Lap Band Gal

Increase your calorie count...thats what I did. In my losing phase, i stuck to 1100 calories a day. Now I up that to about 1500 calories a day. Try focusing on a new goal...perhaps a fitness goal or body fat % reduction...always have a new goal. No, I would never get an unfill....but that's just me

I reached my goal weight of 145 lbs over the holidays....yay!

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Thanks everyone! Keep spreading the good word about the band

I have a blog too, in my signature below...

Check out my blog - in my signature below. thanks!

DiGiorno 200 Calorie Portion Control Pizzas!!! I like the chicken, onions, peppers pizza (200 calories, 11 grams of protien). They are super crispy and not doughy at all. yay! You get 2 pizzas per box....for about $2.50 Found them in the frozen foods at my Kroger store.

Today: B - oatmeal w/ Splenda (100c, 4p) S - Cottage cheese (100c, 14p) L - 4 Turkey Meatballs w/ ketchup (230c, 24p) S - Activia drinkable yogurt (160c, 5p) D - pizza (200c, 11p); string cheese (80c, 7p) S - 2 fudgcicles (80c, 4p) TOTAL: 950 calories, 69g Protein I need veggies...

Hi Everyone, I am hoping for some tips on what I can eat at the Disneyworld parks over the thanksgiving week. I will be 5+ weeks post op at that time, so according to my docs eating requirements, I will be on "soft foods". I am on mushies now and doing great! Thanks for your help.

Thanks for all the tips :w00t:

I am 5 days post op and am on 2 weeks of full liquids diet. I was eating abut 1/4 Cup cream of potato Soup (not too hot and not too thick)...maybe I ate too fast or maybe the soup was too spicy....but all of a sudden I got a weird feeling - not sure how to describe it...kind of tingly all over. So I quit eating immediately and then a slight pain/pressure has begun between my shoulder blades...kinda the middle of my back.... What just happened? Was this a mini-PB situation? I haven't thrown up or anything, just still feeling tingly/weird/pain in middle of back about 1.5 hrs later. I am staying upright just in case the gravity can help the situation. Help!! What just happened? I will call my surgeon in the AM.

Thanks Monique Any others have any advice? Thanks!

congrats :blushing:

Good luck! I am being banded tomorrow too!!!

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Yes, full liquids for 1 week before surgery...I am struggling with it...I want to chew...even the crappy cafeteria food looks good right now

Hello Everyone! I just created a blog about my weight loss journey! Click below - link is in my signature.

what about a splash of a sugar free flavored syrup? :thumbup: I like the Davinici SF vanilla syrup...I will have to try adding it to the Greek yogurt. Yum

YAY for all of us October bandsters!!!! Dana, love your blog. I think I may start a blog too.

Hello All, I am so excited to get banded on Oct 20th! Can't wait! Good luck to all the other bandsters! :wink2:

You will do great today! Let us know how you are when you get back from the hospital.

I got my insurance (Aetna) to cover the psych eval...that's it though

I'll be at group on the 28th most likely...hope to see you there! :smile:

Dana, I am getting banded on 10/20. I totally can relate to your concerns...I'm thinking the same way. We need to think positively! We can do it! :smile: