SHRINK'N VIOLETS

Hello all... I'm Tracy and I'm starting this thread because I just found out that I'm scheduled for Surgery on April 26, 2007.

fffffffffffffffffffast forward to April 30, 2007

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

We made it to the other side of bandland and now we are set to support one another while we shrink our booties and grow into our new smaller skins.

All are welcome to join in and post, but we are not a group that bickers..... please be supportive as we all have different paths to follow... but the journies to the more healthy self beckons....

Let the losing begin!!!!!!!!!!!

It's weird how doctors are so different in their approach with the lapband. My surgeon only had me on clear liquids for 1 day before the surgery, and 2 days after the surgery. Then I get to start on mushies for 2 weeks, advancing to regular food slowly thereafter....So far I've felt no restriction with the liquids. Although I don't guzzle, it feels like I could and I'd be ok....I hope I really DO have restriction! However I don't feel all that hungry either....

So far I haven't had to take any pain meds besides the children's tylenol....I may take some Lortab before I go to bed to ensure a full night sleep though!

Good luck to those of you who are to be banded tomorrow!!!

Hi!

Just checking in to see if we heard from any of the newly bandeds---and I see we have---hope the rest are following along as well!!! WooHooo welcome to bandland!!!!

Pamela, you can check out the syrups on the website www.davincigourmet.com they have tons of SF flavors---I have used several, and am hooked!!! They ship quickly, fairly inexpensively, and I have never had anything come in broken. I am a huge toffee addict, I love the English Toffee, and the Caramel. The Dulce Ce Leche is similar, but reminds me of the caramel used for caramel apples at Halloween.

I too love Mexican food, and had enchiladas as my first food, refried beans as my first mushie....still it is the easiest of all food for me to eat.

Sorry talking about those things to liquid dieters, is referred to as "food porn"----I'll behave!

My 2 year old granddaughter has croup. Poor little darlin' sounds so horrible! When she coughs and makes that horrid barking sound she looks so confused as to why that sound is coming from her!!! Then she very meekly says "scuse me" she cracks me up!!! The best with her lately is when she wants to go to Fudruckers for a hamburger---do not ask a child who just turned 2 to say Fudruckers!!!

Well ladies, I hope all of you are hanging in there---I am hoping the rest of our new banders are ok----will check on all of you in the morning. Sleep Well!

Kat

Blah blah blah.. Fudruckers?! LOL

Oh this food coma. I'm starting to get very hungry!!!!!!!

I love fudrucker's burgers.. we don't have one around here, but we would go there when we lived in New Mexico.

What do you put da vinci syrups in? I have seen sugar-free syrup things like this before, but don't understand what they're for. I dont like flavor things in my drink, so besides like maybe coffee/cocoa what foods are they good for? Past couple nights I've had a HORRIBLE time sleeping. I think it has to do with fiance being a jerk about me watching tv in bed. ALL OF A SUDDEN he complains he can't sleep when I have the tv on.. but I can't sleep without the tv on. So I've been leaving when he is going to sleep and going back in to watch tv after he's out.. but by then I'm occupied watching tv in another room or getting on the computer.. blah.

Hey all, we should hear from Tracy today. Can't wait to hear how you are!

Thanks for all the good stuff, I love grits, My dad grew up in SC and raised us on southern food and that is one of my favorite.

Eggs and Salsa, I didn't think about that for this diet but one of my favorite again, I LOVE mexican food, and refried beans too

Can't wait til sunday, it all sounds good

Kat - my son has croup, it is horrible, he has asthma on top of it, his first attack I thought it was an asthma attack. He started getting them at 1yr old and for the first 6 months, we were at the hospital getting rescue treatments . Now when he starts that croup bark during the day I give him his steriods to prevent those trips. It is a scary thing - and something they have until they grow out of.

Laura - I gained 3lbs this week too and did not put it back on. I am drinking lots of water - broth, blah blah blah - but I feel like I am a little dehydrated. On a happy note, I didn't do anything different and lost the 3lbs this am.

I know this may sound silly, but I have a toe ring, and I have already tightened it 2x's since last monday, and this morning it is so big again it is turned and working its way off my toe. Kind of crazy how my feet and toes are shirnking, but I've had the same ring for 4 years and it has never moved.

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: hi my name is janice, surgery is on monday april 30th. wow i am so happy. i am 60 years old and i will be thin again . good luck everyone.

Welcome, Flowergirl!

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: hi my name is janice, surgery is on monday april 30th. wow i am so happy. i am 60 years old and i will be thin again . good luck everyone.

Welcome Janice!! I'm 59 and was banded 4/10/07. Nice to know it works even on us old folks!! lol

Well today I'm a little more sore than I was yesterday - which I was expecting. Took some liquid Tylenol, so we'll see what that does for me. I don't feel hungry - just some head hunger when I see food on T.V. I'm trying my best to get my liquids in....Taking Gax-X and been playing the tuba from both ends! LOL

Funny - since my surgery, my hubby seems more supportive than he did before the surgery. Weird, but very welcoming and comforting to me.

Didn't sleep great last night - ended up in the recliner in the living room because I can't sleep flat on my back, on my tummy, or on either side just yet. I woke up several times though the night, but I feel pretty refreshed so far this morning. I'm sure I'll be taking a nap (or a few of them) throughout the day!

