LisaA

well I gained a lb and I'm only 2.5 weeks post op. very discouraging. Solid foods on Tuesday, yeah.

I did my mile, this is 4 miles this week, 3 more to go. Miss Joany sometimes I find treadmills tolerable when I watch a TV show while I do it, I'm a real TV vegetable so often the time flies by. at the gym when it's all TV I don't watch I use music and magazine. Ahhh friday

Hi neenee, I can't imagine running, but maybe you will help to inspire me. you go!!! missjoany, my husband, that often has trouble sleeping also loves melatonin, he takes it like an hour before bed time. doesn't always work, but it is very helpful to him

I wonder how BrianLA is doing? we've lost him to the movie industry. And Cathy too? hope all is well with everyone.

Annie! I always have good intentions about knitting, but I love to garden. I wish I could play an instrument too. maybe some day. Good advice on having a plan, I'm working on it now so I"ll be ready on Tuesday. That is a crazy story about the band, I'm glad things are getting better now.

way to go sourmissg, I did not walk this morning, hope i do at lunch so I don't break my record

great fish tip rambunctious. I'm nervous about solids next week. Hope you all are doing well.

excellent, I hope the insurance thing works out for you. Many many people it does Mine didn't. sounds like a nice place. its so good to like your doctor and the staff. they will be extra special friends for years to come

sure angie, it's good to meet another Ohio person. what doctor are you going to

I don't know about the notifications, I have trouble with that at times too and and sometimes it's better. Miss Joany it is so hard, especially if you aren't sleeping good, I wonder if you tried some mild sleep aid? even like valerian or passionflower help for some. - they are herbs that you can get in the tincture form at a health food store. I have a hard time making exorcise a priority. I've never had a hard time making eating a priority, but exercise forget about it. It's so hard to change that pattern for me. I don't work the odd hours and probably not as many hours as you, I know when I do that stuff my sleep is also affected. But for me, it's funny, when the kids are in bed I dont have trouble making time for TV. that is my problem, I wish my little house had room for a tread mill - but I wonder if it'd use it as good as all of you have been. But I think come winter I might use it more. I did walk a mile today again, still very slow, speed will come later. Good luck Miss Joany and everyone else.

I'm feeling good, love have so much more variety. am excited about solids. Wow that's wild about the band, had you had a fill recently, or just all of a sudden it was tight. did the doc offer any explanation? sounds pretty perfect for 5.7. I I've been meaning to ask you about your avatar pic, is that sheet music. are you a musician? Lisa

Wow, all of you are so totally great, I love hearing all this body movement. I did my mile today a little faster then yesterday (2 days in a row! woot woot.)

Yeah from what I've read if your calories are too low your body can go into emergency mode of converting calories to fat storage, and really slowing the metabolism down. That's just what I"ve read though. . I also just read that it is impossible for the human body to lose more then 3 lbs per week of fat, so anything over that is likely muscle. of course when you weigh as much as I do it's hard to care about that at this point. LOL

no mushies really, I can have pureed food this week- I guess that's the mushie phase. basically 21 days of liquids, where the last week is actually pureed soups etc. I started yesterday, it's all so flavorful and filling. I think this week will fly by - then onto actual food I can chew. My son (age 6) is like I miss the way you used to eat, when will you eat like that again. I tried to explain that I would be eating normal food next week that I probably wouldn't eat the same as I used to. For some reason this troubled him, he doesn't adapt well to change. Oh well, at 6 in a few months he likely won't remember the old way. Hope you had a good weekend, this weekend was amazing weather here in Athens.

happy monday all. this morning before work I walked 1 mile! yeah, I hope to keep it going.

maria, I seems like others have had that too, I never had shoulder pain till 2 weeks out, and I think it's cause I'm just now starting pureed food as opposed to all liquids. anyway what I hear is the shoulder pain is gas pain, and walking is the main thing- for me when I get it I force out some loud burps- and some say gas ex strips help. hope it gets better soon. walking I think helps move the gas around more.

oh about weakness, I wonder if you are weak from hunger, my nutritionish says to take metamucil pills to help with hunger. and of course hydration hydration hydration.

busywildmom you rock, i hope my holiday goes so well!

ok friends I am weeping - first day of pureed foods, lunch,- a miso chick pea soup with lots of garlic and onions, I am in heaven. tonight potatoe cheese soup. so exciting. Oh also, disturbing, my son says he is sad that I won't be eating like I used to. hmmm.

