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Started with personal trainer!

I have both started weight training with a personal trainer. It has been kicking my butt!!!! It has been 2 weeks and we love it. The QuickSlim30 really helps with the weight training. My body is really toning up and taking on a very nice shape. I don't even recognize my body!   I am maintaining at 146 even during the holidays. QuickSlim30 is out of stock and I have not been able to take it, but I am still maintaining my weight loss. I know muscle weighs more than fat, so I may gain a little, but want to lose some too. My trainer thinks I would look good at 135. I will shoot for 140. I need to see how I look with the muscle tone. But, I am for the first time in my life very happy with my body size and the way my clothes are fitting me!   My metabolism was so low from being banded and I wasn't losing weight anymore. My fill was tight enough, but not tight enough to lose. I was pbing and getting stuck. I even pb'd the other day on liquids and a small bite of cracker! I don't want another fill and am happy with the loss of appetite and smaller portion control the QuickSlim30 gives me.

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South Beach Phase 1

South Beach Diet Food List   During Phase 1, the foods eaten will be in controlled portions to include chicken, beef, turkey, fish, and shellfish. These types of foods along with vegetables, eggs, cheese, nuts, and salads can also be eaten, although all of it will be in controlled portions. Refer to the following list to see the types of foods that are acceptable in phase 1, 2, and 3. Remember that bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, baked goods, fruit, candy, cake, cookies, ice cream, or sugar will be slowly added back into your diet in Phase 2.   Foods to Enjoy Phase 1     Boiled HamCanadian BaconCanola OilChicken Breasts (skinless)Cheese (fat-free or low-fat - American, Cheddar, cottage, cream substitute, feta)Cornish Game HenEggs (whole)Fish (all types)Green VegetablesLunchmeat (lean)Peanut ButterPeanutsPecansPistachio NutsOlive OilSeasoning/Spices (broth, butter sprays, pepper, anything containing no sugar)ShellfishSirloinSweets * (chocolate powder, cocoa powder (baking type), hard candy, sugar substitute (sugar-free)TenderloinTofuTurkey BaconVealVegetables (artichokes, asparagus, beans, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, eggplant, legumes, lettuce, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, zucchini)Quick Shopping List for South Beach Diet Starter - Phase 1 A lot of eggs! (at least two dozen. I ate 3 a day)
Turkey and Canadian bacon
Sugar free Jell-O
Lettuce & whatever else you want in your salads (buy enough for the week)
Salad dressing (balsamic vinaigrette is good)
Veggies (no carrots)(broccoli & zucchini are good)
Chicken breasts and whatever other meat you like
Nuts (for snacks)
Low fat string cheese & shredded cheese (I use it on my salads)
Part-skim ricotta cheese
Splenda or other sugar substitute

