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Hey, generally for breakfast I make sure to focus on my protein whether it be a boiled egg, a protein shake (I have an AWESOME recipe if you want it), then I fill my big jug with water flavored with squeezed limes, I may only eat a few bits of something for lunch. again I make sure I get protein like a piece of chicken (lunch is usually quick for me so I never get a lot) then for dinner I eat my veggies and a meat. By dinner time its always like I can eat more so tend to eat almost a whole cup of food. OH for snacks I eat like veggie chips so that Im getting my veggies in as well. Hope this helps you some...then if I want a snack like something sweet usually I have plenty of calories left over so I eat something sweet at least 2-3days per week. I keep up with my food intake on myfitnesspal.com! GOOD LUCK youve done awesome!!!!!

Oh one thing that I think has been helping me these past few weeks is Ive boosted up my cardio (and trust me I dont exercise much):smile2:

I think it is normal for us to all hit a stall momment! I have hit mine today....and I am frustrated too! However, I haven't gone to the gym since Thanksgiving.....so i guess i am partly to blame....on the other hand....i havent' gained any either. sooooooo.....still frustrated. I think i need a second fill and have an appointment on the 14th to get one. we will see. take care and talk to you soon. Leslie

Hi Meredith! How was Thanksgiving? I sampled a little of this and that but added to my workout routine to compensate for my little cheats (I hope!). I'm really looking forward to my second fill on 12/3. I'm hoping it will get me closer to the sweet spot and farther from constant hunger/cravings! It's really hard with holidays coming and goodies everywhere! Hope all is well! Take care!

Sandy

Hi,In response to your comment on my blog about insurance, I have medicaid wich is just paying a little bit. So I am almost self pay. I tried care credit too. They told me I didn't have any credit history. Mainly because we don't use credit cards and pay cash for most things. So I am trying to save up for it. I hope to have surgery Jan 4 but I may have to postpone it a couple weeks. Thanks for reading my blog.

kool that you are seeing him today.let me know how it goes! how many more weeks on liquid ? one? or 2?

no i didnt have any problem yet . but i do have to get back on the ball. or i'll gain all the weight i lost back. i think i need to get a fill cause i can still eat alot .i need more will power hopefully this week will be better going to workout monday

Hey girl thanks i got it to work , pre surgery test on tuesday,nervous i hated the motility test they gave me last week .upper gi was ok . Now what do they do???

OMG thats awesome! i looove your pic! you can TOTALLY see the weight loss!! Doesnt it feel great?! I'm at 35 lbs as well...just came back from my 2nd fill. My doc is very careful with these fills, but I did tell her I have NO restriction and I think I now have 4 cc's in. I know that the last 15 lbs I lost I did all on my own...and that actually feel kinda great!!! I was excited though to go back today to get another one. Now I dont go back till March 2nd !! I love hearing how all the clothes are just falling off of you!! Isnt it great??!!! I need to do some closet cleaning as well!! well, I am sooo happy to hear that things are going great! Lets keep each other focused!! My next goal is to hit 10 more lbs in the next 6 weeks (well really 15 and that will bring me to a total of 50 but I dont wanna get toooo excited!!! haha.have a great week! Im off to the mountains this weekend without my kiddies!! sSo excited!! oh btw, do you have facebook??? just wondering...im addicted! talk soon!!

Glad it went well, yea 2 cc's isn't very much, it may take a couple fills before you feel much restriction. But, maybe not, everyone's different. 2 days of liquid huh? Wow, my dr only has me do the rest of the night on liquids when I get a fill. Maybe I should try your way, ya probably loose more that way. :-)

I actually went in today for an unfill because of acid reflux. I really hope that I don't gain a bunch! They want me to go for a couple of weeks and give my pouch a rest and let the reflux heal. Can't say that I'm very excited about it but I guess the reflux can be really bad if ya let it go. Best to get it under control I guess.

Hey!! everythings going well...going for another fill next week soo ill be weighed again then but I'm pretty confident that i'm doing what i need to. Seems like ur doing well too! congrats! hows everything?

Im so jealous, I have to drink coffee to make myself feel full. You so lucky so do you feel any restriction or does everything go down ok, I'm afraid to do mushies b/c I was told liquids for 2 weeks. Do you have any fluid in your band. I have 1.5cc not sure my band size forgot to ask, I go back on Wednesday for a checkup.

I seem to relate to you the most...I can eat about all the junk food I want but give me some dense protein and I'm struggling to get 3 bites down. I know I am eating to big of bites and to fast but it is such a bad habit to break, I figure that is why I haven't lost as much as some but I am grateful for what I have lost. I just join the gym and maybe I can be back on track, don't think I need a fill but I think I am about 8.5 in my 9cc band.

