303'sJourney

Thank you so much for your input. My Surgeon advised me to go with a regular prenatal and told me I could cut it up into smaller pieces if necessary. I am actually able to take it whole... I sure do miss the ease of mind when it came to my regular chewable multi though... Good luck to all of you with your pregnancy!! :thumbup:

Hi there... I just found out yesterday that I am 6 weeks pregnant. Not planned and still adjusting to the news... Does anyone know of a good prenatal vitamin/chewable one? I have been nauseau's for about 10 days and am having trouble keeping anything down. I go to see my OB tomorrow and my surgeon on Friday... but in the meantime I need a plan for a Vitamin. I am still taking my regular chewable Multivitamin... but if ya'll have any suggestions I could use them. Thanks so much!! "T"

Well as far as the eating before hand goes... I called my doctors office and was told... that is doesn't make a difference, that you can eat before a fill... you just have to be on clear liquid following the fill so your stoma can heal properly... I am going to be safe and make sure not to eat at least 3 hours before though... hope this helps anyone else who might have wanted to know. As far as the signature goes: you have to get the BB code and put it in that section other wise it won't take. I did it wrong as least 5 times before I finally figured it out. Thanks for all of your input! :thumbup:

Can anyone tell me if you can eat before a fill. I don't go until 4 pm and I heard that you are not supposed to eat at all before a fill (ex: from the night before) because it could mess up the measurement for how much to fill you and cause it to be confusing to calculate if you are too tight. Is this true? If so... whew 4 pm with no food... liquids with no fill... sounds tough. Any insight would be appreciated!! P.S. This will be my second fill since surgery.

I had my first fill on 6/19 and have had zero restriction. I go again on the 24th of this month. Most doctors I've read of won't do more than 1 a month. It's a struggle and really stinks not have the band doing it's job yet... but we'll get there. My surgeon told me it takes several fills to reach any kind of restriction let alone your sweet spot. Keep your head up... we can do it!

Wow... that is great information... thank you sooo much for all of your input and advice!!

jay robb is a whey protein. it comes in chocolate, pina colada, tropical dreamscicle, vanilla, and unflavored.

Does anyone have any suggestions or things that have worked for them when they hit a plateau to break it and restart the losing cycle. I have hit a plateau and have not lost in about 2 weeks... it is VERY discouraging. Any suggestions would be welcome!!!

If you're not on any specific protein shake and are looking for one that tastes great! Try Jay Robb, they are low in calories, fat and carbs but high in protein. www.jayrobb.com! They taste fantastic! I use them with some psyllium husk powder which keeps your regular. I PROMISE this will be work your struggles. Short term struggles for a LONG TERM gain!! :thumbdown: Good luck to all of you!! :thumbdown: :tongue_smilie:

Oh my goodness... you have to try Jay Robb... they come in pina colada, chocolate, vanilla, and tropical dreamsicle. They are high in protein, only have 1 carb and only about 110 calories. They taste fantastic, you can make them with water or milk. My nutrionist is now addicted to them too.... you can buy them at whole foods, the vitamin shop or online at www.jayrobb.com the other nice part is you can buy single servings to make sure you like them before buying a whole tub of it! Good luck! :bored:

Wow! Well thank you all for the insight. I have been so nervous to experience this. I have been working to stay low carb (below 30g non-vegetable a day) so most of the things it seems like get stuck I try not to have anyway... but I do occassionally have a low carb tortilla wrap for my burger... I hope those don't ever get stuck. I really enjoy them. Thank you all again for your help and insight! :frown: Best of luck to all of us on this wonderful journey!

Can someone please tell me what they mean when they say a food gets stuck... how stuck? How does it come loose? What does it feel like? How do you know a food is stuck? Thank you for your help and insight!!

Can someone who feel restriction please tell me what it is like. Is it that you get full faster or stay full longer? How do you really know if you reached good restriction or are feeling it? I feel like I can eat the same things I could always eat and just as much of them... I spend A LOT of time worrying about my band slipping or stretching my pouch... how does everyone coupe with these concerns? :smile2:

I actually have Dr. Cywes and I was the first single incision lap band that he did... I personally think he is great. He is very tough and expects a lot out of you but I really respect and appreciate him pushing you to be the best... guess that's the military side of me. He motivates me and pushes me to lose more than his goals for me each visit. His bedside manner is a little rough around the edges if you aren't prepared for it... but he is a really wonderful doctor and is VERY smart!