Hi Guys,

I got my lap band on Sept 15 - I felt great up to now ... however last night I started feeling muscular type pains in my stomach (at the top center incision area) everytime I move - this may have been caused from me moving too quickly. I am wondering if anyone has felt similar type pains.

I was banded on Sept. 15 and have lost a total of 17 lbs. I lost 10 lbs on the post op diet and another 7 lbs since the surgery. I am starting to get more hungry. I have my first fill on Oct. 13. I'm a little nervous. I'm not sure what to expect. I haven't had any trouble eating anything. When I get my fill I know I will need to be more careful about what I eat.

I was wondering what everyone eats during the day. What is a typical day like for you?

Thanks,

Lisa

HELLO!

How is everyone doing?? where are my early sept bandsters at?? Seems like they all disappeared!

My food day is:

Breakfast: Protein shake. (i dont have time to make food in the mornin)

Lunch: chilli or a cup of tuna with 5 crackers or a salad with low calorie dressing

Dinner: Right now I'm eating spaghetti squash with meatballs and marinara sauce. Some days I scramble eggs with onion and little cheese. usually 3 eggs. Or tuna on a low carb tortilla if I didnt do crackers and tuna for lunch.

snack: SF jello or SF pudding. 1 or 2 cups.

Thats it. I get my 2nd fill tomorrow. I'm not hungry though.

I'm still here, 9/1 banding.

If any of you would like to share food diaries and cheer each other on on My Fitness Pal, my username is rhapsaria (katyana was not available). I'd love to be food diary buddies with ya, and we can keep each other on track.

My breakfast is also usually a protein shake cuz i'm really not that hungry in the morning and also don't have much time to prepare anything.

For lunch i'll have oatmeal made with milk, or scrambled eggs with cheese, or cottage cheese with marinara and melted cheese, or steamed broccoli with melted cheese, or yogurt.

For dinner, most nights i'll have chicken, and/or soup with veggies, or chili, or eggs if i didn't have that for lunch

If i'm hungry in between meals, i'll eat a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese, or have a smoothie, or sf pudding, or even a yogurt.

Hey I'm jedi9393 on mfp! Add me anyone!

Saw my family doctor today - he is pleased with how I'm doing and healing. He says what I feel at the port incision is 'soft tissue swelling' and it will continue to go down. He reduced my blood pressure meds! Said that was the likely cause of my afternoon dizziness and light-headed-ness. Yeah! that is why I got the lap-band - to reduce my meds, be healthier and to be able to wear a size 12.

I rechecked with the nutritionist - no to frozen fruits, so no tofu smoothies for breakfast. I did try Kefir - but it also causes my dairy reaction, so I'll stick with scrambled eggs and homemade turkey breakfast sausage. Boring, but filling and nutritional.

I lost another 5 pounds since I saw the surgeon. My total is a bit confusing, as each scale seems to give a different number. So, I'm going with only the doctor scales, which show about 22 pounds down since before i started the pre-op diet, and 10 pounds down since surgery. All I know is, it's in the right direction!

My first fill isn't until Oct. 26, so it's pureed yummies until then. With my dairy restrictions, it doesn't leave a lot of variety. Eggs/ground turkey for breakfast, tuna, chicken and veggies for lunch and salmon, chicken and pork tenderloins with veggies for dinner. I add in applesauce, pureed peaches or pears and my tofu chocolate banana pudding. I still want a fresh apple very badly, but I'm not hungry between my meals at this point, I really do hope this lasts a bit longer.

Food takes on a more functional meaning when you are limited to pureed foods, don't you think?

I got my band on 9-1 my sister had hers in March. She had horrible shoulder pain. I didn't have any. She said her shoulder hurt worse than her stomach. My back hurt quite a bit but I think it was because I was trying to sit out with my family and wasn't moving much so I was getting stiff. How much weight have you lost so far? I am @ 28lbs. I am gettin my second fill on Wed. Friend me and keep in touch. We are both new to this.

Hi guys,

I was banded on 9/19 also. I am wondering about this shoulder pain. I have it and thought I hurt it getting up. I have gas and didn't know I could take gas x. I will have to get some of that. I am in a bit of pain but stopped meds today because they weren't doing much and I thought I could deal. I am wondering now. I am going to take them at bedtime! Glad to be here. I need the support of others going through the same thing!

I'm here!!

HELLO!

How is everyone doing?? where are my early sept bandsters at?? Seems like they all disappeared!

