BigJake

:smile2: some great ideas...i really like that coffee idea..im trying that one today..thanks

I got my band on 5/23/07 i was 335lbs now im 285...im trying to stick to a low fat low carb low cal. diet..i just got my first fill 2 weeks ago....after i could eat regular food again i tested the waters with a slice of pizza...Man that was a mistake....since then i eat oatmeal in the morn..which fills me up a lil bit...a salad for lunch which fills me up,but i still dont feel any restrictions...and for dinner some kind meat. Tonight we had chicken cardon blue....i had a whole chicken breast (small) and some green beans...i felt full,but no restrictions...every once in a while i might feel something get stuck,but thats it....am i eating too much? i just dont understand what i should be feeling...im just getting in the habbit of telling myself thats enough food..did i stretch my ban or something? i dont know..sometimes its just too much stuff to think about....I know before the band i would of had 2 pieces of chicken so i guess thats a good way to look at it.

few years ago i did hear they were making the movie..,and that Big guy from The Green Mile was going to be one of the characters....

thanks guys..for the quick replies..now i know im not alone in this.

ok just have to vent hope you guys dont mind...i got my band on may 23..lil over a month ago..i lost between 25 to 30 lbs, but just by diet alone...I have no restriction at all...The thing im getting frustrated about the most is i have a doctors appointment next week,but dont know when i get a fill...i cant do this on my own any longer..if i could i wouldnt of needed this ban...im tired of ground up chicken, soup,salad etc..i have cheated once or twice,and thinking about cheating again..what should i do?

ok im like on day 14 and ready to go to the next food stage,but i have to say i barley made it to this stage...I cant eat one more can of soup or broth..i was Starving towards the end....well heres what im confused about..according to my packet i got from the hospital im on the pureed diet which gives me a small list of foods i can eat..heres what it says.Pureed food choices are pureed skinless chicken or fish,mashed potatoes with skim milk,skim milk with rice krispies,cheerios,or cornflakes. Now if i can eat rice krispies and cheerios why cant i eat tuna in a can?? I started to eat tuna thinking it was ok,but after reading the packet some more it says thats on the Next stage(day29 to 42) im just stressing on this dam list of things to eat..im trying my best to stick to it.

yeah i got mine on the 23rd ...the first week i wasnt hungry at all,but this week ...man im like a lion,but im sticking to my diet the Doc gave me....The things that bugging the hell out of me is trying to find a good protein drink with less then 200 cals..even slim fast has 190 cals...its just starting to get frustrating to me...i lost about 20 lbs so far..so ill hang in there..i have a appointment tomorrow with the doc.

that sounds pretty good,but i dont go to my docs until next week.... so i guess ill stay on the liquids for now...One mistake i just made was i tried to go into work lastnight and made it half way through the night,but around 3 am my ribs,stomach and shoulder felt like i had a knife in them....i went home made some tea,and chicken broth..i couldnt lay down right away..maybe it was to soon to go into work.

well i was banded on Wed. and of course im on my liquid stage. It wouldnt be so bad if everyone and there brother wasnt Grilling outside for the holiday weekend and i can smell the burgers in the air,but im hanging in there...Heres my question...i know im supose to have liquids, ive been eating chicken broth and stuff like that,but am i pushing it if i make egg drop soup..ive been eating that just to break it up a little bit..also i made a choclate protien shake with just a bit of peanutbutter mixed in ..is that too much?

Hello everyone..i just got my lap band yesterday..im not feeling to bad..i got up and walked around my hospital floor last night..taking a few laps every 2 to 3 hrs...i really didnt feel like laying down...im home now and starting to get tired of the chicken broth...its really not filling me up....going over my paper work it says to drink a protein shake,,,but i dont know if its to soon to drink one or not..can someone let me know what they had to drink and eat the day after? thank you, Big Jake

ok im getting it done on the 23rd..but i must say that im nervous....,and ive been eating like a horse the last few days,because of my nerves...which makes me even more scared...

<p><p>Hey NJWhitetail i just got my date 24th of this month...Where u going to get it done? im going to Virtua hospital....let me know if your getting it done there...i want to go to atleast one support group before i get it done.. good luck</p></p>

hey chris where u getting it done at? what doc?

ok well now im really nervous..got my date it will be on the 23rd of this month....,but i have one serious question to ask you guys...Did anyone try to hide the fact that they got the lap band procedure? I really dont want anyone at work knowing i got it done. Ive been watching what i eat for the last few weeks,but nothing serious..do you think i should go on a crash diet for a few weeks before surgery? OK and one more question...Does anyone feel guilty about getting this procedure done? I ask you this,because my friend at work has lost 50lbs by running and not eating to much..(hes getting married in june) i just feel a lil guilty because i cant loose the weight like he did.....I dont want him to know im getting this done...

ok ..reading some of the results and seeing some before and after pics really gets me feeling happy and anxious....as of right now i am approved,but no date..it should be around june.....i see some after pics and think to myself man i could be like that one day... so ive been thinking..if i loose my weight and feel and look younger...should i do something about my (more-head-disease) i got more head then hair...lol...i know this is off topic,but i was just wondering if anyone here feels the same way about being bald and if they looked into getting a hair transplant? ive been looking around and getting ideas on where to go get it done....my wife cuts hair part time and she was cutting a guys hair and noticed a thin scar on the back of his head and asked him what it was from...he said that it was from his hair transplant....she said she would have never of known if he didnt say anything..,,but of course she didnt ask where he got it done at so i could talk to the doctor that did it ..ohwell..just wanted to see what u guys thought about it..thanks

ok can someone tell me where the before and after pic section went?

Thanks Dad....lol

I was just wondering about some changes my body will go through after the band...I cant wait to loose the weight,but even though im over weight i did lift heavy weights and my bench press was over 420..which i know it will take me a long time again to get that up after i drop the extra lbs....Did anyone here lift heavy before the band? I guess i might have to get use to more reps and lighter weight when i get back to the gym....i think if i would of done that a few years ago i wouldnt be in the shape im in now. Does anyone know about a protien shake called muscle milk? Dont think ill be able to drink it after the band...it has Tons of protein,but also high in fat....

hello everyone..my name is Jake and im from N.J I dont have a set date yet,but it should be around June. I just cant wait until the day i can go kayaking and do the stuff i use to do.

Hey pat..im also from jersey..just to let you know im pretty nervous myself..i mean look its 340 am and im up reading up on things about the procedure..so if that dosent tell you how nervous i am i dont know what will..lol. I dont have a date right now, its all a waiting game with the doctor appointments and the classes and etc...I think my date will be around June..part of me cant wait and the other part is so nervous. Just wanted to let you know that your not the only one that is nervous around here.