It's good to be on the losing side finally! :clap2:

Good moring all!

Like all of you I'm excited to hear from the new band babies. And I'm real excited b/c when I got up this morning I looked at this skirt that has been hanging on thedoor for over 6 mos, I didn't have the heart to give it away with a lot of other clothes that were too small I donated becase it was one of my fav skirts and couldn't bear to part from it. Sooo, I tried it on for old time sakes and IT FIT! :clap2: Last time I brought a skirt it was a size 20 and this is a 16!!! Yeah me. I haven't lost any weight since last week but boy am I losing inches. Last week I measured I was down 8 1/2 inches. I SIMPLY LOVE MY BAND AND ME!!!

Good moring all!

Like all of you I'm excited to hear from the new band babies. And I'm real excited b/c when I got up this morning I looked at this skirt that has been hanging on thedoor for over 6 mos, I didn't have the heart to give it away with a lot of other clothes that were too small I donated becase it was one of my fav skirts and couldn't bear to part from it. Sooo, I tried it on for old time sakes and IT FIT! :clap2: Last time I brought a skirt it was a size 20 and this is a 16!!! Yeah me. I haven't lost any weight since last week but boy am I losing inches. Last week I measured I was down 8 1/2 inches. I SIMPLY LOVE MY BAND AND ME!!!

Congrats!! How awesome is that?!?! I haven't taken any actual measurements...I think I'll get hubby to do that today! I haven't seen a size 16 since high school! I'm shooting for a 28 for a short term goal. I've already picked out the pants I'm going to use as my "goal."

I'm still waiting on a bunch of swelling and feminine issues to be resolved before I even think about weighing...My feet and ankles and hands are huge and I don't want the disappointment of weighing with all this extra fluid on me. Have a dr. appt this afternoon...maybe I'll get some resolution! In ER last week, they said I was anemic, hemoglobin was 9.1 and I was dehydrated. Been bleeding since April 5th - before surgery and still going strong with no sign of stopping...OB put me on birth control pills and said the surgery caused the disruption...funny that it was there BEFORE surgery...called my PCP and she is going to see me today...I fired my OB!!!

UGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

Anyone else keep refreshing to see if Tracy's posted??? I'm editing a chapter (boring) right now for work & my treat for each 5 pages done is to click over & check... how weird am I??? But I'm so excited for her... can't wait to "see" her post!

(I tried to edit my immediately prevous post but when I clicked on "edit" it was wacky -- smilies are in between every letter! Crazy!)

So... edited to add: NOT that I'm not thrilled to read everyone else's posts, too!!!!!!!

Thanks Christy! I'm sure they will get the bottom of things. I'm sure you have lost too! But don't get on that scale until you are ready! I too get disappointed if I don't see what I think should be there.

Your dr. will weight you today when you go and you might be surprised at what you find dispite it all.

Good morning---yep I'm checking on the new bandsters too!!! Denise, DH is calmed down now, and ready to be supportive, you made it through surgery---probably his biggest objection to it was that he was afraid of losing you. Men often times can't say (or maybe don't realize?) what their fear is, so cover it with indifference or anger. Sad that they have been made to be that way....but now that you are out of surgery, and doing so well, he has relaxed and can be happy for you!! I think they are gradually changing some, but back in the day when women didn't work, and men were expected to "take care" of everything but the housework, all the emotion in them got buried I believe. Now it isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, thankfully!!! Our son is much more forthcoming in his emotions than even my DH. He'll talk to me, but to the outside world, he is not very demonstrative with his emotion at all! Too bad they don't know how much it helps to just let it out!!! We are much luckier in that I think!!!

Glad you are feeling good!

Christy---are you wanting more children, or would you be ok if they brought up hysterectomy? I love my hysterectomy as much as I love my band!!!! I have been where you are, and girl, I feel for you!!! Wish I could help.

Ms jen----wooohooo losing those inches!!! That is exactly why I always encourage measurements. When the scale stops for me, the inches start dropping. Sure helps with the doldrums, of the scale being stubborn!

Laura---don't bury those pants too far back in the closet, see!!!!

Jenn--they put Kinsey (my granddaughter) on steroids for 2 days too---waiting to hear how she is. Mine had it on occasion, but not real often. Son used to have to walk him around outside in the COLD air. DD, the steam worked best. Go figure!!! Hugs to your son!

Laura, I use the syrup, in hot chocolate in the winter, I use it to flavor shakes now, I use it in oatmeal, I use it (for those of you on diet restrictions---forgive me!) to flavor homemade ice cream, frosting for cakes, to make glazes to drizzle over desserts, I add it in place of some of the milk in vanilla SF pudding mix--to make all different flavors of either pudding or add it to a graham cracker pie crust to make a low cal pie for dessert. I make mixed drinks with them, either with or without alcohol. Add some to ice and whirl in the blender, makes for yummy treats! Since there is no alcohol, they freeze, so you can freeze the syrup, and use in iced tea, to flavor it as the ice melts----peach or raspberry for instance.

Oh yeah----this Fudruckers IS in New Mexico---that's where I live!!!

Also where I better get out and check on the cows.......if I miss the rest of our newbies----welcome to bandland!!! We missed you!!!

Take care all----

You are doing SOOOOOO good!!!

Kat