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Oh my goodness I'm so sorry for what happened to you. Car accidents are horrible without complications like this, but this just makes it really terrible :-( It definitely would depend on your circumstance but I would revise to the sleeve. For me, dumping syndrome is just so unappealing that I wouldn't consider RNY. I really like my sweets and I want to be able to enjoy them (but normally, in normal portions as opposed to an ENTIRE cake or the WHOLE container of Ben and Jerry's) without having to run to the restroom every time. If I ever revise, I think I will revise to the sleeve (or plication, depending on how that procedure fairs). Sorry for your situation and good luck with your decision!

I had a group nutrition appointment where we went over the basics of eating with the band, preop diet, postop diet, how much food we should be eating at a meal, protein first etc. That was more like a seminar with other folks who were getting the band too. And then I had an individual meeting with the nutritionist where she just talked to me about how I was doing with my eating currently, have I started practicing taking little bites and chewing thoroughly etc. And she asked me if I had any questions (which I did, and then we discussed those). And she gave me her email and told me to contact her whenever I needed anything.

This is the one from spark people: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp I use it for all my recipes. Only thing is, sometimes some of the calories are off on it so I always double check on a site like calorieking.com or fitday.com. So if you input something and the calories seem either really low or really high, just double check it.

This is pretty common. Post op, I went for 4ish months (or maybe a little longer? Can't remember now) without any restriction and just had to go at it with sheer will power. The only suggestion would be try to eat sensible portions of healthy foods and get in your exercise. Try to just hold out doing the stuff thats good for you until you have some assistance from your band. Since you were banded 3ish weeks ago, are you still on mushies? You may feel a bit more satisfied when you transition to solid foods (but don't make that transition until your doc tell you to...just follow you post op plan).

I just joined the team!! Just out of curiosity - will they automatically donate the food or do we have to somehow report as we lose weight?

Ah congrats!! That is so awesome hope to be there with you shortly - 3 pounds to go for me!

I keep a food log religiously (literally everything that goes into my mouth goes into the log). I do it on fitday.com. I love it. Its free, I can enter in custom foods, and they have a HUGE food database. I find it to be more convenient than carrying around a pen and notebook. I also hand in my food logs and recovery logs (I log my workouts, if I had any pain, how much sleep I'm getting, motivation level etc) to my fitness practitioner at our fitness center and they give me feedback on what I'm doing. Its been invaluable for keeping me on track. I know if I miss a workout or go on a binge, ill hear about it from them. You should see if you can find something like that. That way, you're not just logging but you're checking in with someone weekly.

I also fell off the wagon for awhile and gained 50 pounds back. I decided to get back on track in September and have since lost all the weight I regained plus some. Calling the gym, logging back into LBT, restarting my blog, restarting my food log were the hardest parts of getting back on top of things. Once I initiated all of those things, it was much easier to get back into the swing of things and into a routine. I'm feeling better than ever now and I feel like I learned a good lesson which will make me stronger in my weight loss in the future. I also started seeing an eating disorder therapist for my compulsive eating, and its definitely helping (I don't want to feel like Im teetering on the edge anymore...this time I want to be successful and for good). There are a lot of us who struggled but have gotten back to it - you have a lot of like minded support here!

I just looked at the running total: We've lost over 210 pounds!! If you haven't updated the spreadsheet lately with your current weight, go do it so you can get added into the tally!

Wow - the spreadsheet looked okay to me yesterday but I just went on and something weird was happening. I didn't lose my original record, but I had 3 additional entries on the spreadsheet, all with different random recorded start and goal weights and weekly losses. Anyways, I deleted my duplicated entries that had been entered on spreadsheet - glad the original didn't get lost. I don't know why people do that to the spreadsheets. And if an accident happens and you accidentally mess it up, just let people know so someone can go in and try to fix it instead of everyone finding out by a surprise.

I think I had 3-4 days after surgery of clear liquids (not a week). But as has beens stated, all the doctors vary so much, its hard to compare. I know that Unjury makes a chicken broth. One scoop has 90 calories and 21 grams of protein. It would be considered a clear liquid I think (you would mix it with water instead of milk) and a good source of protein during the clear liquid phase if you were having concerns about the shakes.

I just started seeing a therapist for binge eating disorder. Its such a hard thing to recover from. I'm starting to learn that beating myself up never works. So try not to be too hard on yourself and just like you said, get back on track tomorrow! Also, congrats on losing 90 pounds so far!! Amazing and you should feel great about it

Congrats! You should feel so good about it! I bet you feel so much better too!

I don't live near you but I'm always there to help if you just need someone to talk to about working out, bounce ideas off of,etc. I also sometimes need motivation to workout and I'm always thinking of different work out ideas to keep it interesting. Feel free to send me a message if you feel like it!

