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Banded 3/1/13 I'm eating between 800 and1000 cal a day' date=' at least 60g of Protein and working out an hour a day 5 days a week. I lost 10 lbs after surgery and then nothing for the last week! I know the first month is for healing but its just so frustrating! I don't have my first fill until 3/11 and I feel like I need it now! Help![/quote']

I TOTALLY understand. Banded on the 8th. Lost 20 from the post op and surgery. Been basically the same, give or take 2 lbs, since the 15th. I am eating under 1000 calories 50+ grams of protein, no sugar, no artificial anything. Low carb, low fat. And I am starving and exercising and hungry. And it's been almost 2 weeks since I've lost anything. It's frustrating

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The scale moved!! The scale moved!! Hmmm....once again reaffirms that I need to only WEIGH ONCE A WEEK...which is impossible for me to do but still. Had I just weighed today instead of every day this week multiple times I wouldn't have gotten so frustrated.

Hand in there everyone...good things are coming your way!

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Anyone else here on MyFitnessPal and want to be friends? Did I ask you this already?

I'm rcwilson02....add me or I can add you =)

Anyone who wants to can add me, I am aeromech on MFP also. Thanks

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The scale moved!! The scale moved!! Hmmm....once again reaffirms that I need to only WEIGH ONCE A WEEK...which is impossible for me to do but still. Had I just weighed today instead of every day this week multiple times I wouldn't have gotten so frustrated.

Hand in there everyone...good things are coming your way!

I hope my scale moves too! Thanks for reporting back :)

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The scale moved!! The scale moved!! Hmmm....once again reaffirms that I need to only WEIGH ONCE A WEEK...which is impossible for me to do but still. Had I just weighed today instead of every day this week multiple times I wouldn't have gotten so frustrated.

Hand in there everyone...good things are coming your way!

My scale moved and then I went out of town for the weekend and went to family for Easter yesterday and the scale moved the wrong way. :( I was so good and didnt even touch the Desserts or items that I wasnt supposed to have. This is so not fair. I have my fill on Wednesday so we will see what happends then. I am ready to start seeing a change.

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Hi Everyone :) Banded on March 21st and starting to feel a lot better. I'm starting the mushies stage, finally ditching the Soup broth! Any good ideas/recipes for this stage?

Also, one other question. When does this port pain subside a bit? I have post-op in about two weeks and a little scared that if it is still this tender, how can I get a fill?

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Hi Everyone :) Banded on March 21st and starting to feel a lot better. I'm starting the mushies stage' date=' finally ditching the Soup broth! Any good ideas/recipes for this stage?

Also, one other question. When does this port pain subside a bit? I have post-op in about two weeks and a little scared that if it is still this tender, how can I get a fill?[/quote']

I'm 3 weeks post op and still have sharp.port pain. I guess because I have a toddler and am constantly picking him up and carrying him around! I think with rest &no heavy lifting it would heal faster.

During the mushy stage I loved avocado with a drizzle of olive oil, grits with a little low fat cheese, home made fruit purees mixed with Greek yogurt....

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I'm 3 weeks post op and still have sharp.port pain. I guess because I have a toddler and am constantly picking him up and carrying him around! I think with rest &no heavy lifting it would heal faster.

During the mushy stage I loved avocado with a drizzle of olive oil' date=' grits with a little low fat cheese, home made fruit purees mixed with Greek yogurt....[/quote']

I will be 3 weeks on Wednesday. The port pain is just now starting to go away for me! I am walking 4 miles a day and really haven't felt much pain at all for the past two or three days! A good place for recipes is www.theworldaccordingtoegghead.com. If you can't find it that way google "the world according to egg head". She has some good things there. Or maybe it's egg face. Try both and good luck to you!

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I will be 3 weeks on Wednesday. The port pain is just now starting to go away for me! I am walking 4 miles a day and really haven't felt much pain at all for the past two or three days! A good place for recipes is www.theworldaccordingtoegghead.com. If you can't find it that way google "the world according to egg head". She has some good things there. Or maybe it's egg face. Try both and good luck to you!

Thank you so much or the info on egg face so many great recipes!!!!

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Thank you so much or the info on egg face so many great recipes!!!!

Your very welcome! ;)

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Hey March bandsters, how are you doing? We should all be post-op now, yay! After 3 weeks of the scale not budging, it finally did for me, so patience apparently is rewarded eventually. Hope you're all doing well!

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Banded 3-28-13...so far I've lost 16 lbs and 6 inches! I'm pretty stoked about what I've lost so far. Not feeling any restrictions so I'm really thinking before I eat and using that will power as much as possible. Will get a fill May 8th.

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Just thought I would give an update. I was banded 3-19.. Have lost 26lbs to date, I feel incredible so much more energy! I walked a 5k yesterday I am happy to report my incisions are healed and I no longer have any port pain! Just challenging myself to be better everyday! Ready for a fill...April 29th!

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Hi Everyone! I was banded on 3/21/13 and am feeling great also! My port pain is finally gone too! I had my first fill last Thursday, and still really don't feel any restriction. I know they say it sometimes takes a few times to hit the "green zone" but I thought I'd feel a little something. Anyways, I'm learning to make better food choices and incorporating exercise now. Looking forward to more weight loss and a healthy life!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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