MaggieB

Im down 35 lbs but only from size 20 to 18 - not quite ready for 16's yet.

Everyone is different. I don't have any problem with rice - white or brown. I rarely eat it tho.

I never had the metal taste but I did have the fruity breath. My kids would always ask me if I was eating/chewing gum or candy because of my breath. I try to limit my carbs but like one of the others I get in about 100/day. I am losing weight slowly, but I am satisfied with that.

Dont beat yourself up. I was on vacation a couple of weeks ago - 9 days in an RV with my parents came home for a day then we went on a 7 day cruise. No fills yet, banded June 10th.

I gained 5lbs but it was lost within 10 days or so. I guess most of it was Water retention from eating out, salty foods, alcohol on the cruise etc.

Congrats! We are getting ready to run an obstacle race on Sept 18th - runthejailbreak.com.

I had to wait 3 weeks. Ask your surgeon. The last thing you want is for any of your incisions to get infected which could lead to your port being infected then you need to go thru all of this again.

powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury - chocolate mixed with skim milk or strawberry mixd with water/cyrstal lite lemonade. Has 20g Protein per serving.

Its expensive - $24 thru my doctor or $18.95 + shipping thru the website unjury.com.

I have tried several and this is the one I tolerate the best. If I run out I use Jillian Michaels brand from Walmart.< /p>

Supposed to get a fill at 6 weeks post op but will be going on 2 back to back vacations - I chose to put it off until Aug 9th. I didn't want to deal with any issues while away.

My surgeon's directive was six weeks of full liquids. No mushy phase at all. It was tough and oh-so-boring. I moved to solids four days early on day #38.

Totally agree with you. I have 13 more days of this. I have stuck to this full liquid diet for the most part - I do have to admit I have "cheated" a few times with a bite here and there of things. I am so looking forward to expanding my food choices. Lately I have been craving veggies - very weird for me to actually want to eat veggies :thumbup:

I like Unjury too - but only the chocalate and stawberry. I mix the chocolate with milk and use the strawberry mixed with lemonade crystal lite.

I try to drink 3 Protein Shakes a day - Im still on a full liquid diet for 17 more days (total of 5 weeks). Doc told me to get in at least 60g/day.

I don't remember much either. I was given something to "relax" me on the way to the OR. All I remember is being told to scoot onto the OR table and looking at the clock on the wall then I was out. Next thing I know I am being wheeled to the recovery room with the nurse telling me to open my eyes they were done and I was fine.

I was banded on June 17. I had a 5 day clear liquid diet, then minimal liquids the day after surgery. I am having a hard time comprehending why my surgeon insists on me being on a liquid diet for 6 wks after surgery then transition strait to solids. I also confirmed this is the guidelines with the nutritionist. Their regimin does not follow the "mush" stage. I dont get it. I honestly can not imagine 4 more wks of this. I am not starving, i drink my Protein shakes 3xs a day and drink plenty of h2o, yogurt and eat lots of fudgsicles. I hate the cream Soups and the aspertame in the suarfree drinks gives me headaches. My issue is it's the summer and i just want to crawl underneith a rock untill the 4 wks are over. I weigh myslef and sometimes i am the same weight sometimes i am 1lb less. I dont get it. It's so discouraging that i stopped weighing myself. There are too many festivities going on that i have been declining. Anyone else in this situation?

6/12 Starting weight 312

6/17 Surgery weight 293:rolleyes2:

Hang in there, I am in the same boat. I am on a similiar meal plan. I am half way thru my full liquid stage - Only 2.5 weeks left then on to solids - I can't wait.

My doctor told me that he takes a more conservative route with the diet - a few of the reasons he gave me were that he wants the body to heal, doesn't want to take a chance of having a stitch that holds the band in place to pop - then you will have slippage, and there still may be some swelling that can get worse with eating too soon and not chewing well. He also stated that this 5 weeks is to learn new eating behaviors - learning to recognize fullness feeling, eating/drinking slow etc. I am trying to stick with it...I don't want to take any chances of screwing anything up. I have 2 vacations scheduled back to back and I want to be eating solid food during them.

