praying i can do it!!!!!! good luck, let me know how you are doing.

congrats!!!! i did not have any gas pains.....guess i was lucky i was banded april 20th.

thanks kartman, i know i have to up my Protein, i brought the new protein bullets, so i will do one of those a day 26 grams. i have only lost 9 pounds in 3 weeks, so i have been extra carefull, plus i do not want to strectch my band. thanks again yiu have been a been hope. sandi

thanks i feel a little better:rolleyes2:

hi everyone, banded april 20th...doing great...went to doctors yesterday allowed mushies. which is great cause i was starving. now this morning i had a egg a tablespoon of salsa. . lunch 1/2 cup refried Beans a teaspon of cheese salsa and a tablespoon of fat free sour cream. it was so good, but i was not full by any means. dinner same as above plus some baby chicken food a tablespoon and a teasppoon of hubbys mashed potato's. but i am still hungry........oh damn this is hell!!!! way to much??? help any suggestions....... thanks

really not bad at all. i was awake for the first one i had, had a little gagging, but was fine. they had to do a 2nd one found a band of skin that one i was put to sleep for. last about 1/2......is over very quickly. you will be fine. good luck.

thanks so much----- feel better already:thumbup: so nice to have people to talk to that have been thru it......none of my friends or family understand. so luv ya guys:lol: sandi

hi everyone, i need a pep talk.........going into 2nd week post op (april 20 surgery). talk to doctor on friday, told them i was hungry, they told me to begin, sf pudding- yogart-cream Soup 1/2 cup - cream of wheat. which i have done, but my stomach is growling and i am hungry, not extremely, but i could eat more. could it just be in my head, since i am home and have lots of time on my hands (retired in january). need some thoughts. just tell me it will get better, just hate the feeling of always being hungry! thanks in advance, sandi