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South Beach Diet Tips

SouthBeach Diet Tips and Guides   The SouthBeach Diet is different from the Atkins diet in that it is not a low carbohydrate diet. Regardless of which phase you are currently in, you should follow these recommendations: Drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water, decaffeinated beverages such as club soda, tea, coffee, or decaffeinated sugar-free soda every day
Limit your intake of caffeine-containing beverages to 1 cup each day
Take one multivitamin and mineral supplement daily
Take 500 mg of calcium for both men and women under the age of 50, and 1,000 mg for women over the age of 50, each day Eating can be both pleasurable and healthy as long as you eat the proper foods. All the meals in the SouthBeach Diet consist of healthy combinations of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Dishes can be made by anyone and the ingredients can be found in most grocery stores. These foods will satisfy your hunger without depriving your system of the low-quality starches and sugars that caused problems with your blood chemistry in the first place. The SouthBeach Diet does not involve counting calories, fat grams, or portion sizes. This plan was designed to be simplistic and will help you understand the principles of metabolism and put it to work for your own body. A major key to success with the South Beach Diet is the Glycemic index (GI), which ranks carbohydrate foods based on the effect on blood sugar levels. When you start adding foods back into your diet in Phase 2, keep your focus on low-GI foods such as apples, berries, grapefruit, high-fiber cereal, and whole grain breads.   Preparing For The Rest Of Your Life   Mindset Change for South Beach Diet   You have learned what the South Beach Diet is, how it works, and what to eat. Now, you need to get prepared to change the way you eat, for life. Start by accepting that the first couple of weeks will be a big change but one you will not regret. The first morning of this diet, you will eat a breakfast that may consist of a two-egg omelet with two slices of Canadian bacon, cooked in either spray canola or olive oil. In your old life, you may have toasted bread or a bagel and had fresh fruit or fruit juice to go along with your omelet. However, with the South Beach Diet, the bread will have to wait. Most people have been conditioned their entire life to add bread to meals. You have toast with breakfast, sandwiches on bread for lunch, dinner rolls with dinner, and cake, cookies, or pie for dessert. However, during Phase 1, you will have to forget about the bread. It may take a few days to leave old habits behind but keep in mind that it is during this time that your body’s inability to process sugars and starches is being reversed. After trying numerous diets, most leave you feeling hungry, is one of the most difficult aspects of any diet. A common denominator seen with overweight people is that most of them skip eating breakfast. When this happens, blood sugar drops, which then increases the desire for bad carbohydrates to escalate until lunch when the entire meal is blown.   Planning for South Beach Diet   Planning will help you stay away from snacking or substituting things that are not healthy and could cause weight gain. Remember that once you start into Phase 2, carbohydrates will start being introduced back into your diet along with fruits. You also need to remember to eat your mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, even if you do not feel like it. Some of the greatest low-fats foods to incorporate into your planning include cheese and yogurt to replace the fats since they have no bad carbohydrates. In addition, the sugar is found in the lactose, milk sugar, is one of the things you can have with the South Beach Diet. The South Beach Diet is a lifetime change, lifetime commitment, and a lifetime of health and vitality!   How Does The South Beach Diet Work?   As mentioned, the South Beach Diet is unique, successful, easy, and works in a three-phase process. Unlike many other so-called diets, with the South Beach Diet, simply substitutes your bad carbohydrates and fats for good ones. After trying this, you will be amazed by how well and quickly it works.   South Beach Diet Phase 1   South Beach Diet Phase 1 lasts for two weeks. During this first phase, you will eat normal meals of chicken, beef, turkey, fish, and shellfish, lots of vegetables, eggs, cheese, nuts, and garden salads using 100% olive oil for your salad dressing. Each day for 14 days, you will eat three, well-balanced meals. While eating until your hunger is satisfied may go against most diets, with the South Beach Diet, it is part of the plan. Trying to lose weight and become healthy by depriving the body of food makes no sense. In addition to the three meals each day, you will also eat a snack between breakfast and lunch, and then again between lunch and dinner. Even if you do not feel like eating these snacks, for the South Beach Diet to work, you need to, and after dinner, you will even have dessert. Additionally, during this phase, you can drink all the coffee and tea you want and be sure to drink lots of water. You may be thinking that this is a lot of food - it is! With most diets, you deprive your body, eating only small portions of foods that are unappealing. The change you will make during this phase is that you will cut out all bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, baked goods, fruit, candy, cake, cookies, ice cream, or sugar. Keep in mind that these eliminated foods will be added back into your diet, starting in Phase 2. In addition to taking these foods out of your diet temporarily, you will also need to avoid beer, or any kind of alcohol. Once you start Phase 2, reasonable amounts of wine can be added back in. Instead of feeling overwhelmed about the foods that will be taken out of your diet during the first two weeks, stop and think about this for a minute. To achieve a life of health and lose unwanted weight, two weeks is a small investment to make. After all, you are worth it! The first two or three days will be somewhat challenging, but breaking any bad habit starts out a little bumpy. Once you pass this small hurdle, the rest of the time will go by quicker than you think. When you see the results that these changes bring, you will be glad you did not give up!

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South Beach Diet Phase 2

Allowed Foods in Phase 2 (Foods you can reintroduce to your diet)   FRUIT Apples
Apricots-dried fresh
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi
Mangoes
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Strawberries DAIRY Milk-light soy, fat-free or 1%
Yogurt-light, fruit-flavored, plain, low-fat or fat-free STARCHES (USE SPARINGLY) Bagels, small, whole grain
Bread-multigrain, oat and bran, rye, whole wheat
Cereal-Fiber One, Kellogg's Extra-Fiber All Bran, oatmeal (not instant), other high-fiber, Uncle Sam
Muffins, bran-sugar-free (no raisins)
Pasta, whole wheat
Peas, green
Pita-stone-ground, whole wheat
Popcorn
Potato, small, sweet
Rice-brown, wild VEGETABLES AND LEGUMES Barley
Beans, pinto
Black-eyed peas MISCELLANEOUS Chocolate (sparingly)-bittersweet, semisweet
Pudding, fat-free/sugar-free
Wine, red FOODS TO AVOID OR EAT RARELY!!! STARCHES AND BREADS Bagel, refined wheat Bread-refined wheat white Cookies Cornflakes Matzo Pasta, white flour Potatoes-baked, white instant Rice cakes Rice, white Rolls, dinner   VEGETABLES Beets Carrots Corn Potatoes   FRUIT Bananas Canned fruit, juice packed Fruit juice Pineapple Raisins Watermelon   MISCELLANEOUS Honey Ice cream Jam

