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Feeling anxious before surgery is totally normal! Tell us more about yourself...where you are from, where you're being banded, etc. This site is a great resource for information and support. Read everything you can and ask lots of questions. Good luck with your surgery on Monday!

Good luck Audree and Susan!! My thoughts are with you. Be sure to check in with us when you feel up to it.

Congrats on getting your first fill! i got my third one today...it's taken me awhile to get restrcition. I hope this one helps! Good luck!

Hey skinnymom! I was banded on Oct 26. My post-op diet wasn't quite as restrictive as yours...I was starting mushies about a week after surgery. I would definitely follow your doctor's post-op diet...but creamy soups were on my liquid diet as long as I thinned them down with milk or water. I had cream of chicken (blended up or strained) and cream of celery (also blended or strained). I also like to make tomato soup with milk instead of water so you can get extra protein and it's pretty thin. Hope this helps!

Dawnae I can't believe you haven't weighed since your surgery! I'm way too impatient...I pretty much weigh every day, but I only count my Sunday weigh in. I'll cross my fingers for you next Tuesday! My fill went fine today...they added .2 cc so now I'm up to 1.7 cc. Of course I can't tell much of a difference since I'm still on liquids today. Mushies for tomorrow. Isn't this weather crappy?? Yuck.

I think it's perfectly normal to feel like that! My energy level didn't return to normal until about a month after surgery. I had pain around my port area for about a month too. The liquid phase is the worst! I was so happy to start eating mushies. I "ate" a lot of creamy soups and blended up chili (add a little tomato juice or V8) while I was on the liquid phase to get some new tastes in. Unfortunately you are in bandster hell for a while longer until you start to eat regular food and get a fill. But we're here to help you through it!! Keep your chin up!

Are you on mushies or liquids? I was just starting mushies when I was about 2 weeks out like you. I ate a lot of yogurt, oatmeal, cream of wheat, refried beans/black Beans with a bit of cheese, tuna, egg salad, canned chicken, creamy Soups, mashed potatoes/sweet potatoes, and smoothies. I also have to cookbook that Sunshine2 mentioned and it has some delicious recipes. Hope this helps! Good luck...

Congrats to everyone moving down on your sizes!! It's an awesome feeling isn't it?

Ha ha! You totally got me with the thread title. I love spinach...I will definitely look for them. Did you find them at a health food store or a regular grocery store?

Congrats on being approved, that is really exciting! To find other NYC people check the USA support forum, then look under New York. Keep us updated on your progress!

Good luck on your fill tomorrow Shelly! I have a fill tomorrow too...still looking for that sweet spot. PS: I did pilates tonight...it's hard!! Apparently I don't have a core. Ha ha!

Welcome back Joe! Good luck on reaching your goal.

Dawnae when do you get your first fill? I'm going in for my third tomorrow...I hope it helps! How is everyone else doing?

Congrats!! Now waiting for Feb 23 is the hard part.

I was banded on October too and have had 2 fills totaling 1.5 cc in a 4 cc band. I have yet to really feel restriction. I've never been stuck on anything or had a PB. I'm going in tomorrow for another fill. I think it's really just an individual thing...

Thanks for that link Tonya! It is very imformative.

I think it's a way cool idea! One of my good friends from Phoenix is in her local roller derby league and she loves it. There are girls of every size on her team. Do it!!

KStar I've had 2 fills and I'm not really that restricted either. I have 1.5 cc in a 4cc band...I'm going in tomorrow for another fill. I've also heard that the 10 cc band sometimes take longer to reach restriction. Keep your chin up...hopefully your second fill will help!

I exercised today! 35 minutes on the eliptical and did some weights for my arms. 14 more to go...

That is SO awesome Shirley!!! Congrats on all the hard work.

I started exercising about a month after surgery, but I didn't do weights or ab stuff until about 2 months out. Now I need to work on being more consistent...

My mom actually bought it for me...I think she got it at GNC?? If not, I'm sure you can find it if you google it. I've never tried adding the Any Whey to crystal light, but it has worked in everything for me except some really hot soup. It clumped up and was VERY disgusting.

Welcome blueeyedbaby! Congratulations on taking control of your health...it's exciting isn't it? It sounds like you have done the reserach and you are relaly ready to make the changes necessary for success. This site is a great resource for information and support. Keep us updated on your progress!

I stalled about 3 weeks after surgery...I was stuck at 203 for 3 weeks!! Once I got a fill it helped out a lot. You are doing great!

It's different for everyone...I think I was 5 days post-op when I finally had a BM. You aren't really taking in anything solid so you won't get anything solid out. I didn't get back into regular BMs until I started eating solid food.