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I'm doing better. was hsving trouble the first few days. i still find it diffivult to drink the shakes. so im hoping when i go to soft foods this week, i do ok. i was miserable for 3 days after surgery. good news i'm down 18 lbs. in 9 days. post op...so i've lost 50 total. what about you? how are you, and the weight loss?

I felt so much better that I took my daughter to the mall for shopping. We even walked in thru the food court and I had no desire for any of it! It was nice. Oh, I did splurge on an unsweet tea with splenda from Chick-fil-A. They make the best tea...

Well my Dr. increased my band from 6.5cc's to 7.0cc's and that has thrown my body out of whack. I lost 13 pounds in 7 days. I went back in casue I was throwing everything up, and he took out .4cc's and I am finally able to keep soft foods down. Has this happened to anyone else?

Girl, I am fine. I had to cuss out the entire Valentine's day candy aisle in the store for trying to lead me astray. You should have heard what those lil' chocolate candy hearts were whispering to me!! It was scandalous! Otherwise, I am fine. I had to get 0.20 cc removed because i was too tight. I suddenly started eating crappy food and was like What the hell?! Why am i wanting junk. It suddenly dawned on me that it was becasue I could not eat real food. Overall, I am still hanging in there. If only someone would cattle prod me into exercising more...

:: sigh ::

how are you, woman?

Hi hun

dont get disallusioned your just a baby bandit hun

some weeks i only lost 200gms too then maybe every 3rd week i would lose over a kilo so hang in there

if i can do this so can you

and i love my food as much as anyone else hehehe

my blog link is here

needs updating

The long and winding road

my email is devilnall@gmail.com

if you want to stay in touch

Leeanne

It was HELL. I was not numbed. I laid down on the table, he pushed down until he located the port and in went the 9in. needle and he missed. So he had to move it around until he found the right spot and I had 4cc's injected. I feel some restriction, but only with fluids, not foods. I felt like I took a bullet to the belly...SO painful. He said it will be easier next time...I hope so

Hi there

How are you doing i too was banded on the 29th and was wondering how you were getting on i have a appointment tomorrow with my dr i hoping evrything is good i have lost 26lb so far and i was wanting to know how others are doing so i hope you will share also what kind of foods are you eating and how much

good luck to you tuesday! I will be thinking of you and how kind you were to take the time out of your day to respond to me. I went to a party saturday night and really mentally struggled. even if was sticking to weight watchers, i could have at least had a light beer and nibbled on specific snacks. it was rough drinking water with lime and chewing gum like crazy. luckily, we started playing euchre and that was a distraction from standing around the food table where everyone congregates to talk. very few people know of my surgery and i was not about to discuss it at a party.\

i am sick of the shakes for sure, but i have not put a morsel in my mouth. best of luck and keep us posted,peg

So, what to do? I would try and schedule your fills closer IF they let you, that was a battle for me because when I had mine done they just started and didn't have a set schedule.

Hang in there. Go to Sparkpeople.com and start entering ALL of your food/exercise so you can have exact info to report next visit. When you get that next fill, I think things will be better for you. Hope this is helpful, I think we are all struggling, I have not lost a lot of wt but have lost that horrible feeling of constant hunger...and now if I tried to overeat, I would be sick. Have had a few stuck episodes because I didnt chew well......it is horrible and I would have freaked if it happened when I was newly banded for fear I damaged things.

Keep exercising for your health..don't give up!!

Well your supposed to eat every two hours is what my surgeon said. My hubby made me some veggie beef soup and adding lots of broth and putting it through the food processor for me. That's kinda been helping me from being so hungry. I got that isopure protein and to be honest I haven't had it since day 2. Its soo nasty. I'm about to start on my chocolate soy protein. I think I'm healing pretty quickly. I'm able to keep everything down with no nausea. My incisions are not bad anymore except that port one still and now its just the gas pains that are bothering me the most now. When did your surgeon say you can start mushies?

To date I have lost 34lbs, pre surgery. They have on the south beach super charged and i workout on the treadmill four days a week some weeks six. I feel good and I have gotten use to the samller portions and grilled or baked foods. I do not drink anything but v8 fusion or vegatable juice, not tamatio. No chips or fried foods. My surgery is not scheduled I meet with the surgen in March.

hiya hun

i thought i would just drop by to see how it went and how your doing, hope your ok! im 1 week out now and doing well i just have a little pain around 2 of my cuts but thats it, ive started having a little normal food just a few spoonfulls here and there anyway do let me know how your doing xx

So how are you feeling? I'm still sore where my port is but I have been real great about getting back to normal. I don't return to work until Tuesday, but feel great. I just wanted to check in and compare notes. I'm ready to move on to pureed foods, I'm tired of protein shakes and broth. I hate broth. I really miss pizza! I'm not hungry, but boy do I miss eating normal foods. Take Care!

