Missy0224

Congrats on your success so far! I wish you the best of luck on your journey. If you ever have any questions feel free to ask me. I've been banded for almost 4 years so I've learned a lot.:thumbup:

I've found some great recipes on this site as well as another lapband site I found. I'm at work right now but when I get home I'm going to post a few creamy soup recipes I recently found and have fell in love with.

Welcome to the thread Krissy. I see you were just banded not too long ago. I wish you all the success with your band. This thread is a great way to get ideas from other people on what to eat and give yourself accountability. :laugh:

Fluff congrats on the 8.5 lbs. It's a step in the right direction:biggrin: we can all do this if we stick to our band guidelines and have each others support!:thumbup:

Today~ Breakfast~3 slices of bacon, 1 fried egg, 1 slice of toast w/ wedge of laughing cow cheese Snack~Small jar of baby bananas w/1 tbsp of peanut butter Lunch~3 reduced fat triscuit crackers w/1tbsp of weight watchers whipped cream cheese Snack~1/2 banana 1/2 cup of corn Dinner~Low Carb Quesadillas w/refried beans and reduced fat grated cheese inside Snack~1 1/2 servings of goldfish and chocolate jello mousse Walked 45 mins~burned 155 Calories Net Calories~1,183 Carbs~121 Protein~55

Raquel-I feel your pain. I love food more than anything and I too have gained almost all of my weight mostly due to getting comfortable when I met my fiance and going out to eat alot etc etc. I finally got to the point where I was like OMG why do I keep doing this to myself? I paid $12k for this surgery and you think that would have been enough to stick with it. I lost 80 lbs before and I can do it again only this time around I WILL stick to it. I too had a stretched pouch and went on a three day liquid diet and can feel a little more restriction. Trust me the liquids will shrink your pouch and you will feel alot better. We are all in this together and we WILL succeed.

Ok I've been really good all week so I weighed myself Friday and gained 2 lbs. I was so pissed and wanted to give up but didn't. I weighed myself again yesterday and lost 7 lbs!!! I had to weigh 3 times to believe it myself. Trust me if I can do this anyone can:thumbup:

Well I only completed 3 days of liquids but have really been good. Chewing my food very slowly so I get full faster. I managed to lose 7 lbs this week. I have to keep at it...I can do this...

Saturday (got on the scale and have lost 7 lbs this week) Breakfast-1 fried egg, 2 pieces of bacon, 1 slice of natures own bread w 1tbsp of light butter and coffee with 1 single serving of mocha latte creamer Lunch-I was out and about so made a Strawberry Banana Shake for the road Snack-brought some healthy snacks on the road which was 7 organic baby carrots, 1 string cheese, and 3 thinly sliced turkey lunch meat Dinner-Went and had sushi 8 pieces and shared some japan nachos Walked for 2 hours and burned 413 calories Net calories for the day 819 calories, 64g protein and 150 carbs (not bad for a Saturday)

Friday Breakfast-Chocolate protein shake w/1 cup of skim milk Snack-1 string cheese and 1 ritz cracker Lunch-Gortons Tilapia Fish and 1/2 cup of corn and 1 small baby jar of bananas mixed with 1 tbsp of peanut butter Snack-1 serving of banana yogurt Dinner-Gorton Tilapia Fish and 1/2 cup of corn and 1 serving of goldfish Walked 1 hour and 40 mins-burned 344 calories Net Calories for the day 667 calories and 91g protein and 58 carbs

Before you were unfilled were you too tight? Sounds to me that you need another fill. How much did you have in there and how much do you have now?

I did 3 days of liquids but I was supposed to do a week. I feel more restriction and am watching my portion sizes however it is that time of the month so I haven't seen much movement on the scale. I'm going to start eating a lot of fish and veggies for a jump start and hopefully will start to shed some pounds. Good luck on the liquids. They are no fun. I love solid food so much now after all liquids:thumbup:

Yesterday: Breakfast-Peanut Butter Banana Strawberry Shake Snack-1/2 banana mixed with 1 tbsp of peanut butter Lunch-Jalapeno Soup Snack-1 cup of cream of chicken soup Dinner-2 beef quesadillas and 2 small margaritas Total 1,755 Cal and 94 g protein

