HoneyBrown

well i am the type that HATES pain, don't want to be in pain at all. so i was terrified, but my friends and fam calmed down. but when i woke up in recovery it just felt like someone kinda punched me in my chest, didn't hurt just uncomfortable, i read that some people up here get gas pains in their shoulder, but i didn't feel that at all, i actually felt pretty good, day 2 it was uncomfortable because of the incisions so i took my pain meds (crushed up in my applesauce of course) so i wouldn't feel anything, but the incisions healed pretty fast. scale 1 to 10 i would say my pain level was a 4. And thats because i just felt a little uncomfortable because i knew something is my belly. Honestly you will do fine, i got banded July 12

Zumba is now my addiction, I love ittt our job now offer Zumba for an hour with a Zumba instructor on Tuesdays and it's free for us, But I also take a Zumba class on Saturdays that I pay for. So in between tuesday and saturday I do get a little 30 minutes walk in or if I'm watching tv I take my dumbells and work out my arms, because I don't want to have flabby arms. Anyway doing Zumba twice in one week, thats 2000 calories burnt already, because an hour of Zumba class is 1000 calories burnt. Whew...I'm trying to stay focused. I just love Zumba, zumba zumba zumba :cool:

Thanks everyoneee, I love this site so much encouragement

I had a great morning walk this morning, I walked for 30 minutes and according to my pedometer I burned 304 calories. Now I'm prepared to go to work, I feel energized, I don't feel tired like I usually do when its time for work, i'll take these morning walks often. :closedeyes:

congratssssss

Yeah I go back next week as well, this my last week of no working

OH yeahhhh I been doing Zumba before I got banded, but I wasn't eating properly. But Now that I am, things should work out. And I love Zumba, and yea I am the biggest one in my class, but I stay on beat and I don't sit it out, because I can do it just like they can. And I tell them when I go there, I'm holding it down for the big girls lol, they laugh and tell me I do so good with the steps, but It's fun, and I figure if Zumba is supposed to help you lose weight then its not just for people that are in shape, its for all of us, and our class is diverse, we have young,old, big, small, not so big, not so small, african american, caucasian, hispanic, asian...its a diverse class. So anyone would feel comfy, ..besides even if it wasn't..i will still get my dance on lolll , but do itt itss sooo much fun, you can start with the zumba dvds first if you want to try it out, or actually what I did before i purchased my dvds was looked it up on youtube and do it with them. Anyway yOU CAN DO ITTT

Okay so as you guys know I was having a food meltdown, since I've been on my liquid diet, I have 5 more days of this. But i got on the scale just now, I started at 309, now I am 295....a total of 14lbs lost. Wow, I am going to go walking bright and early tomorrow morning that just gave me more motivation. I did do my Zumba on Saturday and it did make me feel more energized. Focus, Focus, Focus

Yeah you right, I don't have any plans of messing up, I have came this far you know. It's frustrated and I ran out of sugar free chocolate puddinggggg lol I have to get some more so i can stay sane

Well the thing is , it's at our apartment lol we're roomies, but I'm just going to head out to my friend's house so I won't have to smell this food, its making my stomach growl now.

Im only allowed liquids :smile:

Okay my friend invited some people over for a dinner that she was cooking. After she had invited them she asked me would that offend me. She already invited them and because she did I would look like a witch if i said no. Now I'm smelling all this food, and I can't eat anything until 5 days from now which I am going to the mushy food phase. I am going over to my friend house so I won't have to smell this food:cursing:. I am starting to feel like I'm not strong. I am really trying guys, I have done exactly what the doc wants. I just come up here for motivation, because I know why I chose the lapband and yes I realize it's only 5 more days of liquids, but ...so much temptations, and i'm irritated.

Thanks alot Tish. Yes I have been doing exactly what I am supposed to do. But I just got to the root of the problem and figured why I was so hungry, I was restricting myself from drinking too much because I was afraid I would throw up or something. But now I am full after drinking that liquid soup lol. So I think I got the hang of it now.

Okay just got my band on Monday right. Soo because I don't have my fill yet, does this mean that there is no restriction? I mean I was scared on how much intake of liquid I was taking but at the same rate I was soo hungry..is this why I was hungry? because I restricted my liquids when I didn't have to? So I only get a restriction when I get a fill right?

The thing about it, I wasn't even in pain, I felt uncomfortable like someone punch me in my chest but thats about it, im now on day 4 and my stomach growling, well its not now i just had popsicles and pudding

When will day 10 get here so I can break open this can of Tuna. I was fine for the first few days, now a sista is hungry. I am in my room listening to music, reading books, pacing back in forth, going to sleep waking up, doing whatever i can to get my mind off of this. I wasn't hungry for the first couple of days, now I am hungry. I think I will get me a bottled water and shake some crystal light in there. I am trying my bestest, because I want to make sure I am doing everything correctly. It's a mental thing, I just need to focus focus focus.

Thanks, I am soo hungry now, but Im in my room eating popsicles im trying not to think about it.

She's not doing it intentionally, she has to eat too. I am in my room. I can't wait until week 3 so I can eat tuna atleast. My stomach is now growling, I wasn't hungry at first, now I feel it.

Okay I am on liquids, on day 3. I haven't been hungry but my best friend has brought alot of groceries and she is eating like good food in front of me, I don't want to be a party pooper and tell her not to because I am trying to be strong. I think I just might go to sleep so I won't think about it, I am not hungry, i think its a mental thang

I feel great today, no discomfort. That was fast lol.

so potatoes are ok to eat during the mushy stage?

I agree with you, when I first made my decision I was going to keep it a secret, but I figure I am making a great decision. I see that you have lost a lot of weight from this and I have hopes. To my surprise though all my friends and family supported me, but some did have some concerns and I answered all their questions and they feel safe about my decision.

Thanks alot , and you are my inspiration! I feel I made the right choice.

Thank you! Yeah you right when I was walking yesterday I felt so much better. I will do it in a few moments again.