trishfish

how do you fo the pepperoni chips? these and the cheese chips sound amazing! does mozzerella work?

had pain for about 24 hrs. I took a week and a half off because I am a massage therapist so I wasn't sure how that would work. on day 4 post op I was refinishing a piece of furniture...day 6 post op was working in my flour beds...etc etc....i felt great! so you're not alone :thumbup:

shely shely.....drinking while eating will get you stuck. I have learned the hard way for sure. the first two fills I could drink and eat (yes, I know...bad! haha) but since my third fill, if I even take a sip it is slime city! so please don't learn the hard way...dont drink and eat :thumbup:

I got the go ahead for baths at my two week post op :thumbup: go for it

just found this thread today...thanks everyone! i started the system two mondays ago...but i am not doing it every single day. I am obsessed with zumba so i do zumba on wed and friday...those days i only do ab ripper, no matter what the chart says i should do...and then i just pick up on what the chart says...so i will be doing it for probably like 120 days or soemthing...haha:tongue2: i am loving the system though...and i actually find it kind of fun! i did legs and shoulders yesterday and i can barely walk today (i am sure painting ALL day yesterday too didnt help the sore body either) I was banded 5/20 and I am just shy of 50 lbs lost! i am hoping the working out six days a week helps keep the weight coming off! i'll be checking back frequently :frown:

I would personally start with a week or two of liquids and protein shakes. you have been eating sugars and carbs and you'll need to cleanse your body of that so you can start anew...and it would help get you back on track. you could even do the 5 day pouch test (google that). go buy a cute journal just for food and food related thoughts aand feelings. when you see what you put into your mouth you will be able to hold yourself accountable better. and exercise is SO important....not just the physical importance, but the tozins that are reales while exercising just make you feel better all around. good luck! and be proud of yourself! you lost a lot of weight and now are making the choice to not settle for mediocre! *hugs!* :thumbup:

yay!! go to a class...you will love it as fas as noticing a difference with the p90x....since its been only two weeks I have not noticed a physical difference in my body BUT I did two more pushups today during the video than I did last monday!! also, I was a LITTLE less sore...so I will have to push it even more. so far, I really like it :w00t:

xumba is so fun!! I have the videos and they're ok...but the claases are awesome. if you go to the zumba website you can find a class near you....also you can burn up to 700 calories (or more) in one class. its my favorite and I look forward to mon wed and fri mornings

I'm on week 2 of doing P90X and I love it! I am not following their diet plan though. it is hard butthe more you do the easier it truly gets. you can get it on the beach body website, but I got mine off of craigs list and only paid $50 (it was brand new) instead of $125. goodluck and enjoy! oh yeah, I also still do my zumba...so for three days a week I work out for 3wo plus hours

for me it was (and sometimes still is) a DAILY battle to make the right choices...i woke up and wanted pancakes or a cinnamon roll...i choose an egg instead...lunch I wanted a big juicy burger...i choose cold cuts and cheese....supper I wanted spaghetti....i choose a salad or grilled chicken....i have to physically talk myslef out of eating those items sometimes! every single day I tell myself I CAN make the right food choices....some days are harder than others. you aren't even one month post op....thats not a very long time for your menatl to kick in with the physical. you will get there! but for now pick yourself up by the bootstraps and focus on tomorrow! tomorrow is a brand new day :smile2:

my doctor told me I could/will lose my excess 100 lbs (100% excess weight loss) but its all determined on how much I wanted it! and man, do I want it! haha so my doc has his own rules and doesn't usually follow the norm....

hey amanda. No i did not cheat on my two week liquid diet...and it was hard...and i was really mean :biggrin:...haha but i just want to share with you what my doctor shared with me...and it scared me to the point of NOT wanting to cheat... He said that during surger they stitch the stomach up over the band to help keep it in place for long term...but those stitches need about two weeks to really heal and for the stomach to be secured. He said that eating ANYTHING (even healthy foods) it causes your stomach to contract...the act of contracting can cause the stitches to come apart from the stomach...thus totally undoing everything that was done in surgery...and possibly lending a hand to a future slippage.... I just wanted to share that with you. It is hard...and some days you want to hate everyone...but the two weeks will pass and you will feel a lot better :thumbup: good luck and keep on truckin!!

I noticed that too...and realized it was the chewable multiviatamin I was taking....switched and the problem went away! this has proven itself to me again this week...ran out of new vitamin had to take old vitamin for a few days and bam...the runs were back (sorry if that is gross haha) you might want to try a new vitamin

ok, so I am having a hard time counting my calories! I know there are places online to help you, but I just really struggle with this! I weigh and measure all my food, so I am consistently eating less than 8 oz (usually around 6)at one meal... but i'm just stumped. for example....we had steak the other day. I marinated it really well for 24 hours to ensure it was tender and moist....grilled it and weighed out my 3 oz of steak and 3oz of brocoli. went to see the calorie count and I was lost and a little confused....i want to know the total amt of calories i'm eating....i have been at 220 lbs for two weeks now! and have had two small fills....(starting wght 255 surgery 5/20) so i think I can officially say I am in bandster hell. all that being said....i know uping calories sometimes can make the wght start coming off...but I don't even know where I am at rigt now (i would guess around 800 calories) sorry to ramble on about my confusion...