Yesterday:2nd day of liquids Breakfast-Pumpkin Protein Shake Lunch-1 cup of enchilada soup with 2 tbsp sour cream & small jar of baby bananas and 2 tbsp of creamy peanut butter Snack-1 cup of lipton cream of chicken Dinner-1 cup of black bean soup and 1 1/2 cups of cream of mushroom soup with 2 tbsp sour cream Snack-EAS Shake blended with 1 banana and 1 tbsp of creamy peanut butter Total Calories: 1,921 (I have an addiction to peanut butter and it adds up quick) 103 g protein I still managed to drop 3 lbs this week so far :thumbup:

Ok so I made it through my first day on liquids to shrink my pouch. Here goes: Breakfast-1 scoop of Whey Protein, 1 cup of skim milk and 1/2 banana blended into a protein shake 281 Calories and 32g Protein Lunch-Enchilada Soup and 2 tbsp of sour cream on top, small baby jar of bananas mixed with creamy peanut butter and 1/2 banana pureed. 606 calories and 21g Protein Snack-Envelope of Lipton Cream of Chicken soup 60 Calories Dinner-Black Bean Soup Pureed 240 Calories and 16g Protein Total 1,236 calories and 69g Protein

I made it through my first day on liquids!!!

Actually I have researched the pouch test. Have you tried it? I also have a question, where it says what you eat on each day is that the only thing you can eat or can you keep doing liquids with each day as well?

My doctor did a barium swallow and saw it was dialated. It can happen if you overeat. I've had my band for 4 years and didn't get it checked for 2 years so I never knew other than being able to eat anything. So I'm back to basics, liquid diet for atleast a week and maybe the 2nd week mushies.

How awesome is that! Not too many people I know that have the same birthday as me. My name is actually Melissa but I go by Missy sometimes. I look forward to posting my daily progree on here. Thanks for the kind words

Ok so I know my pouch is dialated and today I'm going to commit to a 2 week liquid diet and I really need your guys support. It's very hard for me because I love food so much. I need to get this stomach shrunk and back on the bandwagon. Thanks for everyone's support.

Ok so here is a little background on my adventures in being banded. I got banded on November 28, 2006 and initially lost 80 lbs and since have gained all but 10 lbs back. I know that my pouch is dialted. I found out this past summer and he told me to go on a liquid diet for two weeks which I never did (stupid me). But here I am and I'm commited to doing this no matter what. It's either I sit here and feel sorry and ashamed of myself or I do something about it. It won't be fun but it's a must because I paid way too much money to just give up on myself. So today is day 1 wish me luck :-)

Yesterday Breakfast-Jimmy Dean Delights Breakfast Sandwich-290 Calories and 17g Protein Snack-Wheat Thins 130 Calories and snack size bag of peanut m&ms 93 Calories Lunch-2 breakfast tacos with corn tortillas and 1/2 cup of eggbeaters 200 Calories and 14g Protein Snack-Wheat Thins 260 Calories Dinner-Bowl of Tortilla Soup 490 Calories and 19g Protein Total Calories-1,463 Calories and 50g Protein

Joe I'm right there with you. I was banded in November 2006 and initially lost 80 lbs and have gained 70 of my 80 lbs back. It is not only an embarrasment that I let myself get back to close to my original weight but I'm very ashamed of myself. I'm really trying to stay on track with food journaling and working out. I will make an effort to start posting to this thread everyday whether I do good or bad. I wish you the best of luck and I look forward to getting back on track with you. Take Care.

I am getting back on track. Yesterday: Breakfast-2 egg tacos with corn tortillas and black pepper-170 Calories Lunch-Can of Progresso Vegetable Soup and croutons and 1/2 cup of Mac and Cheese-395 calories Dinner-Small Salad with Light Ranch dressing, grated cheese, and croutons and 2 cups of Bean soup-645 Calories Snack-Reg Oatmeal packet w/2 tablespoons of Natural Jif Peanut Butter-290 Calories Walked for 10 minutes on a 5 incline on treadmill (it's not long but it's a start) and light weight training on arms and legs for 20 Minutes Total Calories 1,610 Calories and 135 Carbs

Hey Violinist. I too am getting married in a year and a 1/2 and want to be back down to my lowest weight which was 220. I'm back up to 289 (300 lbs being my starting weight) and have really been pushing myself to get this weight back off. I have 0 restriction so it's all on me. I could really use a mentor through all of this. Hope you don't mind if I message you from time to time and see how you're doing. Take care.