losingjusme

nope, 1:03 in the afternoon ... here... hope you get some sleep.

not too much, only problem i had was clicking 'forum' not working, i PM'd Alex.

welcome to LBT.

tips and advice - read as much as you can here. other than that - follow the pre-op and post-op diets your surgeon gives you. welcome and good luck.

hi, welcome to LBT. the lap band is a wonderful tool that works when you follow the guidelines. best of luck to you!

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrbt:puke:

:thumbs_down::thumbup: that is the BEST... i wish we had rep points back just for THIS POST!!!

also posting to post that yes, i am being uber-bitch today...

posting to post and say that IM REALLY SICK OF THE 'VALIDATION' THREADS!!!!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrr come on ... i know my doctor said THIS, but i want to do THAT, who actually had problems????? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

HeatherO - great post!!!

in addition ... a band slip isnt going to necessarily happen the first week / month out of surgery if you dont follow the rules, it could take a year or two.

i STRONGLY suggest following your surgeon's pre and post op instructions. they are there for a reason. yes, there are surgeons out there who allow their patients solids sooner (or full liquids, whatever) but who knows what kind of suturing technique their surgeon had, etc. the post op diet is there to HEAL... the more complicated the 'food', the more your stomach has to work to digest it - yes, even full liquids. the more your stomach moves, the less time the sutures have to heal and set your band into place. of course, i could talk until i'm blue in the face. people are goign to do what they want to do, but - as i said - i strongly discourage it.

me neither ... i thank my band every day for SO much ... now i add the baby to the list. :redface:

Salsa, that is scary. sorry that happened. keep us posted on what the doctor says. is there a juice place near you (like Jamba Juice?) those are quite high in cals and you can have protein added.

i hate it when people post those huge fugly gawd-awful smilies ... the ones from that free smily site ... with that huge ad at the bottom of thier sigs...

im rather curious as well.

1/2 cup a day sounds dangerously low. not sure how you could get all the necessary nutrients in. liquid cals should pretty much be your last resort. i agree with finding a new nutritionist, one that actually listens to you. maybe find a mentor here - a successful bandster who has followed the bandster rules and is doing well - PM me if you would like a few suggestions. keep at it, best of luck to you!

me too please ...

well, you guys KNOW you'll be fine as long as you have your daily dose of Mt. Dew!! c'mon!! get with it!

mypov - i wouldnt worry about it really... 17 pound gain in 20 weeks PG, thats not bad at all... your pregnancies PRE band, how much did you gain??

that is one of the most hateful thing i have ever read.

like Juno - my 5th week, i got REALLY REALLY tight so i had 1/2 my fill removed.

A.m.a.z.i.n.g!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hmmmm ... weird. have you calibrated it recently? was it on treadmill or not? i found mine is always wonky on a treadmill. and different but same - i have a (private) LBT challenge on the Nike+ website, PM me your ID and i can include you if you'd like. good luck

thanks Susan ... we're really quite excited - even though it's still early... and i sent you a PM.