cheryl2586

What you like now you may hate after surgery. Your taste changes. I wouldnt buy any until after surgery.

Go and sell them on Ebay I did and made lots of money. Especially if they are in great condition. People will pay for designer clothes.

Have you disgussed this with your surgeon? I would think he would give you the best answer. No one can tell you what is going on except for him. Give him a call.

You all do know if you are NOT Iron deficient you should not be taking it. It can cause cardiac problems if you are not iron deficient. Just wanted you to know that.

How low is low.

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Have you tried making smoothies with Protein powder? I dont like it by its self but some skim milk, 1 scoop of body fortress vanilla and some frozen fruit. I put it in my magic bullet. I also eat Quaker oatmeal with cranberry and almonds that has a nice chunk of protein in it. Greek yogurt, Canteloupe with cottage cheese. Soft scrambled eggs. Tofu sauteed with some peppers and onions. You can buy sugar free syrups also and make protein smoothies. The possibilities are endless

I wouldnt eat anything now that you are not supposed to have. You have to remember when you eat your stomach is working to digest it. That is why the food is introduced in stages. You want your band to be settled before you go on to the next phase and your doctor says its okay. My port area was sore for almost 3 months.

I think you need to put more information out there. What are you eating? Have you had any fills. There is no way if you are doing everything right that you should not be losing weight.

I really think people are misinformed or do not research the band enough if at all. It can't tell you what to eat and not eat. That is your decision and your choice. It does become a daily struggle in maintenance because you still have to watch what you put in your mouth. I also agree that the band does not fail. People fail the band. Even with erosion it occurs because you are too tight and eat too much forcing the band into the stomach wall. Your pouch is made to hold 2 to 4 ounces of food and if you are eating more then that at one sitting them you are over eating. It's not magic it wont pick and choose what you eat. You just have to get the mind set that you will be doing 90% of the work and the band 10%.

Your taste will change after surgery. What you might like now you will hate after surgery. I bought two kinds and hated both after I had surgery. Since then I use Body Fortress but not alone. I make Protein shakes with frozen fruit. Protein Shakes alone are not filling to me. That is why liquid diets never worked for me because they never kept me full.

Winter time is the best time for soup and this is one of my favorite soups. This is the one time that I will eat meat. 1 pound of Hot Italian Sausage 1 Pound of Mild Italian Sausage 1 bag of lentils 2 containers (large) Chicken broth 6 potatoes 3 large carrots A handful of Kale Season to your taste Garlic minced, seasoning salt, onion powder Remove casing from sausage and fry in pain, draining any grease off of it. I usually put it in my strainer and wash it off to get most of the grease off. Cut up potatoes fine as these will be the thickening of the soup Dice up carrots Place all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on high for about four hours or until the lentils are done. There are so many things you can add to this soup. You probably can add, green peppers, tomatoes and other veggies that you choose but I love it like it is. Most seasoning I use is garlic, seasoning salt, a pinch of dill. . Love in a bowl

I would call a dermatologist. The band is made from allergy free material. I would think it was something else.

The whole point of clear liquids is to give your stomach time to heal. Your stomach when it has food in it has to work, move, push the food down. The only thing I can tell you is stay out of the kitchen when everyone else is eating until you can do it without taking from their plate. It's not about depriving you its about giving your stomach time to heal. A little here and a little there will end up right back in the same old habits. Just stop doing it.

I say this over and over. You are newly post op. You are not going to lose weight every day, every month or every years. Sometimes it takes over three years to lose all your weight with many stop points. You can't get discourage this early in the game. If you are then you probably will fail. You haven't even had a fill yet. So put on your big girl panties and stop being a downer. You have to lose what took you years to gain. Its not going to happen over night or in three weeks.

It taste great. I am in maintenance so I am not concerned with what that article has to say. There will always be someone who will take a food and make it seem like it is bad for you. We need whole grains in our diets and there are no cereals that do not have sugar. The box even says 11 grams with milk added. I don't think they are trying to say it's packed with Protein but they are saying it is a better choice if you don't want meat or eggs for Breakfast. I am not a hot breakfast kind of person so this is okay with me and just my opinion.

I have always made frozen Protein drinks. I don't know why people think they have to drink them plain. You have to dress it up so you can drink them. I make mine thick like ice cream. I usually use 1.5 cups of milk, frozen fruit two cups and 1 or 2 scoops of Protein Powder. Yes its about 400 calories but almost 70 grams of protein and that is my meal not a snack.

Where are you located at because my Doctor Dr. Wizman has them in Coral Springs Florida

Glad they caught it Terry. People don't realize the importance of these things. Prostate and colon cancer are two big things that if caught early can be cured. Well men are stubborn and I make sure my husband goes and gets a physical every year. The same with women and breast exams and mammo's. My sister had double mastectomies a year ago because of stage four breast cancer. Thank goodness it was contained and did not affect the lymph nodes yet.

If you are craving sweets a lot you are either eating too many carbs which make you crave carbs or you could also have an overgrowth of candida in your body. I would talk to your surgeon but the more sweets you eat the more you will want them.

Good for you Terry. I feel the same way. Four and a half years. I don't think about my band ever unless something is stuck. Other then that I just enjoy life. I do weigh myself but not every day. Freedom is a great thing.

You can't fix stupid and that is exactly what she is. Why on earth would you be grieving over a selfish person who is all about I. Nothing in her post is about we as in you and her. It's her feelings that were hurt. Apparently she has her own fight to feat. Tell her to hit the road and don't ever come back because people like that who are uppity have their own issues. Fat is not accepted anywhere in society. It is frowned on. I think she feels that if by any chance you were to get to be her size it would become a threat to her getting all the attention. Say good bye and don't look back ever again. If in the future you run in to her wave and keep moving. I would rather keep all my animals then give they all up for one pathetic human being. She is a pretend friend. We have all had them. Uppity bitch is what I think she is.

That is why my husband and I are pretty much loners. I have had enough pretend friends in my life. Like I said in the dog and cat thread I wouldn't trade all of my animals for a pathetic human any day. People don't define me or make me who I am and I would rather stay alone then be bothered with fake people.

Jake, Anastasia the Diva iguana, Baxter, Charlie, Sia and Buffy and Sia. All rescues from abuse. I would not trade all of them for one human being ever.

You want whey isolate Proteins not body building Protein. You are not trying to bulk up you are trying to keep your protein intake high. EAS is good already made. Less then 1 gram of sugar and yes you need some carbs in order for you body to function properly.