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September 2007 check in

I have not journaled in so long!!! I had a 3rd fill and they put 3cc's in my 4 cc band. The fill level is good and I have pb'd a few times, but the weight is still not coming off. I have been at a plateau for so many months. I had even gained 5 pounds. They came off with this last fill, but no more. I am at 164 now.   When I first got banded, I lost the 25 in the first few months. I was also taking a supplement called QuickSlim30 in the beginning. I didn't really know if it was the band or the QuickSlim30, but it helped a lot with appetite and energy. I have not lost any more weight since I have not taken the supplements.   I am going to do a 2nd experiment. I am going to start taking them again and see if I begin losing again. That would be great!!! I was just on their website and they just came out with some patches too.   I am eager to see if I will lose again. I have been so frustrated lately. I don't want another fill because then I would be pbing all the time!!!! I am still doing South Beach, most of the time. But I am so tired of dieting!!!!!! That is why I got the band in the first place. The QuickSlim30 helped so much when I took it, I am hoping so much that it will help me shed the last 20 pounds. I lost it so fast the first time. Then, my band will help me keep it off!!!!!   I still have to get my butt moving to exercise. I know that I got too!!!!   I would like to have all my weight lost by my 34th birthday, on November 8. That is almost 2 months and I want to lose 19 more pounds. That is my goal!!!

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Reached my goal!

I weighed in today at 147!!! I have lost a ton in inches. I noticed when I added the 24 hour QuickSlim30 weight loss patch, things started really moving. First the inches fell off and then the pounds followed. I will never regret my band, but I never did reach a "sweet spot". I was either too loose and could eat anything or too tight and sliming, getting stuck and pbing. Then I guess my metabolism dropped so eating less was getting me no where. My band will always be there to aid me in keeping it off, but I know the QuickSlim30 is what helped me lose the weight. I could never tolerate a tighter fill than I have. I slime on almost everything and get stuck almost everyday.   Thank you Jesus!!!!! :clap2:

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Post Op day 7

I am feeling great!!!!!!!!!! Still super restricted in the morning, like someone is squeezing my stomach with their hand.   Breakfast: 1 cup gano mocha coffee and Silk Vanilla Soy milk; 200 calories, 6 grams of protein   Lunch: 1/2 cup split pea soup, 70 cal, 9 grams protien   1 cup cream of corn, 120 cal, 4 grms protien (gave me severe gas, bloating, stomach ache and diahrea. I have never been sensitive to corn and this was completley liquid)   Snack: Carnation good start and soy milk; 1/4 cup and soy milk; 25 calories and 2 grms protein   Dinner: Chicken Tortilla Soup (blended) with a little cheese; 150 cal   snack: Dannon Activia yogurt;110 cal, 5 grms protein   Total Calories: 800 cal Total Protein: 26+   Vitamins: 1 Tbsp. of Liquid Vitamins( Glacial Milk   Walked around Ontario Mills for about 1/2 hour   Mood/Energy levels: I feel great this morning!!!!   Water=20 ounces, Vitamin Water=20 ounces (125 calories)   I also was craving tortilla soup. I bought a bad mix and am boiling it with 7 cups of water. I added a little shredded cheese. I am going to eat the broth and let me family eat the solid stuff. It smells really good!!!!

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Post Op day 6

I had to go with my mom to the doctors, got home to leave again to pick up the kids and then straight to Ikea. At least I got in about 1 1/2 hours walking, but didn't get too eat much.   Breakfast=1 cup gano coffee and soy milk; 200 cal, 6 protein   Lunch= 1 cup broth 0 calories   Snack= Nectar Protein drink, fuzzy navel, 90 cal, 23 grms protein   Dinner=Creamy split pea soup, 130 calories, 9 grams protein     1 Vitamin water=120 calories   Total Calories= 540, Total Protein=38 grams protein   I am super restricted and super tired!!! I am going to sleep early again!!!