My lap band is in 2 weeks. Can anyone out there who has been banded in the last few months answer me this. How hard has it been for you to change all your eating patterns. Do you still have the same must have's as you did B-4 surgery? Its hard to imagine not wanting to do what I've always wanted to do B-4. Is it that much easier? I work for a caterer and Im around great food and desserts all day and Im very scared I'll still have the compelling desire to eat everything . Please someone write me back..Thank you......Wendy

Hi Laura,

I am so happy that your surgery went well and you are back home! Yeah!!! I know they say that the for the next few weeks, its really about healing and not so much about what you eat. Do you know if your surgeon filled your band? Some don't fill them until later and some fill them in surgery. Mine says he does it in surgery, so there is immediate restriction. I am excited and can't wait. This liquid diet is hard though, especially today on Valentine's Day, when we usually celebrate with a nice dinner. I just have to remember that soon enough, I will be eating regular food again and so will you! Take it easy and rest. Take good care of yourself. I have been on here alot the past few days for support, it really does help! Talk to you soon!

Shelley

kendallsmeme,

I am curious to see how things are going for you. I know we were both suppossed to be banded on November 19th. My surgery was moved to december 3rd. So far, I am doing okay. I have had two fills and have lost 15 lbs since surgery. This second fill is sooo tight. I got it on the 19th of Jan. and I still can't eat solid food. I am going to wait a week to see if the restriction gets better.

How was your surgery? How many fills?

On inauguration day I went to a party and probably ate 1700 calories! Then yesterday I only had about 700. Most days I try to eat about 1100.

So I'm eating what I want but just in small amounts. Some days I get in 50 grams of protein, some days I get in 80. I am not super strict with myself because I like to eat and want to be able to eat what I want. I feel like it works for me. What I do NOT do (but did for awhile) is eat a lot of food in one sitting, just because I can. I really limit all my intake to about 1/2 cup of food, no more than a cup. If I'm still wanting more after that, I just stop. Besides, I might PB, so I don't want to eat too much.

I hope this was helpful. Email again if you want!

Jessica

Focusing on eating better is definitely key - however, you really can have just about anything in smaller amounts (that has changed for me slightly now that I am tighter - and some people have trouble with certain foods even when they're not tight - you learn as you go.

Soda was truly one of the hardest things for me - Diet coke and Diet A&W root beer! However, sometimes towards the end of a time period when I need a fill I can still enjoy smaller amounts taken in sips.

Restaurant eating takes some getting used to - I actually enjoy it now - not caring if I spend a little more money on high quality food knowing that it will be about 3 meals for me (talk about getting your money's worth) the weirdest part is some of the stares you get from servers when it looks like you've barely touched your food - I think they feel I didn't like it - so I'm sure to tell them I loved it I'm just not that hungry.

Good Luck!

Hi Jachut!

I wanted to say thank you for being such an inspiration. I remember months before I officially joined this site, I would read everyone's advice. For some reason, I took your advice and embraced it. You've always expressed the importance of exercising. That has been my greatest tool to losing almost 80 pounds in such a short time. I also dont stress carbs or any specific diet, I just eat healthier and choose my food wisely. Again, thank you so much! Congrats on all your hard work!

Thanks for the picture comment!! Im a lil slow... i just barely saw it How are you doing??? You are on blended foods... so im sure better now... girl im 6 months out and i live on soup still... im having a hard time with food

HI! Can you PM me your doc's food wuidelines after surgery? Thanks! Katie

Man..everytime I get on here and see your beautiful face I am inspired!! I have been on a L O N G plateau!! I had my band so tight I was pbing everything..even liquid..loosened it up and gained 1 pound after 6 weeks which really equates gaining about 7-13 pounds!!! He went in and put half as much back in me and I went to my regular doctor and she said I could stop now..HA! I am on nexium for the reflux I still get and since I suffer from that so bad I am also on ambienCR to help me sleep..but when I get that reflux...any bile or food that hasn't processed starts coming back up and I tell you honestly..you don't want to wake up puking all over yourself like I had been doing!! Now I am adjusting better but I'm still losing quite a bit of hair..I started taking protein supplements and biotin to help alleviate that but not much success there.

I'm really going to try and make the Monday night meeting. I really would like the suport of everyone. If you get another fill, try 1/2 cc and see how you feel.

I wish I could lose 2 pounds a week. I'm so up and down it's awful. I'm like you one week down several pounds then next day up 3. Doesn't make sense. Food just tastes so good to me. That's my problem.

Hope to meet you soon. Are you going on vacation?

Hi i would love to share stories. how are you doing so far? I feel like i'm eating too much junk food lately I hope it's just the holidays. Also my stomach has felt sore lately.. i have been struggling lately i guess the holidays are the holidays banded or not. but maybe just maybe I won't gain 20 lbs this season and stay the same and start losing weight after the holidays are over.

Hi,

After surgery you'll be swollen a lot...So, you will have restriction - I was on liquid for about 3 days then I started to try mushy (yogurt, mashed potato, creamy soups etc.) Did mushy for about 5 days then started to try normal foods (sausage, veggies, fruits etc and took the small bites & chewed)...By about 7-8 days post op I could eat whatever I wanted and didn't have t...