Fabulous February Bandsters Unite!

[swalker3 0]

I was banded on 02/25/09 and feel great. The first few days the gas was driving me nuts but after that no problems. I just finished my 2 week post-op, pureed foods and ready to start some smaller soft foods. I have my first fill on April 1st. Since 02/11/09, I'm down 28 pounds.

[KimmyQ 0]

H snowwhytequeen, I was banded Feb 13th ans went to mushies 5 days after that & solid food week 3. The nutritionist gave me a meal plan saying it was ok for that, you should be able to eat solid food by now I would think. Have you asked your doctor? I still eat some pureed food like boiled veggies but I do eat chicken breast and salmon fillets with no issues so far. I had my first fill yesterday so i had a liquid diet yesterday but, solid food today, no problems. Good luck to you, Kim

[kityy_mom 0]

Lucky you. swalker, I just finished liquids on the 3/9 started mushies on3/10. I was banded on 2/24. I don't get soft food until 3/24.

[jackee 0]

Hey TheB

Thanks for the information on how to post my weight graphic,

[riley4183 0]

Thanks for the poem, Lapbandgirl! I shared it with my support group, and it's PERFECT :thumbup:

[mrsteacher 0]

Yeah, I figured it out.

Edited March 13, 2009 by mrsteacher

[yayatrudy 0]

I actually gain a few lbs. sob sob I do great in the morning and at lunch, but I am eating way too much at night, I get my first fill on Monday. i hope it helps..It is so amazing to me how different all our doctors and diets are.

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Edited March 15, 2009 by yayatrudy
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[mamajude 0]

Hey Ale78

That's funny that you are thinking of telling you Mom that you are having hernia surgery because I was banded on 2/24 and that is the story I gave my adult children. Worked for me- and I did have a hernia repair.

Kitty

Me too. I had a hiatel hernia which had to be repaired. Although I am banded on the 28th I am already eating soft foods and a few regular foods..I went to the surgeon regarding my incisions and the NP told me I could start mushies. I eat very soft but don't puree. Doing ok but pain in the port. Don't weigh because have just learned I also have a thyroid problem. Will go to regular foods fully on thursday

[HONEYDIVA33 0]

Hello everyone

I was banded on 2-24-09. Everything is fine and I am looking forward to my first fill on 4-13, I really need it.

[yayatrudy 0]

I was banded on 2/12 and got my second fill yesterday. I ate a much smaller amount tonight and feel full, i hope this one is the right one. I am still having trouble with my port flipping over. If it flip again they will go back in and resew it down. This does not exicite me. I am not as tired as I was but until this second fill did not feel full for very long I am hoping I can really start to lose weight now. I have lost 25 lbs but only 10 since surgery. But I am not losing faith in the band I am just ready to eat less without the hunger.

[peachwood 0]

I am getting to the point I forgot I had surgery! I am not able to have a fill for 90 days and I have NO restriction. I have not gained but I have not lost either. I am starting to slip to old eating habits because there is nothing reminding me I ate enough. I think the insurance companies that have that rule need to rethink it. I am losing my motivation. I am afaid that when I finally get a fill I will be in shock!!

[shellyphaunts 0]

Howdy gang.

Okay, so I am having "issues." Last week when I weighed in, I had gained like four pounds. I don't know what the heck happened, but it threw me for a loop. I got completely depressed. I felt like a COMPLETE failure! So, of course, I forgot everything I have learned in the past months and stopped doing everything that has been working for me. I started skipping meals to lose the weight quickly, stopped exercising, and just fell into a funk.

I stepped on the scale today, and I have lost the four pounds, but I still feel like I have failed. I know there are factors that have contributed to my weight "gain." For instance, I've been out of my thyroid meds for a week, and can't get in touch w/ my doc. (Her office is closed until Monday) My CPAP mask broke, and I haven't been able to use it for two weeks, so I am exhausted and an emotional wreck. (I can't get a new mask until Friday) I know in my head, these things probably helped stall my weight loss, but I'm still depressed and out of sorts. Since surgery I have felt so good and so positive. But all of a sudden, I feel like the fattest girl in the room again, and I don't want to leave the house.

Sorry to vent. I didn't want to get into this with my family, so I thought this would be a good place to find others who understood where I am coming from.

Hugs,

[Babe 0]

peachwood, i'm curious why you're not able to get a fill for 90 days. is this doc's orders or is it something else? i was told to go for my first fill 6-8 weeks post op.

oooh... i just read the part about it being an insurance company rule... omg, that is ridiculous!!! what are they hoping to achieve?

ok, so solution time: pretend you're on your pre-op diet all over again (not some crazy all Protein Drink thing, but a lower carb, portion controlled eating style). also, use a food tracker like fitday.com or dailyplate.com or one of other million sites mentioned on the boards. reward yourself everyday for sticking to your plan by adding 25cents or a dollar to a jar. at the end of the month, use that money to buy yourself something nice (not food), maybe a clothing item, or an fancy body lotion or something indulgent like that.

above all, just be patient and compassionate with yourself. it's ok to stumble a bit. your fill will happen before you know it.

[yayatrudy 0]

ok you want to be really depressed i have had 2 fills and can still eat like there is no tomorrow..... Yesterday was my worst ever ,today was better....I know it will get better but yuck.

[suzie76 0]

looking forward to my first fill on Tuesday, I need it...