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Thank you guys....I do love jack Links beef jerky....I hate slim jim too much grease and fat YUK! i guess I better get a big jar of jerky and more shakes....i just dont do that because most blogs say that your body just gets rid of of the EXTRA protein because it only absorbs certain amounts like 30-35 gr I think

I had the same problem after surgery trying to find one that i like....I found 2 the first one that my dr suggested was from smoothie King, it ran about $45 in a big tub, called "Gladiator" I got the vanilla because i can add frozen strawberries ... with this one you have to put 2 scoops powder in the blender with Water and ice and whateer else you want......TASTES GREAT THIS shake WILL GIVE YOU 45G OF Protein PER SHAKE! The second was a pre-made EAS lite shakes, they run about $7-8 for a case of four cans ....I got the Cookies and creame flavor or the the vanilla and with this one, although its premade I would still pour this in the blender and add a fat free chocolate pudding cup to it and blend .....SO GOOD! THIS SHAKE WILL GIVE YOU 32G OF PROTEIN PER SHAKE.....

Do you mean 2011?

Hey I was banded December 1st 2011 So a month has passed for me as well, the first thing that I noticed was my tummy going down. I was able to start wearing my cute pajama shorts without them falling under the "Roll". The next thing I noticed was that I was losing inches like CRAZY! My clothing was getting loose and baggy but the scale just kept moving slowly. I just had my first fill on January 5th .....So stay positive ....Im still amazed at how much I use to eat before...I eat off this little saucer and Im full. I get on my husbands nerve because Im always cutting stuff in half instead of getting my old "usual" serving

Hey there lady....Did you change your name? Anyway I saw you before and after pic and you look great! You look nice in your profile pic too! (Get it girl!) not sure if you got my other message, but why are you doing liquids again, are you getting back on track? Im still new so Im just trying to gather as much as i can from others experiences ...yes I know everybody is diffrent, but just wondering???? Have a good day and keep of the good work. PS how did that cream of celery taste? Celery itself is blah.... I always see it at the store, but i use cream of chicken or mushroom in my recipes

Ok ..So I was banded December 1, 2011 and i kept talking about how I was not hungry and able to eat only small portions, even a month after surgery...... Well come to find out, I had 2. (something) cc in my band ??? At the time of surgery they said that they did not put anything in my band WRONG! The procedure is that once it is implanted, they put fluid in to make sure it is working properly or something then remove the fluid. BUT i guess they left some in ... Anyway on yesterday they put in 1cc so now I have a little over 3cc. i drank my water and I was fine and I left. I even went home and ate a coffee mug of light low sodium vegetable soup with no problem. I was SO SCARED of what i though was going to be a huge needle.... NOT I layed down on the bed and she started to clean the area with an alcohol swab....At this time I ws sweating bullets and breathing like I was having another kid....i had my eyes closed tight and was biting my bottom lip so hard I think I tasted blood... She said "ok, now pretend you are doing a small situp" i did it and said just tell me when you are gonna do it.....she said I did, I opened one eye and looked at her then I opened the other eye and said is that it ? She said yep, now sit up and sip this water and tell me how you feel (all while this needle thing was still in me (just in case she needed to remove some) I took a few sips and was fine, so she removed it, and told me to go back to the lobby and drink half the bottle if i did with no problems I could go. I had no problems so i left!!! So all you first time fill people dont worry! Well I take that back every facility is diffrent, so I just hope you guys have people that know what the heck they are doing because True Results here in Houston is GREAT!

OK. not to be mean, cause I do not know you, but are your postings just for you? I find them a little boring and not very informative.....PLEASE dont be mad, i have been trying to follow you on your journey, but Im like ok nothing is goin on..it just says what you did ..and no comments about how you are feeling and what your progress is ... These just seem like it should be in your personal journal...

Hey there I was banded by True Results as well here in Houston by Dr. Chistopher Reilly on Dec 1, 2011. I liked the surgery center, it was located by the Relient Stadium, Thats were I will be getting my fills too...... on surgery day I was 215 now I am 198

I read on here .....first back up (everybody is diffrent) but what I was going to say was that somebody said take the amount of weight you have lost and divide it by the weeks since your surgery and that will be YOUR average weekly loss....mine is 4 so I lose 4 pounds a week ......I have lost 16-17 pounds in one month...banded on December 1st 2011

Ok good to know, I have my first fill on tommorrow, Im nervous too...they said that they will give me a numbing shot first then do the fill......I still have some restriction cause I cant eat that much, but now I get a "hungry feeling" Still cant eat that much but I get hungry .....before i did not want to eat or forgot to eat

I had my surgery December 1st 2011 (Thursday) and i went back to work that monday ....The worst part was the gas pain in left shoulder and chest with nausea. OMG! The first 2 days after surgery I looked into the mirror and said "Oh no what did I do to myself" Now a month later I look in the mirror and say "Hey, watch out now" and I start singing Brick House ......

It will be no problem, I got mine the day before, and they told me to just put on a fresh pad before surgery in the bathroom keep on my undies and they had me to put on a hospital gown and i went to surgery.

