WOHOOOO I have passed the 2 week mark, I saw my surgeon today and he said I am progressing along nicely. I can now move onto Pureed/Mushies!!!! I am so excited to not have to be on a liqued only diet. 4 weeks of only liqueds was getting old.

I am scheduled for my first fill on Jan 08th, 2008.

I can't imagine having to eat mushies for 2 weeks. My doctor allowed regular food after the 4th day. Glad to hear all went well at your doctor's visit.

Wow lucky you two only having liquids for less than 2 weeks. I'm on liquids for 4 weeks!!! Oh well, I guess it will help me to lose a lot of weight...I hope!

WOHOOOO I have passed the 2 week mark, I saw my surgeon today and he said I am progressing along nicely. I can now move onto Pureed/Mushies!!!! I am so excited to not have to be on a liqued only diet. 4 weeks of only liqueds was getting old.

I am scheduled for my first fill on Jan 08th, 2008.

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Yeah for you AND me, today is two weeks since my surgery.

I get and Ive had some deli meat and string cheese!!! No problem so far, only I can 'feel' when I eat is a tightness at the back of my throat

Wow lucky you two only having liquids for less than 2 weeks. I'm on liquids for 4 weeks!!! Oh well, I guess it will help me to lose a lot of weight...I hope!

I was on 2 weeks liqueis pre-op , then 2 weeks after. He told me today I can move to muchies, BUT if I feel any pain or problems, to go back to liquids.

It is so interesting how different the Dr's diets are. I did low-carb before surgery, liquids for 2 days after surgery and then mushies for 4 weeks. Mushies include baked fish and cooked veggies and anything the consistency of baby food. Then I will be on regular food.

:help: Hi all,

I have been banned now for three weeks, I lost 25lbs. This is the first time I lost 10 to 15lbs on any diet except when I was on Fen Fen. This was the best decision I ever made, I am not hungry, and I have to plan time to eat. However, since going back to work this week I feel that I am eating too much. I teach in an urban school, which has a high violence rate, lacks leadership and is very stressful. I am not hungry, but food for me has always been the one thing I can count on; its my best friend, something to turn to when I am lonely, happy, sad, bored you name it. My concern is with the stress of work, I think I am eating too much. Here is what my day look like.

I leave my house at 6:30 am; before I leave I have a cup of decaf herbal tea (8oz) at 6:15 am. I start teaching at 7:45, so around 8:30am I have a plain yogurt (4oz, 8g of protein) or a jar baby food rice Cereal w pear (6oz, 1 g of protein). I drink 35g of Protein supplement about 11oz in an hour from10: 00 am to 11:00 am. At 12 pm I eat 3 oz of puree chicken or fish with ¼ cup of puree veggies. At 2:00pm I eat a 4oz single serve of cottage cheese (4oz 11g protein) at 3: 00pm I eat 1 oz low fat cheese 8g of protein. In between meals I also consume 28 oz of crystal light beverage and 20oz of Water.

I pick up my son from school, go home and fix him diner. While doing so, I fight with myself not to taste or eat what I cook him; this week however, I have nibble once or twice. :cry Please help me. I don’t want to go back to my old habit of eating all night long, or eating just for the sake of eating. Maybe I need to join a food addict group? How can I stop my love hate relationship with food?

Marie Gabrielle

Marie,

It sounds like you are doing GREAT!!! Just take it one day at a time and keep the goal in sight. If we knew the magic secret to turn off the cravings and change our relationships with food, none of us would be in the shape we are in now. Maybe you need to distract yourself when you feel the need to eat (when you are not supposed to)? Maybe you could tell yourself you could have a little snack, but first you have to drink a glass of Water and then wait 30 minutes. It's likely you would forget all about the urge by then. Who knows. It's not easy, but (with your band and the right attitude) you can do it.

Shalee,

We have the same band date. I had one week of full liquids and then 4 weeks of purees. I see my surgeon (in a different town) and get my fill on January 2. I hope he doesn't have a hangover. )

Foofy,

Yes let's hope no hangover. I go in Jan 8th for my 1st fill.

i see you lost 25 lbs already. is that just in the 2 weeks since being banded or that plus 2 weeks of preop diet? i want to have a ticker. i am new to this. how do i do it?

shalee, you and i are about the same age and weight. i really am interested in knowing how you are doing? feeling? etc,

i figured out how to get my ticker.

ok, so how do you get the ticker to show up?

Lumpy: You need to click on UserCP at the top of the page and then on "Edit Signature" and paste the code for your ticker in the signature box and save. You can also preview it first by clicking on the button beneath the box.

shalee, you and i are about the same age and weight. i really am interested in knowing how you are doing? feeling? etc,

Hi Lumpy,

I lost 15 pounds pre-surgery, and the other 10 since surgery on the 12th.

Pre-surgery I was taking my 2 big dogs for a long hard walk 5 times a week, they pretty much go at this super fast pace and if I don't keep up they drag me, :eek:and we walked about 5 miles a day. I was also riding my exercise bike 8 miles a day on level 3 , 19mph about 4 times a week pre-surgery.

Since surgery I haven't taken the big dogs walking yet, just my little chiuwahua and we walk maybe 2 miles at a brisk pace. I just started back this week riding my bike and I am doing 6 miles level 3 ,15 mph

a night right now.

I am scheduled for a fill on Jan 8th, But I might call and see if he can do it sooner.

I can't imagine having to eat mushies for 2 weeks. My doctor allowed regular food after the 4th day. Glad to hear all went well at your doctor's visit.

I am on mushies for three weeks....LOL

I am glad though because I know that the thought of eating food the frist week was out of the ? I was too sore.

I think now it might be alright but I do not want my stomach churning around in the digestion process.....and messing up the band getting into its resting position.

It really hasn't been that bad being on this diet.....since I am not hungry it is a matter of reminding myself to eat......and drink.......