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Post Op day 21

One more day to go!!! I get to start solids tomorrow!!! Ruben made me weigh myself since he said I looked so much thinner. Well, I started at 190, the day of surgery was 186. Last night I was 175 and this morning I was 173!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: So, for a total loss of 17 pounds!!! How's that for a lower bmi bandster!!! I am also taking Quick Slim 30 which is supposed to assist with weight loss on top of suppressing the appetite. It stimulates the metabolism, so even if I was eating such low calories, I know it helped!   I feel really good! I am on my way! And tomorrow I start the South Beach Challenge! So, as far as tools go, I am utilizing my band as best I can even if I don't feel the restriction like I did in the beginning, I am utilizing the QuickSlim 30 as a tool and the South Beach diet as a tool! I see the more tools I can combine the better. So, next is the working out tool!!! I get my clearance to work out tomorrow so I will do my elyptical or Salsa dance tape!   This is what I have had today:   Breakfast: 1 cup soy capuchino; 70 cal. 7 grams of protein, Carnation good start breakfast; 130 calories, 5 grms of protein; Gano Mocha coffee 108 calories. Total for breakfast=308 calories and 12 grams of protein   Liquids: Drank 20 ounces of crystal light taking the kids to school   Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamin and 1 QuickSlim 30

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Post Op day 19!!!

YIIIPPPPEEEE!!!! I am almost to solids!!!! Day 22 is almost here!!! I am feeling really good and feeling thinner! I have found out why Dr. Ortiz does not have a mushy stage and it is as I suspected. You can get a lot of calories in during the mushy stage and gain back weight. So, he cut out that stage. 3 weeks on liquids is enought time for the stomach to heal and you just go straight to solilds!!!   Makes sense to me! I have heard of some people pureeing tamales, enchiladas, mole, very fattening food and then wondering why they are gaining???? Well, that is why I have this handy dandy journal to keep myself in check!!! As well as my Lower BMI and January thread sisters!   I took a QuickSlim30 this morning and let's just say it is really doing what it says it does. I am not hungry at ALL and have no desire to eat AT ALL! I have no more restriction and am going to use it as a "tool" to get me through until my first fill where I hopefully get some restriction.   I am also starting the South Beach Diet on day 22 and starting a challenge on the Lower BMI thread.   This is what I ate today:   Breakfast: 1 Gano Mocha Coffe and 1 cup Silk vanilla soy milk, 1 Carnation Good Start Breakfast: 340 calories, 11 grams protein **** I find that when my breakfast is a little higher in calories, I am not as hungry in the evening.   Lunch: 1 can of V8; 70 calories, 33 grams of protein (My 2 daughters are vomitting so I was advised to eat light,just in case)   Dinner: Pureed chili, 1 cup; 400 calories,   Total calories: 810   Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamins, 1 Quick Slim 30   Liquids: 24 ounces crystal light, 20 ounces crystal light.   Mood/energy: I feel really good, hopeful and happy. I also have no hunger. I wasn't really hungry today. I am still keeping to the 1 cup of pureed soup even if I don't feel restriction between bites. I do feel full after I am done though. I am gearing up for the South Beach Diet on Saturday. I bought crab cakes, angus beef patties, teriyaki chicken, cod, orange roughy, shrimp, mushrooms. I am going to write up some menus. I just need to get my butt moving and do exercise!!!

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Post Op Day 18

I am feeling very good today!! I do have a slight cold, but band wise, feel really good. I didn't feel any restriction yesterday, but ate the same and when I felt restricted. I didn't want to try to see how much I could pack in before getting sick. This is what I ate today:   Breakfast: 1 cup Gano Mocha coffee; 100 calories 1 package of Spirulina Oats (stired into my coffee); 125 cal. 1 cup of Silk vanilla soy; 100 cal, 6 g. protein   *** I felt very satisfied with this combination. The Spirulina oats are supposed to help with appetite and I can say it worked. I didn't feel hungry till about almost 2pm. And even when I ate lunch, I wasn't hungry, hungry like I usually would be.   Lunch: El Paso Chicken Cheese Enchilda Soup, pureed; 170 cal, 8 g.pro.   Dinner: Cream of chicken; 200 calories, 3 grms protein   Total Calories: 695 calories     Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamins 1 Quick Slim 30   Liquids: 24 ounces of lemon crystal light, 40 ounces crystal light     I took my QuickSlim 30 today for the first time. I didn't necessarily take it for appetite suppression, but it is also for energy and assisting in helping the body to lose weight. I opened the capsule and put it in with my liquid vitamin. I just wanted to see how I felt with it. I'd like to go for a walk but haven't had the energy. I will report how it made me feel.   My pants feel looser and I notice I am peeing a lot more.     I wasn't too hungry and the QuickSlim 30 gave me a lot of energy!!!