I lost 3 pounds from last week. Earlier in the week I was down to 203.2 but I think it was a false low, and so yesterday I was at 205.8 which is what I logged in the spreadsheet. When I got to 203.2 last Thursday or Friday, I felt like I was really looking forward to putting a -5 or -6 on the spreadsheet on Monday, but I'm trying to be fine with the -3. I'm out so I can't check the spreadsheet but I hope it didn't get erased I wish there was a way to prevent that - it seems to happen regularly.

I have thoughts like that as well. I would never in my wildest dreams go up to someone and say it, but I certainly think it. My thought process is kind of "Wow, I totally know what its like to be there and to feel hopeless about my weight...that ill always be fat. Hopefully they'll figure something out - whether its surgery or diet and exercise or therapy...I just hope they find a way to get through it". But as the above poster said, I wouldn't ever say it. Btw, we were banded around the same time

I've been having some food issues lately too - just cant seem to control myself. We should try to not beat ourselves up about it. I think when we beat ourselves up it makes it worse. Yay for getting back on track!

I know that it REALLY varies from person to person, but I lost 14 pounds in the first month after surgery. I had lost 20 pounds prior to surgery on a 3 week liquid preop diet.

Nice!! Congrats! Thats such a great feeling Last night I put on a dress that I had ordered in July. When I got it it was SO tight that it just looked unacceptable...I could barely zip it up. Now its borderline too big. I'm going to Hawaii in a week and a half and I think I'm going to try and get one wear out of it, but then that will probably be the end of it Congrats on the NSV!

I have thought about an eventual revision after I get to my goal with the band (I'm not having complications with my band, but the thought of having a foreign object in me forever makes me nervous...plus I really dislike getting adjustments). I won't do it until I get to goal (unless there is some problem before then). I would probably revise to sleeve (or plication once there is more research on it). I don't like the idea of malabsorption and I'm also not sure how that would work with getting pregnant (would you be able to absorb enough nutrients for both you and a baby? not sure...). Dumping syndrome doesn't sound that fun to me. If I had to do it tomorrow, I'd probably go with the sleeve.

Oh thats cool - I had no idea! Definitely good to know if we don't like something that we buy. I don't eat meat, but my fiance does and they have USDA Prime and USDA Choice there. So instead of buying meat at whole foods (which is the same USDA Choice that they have at Costco) I'll just buy it for him at Costco. I know they also have some organic meat too which is great. And I get my Fiber gummies there now too. I probably won't cancel my Sam's membership yet because in my hometown, there isn't a Costco, just a Sam's (which is why were members there, as are my parents). But if Costco ever comes to town, I'm sure we'll also cancel our Sam's membership (my parents also like Costco much better).

I just looked up the nutrition facts for Olive Garden out of sheer curiosity and it looks like if you get the Apricot Chicken lunch portion theres only 280 calories which is very reasonable! If you can eat half of the Chicken scampi lunch portion, it would be about 370 calories it looks like. Some of the soups also like relatively low cal (if you wanted to do soup and salad or something).

Congrats!! Get lots of rest today! You're going to do great! Come back and update us when you can

I'm not having the exact same issues as you but I did regain 50 pounds and then re lose it in the past couple of months. It was a real downer when I started re losing as I had to face the fact that I had regained so much weight. But I believe it was a learning experience for me and has made me even stronger in my resolve to lose. It can be that way for you too. While it stinks that you're having band issues (which you should continue to address with your doc), start doing something to get yourself back on track today. Start exercising or logging your food or cutting back on the high calorie foods. Take a walk! I love walking - you burn calories and it doesn't even feel like exercise. If it's too cold outside, it's a great time to walk laps in the mall with all of the holiday displays up. I'm here to help if you need a hand or some advice/motivation to get yourself back on track. The hardest part was restarting my exercise, logging, healthy eating etc. But once you start, it becomes part of your routine and gets easier!

Hey Dave, yep they sell the Premier Protein at Costco - its actually the reason why I joined, primarily. We've belonged to Sam's Club for ages which is where I was getting Muscle Milk but then I found out about Premier Protein from someone on LBT and the nutrition facts are just so much better, so I decided to try it out. I ordered the first case online, really liked it, and then decided to join costco where the cases are cheaper than online and I don't need to pay the 15-20 dollars shipping every time. Anyways, I really LOVE it. Its chocolate, but its not quite as sweet as MM. I really do like the taste and I love that most of the carbs are Fiber, which I need. And on a separate note, I really like Costco. We're still members at Sam's Club but I think Costco has higher quality items. Definitely glad we joined!