I have noticed my weight will stay the same for 2-3 days then drop. I was banded on June 10th and have lost 16lbs so far. I weigh myself everyday...I know I shouldn't but it almost like an obsession.

Just hang in there.

What is an EPT test?

3 days pre-op full liquids.

3 days post-op clear liquids.

5 weeks full liquids - includes oatmeal, cream of wheat, grits, yogurt, Soups - no chunks, pudding, Jello & least 60g Protein.< /p>

1 week of diced, finely chopped foods.

I was approved and banded June 10th.

My BMI was right at 40 (232 lbs) when I started this process in January and this was my heaviest weight. I did not have any weight documented for 2009 and my weight for 2008 & 2007 was 218. No co-morbidities until I was diagnosed with sleep apnea going thru the required appointments by Aetna.

I did the "fast track" 3 month plan - which really takes 5 months to complete. sleep study, pysch eval, 3 consecutive monthly appointments with nutritionist and 4 consecutive monthly appointments with weight loss doctor. Because I was right at BMI of 40 I was told not to lose or gain any weight.

Hang in there. Just go thru the requirements and see what happens.

Sorry - I don't know about the denial and appeal process with Aetna.

My sleep study required an overnight stay - in the lab at 10pm out the door at 530am. I also had the worst night of sleep - still can't understand if results are accurate because I felt I didn't sleep at all. About a week later I had to go back to be fitted for a mask/CPAP machine. Basically the same thing happened - in by 10 out at 530am. Got my CPAP machine about a week after the last appointment.

I didn't journal either. My weight was 232 with a BMI of 40. I was told by the surgeon and the weight loss doctor NOT to lose or gain any weight during my 3 month supervised diet. They did want me to start reading labels, exercising, drinking Water & some behavior modification during this 3 months.

The barium I was given didn't really have a flavor. It was just thick, white, chalky stuff - I thought tasted horrible. I was a given a full 8oz cup but didn't need to drink all of it - maybe only half. You just need to drink enough to for the radiologist to get the xrays.

I had to drink the barium standing up while they took xrays. Then I had to lay down and turn right to left, then they had me on my stomach drinking the barium while they took xrays. The whole thing lasted maybe 10 minutes.

Wow I thought it would take 6 months to jump through all the hoops. I go to the informational meeting tonight and start the process. I am hoping to get the surgery about 9/1. It sounds like that MAY happen.

CONGRATS!:biggrin:

It did take about 6 months to go thru the requirements. I started the required appointments in January - sleep study, psych eval, 3 monthly visits with nutritionist & 4 monthly visits with doctor.

Good Luck!

No idea what POS means - its listed on my card.

I'm on full liquids right now, I blended my veggie Soup last night and thought I was about to gag. I ended up eating eat & it tasted Ok - just the process of blending it was a little gross for me.

Banded on the 10th...actually feeling good today. My swelling/bloated stomach has finally decreased. I made it thru my first day of full liquids yesterday.

Good luck to you guys getting banded this week!

Thanks for your help! I am going to make sure I am not having more than 4 oz of my shake at a time. When were you banded? I think I have left the honeymoon period of getting banded. That is very good that you drink 48 ounces of water! I have been drinking a lot of Crystal Light, etc but very little Water. Tomorrow before my workshop I am going to go get a Route 44 ice Water from Sonic and drink that all day there (8-4). I appreciate it! I was getting so frustrated.

I was banded on June 10th.

Just be sure to ask your doctor about your Fluid requirements. I'm sure you have noticed on these message boards that there is a very wide range of post-op diets.

Good Luck to you!

I'm new, so not sure if I can help. I just started my Full Liquids today. My doctor told me to get my Protein in first. He said to start with 2oz of my shake, not to sip it but drink it, wait to see how I feel - he wants me to get used to feeling "full", then increase up to but no more than 4oz at a time when I recognize my pouch being full/empty. Right now I am doing ok with this...I think I am feeling the sensation of being "full" at about 2.5-3oz.

My shakes do not count toward the extra Water I need to get in. My doc wants me to drink at least 48oz in addition to the shakes. I have a big cup that I pour 48oz of Water in and drink from that all day long. So far it is working for me.