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Post op day 17

I am feeling really good, positive and pretty energetic. I started going to the gym again just doing the treadmill for now. I am clear to do full exercise on Saturday. I will go 4 -5 times a week and do cardio, free weights, swimming, sauna, jucuzzi. I can't do ab work for 3 months, but walking/elyptical/stair master while holding in your abs works them pretty well. I still have not gone on the scale, but my clothes are fitting much better. My thighs also look smaller. I just know I can't take any disappointment or anything discouraging and I have heard how people lose on the liquids then gain on the mushies/solids. So, I will weigh when I start the solids, so like in another 2 weeks. I don't feel hungry and I think it helps that I am always sipping on crystal light. Even if I feel like I can eat more than 1 cup right now, I am not going to push it. I am also going to start doing the South Beach Diet on Saturday. It isn't really like a "diet" as there is no calorie counting or denying yourself, only in the first 2 weeks which is like a detox from white flour products and sugar. It is bandster friendly and has always helped me curb my appetite naturally. I am also drinking the worlds only healthy coffee (Gano coffee) for breakfast. I am going to add a packet of the Spirulina Oats to it. My friend told me she adds the Spirulina Oats to the coffee and it completly disolves. It helps keep her colon regular and keeps her full. I am going to start doing that for breakfast tomorrow. This is what I have eaten so far today:   Breakfast: 1 cup Gano coffee with 1 cup soy milk; 200 calories, 11 grams of protein. Lunch: 1 cup of pureed Chili beans with V8 and cheese; 350 calories and 16 grams of protein   Dinner: 1 cup of pureed chili beans with V8 and cheese; 350 cal and 16 grams of protein   Snack: 1 Activia yogurt; 110 cal, 5 grams protein 2 tbls. hummus; 80 calories   Liquids: 24 ounces of crystal light, 24 ounces of crystal light, 8 ounces of Airbornne (feeling a little under the weather), 24 ounces of crystal light   TOTAL CALORIES:1100 TOTAL PROTEIN: 48   Supplements: 1 tbsp. of Glacial Milk vitamins

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Post Op day 16

I have been doing really good. I went to the support group in Rancho Cucamonga and they really helped me. They really focused on getting enough protein and the 64 ounces of liquids. You can dehydrate and have problems. I also met a 34 year old lady who has lost 130 pounds in a little over a year. She followed a South Beach Diet type of plan. Lots of water and exercise. I want to follow in her footsteps. They also told me to make sure I am getting over 1000 calories a day or else I will go into starvation mode and you can't lose weight in starvation mode. I added pureed chili beans with cheese and that got me to 1000 yesterday. I am also focusing on my liquid intake.   I am also going to start the South Beach diet on Saturday when I can have solids. I still have not weighed in,but was able to squeeze my butt into size 12 slacks!!! My 14's that were tight are not fitting me well anymore. I am looking for for non scale victorys.   Today I have eaten/drank:   Breakfast: 1 cup Gano Coffee (healthy coffee) with soy milk and carnation good start breakfast: 230 cal, 11 grams of protein     Liquids: 20 ounces of vitamin water: 125 calories   vitamins: 1 tbsp. of Glacial Milk liquid vitamins.

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Post op day 13

I feel great today!!! I woke up with energy. I am also meeting my mom at the gym today. I think that is what it takes, for someone to just ask me. I need to keep it up. I think she wants to meet twice a week to work out together. I should ask Marlene to work out with me at least once or twice a week since she works at the gym anyway and I get a free account because she does.   This is what I have had today so far:   Breakfast: I Gano Coffee with 2 cups of Silk Vanilla soy and I Carnation Good Start mixed in (I could only drink 1/2 so I am taking it so i can sip on it till I get to the gym) Calories: 400 , protein: 17 grams   Liquids: Taking 32 ounces of Crystal Light to the gym

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Post op day 12

I feel really good today!!! I still have very good restriction. I was only able to drink a small amount of Myoplex protien drink in the morning. I gues I need something hot in the morning, like my coffee. My incisions look really good. This is what I ate today.   Breakfast: 3-4 ounces of Myoplex Protein drink: 50 cal, 10 g. protein Lunch: 1 cup Old El Paso Chicken Cheese Enchilada soup, blended, 170 calories, 12 g. fat, 8 g protein Dinner: 1 cup Old El Paso CCE soup, blended; 170 cal, 12 g. fat, 8 g protein Snack:Campbells Creamy chicken soup; 250 cal, 12 g. fat, 6 g. protein Snack: Activia Yogurt; 110 calories, 5 grams protein Snack: V8; 70 cal, 3 grams protein   Total Calories: 820 calories Total Protein: 32   Crystal Light: 60 ounces   Vitamin: Glacial Milk I am day 12 post op and have very good restriction. I get full on very small amounts. My Bandy is doing her job. I have 9 days to solids/mushies. Day 22 is my day!!! I wonder how things will be different and what I will be able to eat or not eat.

