sarahbellzz14-4

My first fill is tomorrow, and I CAN'T wait. I've had no weight loss in the past 2 weeks since starting solids, and Bandster hell is just that!!!!! Yesterday was kind of weird, I had absolutly NO APPITITE whatsoever, I tried to force myself to eat lunch, but ended up just drinking a dsnapple. And I had to force myself to eat dinner last night (Steak is a challange! let me tell you!) And today, So far, I'm not to hungry either. All I'm saying is the fill better happen because I need it.

What is it with Pizza??? I live in the city of The best pizza in the world *brooklyn* and I actually live above a pizzeria, and Thats been the one food I've been trying to avoid like the plague, but it's the only food (though I have been awesome in staying away from it since my last post about the 2 slices) That goes down no problem. First fill tomorrow, and I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE RESTRICTION BECAUSE I KNOW I ABSOLUTLY NEED IT!!!:bored:

in all honesty, I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MY FIRST FILL!!!!! I have the opposite. I have a confession to make, Bread has been really really hard for me, yet I was able to polish down 2 slices of pizza and 1 peice of cheesy bread before I felt full, And I ate it at a snails pace!!!!!! it wasn't until I PB'd that I realized, OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO?!?!?! Certain foods, I still have restriction with BUT PIZZA?!?!?!?! I get my fill on friday, and I'm gonna confess to what I did..... I think a lot of it has to do with bandster hell, but I'm so ashamed today

Mine are still kind of scabbed, and I have some of the internal stitches popping out so when I fold my arms below my boobs, I feel it poking through my shirt. My BIGGEST prob. has been wearing certain bras. My port is right under my right boob like right besides the sternum, so If I slouch or wear the wrong bra I am in AGONY for the whole day. I hope you feel better soon.

It's cut, it's dyed and he has no choice but to love it, lol. he actually likes it, It's just been so humid the past 2 days that when I tried to do it myself yesterday it just came out a a red staticy frizzball, and today is no different!!!!! all in all about 10 inches came off

:sad: May 21st, 16lbs and officially in banster hell

the eyes of buddha, here it is, (very difficult to take lol!)so he feels that it's staring at him... f you can't see it, I posted a pic up in my album

Here here!!:sad:

Lol... me too..... Mine thought a garbage truck went by last night (we live on a busy avenue) shot up out of a dead sleep and asked what the hell that was.... when I confessed it was me, he told me to check my pants, and if it smells, then I am to sleep on the couch for the night. :sad:

I check labels. Which has More protein but fewer calories, I've been eating lean cuisines for lunch, My big thing is my sodium intake, so I check for low fat, low sodium High protein. I tried to drink a protein shake the other day and threw up the entire contents of my stomach (TMI I'm sorry) but undigested breakfast was with it. I've been cooking dinner mostly every night, and In my house it's difficult, My son, you can give the kid a lb of lard and he will only metabolize 2% of it. Skinny as a rail. The DH, develped a little gut over the winter (works a seasonal job, so his arms look fantastic but the pooch has gone nowhere) and then there's me, who can not eat a thing. So back to my point, Just label check...

This is embarrassing LOL!!!!! I usually take my ciggarette breaks (I know bad sarah) and find a tucked away place outside and FART MY HEART OUT!!!!!!! sometimes gas pills just don't work... I hate using the bathroom at my job because It's right next to the bosses cubical, and I don't know exactly what they can hear (even with the noisey exhaust fan) So Thats why I'll hold it until I go smoke. As for the stomach rumbles, sometimes they are SO BAD that it sounds like I'm passing gas at my desk.

The DH isn't too thrilled about the Color part.. because I'm going red, and as for the cut, he's not to thrilled about how much I'm cutting off- basically my hair is grown out layers, the bottom being down to my lower back, and the shortist is sholder length, but I think honestly the color thing (going red on red) has him upset. The length, because I have a tatoo in between my sholder blades that freaks him out, so now it covers it, and later, it probably won't... lol...

he told me no. To walk more, and watch my sodium intake

O.k. we're all in this phase where maybe it's going out and buying new clothes in a size we haven't been able to wear in years, or maybe just rewarding yourself for good behavior (and not with a box of chocolates etc.) Today, I'm starting the "new me" process. I haven't lost or gained a lb in 2 weeks, I've been a little down in the dumps lately and I finally snapped last week. So this afternoon, I'm starting a mini-makeover process.... I'm cutting and dying my hair. I have what I like to call the fatgirl lazy hair, Which means last year I had a fabulous hair cut and it's gone to Sh*t, I've let the black hair dye grow out-and people are astonished at my natural color- dirty blonde with nat. red & blonde highlights. Is anyone else doing this, basically a re-birth of the real you?????? I don't mean to sound all sappy & insecure, I'm just in this sort of "self acceptance" phase...... I dunno... Who else?

I had fantastic energey until I started drinking coffe again in the morning, yesterday especially I was like a walking zombie!!!!! even the venti quad shot skim cappucinno I had did not do a thing for me! For those of us on the East coast, I don't think the weather is helping much either.. but they're saying next week is supposed to be beautiful all week.. RAIN RAIN GO AWAY SO THE EAST COAST BANDERS CAN GO WALKING AGAIN!!!!

