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*SUMMER, SAND, BEACH,FLIP FLOPS, BATHING SUITS, POOL, SWIMMING* Here in New Jersey we have about 4 months or so before we start unpacking the swim suits (in my case, I call that a TARP). lol. I don't want to have another summer feeling like crap and being miserable. I didn't go through months of Dr's appointments, blood work and nutrition classes to have another messed up summer damn it!! Yuppers, saying all that over and over in my head sure kicked me in the ass. Every summer I'm a miserable witch because of my weight. I never do anything. I don't even enjoy going in my backyard to the pool.... You know, because the whole world is looking at me, right ?. Yeah ok , like the world is worried about me. Im the only one with the problem here. I'm the one who THINKS everyone is focused on my big butt. But this summer WILL be different. I wanna give the whole world a reason to look at me. So with that being said, I've literally started over. REALLY staying focus on the meals and measuring and eating when I should ...(2 1/2-3hrs) 6 meals a day. 3 of them are Snacks, which I drink 3 high Protein shakes a day. My 3 other meals are high Proteins and vegys. I make sure I eat the protein part of the meal first , so if I do get full and cant finish , at least I got the protein in. (FYI, no fill yet). I don't exercise yet, per doctors orders. I see the surgeon on the 20th , so hopefully he will allow me to start after that visit. ... Not that I'm looking forward to it... But I am looking forward to Summer . So off to the Gym I go. Whoop whoop !!!!!

I'm pleased to report that the first date went well last night. Although, not sure if I could actually call it a date because he didn't pay. But that's okay. We played three games of bowling (which I severely kicked his butt in all 3!) and then we sat and talked for well over an hour. He hinted that he wanted to hang out again. He also texted me later to tell me what a nice time he had. I'm hoping it's a good sign! I felt very comfortable with him and we had tons to talk about. I haven't seen him in 14 years (since grade school) and he added me on facebook a couple of weeks ago. So, guess I'll see how this plays out! Either way, it was fun!

Well, I had my first post-op appointment yesterday and all went well. Dr. Snow told me that I am healing up nicely and doing good. I mentioned that my weight loss had stopped after going on mushies and he asked how much I was eating. Told him 1/2 cup for breakfast, and same for lunch and dinner. Liquids in between. I am not hungry between meals--though I have no restriction yet. He told me I could actually be eating a little bit more than that and showed me a plate in his office that is marked with the different food groups. I went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and purchased 3 plates of the same size, along with a few cocktail forks....but they were out of the small spoons, so I will still be using baby spoons until they get some more in......oh well..... I am keeping a sense of humor about it. I also have a few baby plates that are sectioned too..........but I won't be using those while company is present.... haha I go back in another two weeks for my first adjustment (Jan 25th), so I am pretty excited about that. I really like Dr. Snow, as he seems to be interested in all aspects of how I am doing with the band--mentally/psychologically as well as physically. I am really glad that I did my homework before actually having the lap-band surgery. It has made this journey so much easier so far........

hi again just had to shout out loud I lost another 4 pounds this week had a fill last thurs. and went on liquides for 2 and half days then mushies and I lost 4 pounds thats a total of about 37 pds in 2 months I am loving my band chow for now

Well, it's about 10:16p St. Louis time. After nesting like a pregnant mother getting ready to deliver twins, I have successfully cleaned the kitchen, done ALL the laundry, finished my business tasks I needed to get done, swept, dusted. You name it. Has anyone else experienced that? I'm sure my husband is thinking, "You should get surgery more often and our house would be cleaner!" Kids are all tucked in, I'm getting ready to hibacleanse scrub and then I think I'm hitting the sak. I was not required to do a pre-surgery diet at all, but felt it would be best. At first I was going to do all hard core, but I really did protein shakes, and high protein meat. No bread (except at Maggiano's once) and I've quit soda cold turkey. I've lost 9lbs pre-op. Today I did egg whites with spinach, 2 pc turkey bacon. Then an Isopure for lunch, and I've had two protein shakes. Not as hard as I thought leading up to surgery. I'm fortunate enough to be a nurse in the surgery center world, so I already know who my CRNA will be. Kind of weird though now everytime I see her I will think, gee she saw my big NAKED fatty-boubaladdy self! Oh well. I guess there could be worse things right. Super excited to start feeling better. 0930 can't get here soon enough! I don't even care about skinny clothes or looking, "hot". I want to be able to bend over and tie my shoes without being out of breath. I want to get up in the morning and not have to lug around an extra 200lbs. This fat chic is ready to be healthy!

Usually the post-op phases are short enough that our surgeons don't worry much about mal-nutrition. Does that mean that we don't feel horrid while on them? No. We are used to eating much more than we are providing. My surgeon allowed me to consume as much as I wanted/could tolerate during liquid/soft food phase. But mine was very short. I was moving to solids about a week to 10 days after surgery. Really keep your Protein level up and add in a bit of fat if needed, that will also help sustain you. Not a bunch of fat, healty fat in small amounts.

Yup, I think it was down for the past two days...I couldn't get on either, and if you look at the posts, they're either from the last hour or so or from two days ago...glad it's back now!

2bsmaller you're great you stay positive and motivated. Maybe we should start a plan for a lb group trip to cancun. Lol

I had my surgery in August of 2010 and as of today i've lost 60lbs. I feel like a failure too. When i had my surgery i said next year at this time i'll be wearing shorts and tank tops and cute bathing suits. Well this summer came and went and i was still in my capri's and short sleeve t shirts. It's hard, a lot harder then i thought it would be, especially when everyone around you hasn't changed. My sister wants to go out to eat here and there and my mom makes all these snacks on sunday's for football, how do you say no to all of that?! Don't feel like a failure because its really hard and anyone who says this is an easy process has to be lying.

I'd do it again for sure. And again. And again. The results were more than I could have hoped for, and it was the icing on the cake of my weight loss. That said, I had a great surgeon, nearly no complications and no keloid scarring, so in that respect, I could not have had a better experience.