Nobody knows I got the surgery.....well my parents do because they took me to surgery, I told my husband to go to work it was a "female" thing and that I would be back at home later the same day so that there was no need to take off work...Oh and I told two co-workers just in case something happened at work somebody would know what may be wrong......but thats it! 4 people....and that was a month ago and people are starting to notice and my clothes are getting big and baggy.....So happy I was a size 14-16 at the time of surgery and now 16's are TOO BIG 14's are getting loose I just want to be a good 12 and loose 1 cup size..so that means I want to be a 36 C and not a 40 D

yeah just go and make a dr's appointment so that you dont have to guess...So that you can be sure

Well Ladies mother nature rolled around since surgery and i just had to have my M&M's I dont feel too bad though I look darn great for 1 month post op, PLUS I was cramping so bad I did not eat anything else besides a protein bar for breakfast and some water and a BC powder for pain (YUK) .... I must take a pic and add it....but anyhow just thought I would share ... Oh ...is anyone else using weight watcher frozen dinners when you dont feel like cooking anything and you know those days of driving through a fast food place are over? I find myself just grabing a weight watcher frozen dinner or a healthy choice dinner I try to grab the ones UNDER 300 calories....mainly I do this for lunch because breakfast is usually 2 scambled eggs, or a protein bar and for lunch DRY lemon pepper tuna, and dinner a frozen dinner or a protein shake. I am going to have my first fill Jan 5th so .....Just wondering if anybody else is using anything else with thier band to achieve maximum weight loss .....Example: Lap Band, Excercise, Weight watcher meals & snacks

ok thanks for the heads up .....darn sodium...I forgot all about it after my liquid stage, at that time I was always looking at that and when I would see 780mg of sodium i was like WOW!!! but after the liquid stage I just stopped looking becasue I was preparing my food, but got a little busy with a full time job two kids under the age of 2 and a hubby that is sick, so that makes 3 kids!!! but I guess I will bake up a few chicken breasts, and a big bag of broccoli and that should hold me a week or 2, cause i only eat a little, but hubby eat a lot!

OMG! I put on my drawstring scrubs to go to work this mornin got out of the car and my pants started falling off! For those who dont know, scrubs are what people in the medical field wear to work, and drawstrings fit the waist because you have to pull and then tie them current pant size: XL new pant size: Medium........Its been almost 1 month on Jan 1st and people can tell already !!!!!!!!!!!! So happy ......Oh and the pictures I took over christmas, look great, I dont look like a "chocolate puffy marshmellow" I look normal! Great Day

Why no food? I read your other blog about liquids, but no soup or broth or anything?

Keep up the good work. I am getting my first fill on Jan 5th I was banded on Dec 1st ..At first i was not hungry at all, then just 1 small strip of fajita chicken and spoon of mashed potatoe and I was full. Now Im eating at least a cup of food so i guess its time for a fill I feel my appetite creeping up ...but I just add more protein ...by either a shake, bar, or chicken, peanut butter or tuna ....something to curb that feeling and it usually works...I like eggs, 2 usually does the trick

sure is .......Thanks deedee72

I had some grits for breakfast and a small cup of coffee that I did not even finish, and all day I have had this feeling of having to thow up...not gagging, not even nauseated...just a weird feeling like something is just sitting there and then at diffrent times it feel like it wants to come up ...but again im not gagging neither am I nauseated. Whats going on? Im almost 4 weeks post op..Help please

Since my surgery, well I should say since I have started eatin, I have to immediately go to the bathroom within 10-20 minutes after i eat???? All I had was 1 strip of fajita chicken meat and 1 strip of fajita beef meat and serving spoon of mashed potatoes and I am full! I have not had a fill yet I am almost weeks post op. I can definately stop eating and say im done! I love my band ..I wonder how it will be when I get my first fill?? And I feel like I have to go to bathroom....this morning I hap my protein shake for breakfast with a little dry lemon pepper tuna (not blended together)...just trying to get extra protein in.. oh and big cups of cystal light water through the day Is this happening to all you bandsters too?

Hello i take the CHEWABLE centrum daily vitamins I got 100 tablets for about $8 at target her in houston texas. i take it everyday....Since my band I have more energy and I feel a bit lighter

I have lost lots of inches and a couple of pounds, but I am gonna do the "drastic" OMG shocker.... What is that you might ask, Well Im still wearing my regular clothes that are getting really baggy, but when I put on something thats the right size im gonna get that WOW im looking for! People can see that something has happened in the past month....banded december 1st 2011...Its great when people start to notice the change especially those that have not seen you in a while

You are eating all the wrong stuff! You are still suppose to be on liquids....change your diet asap before you have a slip or ruin your band/stretch your pouch. Just do jello, chicken or beef both, crystal light waters, protein shakes no bread, pasta, potatoes, or crackers! talk to your nutritionist asap! I know everbody is diffrent, but there is noway you are healed on the inside after one week..... That may be why you are having trouble .....do be mad just trying to help .....I apologize if I (typed) rudely.....but no no no solids just yet