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Hi, For anyone who doesn't know, there is a free website: sparkpeople.com You can record your daily food eaten, it calculates calories, progein, etc. You can keep track of water intake, excercise, etc. Great site. You can customize it: adding foods not listed and have favorites, etc. i.e. I have added a not listed favorite called Barb's P rotein shake. I add that then anything I eat, cottage cheese, mile, pudding, etc. It calculates how many calories and how much protein I have had and gives me a running total throughout the day. That way I know if I need more protein and how many calories I am consuming. Barb

Hi, I'm new. I was banded Dec. 15 along with a sleeve plication. I found this site on Google. I wanted to know why I stopped loosing as soon as I started mushy food. I guess I'm not the only one. I was instructed to start Phase III at my one week post op visit. Then I froze on the scale. I had lost a total of 18 Lgs. 253-235 between the pre surgery liquids and the 1 week post visti. I have been the same now for 10 days. At least I know now from this site I'm not the only one experiencing this. Thanks for the feed back. I'm 66 years old and have had osteoarthritis for many years and have been on anti inflammatory drugs for years. I have been off these meds for about a month now and my stiffness and knee pain is my main problem. I am having more discomfort from this than my surgery. Has anyone else had to deal with this problem? I have been told (by the Nutritionist) some anti inflammatory meds come in liquid form? I would appreciate any input on this problem. Barb

I have been treated for bipolar for many years. Just was banded Dec. 15. All of the Doctors including my psychiatriast tell me medication will not be a problem. No changes in prescribed meds. I take Cymbalta and Lamictal. So far everything is normal. I am amased how normal I can eat and take meds. I expected not to be able to swollow or something but not at all. Just sometimes if I eat and do liquids very full.

Hi, I had my surgery Dec. 15. Lost 10 lbs. pre surgery and about 8 post surgery. Have not lost anything for at least 10 days. That is how I found this site by Google to get an answer to why. I guess from what I am reading this must be common. Hope I start loosing again. I am eating more normal started mushy food after 1 week and now 2 1/2 half weeks progressing to more solid type and doing very good. Just hope I start loosing again. My 1st fill will be Jan. 23.

Hi, I'm new also. I don't know how to post to all members. It asked me to name a person I wanted to send my note to? I had my surgery on Dec. 15. Am doing well. Haven't lost since I started soft foods, but lost 20 between pre surgery diet and now. I also started at 255 and now am 235 and have not seen the 230's for I don't know when. My arthritis is acting up without anti inflammatories and I also have bad knees. I am very tired as yet. I had a ploication with banding. I tire easily but I think I am doing great for 2 weeks post op.