iamhealthy

hi all

i was banded in israel in february, now i'm in cape town south africa and i DESPERATELY need a fill!

any suggestions or recommendations would be graetly appreciated!

iamhealthy

hi everyone and congratulations to all of us!

i started at 103 kilograms (227) and now i am down to 82 (180) yay yay yay!!! 47 pounds!!!

my journey began on the 11 February 2010 and will continue...

i am feeling kinda weird about body image stuff and was wondering if anyone else is having similar issues. at 227 pounds i felt fat, but attractive and confident... now i look at myself and sometimes i feel great and am very happy with the progress, but more often, i look at the sagging skin and at how fat i am and feel less attractive, less sexy, and more dissatisfied with what i see in the mirror than i did 5 and a half months ago.

sometimes the inability to binge and feel full and comforted is maddeningly frustrating...

am i alone in this particular wilderness???

hi guys

it's great to see how amazingly everyone is doing (bar PB and slime episodes of course)!

i've lost 17 kilos/37.4 pounds and having the lapband surgery was the BEST decision i've ever made!

I've had 3 fills, up to 7cc in a 13cc band and although eating can be challenging at times i just adore the freedom that this marvellous tool has given me.

thank you all for your postings- they inspire, educate and support this journey

since i last posted, i've had a really challenging time emotionally. My partner and i split up and the medical aid refused to reimburse any of the surgeon or hospital costs.

there is however some really good news as well:

• :smile2:i've lost 17.5 pounds since my surgery 5 weeks ago
  
• :smile2:my blood pressure medication has been halved
  
• :smile2:i've been offered a new job
  

i'm feeling strong and motivated and my surgeon has been amazing. I had my first fill two weeks after surgery and my second is scheduled for this coming monday.

Started Mushies today! I am strictly following the diet given to me by my surgeons office. For Breakfast I had 2 tablespoons of cheerios with 1/2 cup milk, and 1 scrambled egg. You would think I was eating a steak for goodness sake the way i was eating it, lol. Then for a snack i had 6 crackers, 1 tbsp LF Peanut Butter and sugar free jelly...that was also delicious. For lunch was 4 tbsp chicken salad with 2 tbsp sweet potato. Tonight for dinner is 4 tbsp turkey meatball and 2 tbsp butternut squash. The caloric intake for this phase is about 800 which includes a Protein Shake thrown in the day at some point. What a difference a day makes! My spirits are lifted. It was definitely worth the wait. I dont know what it is, but I am craving really healthy foods. I don't even want junk/fast foods. I was told I can also have hummus (in place of a carb) which is my absolute fav so that was good news. So all of you bandsters who are approaching the mushie stage -hang on! You will get there and it will be very rewarding! Also a big congratulations to all of those recently banded! We are actually doing it~WE ROCK!

Much Love <3

thank you thank you for your input... your diet makes sense to me :smile2:

My diet is as follows.

Breakfast 3oz Protein 1oz veggies 1oz fruit

lunch 3oz protein 1oz veggies 1oz fruit

dinner 3oz protein 1oz veggies 1oz fruit

I average about 800 calories. My first 4 days out i was only doing about 400 calories. Dietitian called to check on me and i told her what i was eating and only lost about 2 lbs and she told me to add some food. Now I have lost 4 more pounds since then.

thanks for the feedback (no pun intended!)..i am eating way more than you!

hi all

please could you share what you are eating?

i'm definitely eating less than i was 3 weeks ago, but i seem to be consuming way more than anyone else!

I had surgery on the 11th of Feb... 6 days of Clear Liquids and Protein Shakes followed by thcker Soups, yogurt, cottage cheese and scrambled eggs by day 12 i could manage salad and chicken!

Day 13 i went for a fill...2cc. After the fill i was back on liquids for 24 hours, soft foods for another 24 and then back to regular food, eaten slowly and carefully.

I'm eating far less, but still a fair amount... yesterday i had scrambled egg, cottage cheese with 3 crackers, a banana, 5 grapes(yes, i counted!), a bowl of lentil and vegetable Soup, come rice crisps as a snack and a slice of salami which nearly killed me!

everything excluding the salami went down happily...the salami was the cause of extreme pain...i felt like i was having a heart attack!

i just dont know how much is too much, Calorically i probably consumed less than 1500 calories, which i believe is an appropriate amount..

what are you all eating???

#1. Surgery date? 11 Feb 2010

#2. State you live in? Israel

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr Subchi Adu Abeid

#4. Insurance or self pay? self pay

#5. Age and height 44, 5''4

#6. Current weight and goal weight?starting weight = 227, current weight = 217, goal weight = 140

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? i want to live!

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? yes