Glad you are doing so well!! I'm sore this morning...I slept setting up last night (scared to lay down flat cause i dont want the gas pain). I'm thinking about what to have for breakfast...i'm on blended foods for 3 weeks i'm glad it's "food" and not just liquids from this point. How did you do waking up from surgery? I was hurting and had some nausea...but meds took care of that. Well...off to take another stroll around the house We are bandster buddies!!! YAY

Congrats! My surgery went well too. Not one complaint. I'm quite sore but it's really not as bad as I thought it would be. I"ve had none of that gas pain either...I have 5 incisions. 4 tiny ones and one thats about 3 inches maybe smaller. It's still pretty swollen where that incision is. Are you on liquids? My diet is blended foods for 14 days, which I'm very thankful for. I wasn't interested in eatting anything but I had pudding with some protein powder a couple of hours ago. My stomach is still making some very interesting noises. I hope all continues to be well!

-Kate

Hey Jaxmom, glad to hear you are doing so well. I am 12 days post op and down 8 pounds. I gained about 5 after surgery so I lost that and then some.

My post op diet was clear liquids for 2 days, full liquids for another 5 days, Soft foods for 7 then, I am back onto my regular diet. All of these stages are low carb though. Right now I am on soft foods. I can have almost anything except raw vegtables and really tough meats like steaks and stuff. I am starting to feel like I have no resitriction also. My first two soft meals I got stuck but now I can eat without any problems. I am hungry all the time though. My Doc told me this would happen and that I would need to be really strict on myself. Once the swelling goes down you won't have any restriction until your first or second fill. My first fill will be Feb 9th.

9 pounds lost is great. Alot of people gain during the first few weeks after surgery. Really your doing great because the band is not yet doing it's job.

I did it ..day 3 post op. So far so good everything went well.

Hi Skippy!

Your surgery is a day after mine! Hows your week on liquids going? I didn't have to do the all liquid diet, but it was a mostly liquid diet and for 2 weeks. I've been so anxious for months for this and now I'm a tad nervous. I suppose thats normal though. I hope everything goes well for you!!!!!!

-Kate

things are going good with me! i'm glad you're feeling better! i lost 8 lbs in my week so we're right about the same, good for us! lol.

I went through SouthWest Bariatric - Dr. Clark. How about you? How is the process going for you? How much are you down in 3 months? I feel so sore and bloated I wonder if I have even lost an ounce at this point!

surgery went well! im alot better now than I was last week im such a baby when it comes to pain! i weighed myself sunday and lost 7 pounds since monday. soo i quessing thats good how's things going your way??

I am sorta new to bandland. I started my journey in July of 2009. I have Cigna insurance and begin the 6 consective months of wieght management. After4 classes i missed 2 classes in a row, so now I'm starting over with wieght managment, I think. I have my psyc. eval. schedule for next week and I have to have an EDG. My Dr has all ready aggreed that I am the perfect candidate for the surgery. I have hihg blood pressure an a border line diabetic. My MBI is 44 and it has been this for about 6 years now. Is there any one out there with Cigna insurance that can give me some insight on the approval process and rate with Cigna. I have heard that the are one of the harder insurance companies.

Awesome!! Congrats. I just got banded 12/17 then rebanded 12/20. I have lost 23 lbs but have gained about 4 back in the last 2 weeks. I have absolutely no restrictrion right now. I get my first fill on Thursday so hopefully that will help.

Where are you from?

Like most insurance company requirements here, I needed to be a 'failure' at the 6 month diet (the three seminars I went to all said to lose 5-10 lbs. (but don't gain). I lost about 10 pounds during the 6 mo. diet and was approved within 48 hours. I lost another 9 pounds on my own (I didn't have a pre-op diet) in the 3 weeks between approval and my banding. Best wishes in your research and let me know if I can help with anything! -BG (I'm down 80 lbs. today...best thing I've ever done for me!)

abbypoo, I have not been on for so long! How are you doing? I am down 31 lbs, as of today and I have 8cc of my 14 cc band filled. I am finally in the "green zone"; lsoing weight, eating healthy and getting full and don't think if food all the time because I am satisfied! It took 4 fills before I got to this point and my last fill was about 6 weeks ago. I definitely have a lot more restriciton now and I eat at a much slower pace so as not to have any problems! Getting banded was the best thing I ever di for myself.

I was bnanded on Oct 27. I have lost 10 lb the 1st week. The following weeks I have gained 8 lb back. I don't feel any restriction and hungry all the time. My 1st fill is on Jan 4th. I am very frustrated and especially when most of the posts indicate that there is 10-30 lb weight lost in the 1st 4-6 weeks.