Hi all! I too did not make my goal this week, We can all try again next week. I did do .3 miles yesterday, I decided to get really ocd and take my handheld gps out (that's what I do for a living is gps stuff) anyway it was fun cause it gave me my exact miles per hour. those cheapy garmin hand helds are fun, I forget that- ha ha- something for the dork in everyone I guess. Anyway today Iam walking with my family for a half hour, have it on the schedule. I have one more week till I can do real excercise and I"m also giving that time till I push my speed up from that of a snail to a regular average type person- ha ha. Miss Joanie- that is a drag about the incision- we all need to remember that we are still healing from surgery, which is a big deal, and not to get to gung hoe. sourmissg- walking the dog is a great way, better then the treadmill maybe cause you get fresh air and sun on your face is DH your partner or kid. Sorry if you've already said this before, my memory is still shot from the surgery I swear. have a great sunday everyone- today I start pureed food- mmmm

on the topic of being super weak and tired. One thing to know is that as you add more food it will get better. I don't know where you all are on your post op- protein is an important start- but there are other things that can make you feel tired too. some protein drinks are like only protein, and not all the rest. are you sure about your amount of iron, and your amount of b and c and calcium? Also your calories, if you are on something other then food right now make sure you are getting at least 1200 calories a day. This is actually very low, and maybe up it a bit, especially if you are over 220 lbs- maybe like 17000. these are just some ideas. good luck, it will get better as you add food.

I like it Zen!!! excellent advice. First off and this is likely to be not something you want to do, but I personally would love to see the information about a lot of people dying from the lap band. tell them you have a friend that's very interested in the topic and give them my email. 1.lisa.king@gmail. i really don't believe it, but if it is true I'd be intrestedl 2. Its possible you are tight because you are stressed, I've read that before - also, I've seen docs that after a fill want you to do liquids for a day cause you are swollen and potential for irritation, You could try to do just broth and teas etc. for a meal and then up it to protin shake and yogurt for a meal, and then softer food- just to ease in. 3. I think about thanks giving a lot. My family doesn't know also. I don't know what the canada meal looks like- but here we always have turkey, which is doable. - so my family aren't big on salad at thanksgiving, but I said that I was going to make a green salad, and bring my own dressing, I believe a plate can look pretty full with a fluffy salad, and turkey, and maybe a bit of carbs, and just say yeah I'm on a diet. end of story. if the people that are against it notice and say something I like zens idea, or just like repeat yourself. you could also volunteer to bring some fruit salad, or a low cal desert- My family does not make good food choices, especially on the holidays, so anything besides they turkey that is not loaded with fat I will have to bring. well we are all entering holiday season- cheers, good luck. I just went too a birthday party and sucked on a pepperonis or two and spit them out- ended up not getting any dinner till 6:30 was about to pass out, I should have brought a protein shake but again no one there knows. 2.

annie do you have an idea of what your daily calorie and your daily protein is?

well I did 1 mile today, pretty slow. I know when I do a a mile or what not cause i drove my circuit with villually seeing where .5 miles is, so I walk .5 out and .5 back, that way I can time myself. I know it's kinda ocd. :biggrin: grace I used to do curves I like their circuit, you will be at it in no time joany, it's good to keep those goals in mind, tomorrow will be a great day. I know I'm trying to walk before I go to work, it's hard cause it's dark here, so I just lay there. sometimes when i didn't do it in the morning I would try to even do like some walking at lunch time. Of course when I get in the rhythm of doing it before work my whole day goes better. glad you got a day off, hope your blood tests were good happy exercising all!

oops forgot the link theworldaccordingtoeggface protein ice cream, yum