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Post Op day 11

I need a plan of action. I am officially burned out on cream soups. I need to focus on not eating the same food over and over until I get soooo burned out on it. I need to buy some V-8 in regular and spicy, try all of my new Nectar protein drinks, try different liquids like juice or the soy drinks that are sugar free. I am also making a pot of homemade beans with a lot of water. I put them to boil for an hour and am now putting them in the crock for the rest of the night on high, with some sea salt, beef boullion and some chili bean spices. The juice will be really good. I need to try new things. I can start on mushy/solids on day 22 and that is not that long from now. Someone also told me to transition into solids on day 22 with mushies so I can avoid PBing. I have some instant mash potatoes that I have been waiting to eat. I can make lentils, my famous refried black beans, the ricotta and spaghetti thing... I am half way there. I need to use this time to learn. Learn and apply the bandster rules. No drinking 1/2 hour before, not during and not for an hour after. I need to take my time, chew, take no more than a cup at a time and wait. I don't want to feel sick like I did. I don't want to PB. I need to use this time also to let myself lose weight that can only be dropped doing liquids, as much as I can. I know a few will come back on once solids are reintroduced, but that is okay. I need to make sure I am getting enough calories. I also need to watch my liquids because liquid calories are so easy to rack up.   breakfast: 1/2 cup of gano mocha coffe/soy milk; 100 cal, 3 g. protein   lunch: 1 cup of bean liquid with a small amount of pureed pinto beans, a touch of shredded cheese. I can only guess on the calories; 100 cal, 5 grams of protien   Dinner: tortilla soup; 200 calories snack: bean soup/laughing cow; 150 cal snack; myoplex, 8 oz; 150     Total calories: 700   Liquids: 5 ounces water, 20 ounces crystal light, 20 ounces crystal light   snack: V8; 70 calories, 3 g protien   exercise: walked around Sams for about 1/2 hour   Feeling/mood: I feel very good today.   I am taking it slow in regards to eating and am going to measure 1 cup at a sitting. I am keeping something to drink by me at all times, except near meal time, and I feel that is helping a lot with hunger pangs. I have not had to take my appetite suppresant, but I have it just in case I need it (QuickSlim 30). I still have not weighed myself. I feel thinner, face it thinner, fingers are thinner.   I am so happy I did this. I also named my band today. Her name is Bandy! I feel I owe her so much! When I try to get out of line, there she is ready to pull me back.

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Post of day Ten

I had a really good day, up until dinner time. I pureed to runny some Campbells Select Clam Chowder and ate the whole thing, 15 ounces and on top of that I had liquids right before and right after. I have felt nauseous and FULL for over an hour and sick!!!! I didn't realize I had to follow bandster rules about liquids even on my liquid stage. I KNEW I should only eat half, but I didn't feel full WHILE eating it so I ate it all. I was told to have a small portion than stop, we won't always feel full right away. If I am still hungry 15 minutes after, then eat a little more.   Today this is what I ate   Breakfast: I gano mocha coffee and soy milk, 200 cal, 6 protein Lunch: Blended tortilla soup about 1 cup with melted shredded cheese; 250 cal Snack: danon drinkable yogurt, 60 cal, 5 gms. protein Dinner: Clam chowder, 210 cal, 6 g protein Vitamin Water; 125 cal   total calories; 885 calories ( add one laughing cow; 50 cal and some beef broth)   Liquids: 40 ounces   Liquid vitamins   I need to remember and go over the bandster rules. Especailly about keeping small portions and not drinking before, during and after.

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Post of day 9

Today I am tired. I am not getting enough calories and have been cleaning the house and organizing, etc. This is what I have eaten so far:   Breakfast: 1 cup Gano Mocha Coffee with soy milk; 200 cal, 6 g. protien   Lunch: Creamy split pea, 1 cup: 120 cal, 9 g. protein   Snack: Nectar Protein Shake, Strawberry Kiwi (90 cal, 23 grms of protein) with 1 cup soy milk( 100 cal, 6 grms protien   Snack: 1 drinkable dannon light and fit;60 cal, 5 grms protien   Dinner: tortilla soup with shredded cheese; 250 cal, protien; unknown   Total calories; 820 Total protein: 43+   I have not had any extra liquids as of 4 pm. Maybe that is why I don't feel so good. I also was doing too much around the house and find I get tired easier.   I will definitely be going to bed early. I still also have not weighed myself yet. I would be disappointed to not lose much, so I don't want to set myself up for failure, even if it wasn't. I'd rather wait to see a bigger loss. I think I will wait until I can "See" a difference. I can now somewhat.

