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.. i feel for you' date=' i have the same thing coming up with me im thinking. lol. sorry... i dont have any ideas yet. if i come up with any i will let you know. When you say you are trying to stay positive, but its changing your mood and attitude.. do you mean that you regret taking this step of banding?[/quote']

No I don't regret getting it at all... It's just a big adjustment that I'm trying to continue wrapping my head around. I want to succeed in the worse way, the liquid diet is just making it hard at times... This siteis great tho, whenever I feel weak or down they're always someone put me back on track. You will be fine too, if you have any questions u can always ask me, although I come to this site to find a lot of my answers. Good luck to u and keep me posted.

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I haven't been a bit hungry and am post op day 3. Today I did het down 3/4 of a Protein Shake, a little Gelatin and about 1/3 cup of Tomato Soup for dinner. But if I tried to eat anything else I know I'd be miserable. My only concern is that this is around 700 calories and that seems extreme. No saline in my band either.

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Mom, don't fret. I doubt I got that much down the first three days If I drank more than a couple ounces I felt like I was going to throw up. Everyone is different. I didn't feel hungry for a good six weeks. In fact, in the beginning I was taking in so little I actually got too weak to get out of bed.

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Mom.. there I mo waybthats 700 Cal's..

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Mom.. there I no way thats 700 Cal's..

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I haven't been a bit hungry and am post op day 3. Today I did het down 3/4 of a Protein Shake, a little Gelatin and about 1/3 cup of Tomato Soup for dinner. But if I tried to eat anything else I know I'd be miserable. My only concern is that this is around 700 calories and that seems extreme. No saline in my band either.

I wish I was like that...I have no problem putting down about 8oz at a time. I keep the calories very low tho. That's why I was looking for something else that I could eat (drink) something with more substance. I think I average about 300-500 calories a day

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My phone app said 700 but I wasn't sure either. The Jello was regular though--not sugar free. I've for to buy some sf!!!

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No I don't regret getting it at all... It's just a big adjustment that I'm trying to continue wrapping my head around. I want to succeed in the worse way, the liquid diet is just making it hard at times... This siteis great tho, whenever I feel weak or down they're always someone put me back on track. You will be fine too, if you have any questions u can always ask me, although I come to this site to find a lot of my answers. Good luck to u and keep me posted.

Tammy.. i will remember to do that. like you, i want to/need to succeed in the biggest way ever with this lapband. if i dont i could end up having major heart issues, and being in a wheelchair. not much of a future. im three days post banded now, doing o.k. i do feel that im missing something solid to chew on and digest, but if i choose to ignore that, i know im satisfied. im experimenting a lot. ive lost a lot of weight in just these past three days. amazing. if you have tried something and its good, its tasty and its doable, post it, wont you... we need as much input for new ideas as possible.

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I know it is hard, I am on my last week of liquids, yay!!! I try to make it creative as well, I freeze my choc Protein Shakes to make popsicles, they are good..and now I am going to try a few of the tips..The way I look at it is, my mind also needs to adjust to this, as well as my body needs to heal...Soon I will be on my own..Hang in there, I can at least have cream Soups which is a nice addition as well as drinkable yogurts!! Good luck!!

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I know it is hard, I am on my last week of liquids, yay!!! I try to make it creative as well, I freeze my choc Protein Shakes to make popsicles, they are good..and now I am going to try a few of the tips..The way I look at it is, my mind also needs to adjust to this, as well as my body needs to heal...Soon I will be on my own..Hang in there, I can at least have cream Soups which is a nice addition as well as drinkable yogurts!! Good luck!!

this is a great idea... thanks for sharing it. i love creamy soups i guess over easter i will be having them.

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I made lots of different veggie Soups. pumpkin, mixed veg, lentil and used different herbs/spices for flavouring. They were really thick and yummy and they tasted like real food.

I do something similar. I don't cook, so it's easier for me to just buy canned Soup....whatever kind....add chicken stock or skim milk, and stick it in the Magic Bullet. It chops up any chunks and thins it out. Pop it in the microwave for a minute or two.....and dinner is served!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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