AmyH33

my diet doesnt allow almond,s but hey it didnt allow chips either! thanks for the info.

Wow, this isn't gonna be easy. Food is everywhere and IN YOUR FACE! Ugh stupid salty crunchy things! Why must you be my down fall?? I must fight!!

Thats what want to tell food HAHA...in YOUR FACE! I am in CONTROL me me me me....I win today hahah :woot:

thanks roseyposey, i tell you it is a struggle, i fell off the wagon and gave in to some chips, did that like 3 days and OH MY i am paying for it, my ankles are so swollen they look like elephant legs, not too bad this morning so I will be going for a walk! Kepp up the good work!

first of all congratulations on your band....are u drinking slow, not gulping, or taking in alot of air? i know most of the time when i eat i burp alot, and i pay attention to how i eat but it still happens..good luck

Today is post op day # 28, and I did GOOD! Had lots of water, tuna salad, protein shake, and some YUMMY taco lettuce roll ups. The only problem is that my ankles are swollen. I fell off the wagon a few days ago and had my fair share of baked lays for 3 days in a row. Lesson learned. But I WON today, so take that Food Demons!! :devil_smile:

we have one but i havent used it since my surgery. I have heard people using it as their exercise tool. It is a BLAST! Going to get the Wipeout game this weekend.

well it is day # 21 post op. doing really well, still having to battle the food demons, but guess what I am in control this time around, so haha food. No weight lost no weight gained cant wait to go the my doctor in 2 weeks and fingers crossed i will get a fill.

im glad you responded to my blogs, i think you are going to be another great tool for me. Thank you again.

that would awsome, thank you. I am sure i will be in touch with you. Thanks again.

looking for any patients that see Dr Rehnke in St Pete, please respond i would like to talk to someone who did/doing excatly what i am doing

thank you! I feel SO much better today, gonna do this day right and get my protein in.

congratulations! support within your family circle as well as outside your family is a HUGE key to your success. The band is a tool and we have to learn to work with it. i am 3 weeks post op and I am still a work in progress, wishing you the best of luck!

i too am 3 week post op, the first 2 weeks i was scared to death and followed the diet to the T, but the better I feel the more I want some food. I am trying to follow the mushy food diet, i have found that chilli in the food processor keeps me full, not sure if I am even supposed to be eating that, but sometimes things just dont taste as good after they have been beat up in the food processor. So between the 8oz of chilli and my 8oz protein shakes I am a happy girl. I have snuck a few bites of salty crunchy goodness, it will always be a fight until the day i leave this Earth. My highest weigth was 281 and at the last doctors appt I was 245, so I cant complain, but I am looking forward to Feb 2 so I can get my first fill and really see how this band works. Good luck to us all WE deserve it!!!!

First of all congratulations on your upcoming surgery. I too was on a 2 week pre op liquid onyl diet. I am a patient of Dr rehnke in St Pete. His diet was Optifast (protein) shakes 3-5 per day plus ANYTHING liquid/sugarfree/diet. Keep in mind the bigger picture. Good luck and keep us updated on your progress

great job! i am 3 weeks out and the weight loss has come to a stand still. I go back to the doc in 2 weeks and hopefully i will get a fill. I am just being careful and trying to follow the docs diet the best i can. I tried on some old clothes last night still didnt feel comfortable wearing them but i could tell a difference. BEst of luck and keep up the good work!

:thumbsup: Post op day # 20. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since I was banded! 3 weeks!! omg i cant believe that it has been that long. Yesterday was hard, was VERY tired, so i doubled up my vitamans and so far so good. One more week of a "full liquid" diet and then I can eat "normal" food for a week until I see my surgeon again. I already know that I will need a fill and hope that I will get one Feb 3. I havent lost or gained anything in a week, so i guess i cant complain. I have been drinking more water, if my tummy growls I drink and if it still growls, then I will eat. today I had a sugar free pudding and then came home and put some chilli in the food processor, not sure if i am suppose to be eating that, but it kept me full last night.

Day # 18 post op doing ok, struggling a bit, I can only have 8 oz when i am hungry, but there are only so many "Full liquids" I can take. I gotta keep in mind the big picture.

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Day # 32 between pre op and post op diet and i freakin cheated! I ate about 8 pieces of Check Mix, might not be a big deal to some, but to me it is. I cant believe i did that, ugh! I could go that long and then do this? Dang it I am mad at myself now.

I mean this with all my heart, i hope that you find your way to your happy place. I know money might be tight and not having insurance is just another stresser in your life but have you ever thought of counseling? You have proven that you have the want and the will power to loose 60 ON YOUR OWN which in itself is AMAZING! Were you given a post op diet? if so try following that again, portion control, etc. I know you have heard it all and believe me if it were that easy no one would be overweight. Have you thought about loosing another 300+ lbs by getting rid of your boyfriend? lol I tell people step back and look at your life, what is causing you stress and what can you get rid it. You need to take care of YOU first!! I hope that everything turns out for you, I wish you the best of luck.

thank you guys!

hang in there it will get easier. I was banded 12/30 and like you was not hungry or thirsty for like 4 days after surgery. Make sure you do "eat' and drink to keep up your strength and to help with healing. Did your doctor not give you a diet to follow? mine is as follows: post op weeks 1-2 clear liquids only, broth,fruit juice no pulp watered down,sf italian ice, tea w/ sugar sub, crystal light, coffee no cream sug sub, sugarfree jello, sugar free popscicles, G2 gatorade, water, water, water. The items with calories were my meals, sugar free gum and sugar free hard candy. Weeks 3-4 full liquids, milk, thin yogurt, sugar free sorbet/frozen yogurt, creamy soups (i put them in a food processor) sugar free pudding, protein shakes, vegatable juice, hot ceral like oatmeal/grtis but thinned out. I can have at each meal 8 oz., eat only when hungry, drink some water and see if you are truly hungry. After week 4 is a soft diet boiled chicken, cottage cheese, flakey baked fish, egg salad, eggs, soft cheese, ground turkey, tuna salad, deli meats (sliced), asparagus tips, brocolli tops, NO RICE, PASTA, or CELERY. you will learn the hard way what you can and cant eat and how much you can and cant eat. Its a learning process. I hope this helped, focus on why u did this, you did this for YOU, so take care of you and best wishes!

are you only liquids only? or are you still eating some solids? i too was on a 2 week pre op liquid only diet, anything sugar free and liquid i could have. It did work for me and it can work for you. We work way too hard to get where we are and you CAN do this!! Good luck