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Post of day 8

I feel really good this morning!!!! I woke up with tight restriction, had my coffee with soymilk and am catching up on my band family. I have had some really nice emails and PM's of people thanking me for the encouragement I have given and it makes what I have done even more worth it to me. Can this be a new ministry for me??? I love to help others and encourage them. That makes me VERY happy!:clap2: It makes me feel like God has really blessed my decision and is using me to help others. God bless my band, keep it in place and healthy for the rest of my natural life!!!!   Breakfast: Gano Mocha Coffee with 1 cup Vanilla soy milk; 200 calories, 6 grms protein   Lunch: Campbells' Cream of Chicken and Mushroom (1 can); 190 cal, 7 grms protein, 15 grms fat   Snack: Activia yogurt; 110 calories, 2 g fat, 5 grms protein 1 cup Campbells' soup Chicken mushroom; 80 cal, 6 g fat, 3 g protein   Dinner: 1 cup of homemade tortilla soup with sprinkled cheese; 250 calories, protein: unknown   Total calories: 830 Total Protein: 21 plus     Water: I am sipping on a 32 ounce sipper,which I am keeping near me at all times; 20 ounce crystal light   Supplements: Liquid Vitamins; Glacial Milk; 1 tbsp.   Mood: HAPPY, at peace, calm, I have hope for my future to be the person I really am without limits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My weight won't hold me back from all I have wanted to do!!! YIIIIPPPEEEE:clap2:

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My Scars 7 days post op!

Wow, I haven't weighed in, but I can tell I have lost weight!!!   http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/AudreeVas/P1120655.jpg   http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/AudreeVas/P1120654.jpg

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My Measurements

I am post op day 8 and wanted to post my measurements so I can look back on them when I plateau or feel discouraged.   Arms: rt. 14 1/2, lft. 14 inches Chest: 43" Upper chest (under arm pit): 23 1/2 Waist: 32" Hips (upper part of butt): 46 1/2 (lower part of butt): 47 Thigh: rt. 27" lft. 27" Calf: rt. 15" lft. 15" forearm: rt. 10" lft. 10" wrists: 6 14"