My food day is:

Breakfast: Protein shake. (i dont have time to make food in the mornin)

Lunch: chilli or a cup of tuna with 5 crackers or a salad with low calorie dressing

Dinner: Right now I'm eating spaghetti squash with meatballs and marinara sauce. Some days I scramble eggs with onion and little cheese. usually 3 eggs. Or tuna on a low carb tortilla if I didnt do crackers and tuna for lunch.

snack: SF jello or SF pudding. 1 or 2 cups.

Thats it. I get my 2nd fill tomorrow. I'm not hungry though.

I like the idea of getting together on my fitness pal. Look me up Lisa9258.

i'm chasar9 at mfp!! Friend me too!!

Hello everyone,

I just signed up for fitness pal from the suggestions on here and want to be everyone's friend . I have not figured out how to add people yet. Please feel free to add me. Iamkim73.

On a good note I had my 2 week follow up yesterday and am down 13lbs. I also got the ok to start soft foods, not mushy or blended, but soft foods! I was so happy to eat dinner with my family last night. Even if it was an extremely small portion.

Kim

Darn my iPad it double pasted... Sorry

For those of you on myfitnesspal I am madholcomb on there

Hello Everyone!

I've been out of commission since my surgery on Sept. 29th.

The surgery went well (band with plication) and hiatal hernia repair. Surgery was at 9:00 a.m., in the recovery room at 11:00 a.m. and in a room by 1:30 p.m. Spent one night and things went very well. After I got home, and on Sunday morning, everything I took in (all fluids) went right through me. I had diarrhea terribly. On Tues. it hadn't stopped so called the surgeon's office. They said that apparently I caught an intestinal bug while in the hospital and that 3 other patients had to be readmitted because of it and dehydration. I know I was dehydrated, but stayed at home and tried to get as many liquids as I could and took Imodium as prescribed by the nurse. It was a small setback, but I'm feeling pretty good now.

On Wed. I was taking my daily meds and must have taken them too quickly one after the other because I did the horrible slime (saliva with air bubbles) which was no fun at all. So, I learned my first lesson!

Today is my first day back at work. I'm tired and ready to go back home now.

Tomorrow I go back to surgeon for my 2-wk. checkup. Hopefully, they will let me eat mushies. I'm sick of all the liquids.

I've lost a total of 17 lbs. and feel good about that. I can feel it in my clothes and my face is thinning out.

Sounds like everyone is coming right along. Keep up the good work! Until next time... Peg

Go you for staying away from the food. Sorry to hear you got bad news but you are handleing it great (food wise). My sister got really sick shortly after she was banded and told me the same thing.... Get to the Dr. quick. We have a stomach bug going around my work and people are dropping like flies. Scared to death to throw up. So afraid of band slippage. Keep up the good work!!!

Been out a few days. Reading the posts from different people I can concur the same experiences. I stalled 10 days ago haven't lost another pound. Not sure what's going on, I'm more than following the food plan to a T. Banded on Sept 13 I am on Stage 3 pureed foods but I stick with cream soups mainly. I take 1 large protein drink all morning with 48grams of protein. I am rarely hungry. The only thing I haven't increased is my walking.

Got sick this last week with wheezing in my bronchial tubes. I coughed so hard I pulled some rib muscles near my port area and by Friday when i would cough I had a HORRIBLE stabbing pain next to the large incision. So if you think you are starting to get sick, go to the doctor quickly to get a handle on it. I got the coughing and wheezing under control by yesterday but I still hurt so much - don't wish this on anyone.

Yesterday was my granddaughter's 3rd birthday. They had chips, dips, fruit tray, veggie tray, cold drinks,cake and ice cream. Oh Yeah = PIZZA! I took a couple of spoonfuls of guacamole since it was mashed. Took 1 small cube of cantalope, honeydew, watermelon and 1 strawberry and 2 grapes- I peeled the grapes, cut the seeds off the strawberry, cut the melons in tiny tiny pieces and chewed them good. I figure that was ok since I have had some more lumpy soups and soft egg. I had no problems with being tempted with the pizza, cake or ice cream - I visualized a cheering section cheering me on as I said NO Thank you. I also visualized myself doubled over in gas pains when I heard the word PIZZA - boy, that works!!

I got extremely stressful news on Friday - devastatingly depressive news. I was so down, my first thought would be forget this all - go eat something - then I thought about WHY I did the lap band and why I am going thru this - to get healthier for ME to have a better life. In the past when I have gotten bad news, I have gone into this hole and eat myself silly but this time, I am saying NO to my old self and thoughts that would cause this - proud to say I haven't gone off the wagon. Guess What? The bad news never changed when I would eat thru the stress - this time I feel better about myself for doing this for me knowing it won't change the bad news. I crossed over a past stumbling block with victory and I can be happy with that.