Hi All,

Well I weighed myself this morning and finally,I have lost one more pound . I know it's only one pound but I was excited. The only thing that I did different the last couple of days was increased my calories slightly. I've also decided to stay on mushies a little bit longer ,even if the dietician decides to progress me to the stage 4 diet this Friday when I go in for my one month post -op. Last Friday ,I had a tremendous amount of chest pain and I suspect part of my problem has been ,I tend to eat fast because i'm always on the go and I have to stop that because ,BOY OH BOY is it painful,my other issue is,in my opinion I think I probably should have stayed on liquids longer than I have. The nurse I spoke to Friday said that most likely the chest pain is caused by swelling and that I need to evaluate what i'm eating ,so the only thing i've been on the last 2 days is liquid Protein drinks and mushies only but no meat of any kind.I was eating quite a bit of tuna as well as turkey & fish but even though it's on my stage 3 diet list,I think it was too soon for me and the Nurse agrees.

I think she didn't want to come right out and say that she thought the dietician progressed me too soon. I was just so excited about being able to eat normal foods,I didn't think much about it. What I did find out is that I can't really do chicken which the nurse told me that most band patients can't.

This is truly a trial & error situation.

Congrats! I'm in the same boat as you, if that scale would move down 1 pound I would run around my front yard naked! I truly believe that the main reason I'm not losing is because I'm not eating enough, or consuming enough calories I should say.

I go back on Thu for my 2 week follow up and then I move on to what they call thick liquids. I think everyone else calls them mushy's. Hopefully that will help me get the scale moving.

I hope things keep going down for you!

Congrats! I'm in the same boat as you, if that scale would move down 1 pound I would run around my front yard naked! I truly believe that the main reason I'm not losing is because I'm not eating enough, or consuming enough calories I should say.

I go back on Thu for my 2 week follow up and then I move on to what they call thick liquids. I think everyone else calls them mushy's. Hopefully that will help me get the scale moving.

I hope things keep going down for you!

Thank you:) !! You too Melly!! You will do great!!

For me ,the 2 week post-op was exciting . Let us know how it goes.

CONGRATS!!! I totally understand the thrill when the scale moves! I bet it is going to start coming off a bit quicker!

CONGRATS!!! I totally understand the thrill when the scale moves! I bet it is going to start coming off a bit quicker!

Thank you : )!! I sure hope so!! I realize that the band makes me constantly be aware of what i'm doing,how i'm doing it etc. This is a new concept ,really.

Hello,

I've found that eating too fast really does cause me alot of pain. It's difficult to slow down while eating, but it's something that I've had to learn to do. Good Luck!

Sharon

Hello,

I've found that eating too fast really does cause me alot of pain. It's difficult to slow down while eating, but it's something that I've had to learn to do. Good Luck!

Sharon

I never thought it would be difficult for me but it really is ,especially when i'm home. For some strange reason.