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My before pics

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More patient testimonials

I loved my experience with Dr Ortiz, I would recommend him to anyone. I'm an RN and I did a lot of investigating before surgery. I was considering using another Dr and then I called Don Mills at Inamed/Allergen to review my options and I chose Dr Ortiz after speaking to him. I didn't visit with him or the the clinic beforehand because I live in New Jersey and I scheduled my surgery for 2 weeks to the date that I called. I can tell you that my surgery lasted around 30 minutes and he fixed 2 hernias. I went shopping the day after surgery for a few hours. My husband is also an RN and he was very impressed with Dr Ortiz, the surgical center, and the aftercare. If you have any further questions feel free to ask. Patti     Hi,   You should really talk to my wife, since she's the one with the lapband: Koala   After doing endless amounts of research, we discovered why you can never find anything first hand reports of problems with Dr. Ortiz, they just don't exist. The only negative things we could find online about him were rumors and hearsay.   After talking with him while waiting for my wife's turn in the operating room, we could tell that he is a man who A) knows exactly what he's doing and is truly passionate about helping people lose weight without doing permenant, irreversable damage to them. Unprompted by me, Dr. Ortiz covered every single argument I've ever had in favor of the lapband and against gastric bypass.   "I'm not rearranging what God made," he told us. "I'm just putting a little squeeze on it."   We also found out why he has done so many bands. He was been a close friend of the inventor of it for many years and has been involved with the lapband pretty much since it was an idea in this guy's head. If anyone claims to have done more Lap-bands than him, I would definitely question them extensively because they're probably lying.   Heck, Dr. Ortiz taught the most prolific LB surgeon here in Las Vegas how to do the procedure...and he's done about 200 of them. If I was going to get the transmission in my car fixed, I would go to a transmission shop since they would do a better job than the "fix everything" guy with a garage. :-)   The actual facilities of Obesity Control Center are spotlessly clean. There isn't a surgeon in the world, let alone America, who wouldn't be proud to be a part of a facility like that. While we were waiting to have her bloodwork, we saw someone wiping down the wheels on a piece of equipment. That said a lot for their attention to detail.   One advantage they have is that they ONLY do lap-bands, so they only operate on completely healthy people. The chances for post-op infection are naturally reduced that way. Dr. Ortiz pointed that out to us. I'd never really thought about it, but it makes sense. Their instruments are never used on someone with a staph infection or bad disease like that.   Lap-bands are literally all they do at OCC, so the whole team is very good at it. Plus, the work is divided between Dr. Ortiz and his partner Dr. Martinez. Dr. Ortiz places the band after Dr. Martinez gets everything ready. Then, Dr. Martinez removes the laproscopic equipment and closes. So, you don't have to worry about "Geez, I'm the sixth patient today, so he's already been working for six hours."   One of the operating room nurses has the lapband. She carries pictures of herself with an additional 120 pounds. It's very reassuring to see her and to know that someone who literally knows exactly how you feel is by your side the entire time.   We felt 100% comfortable with Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Martinez. They both speak English better than most Americans, so there are no communication problems there. Dr. Ramirez was the overnight doctor and he's a great guy, too.   There were a couple minor language barrier things, but nothing very significant. Heck, we've had the same thing with nurses at Summerlin hospital who ONLY speak English, so it's barely worth mentioning. One very kind, older nurse was actually asking us for help pronouncing some words. She was just as sweet as can be, a true "abuelita". Some of the staff may speak only Spanish, but you are never there without someone who speaks English fluently.   Try as we might, we just could not find any reason to use another doctor in Mexico. Everything (including my one hour phone conversation with Inamed's Patient Liason) pointed to Dr. Ortiz having the experience that he claims and the facility to back it up.   I honestly do not think you could have a better surgeon do the operation at any price, anywhere.   My wife, being the "touchy-feely" type asked him why he does it and what his greatest joy is from his work. He said "the best thing about doing this is seeing someone in the waiting room or running into them somewhere and thinking that they look familiar...then having them show me their 'before' picture of what they looked like 100 or 150 pounds ago and tell me 'I am one of your patients'. That's the most incredible feeling in the world."   Contrast this to our first surgeon's words of "You can't lose all the weight you want with the band."     If you're truly serious about the band, it can be the greatest thing in the world. My wife had her surgery in August and she's down 78 pounds (not a typo, seventy-eight pounds). A couple of other people who had the surgery that same day (and did NOT take it seriously, in my opinion) have lost like 25-35 pounds. One of them actually ate solid food (Cup o' Noodles) the day after surgery.   Anyway, if you have any more questions, just let us know. We could even talk with you on the phone if you wanted.   We have no ties whatsoever to Dr. Ortiz other than as very satisfied customers. Jason     Hi, I don't have a lot of time to write this morning, but I didn't want you to think I hadn't seen your email. Jason gave you some great information in his letter. Here are snippetts of stuff that I think helped me:   First, take your own pain meds to Mexico with you. Everyone there while I was felt they didn't get enough relief with the ones Dr. Ortiz prescribed. We shared with one of the guys who thought to bring his own. That would be my number one suggestion about the surgery.   Do walk as much as you can to avoid the shoulder pains from the gas. That helped a lot because mine weren't bad.   I followed directions to a T. My weight dropped very quickly up until I reached 70 pounds off. Typical day of eating for me: Oatmeal bar for breakfast Lean Cuisine for lunch Light meal at supper   I never drink with meals. Getting enough water is my current problem, though.   I have not added exercise, really. So, I know I need to do that. Maybe that will get the weight coming off better again.   My therapist says you have to replace food with something. The key is to figure out what that something is. For me, it's music.   The other thing I find is that I'm having to deal with emotions without medicating myself with food. That leaves me feeling pretty open and bare sometimes, and it take some emotional work. Be prepared.   I have to get my hair dry, but please write if you have any questions. I'll surely share my thoughts with you. It helps to walk this path with others who really GET what it's all about. Have a great day, Pam       This is what some wonderful people from these boards sent me to reasure me. I just wanted to keep them all somewhere I could keep them, read them, re-read them and for others who would ever read my journal, help you the way I needed help to be reasured I was doing the right thing with the right doctor!!! scared:

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LOST 10 MORE POUNDS!!!

I am soooo excited!!! I lost another 10 pounds!! I was going to go and get another fill, but Ruben told me the thought I should try to take the QuickSlim30 again since I was pbing and was tight at leat 1 week or more out of the month. So I did and lost 10 pounds!!! I am at 153 now, only 7 pounds from my all time goal!!!

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