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Tracy..i tried it one time and it was pretty good..i mean you know it won't taste like potatoes..lol i did it like i do potatoes though..boiled it then used a masher with a lil bit of butter/salt/pepper...i could eat it again but my family wasn't too excited about them!

Brina...i hear ya about having will power...i never thought i could smell all my favorite foods and NOT give in. Well wait..you are pre op right? ok i admit i did give in then but now that i'm post op..no way..mostly coz i'm afraid of it gettin stuck. I'm a big baby! It's hard for me to still have to cook for my family and just sit at the table with a shake! BUT i know it'll all be soooo worth it in the long run. keep in mind all [well most] of the discomfort you will go through is normal. i thought the gas would never go away but tadaaaa it does!! :thumbup:

HOLY COW..that is outrageous!!! i see ads on the side of this post saying you can get it for under 10 grand...wth? I"m fortunate that my insurance paid 100%. :laugh: if i would of had to pay out of pocket I wouldn't of been able to get it!

i had ulcers and was on prilosec for a year..i just got banded 10 days ago! don't be negative...find out BEFORE you give up hon! good luck to ya

you are going to knock em dead!! have a wonderful time!

lol omg..i've got the same thing! the tummy rumbling feels like it is from DEEP within..it actually HURTS..right? i'm thinking it's what Julie said...our tummies are saying...what tha??? lol I'm sure once we get on reg foods it'll go away!

jillian..yay! i'm excited for you!! i had mine done a week ago.. :thumbup: good luck..many good thoughts going your way..keep us posted on how you did!

gracie..i'm sure burgers and pizza will be in our future...but instead of a double quarter pounder we will be able to get a lil cheeseburger instead....tht is what i'm looking forward to..that way i won't 'crave' things i will just have a bite or two. I absolutely love churchs chicken..i could eat 5 pieces in one sitting..now if i were to buy some..I'd get maybe a drumstick. that is a big difference...:thumbup: i'm 8 days post op and am still on liquids. I get to start 'mushies' on sat...i can't wait!!!

maybe that she no longer needs fills to stop her from eating?? maybe she has it down pack now? it would be nice to know though..

Gracieeee ohhhh i read CHEETOS!!! uh i CAN eat cheerios so thanks for that girl!! lmao

Gracie..lmao..thank goodness i can't eat cheetos anymore other wise that is all i would think about!! lol @ Queen Fig...but i'm with you..as long as i'm slimmer!

when i married my second husband i was 220 but have put on about 30 lbs in 4 years. Now let me give you a lil back ground on my husband. He was married 21 years before me to a lady that was 320 and she had gastric bypass..well of course she was confident in her looks and believed the grass was greener on the other side. Well while he was in Iraq she moved her boyfriend in. So when he got home..instead of a welcome home party ..he was looking for a place to live! well now he is extremely worried the same thing will happen to us. I have assured him that this will NOT happen. I have no desire to check out someone elses yard! Not only is this new for me..it's opening old wounds for him. Now the doc told me i should get down to 140 to be in my target bmi range.My husband said that is too skinny for his liking!! lol Funny thing is that his 'fantasy woman' , Salma Hyeck, is smaller than that and he thinks she's beautiful...why wouldn't he want me like that? Well granted i don't have the hoots..lol anyway I thought this was a cute thread and wanted to share.

ouch...yeah my doc said to take all my pills dissolved in water. although i have three that are so tiny i just swallow those. good luck to ya!! i would of thought the hot chocolate would of dissovled it.

I have never tried cottage cheese OR cream of wheat [those are on my diet now] so i have no idea..i'd look on the food network and do a search..i'm sure they have to have something..especially paula deen..lol

Sndy..omg girl..you should try it..it has you sweating like a pig but it's soooo fun. Maryk..wow you are very active! that is awesome. I've tried the eliptical but it's so hard on my knees..my first marriage we'd dance to this kind of music..my second husband doesn't really know how to dance to it so it feels great to get out and shake my bon bon..although i've got the dvd's it's much more fun to do it with other people! keep up the great work outs!

i thought this was a place to share feelings and stuff? I do have to say that i was scared to death after reading some of this stuff BUT who else will tell me what to expect. i mean i can't ask my husband what should i do with i get stuck or i can't call my sister coz neither one of them have had it done! SO i think this is a good site..everyone is different so just coz i read a 'i'm hungry or i'm sick' is not going to affect me but i do feel some kind of calm knowing i'm not the ONLY one going through it!!

btrieger...are you serious? wow that is awesome! you weren't even sore a lil bit? or maybe just not enough to be on meds.. i'm still in pain a week after!!

i had gotten off of them until last night...i feel like you know when you put a water balloon on the fawcett to fill and the balloon fills up and droops and the 'neck' of the balloon is stretched out? that is how i feel when i stand up..my left side feels like it's down at my feet! lol i had to take a shot of pain meds last night!

omg..the city of buffets?? lol we went to vegas last year and we scheduled everything around which buffets to hit! heehee. i'm sure you will do awesome! i guess you can never fail with chicken. good luck to ya and have fun!

aww...promise it'll get better!

same here julie...tomorrow is my one week out. i just started back on the protein shakes for the next five days then mushiessss YAY!! my old way of thinking is..alright KFC mashed potatoes here i come!! lol good thing I'd have to drive 25 miles to get it and i seriously doubt I'll drive that far for 1/4 cup of taters! i'm excited for all of us!

Good luck ladies!! sending you both positive thoughts!! looking forward to hearing about your experiences!!

awesome and 99 cents to boot? lol way to go!

baby k..although i am not at the point where i want it out..i am having alot of gas and it hurts! i thank God i can keep things down [i did throw up the first day though] hang in there girl!! like everything else..it'll get better with time! think of the end result! :thumbdown:

right now i'm walking since i haven't gotten the ok to start Zumba again...Anyone else doing Zumba? i just love it! I can't wait to drop weight to keep up with the dvd! :thumbdown: just curious what everyone else is doing?!