well I guess I was right! I wasn't weighing my food and just guessing....and I was under-guessing! no wonder I was getting hungry! haha thankyou for your input :cool:

hi. do you guys weigh your food? my doctor suggested it, but i am not sure i fully understand. take breakfast for example. I made turkey bacon and eggs. weighed two pieces of bacon and one egg and it was 2.5 oz I got some precooked chicken and wighed out a portion of 2 oz and it just seems like there is more than 2 oz. i'm just confused...and curious what you guys to do ensure you are eating no more than 6 possibly 8 oz.

hey guys. thanks for the replies. i have a lapband card, but i didnt even think about showing them! haha went to kings island yesterday, and believe it or not, i found a ton of stuff that was band friendly...and i was allowed to bring anything into the park, so had my trusty protein bars and a shake with me :confused: brad, the low carb diet is really the only thing that works for me...i have pcos (which as a guy you prolly have no idea about...haha) and one of the HUGE drawback with having that is sugar and carbs make you gain...and gain a lot! so for me actually lose, i have to really watch the carbs in my diet. hope you all had a great weekend!

hi friends!:cool: ok, so i have a question. i have been following a low carb/low sugar diet since my may 20th banding. doing pretty well...i'm done 37 lbs...and loving it! so this last weekend (holiday weekend) we had three cookouts and went to a baseball game....i tried to make the best food choices available (even took band friendly/carb friendly dish to two of the the cookouts)..but i def over did it on the carbs and the sugar...the baseball game was the worse i think. I attempted to smuggle in a protein shake and protein bar but they were confiscated at the gate really? i was ticked...anyways fast forward to the fifth inning and i am so super hungry...went down to the concourse to see what was there for me to eat...and ended up with nachos and cheese:rolleyes: they were yummy (also drank about 60 ounces of water while at the game...EXPENSIVE! haha)...buuuut this morning, i am just curious as to how much i set myself back after a weekend of carbs and sugar.... woke up this morning, weighed myself...lost two lbs this last week...(the inches loss are exceeding the weight loss!) so did a shake this morning, and one for lunch...might do shakes a couple days.. just wanted everyones opions... hope you all had a great holiday weekend!! :)

I had the same delayed pain...my nutrionist said that I had "over eaten" and had caused he nerve to become irritated. I have to be VERY carefuk and measure all my portions (hey, its been working for the weigt loss...haha) and she too said cold water...and just sips @ a time. and walking...walking helped me. good luck and hope you're feeling better!! :thumbup:

don't stress! guess what? I had ice cream today too! I have decided in this journey on holidays I WILL indulge a littlebit...pre band, it would have been three/four scoops...today I had one scoop...with a smidge of peanut butter (had to get some protein in there...haha) but anyways...if we tell oursleves "self, we will never eat those things again!" then guess what? you are going to binge and want those things! my nutritionist said all things are fine in MODERATION! so tomorrow, make sure you make great food choices and maybe exercise an extra 30 min....but really, one ice cream cone is not going to undo everything you've just spent the last month doing! hang in there....tomorrow is a new day!!! :smile2:

:biggrin:good evning friends! had my first fill (1cc) on wed (one month post op) and it went well. the only thing is after the fill i had a ton of pressure behind my sternum and a little bit in my abdomen. i stayed on liquids for 48 hours...and the pressure subsided a little bit today...but just curious if anyone else had this after their first fill. wed morning mother natrue delivered my ''monthly gift'' so i didnt know if that had anything to do with it or not... thanks friends! ps, LOVING the restricion!!!:smile2:

you probably do need a fill. the amount of food that my nut wants me to eat TOTAL in one meal is 4 to 5 oz....your portions might be a little too large for you. I was banded right around your time and am continuing to lose weigt. I had my first fill on monday and have dropped 5 lbs since then. when your dr sees you haven't really lost, he will probably give you a fill. I was told by my dr that it is VERY normal to stop losing or even gain when you reintroduce regular food into your diet...especially hard protein. the reason being is our bodies have (in some small way) been in starvation mode...so introducing the calories of "real" food back into our diets, our bodies are going to hold onto it and have a hard time letting go. but don't fret! the scale will start moving down. good luck! and ps, you may not realize you need a fill (i thought I was fine and restricted) until you get one...and man its great!

GO! ten days post surgery I was at work, doing massages...i was tired because of the little amount of food that was there....also I started pureed on day nine...so if you're allowed have some cottage cheese with some pureed fruit on top, or some mashed potatos (those are always at our reunions) or take some refried beans....i really think you'll feel fine! and the previous poste was right, you may not be able to play games, but that gives you PLENTY of time for visiting....and you might be surprised at the support you'll get...if you choose to tell people...i randomly, unexpectedly told my extended family, and found out two of my second cousins were having the surgery in a few months! you never know. goodluck!!

good luck on your surgery!!! I had to do the two week clear liquid diet, lost 20 lbs....and had the exact oppisite problem as you regarding the bathroom situation...oh it was horrible! but anyways...as long as you keep the refined sugars out of your "refined" diet...i don't see what the prob would be....but I would totally ask your nutrionist because it would be HORRIBLE if you woke up from surgery and they couldn't do the band because of your liver. stay strong girl! you're almost there! and life after surgery is so awesome :cursing:

I have bcbs of indiana and I only had three years of med records/dates....and I was approved for surgery in only two days...goodluck!