Weigh to go everyone.... I unfortunatly am still stuck. The weather has been so bad the past 2 weeks that All I want to do is just go for a loooooooong walk. And Go to the gym already.... Good news is the jeans fit comfortably, but the water weight is killing me to the point where I called the doc about water pills, thats my big problem, even reducing my sodium intake and watching every single calorie (at about 800-1,000 a day) Gram of fat (do not exceed 20 throughout the day) and my restrictions are give or take. I still bloat everyday at 4:00 to the point where it doesn't look like I lost a lb. Reduced the caffine intake, Drinking water or diet iced tea, I've been on solids for like a week and a half with a no-go. I can not wait for my first fill next friday, and to get the go ahead to go to the gym. The most noticable places of my dreaded 16lbs is in my arms, Most of the time my face, and my waist (Bottom back roll has all but dissapeared) I'm so frustrated. I too like Maclynn am 4'11 (Only I have 3/4 which should not be neglected!) I'm stuck at 191lbs. :sad:

I found that your body tells you. It's weird but You just know.

I had that too, I still get it, usually it's from either eating too fast or eating too much... Thats what I have learned

I'm on soft solids, and I'm at a complete stand still weight wise, getting my first fill next wek (fingers crossed) It has been raining non stop here in NYC so everytime I put the sweats & sneakers on it's torrential downpour & The days it's cleared up and been beautiful I've been stuck in the office!!!! (JUST FINISHED 11 DAYS STRAIGHT of working)

It's not only HFCS(that stuff is just evil, and it's a shame that it's banned in almost every country but here)..... Glueton, White Sugar, White flour and the extreme amounts of carbohydrates we all consume. It wasn't my surgeon who said it. it was my PCP, who is a cardiologist as well. For some of us it's genetics as well (myself included) As for the soda thing, Unless your drinking kosher coca-cola, your consuming HFCS, And don't get me wrong, I love my coca-cola, BUT, I took a sip of it the other night of a can that was sitting out for more then an hour, and Thought I was having a heart attack from the gas it caused, and ended up throwing it up. And there are a few posts on here where people have had the same experiences.

SGW.... Silly question.... is it a Low Fat caeser salad? b/c the pre-op diet besides the medical reasons to do it, is usually your starting point for your new life with the band, such as going sugar free, doing without caffine and carbonated beverages etc. This way by the time your post op, you've detoxed most of the caffine, sodium and sugars from your body(which is lbs off from the get go). I was on a liquid diet for 2 weeks before my surgery, and in that time from switching out "normal" things I lost 8lbs pre-op. Post op so far, I've lost 16. I've read it on here a few times (and closer to my surg. date had that mentality) that it's my last batch of freedom with real food so I will indulge while I can!. My doc put it this way, There is a reason we're all getting this surgery, and it has to be 100% obvious who the enemy is here, and it's not food, it's our self control over food. I don't mean to sound rude or like a drill seargent, but if there is such a thing as mental preperation, it starts with change: change of ingredients, Change of mentality towards yourself, and preparing yourself for your limitations and not being angry because you can't have a coca-cola for the next 6 months to eternity. This is your life, your health and your future. So good luck.

Yes 2-4 oz. though I've been pushing it the past few days! I started with Crab shumai, Which when I weighed the peices they were a 1/2 ounce each, and I was only able to really eat 3-4 peices (8 came in the container) There is no secret to preventing a PB it's basically a lesson learned type thing. Some things will just no longer be your friend (lf deli turkey & baked rice balls & ricotta cheese, Bread whether toasted or not for Me) And somethings will become your best friend that you never ate before (shrimp, Salmon for me) I've found that it's become basically Trial by error. So yeah, with the halibut, try baking, grilling or poaching it with some fresh garlic & lemon (my hub's recipe- Though he still swears by Sea Galley's)

I'm eating anywhere from 600-1000 calories today, walking at least 45 mins as well, desperate to start at a gym, first fill 6/26

It's a good transition...... For some reason I am able to tolorate Pasta, but bread, even toated makes me gag. I was told at this point I can have a toasted english muffin, yeah not happening... My first real solid was shrimp & crab... and girl, you have the fresh halibut & crab up there.... The crab, Shrimp & lobster are really easy to eat b/c they are light. If your not looking forward to it, then gentley ease into it. I wasn't ready either, I still have at least 1-2 liquid/mush meals a day. incorporate it slowly, likesay, Salmon with very well cooked pasta, or poached chicken with string Beans..... You'll be o.k. your going to find what your limits are with solids. What works and what doesn't.

The Only Mental preperations I really did was The liquid diet and learning the ability to say NO. I also found doing the grocery shopping for after my surgery (liquids, puree, etc) was a big help. The night before my surgery, My Fiance had McDonalds, Determined to succeed, I had chinese soup. Little things like that, Keep yourself hydrated, and Start to figure out if your really hungry or your dehydrated. Stop drinking caffine, Soda, Regular Iced tea, and switch to diet. Caffine free AND STAY AWAY FROM SODA!!!!!! You'll miss it, but After your banded, even when you take 1 sip, you'll regret it, because it hurts!!!!!