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This is all new to me

So this is my first entry. Hello fellow LapBanders! I was just banded on Tues July 15, 2008, so that was 5 days ago. I am on this full liquids diet thing and I've lost 10 lbs so far. I can't believe I really am doing this thing. I started at 304 lbs when I came home from the hospital on Wed. I'm down to 294. I'm convinced this is only because I am drinking everything. Not that I doubt my ability to succeed on this, but just being realistic. The weight loss will slow down as soon as I start on my mushy foods. The pain wasn't too bad for me. The gas, on the other hand, was horrendous! I mean, I could hear the gas rumbling around in my stomach, from the outside. I guess in all this surgery stuff, I seemed to have forgotten that I am SEVERELY lactose intolerant. What do they have you on after surgery? Milk, milk, and more milk!! The Boost Protein shakes (lactose free) were disgusting and I honestly liked the Carnation Instant Breakfast better (full lactose). So, I bought some Lactaid, and I am a brand new person. Together with the infant gas-x drops, I don't have to sing that song anymore.   So five days in, and I'm still alive. The hardest part is convincing my mind that I'm not hungry, and recognizing when my stomach is telling me when I'm full. I can't eat anything right now, so it's not an issue, yet. Any suggestions from anyone who happens across my rambling, please feel free to email me at alicianhooper@yahoo.com. I'm a firm believer that we are all in this together and to hell with those people that said that weight loss surgery is the "easy" way out. They obviously have never had to struggle with anything. This is a life change, a tool, and I rather do this than do nothing and die because I ate myself into an early grave. (Sorry, just felt a little emotion right then.)   God bless and thanks for reading,   Alicia:wink2:
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Another day being banded

Hello Bandsters!   Six days out of surgery. It's not too bad. I notice something a little different today....hunger. The bad thing is that is a ferocious beast-like hunger. The good thing is that I can drink some water or eat some jello and the hunger goes away. It's like I'm having to make choices already. But, know that before having the surgery, I would've taken that hunger and ran to the dollar menu and bought like 5 things and ate myself into a stupor.   Enough about that though. One day at a time. Things are kinda crazy at home. My mother just left to go back to St. Louis, where she lives now. We have her friends helping me and her to clean out this house we just moved from and her friends have taken a stash of money from the house. They had a key bc we trusted them and now they are ducking and dodging phone calls from me and Mom won't call them without me convincing her why she should. I know this has nothing to do with my lap band, but may have something to do with my hunger. (The whole using food to cope thing.)   I will drink some water first to make sure that it actually hunger. I know I'm rambling, but I'm a bit pissed that people that you know and trust, will prey on you in your time of need.   I believe that God wants me to forgive and forget...maybe they needed that money for something really important. But everytime I think about it, my salvation drops just a little and I'm ready to go back to my fighting days lol.   Anywho, I lost 2 more lbs!! Wooohooo! I'm a long way from the two piece, but at least I've gotten on the traveling road.   Thanks for reading and may God bless you all so much that you run out of room to receive everything!!   Alicia :smile:
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