Today is my one month anniversary of the new me. Banded on 9/2/10 and down 32.5 lbs. No longer considered morbidly obese, just obese. Yippee!!

CONGRATS!!!!:smile2: ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS ANY ADVICE ALMOST DONE MY 6MOS SUPERVISED WEIGHT LOSS, AND I AM SO NERVOUS BECAUSE TIME IS REALLY MOVING

CONGRATS!!!!:smile2: ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS ANY ADVICE ALMOST DONE MY 6MOS SUPERVISED WEIGHT LOSS, AND I AM SO NERVOUS BECAUSE TIME IS REALLY MOVING

Just really do what the doctor says. I've tried two slices of toast (after I got to eat real food) and they just didn't do anything for me. I eat from a really, really small plate (smaller than salad) and try to limit things like potatoes. They were great though in mushy stage. Have only had fish and chicken with a very small slice of meat loaf as my meats. Hope to progress to more in time. You will do great. I would ask the doctor about the size of the band as I had a large hiatal hernia repair at the same time and doctor told me the bad may have been too small. Haven't had a fill yet, but am scheduled to go back on 10/11 and maybe he will do one then. We'll see. Good luck. If you have any questions or just want to talk, let me know.

Just really do what the doctor says. I've tried two slices of toast (after I got to eat real food) and they just didn't do anything for me. I eat from a really, really small plate (smaller than salad) and try to limit things like potatoes. They were great though in mushy stage. Have only had fish and chicken with a very small slice of meat loaf as my meats. Hope to progress to more in time. You will do great. I would ask the doctor about the size of the band as I had a large hiatal hernia repair at the same time and doctor told me the bad may have been too small. Haven't had a fill yet, but am scheduled to go back on 10/11 and maybe he will do one then. We'll see. Good luck. If you have any questions or just want to talk, let me know.

Did your doc do the fill yesterday? If so how did that go? I was banded a week ago today and wanted to hear about what comes next. :smile2:

Did your doc do the fill yesterday? If so how did that go? I was banded a week ago today and wanted to hear about what comes next. :smile2:

I didn't get to go the doctor because I had to go out of town. Rescheduled for tomorrow. Will let you know if he does fill or not. Down now 35.5 lbs. Feel good.

Oh girl I am so happy for you! I am almost 4 weeks post op and have lost 5 lbs - jealous of you though. Let me know how you're exercising, and what you're eating. I seem to have no restriction on what I can eat or how much - I'm trying to make some right choices, but am I still on a somewhat modified Atkins/South Beach approach. My md's staff has not been very helpful with me, and I get different opinions from the staff - everyone says to do it a different way. By having no fills yet, I thought I might have some restriction, but I have actually none. What now? I'm beating myself up over all this for nothing.

Oh girl I am so happy for you! I am almost 4 weeks post op and have lost 5 lbs - jealous of you though. Let me know how you're exercising, and what you're eating. I seem to have no restriction on what I can eat or how much - I'm trying to make some right choices, but am I still on a somewhat modified Atkins/South Beach approach. My md's staff has not been very helpful with me, and I get different opinions from the staff - everyone says to do it a different way. By having no fills yet, I thought I might have some restriction, but I have actually none. What now? I'm beating myself up over all this for nothing.

Hey frenchy30097. My surgeon's education class listed very specifically what types of foods we were allowed to have. I am walking 30-45 minutes 5-6 nights a week. I try very hard to limit my portion sizes. I use a bread or salad plate for meals. I have not had a fill yet. I went in on Wednesday and since I had lost 35.5 lbs, I was able to choose whether or not to have one. I decided no. I eat very small amounts of carbs, mostly chicken, fish, pork tenderloin. I also try very hard to have no snacks. Sugar free popsicles and sugar free pudding are the only sweets I've had, except for a few tiny, tiny bites of coffee cake. Good luck on your journey. Each of us is different. Keep in touch. Peggy