Debora Anne

Hey there - your day is gettign closer I had surgery June 8th and let me tell you I feel awesome~ I was on my stationary bike Day 5- had only a few days of the uncomfortable gas (only lasted a couple of hours thru out each day) I am now on Mushies so far so good - As long as I have Protein as main source of meal I get full and remain full. Love my new band~

I just had my surgery June 8th - I set my goal's to what I think are attainable For example my first goal is to lose 25lbs from Surgery date to July 4th-- I go on vacation Aug 4th so will set another small goal for then (of course I will wait to see where I am at July 4tgh before I set the Aug 1 goal--

Good for you! Congrats As a 50 year old woamn who has been overweight all her life I LOVE MY NEW LAPBAND~~ YOU WILL TOO

DITTO - he sounds liek an ass

I am short 5'2 and stubby so I would definitey not fit in a 14 like you tall ladies for a while

I was banded June 8th and do not feel any soreness anymore I had some pain on the right side under breast but it too has gone away

That does suck Just an FYI - If you go to SPARKSPEOPLE.COM - You can add food items and it will assist with calculating calories etc.

My first fill date is July 19th - although right now I am just starting solids I am only consuming 600 or less caloires a day it is hard when you are eating mushies to eat much more than that in staying with the guideline of 1/2- 1 cup of food max per sitting - I feel satisfied for the most part - however last night my husband made me a small hamburger - I ate small bites with LOTS of ketchup and chewed completly!!! I did find I was FULL by the time I finished the burger - I am hoping this maintains as I add additional solids to my meals..any suggestions on what to start with for lunches? I seem to get hungriest between lunch and supper (most lunches have just been soups?? And I have been excersising 6 xa a week ince day 5 of surgery -- Since I am (according to my food tracker Sparkspeople) I am burnign more calories than I am consuming will I still lose weight? I hear you do not...I am trying to do everything the right way to use this bnad as the tool it was meant to be..any and all suggestions would be appreciated

Thanks so much~ I am really trying to focus on protein for sure I am eating about 50 g a day and hope now that i am gradually eating more solids this will increase. I also journal all my food including water and non calorie drinks (even ketchup I travel a TON with my job and am a tad concerned with making the right choices on the road

My first fill date is July 19th - although right now I am just starting solids I am only consuming 600 or less caloires a day it is hard when you are eatign mushies to eat much more than that in staying with the guideline of 1/2- 1 cup of food max per sitting - I feel satisfied for the most part - however last night my husband made me a small hamburger - I ate small bites with LOTS of ketchup and chewed completly!!! I did find I was FULL by the time I finished the burger - I am hoping this maintains as I add additional solids to my meals..any suggestions on what to start with for lunches? I seem to get hungriest between lunch and supper (most lunches have just been soups?? And I have been excersising 6 xa a week ince day 5 of surgery -- Since I am (according to my food tracker Sparkspeople) I am burnign more calories than I am consuming will I still lose weight? I hear you do not...I am trying to do everything the right way to use this bnad as the tool it was meant to be..any and all suggestions would be appreciated

Good luck to you~ I also have a super supportive hubby- and it certainly helps~ You will be amazed at how quickly you start recovering from the surgery - SO GLAD I DID IT! June 8th is my new birthday

I was On Protein shakes and liquids from day of Surgery - now on mushies .I quess every doctor is different -

So sorry

Welcome and good luck with your journey

Do you excercise and also how much Protein are you consuming in a day?

Good luck with the Insurance

Congrats to you!

Awesome good for you!! :yesnod:

Neither of you are failures BAD choice of words. You are just having a plataeu I would think you should both see your nutrionalist to discuss how you may change things uop to have better weight loss. Remmeber you need to burn more calories each week than you consume. Protein is your freind ..gives you energy and keeps you full longer. Carbs all day like Pasta will be your enemy they turn into sugar as well. Maybe if you start fresh and do Protein shakes and liquids fr a couple of days it will help you get back on track. You may need to have another fill or a decrease in fill to help reach your green zone. I am no expert by any means (just banded myself) but hope this helps. Keep your chin up and know you have support and can do this

I love your Blog and just went to your website and saved it to my favorites TONS of fantastic information thank you for sharing I am just starting in mushies

I just went today to my post appointment 7days since surgery and was told I can go in my pool ...but not beach or lake water yet ...

The AKC is where we found both of our yellow labs 500.00 each and worth every penny

Good for you! CONGRATS You are going to love it

That is such a sweet thing to do - you sound like a very neat person

I am 7 days post op - Went to my follow up today and they said I can start slowly to mushies ... it does take me awhile as well to feel full but I am thinking with such small portions of shakes, soup.sugar free jello your going to feel hungry pretty quick...I can't beleve you were able to eat a hamburger! that is awesome