MsFab1988

I was banded on the 17th and all I can talk about now is how hungry I am! Im jus sittin here counting down until next monday cuz then I can have soft foods...I too go 2 bed early just so I can not think about food...People piss me off when they eat and say "im so sorry fab" but I jus smile and tell them "dont be sorry, I feel sorry 4 u cuz while im losing weight your gaining it" lol then they have nothing to say. I keep myself busy and I guess I just count down till soft foods...things will be ok 1 day..and remember nothing comes easy, we got to suffer to get what we want :smile2: thats what gets me through these days

I was banded on the 17 of july n I cried for like 2 days straight! I had gas the whole week! now its week 2 n I cannot wait 2 get off this liquid diet..I too find myself wonderin why I got this band. I get so frustrated when everybody is eating chineese food and im sipping on shit...but I try to remain calm n tell myself that if I want to succeed I have to suffer...thats they only way I get through these tough days...its only mon and im dreaming of next monday so I can finally have some scrambbled eggs! wooo-ho! :smile2:

well if u tell 1 person, the whole world will know...I told a few people before my surgury and then after that everybody was allowed to know. My mom didnt want everybody knowin before I had surgury because she feared they would talk me out of it...But she didnt understand that I didnt care what people think and that I do what I want with my body. But anyways, after the surgury, I didnt even have to tell anybody. They all knew. Because people have mouths and dont kno how to keep it shut. But everybody is supportive and are really happy for me! Once u have the surgury what can they say??? They will be happy for you...Before u have ur surgury, you think u can tell 5 people but your really telling 10 and so on and so on cuz in the end they each will tell ATLEAST 1 person...Then u look extra dumb in the end. You start tellin people "yeah i lost weight by diet and excersize" but they really kno the lap band is givin extra support. I would never wanna set myself up for something like that. People can know because its there to help me and maybe they can be helped as well. I'll never be embarressed of my band, I love it :crying: But some people are different so if you think its best to keep it to your self then do it

Im from Long Island (Huntington Station) and I was banded by Dr Geiss in Syosset North Shore Hos...he's the BESTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

im glad 2 hear everything went well! :skep: good luck tomorrow!!!

call your doctor and ask if you can take liquid tylenol...since ur surgury is tomorrow u cant drink anything until midnight..so dat gives u time..i dont kno i would either ask or just suffer for the day...u dont wanna risk something then find out tomorrow that you didnt get the band because you took a pill

why are they concerned about you gettin pregnant? Is that one of the reasons y u were denied or is that seperate?

For the first week I didnt like the Protein powder I was drinking. It had 220 calories, 25g of carbs and 30g of protein which was good but I never enjoyed drinking it. Until week 2 I found Isopure! Its a crystal clear liquid whey Protein Drink which taste like watered down juice. Taste similar to gatorade but has MORE FLAVOR and taste way better! It comes in Alpine punch, orange, raspberry blue, grape, melon, and alot more....RASPBERRY BLUE IS THE BEST ONE CAUSE IT TASTE LIKE REGULAR JUICE! Isopure has 120 calories and 40g of protein!!!!!!!! way better then the protein power. And another big advantage is that it has NO CARBS AT ALL! Drinking 1 bottle after working out will get you full. For my 2 meals I drank 2 isopures a day which gave me 240 calories and 80g of protein..And then I drank 1 Protein Powder shake and a high protein ensure. All together I think my calorie intake was around 680 and my protein intake was way more then 80g. I walk 2 miles everyday and I lost 13 pounds EASY and will be going into surgury tomorrow! I cannot wait! I just wanted to share this drink with everybody just in case you guys arent happy with your pre-op diet. You can find Isopure at Vitamin Shoppe. 1 bottle cost $3 and some change. You can get a 12 pack for $41..good luck to everybody on your pre-op diet

I finally got the blue raspberry :biggrin:

REAL EARLY...I have to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 5:30am...Surgury will begin at 7:00am...Im so excited! Its already 4:30pm and I only drank 1 Isopure for the day. I guess when your excited you feel full all day! lol Im about to go drink my protein shake I will update you guys when I can.

I hope u like ur nectar! good luck on ur surgury :biggrin:

I've been taking my vitamins/minerals chewables so I think ill be good, hopefully lol

:tongue2: yes I will be taking measurements by friday...I dont like to check up on my body every single day...I mean I look in the mirror n see changes in my clothes n let other ppl compliment me but I just leave it at that. I jus continue doing what I have to do and check on that scale every 2 weeks because then it will hit me like "omggg I lost 10 pounds!" and thats all that really matters to me. Im just trying to get to 160lbs. Ill be going to get my first fill on friday so I'll kno how much I weigh then

yes im still on my liquid diet..its hard bc sometimes u just wanna eat but u CANT...but it helps to kno dat u gotta suffer to get wut u want...and I already look like I've been losin alottt of weight..people are tellin me dat i look small already and that the process is soo fast lol

yeah im 1 week post op and feeling a whole lot better...there is still pain but I can deal with it...next friday I will get my first fill and I can't wait. I cant wait to start eating real food in 2 weeks lol

im sufferin from left shoulder pain as we speak :thumbup: before it was pain in my abdominal area now its my shoulders..and all I do is walk but nothing works..I kno time will heal me so only thing I can really do is suffer

I just cant wait to look and feel good! everything else will fall into place

Has anybody experienced alot of gas pain? Because after my surgury I was dieing! Im 5 days post-op right now and I still have some gas pain. Its not as bad as the first day but its still there. Sometimes the gas comes up but it doesnt go out. It just stays there and hurts me :bored: