stratty

Hi. I'm Stratty and I had my lap-band surgery on January 18th. I am 53 years old, married for 28 years and have a 20 year old daughter who recently moved out on her own. My beginning weight was 298, but at the date of surgery it was 285.5. Today is day 12 post surgery and I have lost a total of 5 pounds. I thought my weight loss might be slow since I have struggled to lose weight after going through menopause. I am supposed to be following the opti-fast plan, which means I would be on straight shakes right now BUT I hate the taste of them. Also, I am believer in eating healthy, organic foods with little or no preservatives and the shakes are not healthy! I have moved on instead to mushy foods and have kept my calories about the same. I am excercizing on the treadmill every day between 30-45 minutes and I walk my dog daily as well. I know this will be a long process but hopefully it will help me to live the second half of my life a healthier person.

Linda, Thanks for the positive feedback. I have been adding unflavored (Unjury) whey protein to almost everything I eat to my protein numbers stay up there.Cathy

Cazzy-You are an inspiration! Wow, you have done great with your weight loss. I think my comments about not losing much yet were in response to so many people saying how they lost 13 to 16 pounds in their first week. I really do feel good. I'm not very hungry and I'm figuring out what types of foods work for me and which don't. Believe me, I'm in this for the long haul and will not give up!!!

Hi all! I was banded on the 18th, so it will be two weeks Wednesday. I have lost 6 pounds since surgery and 13 pounds before so I'm down a total of 19. I was up and about the day following surgery with a little soreness only. I have also had nausea a couple of times and I realized it was either from eating too fast or once it was eating after I took my chewable vitamin. You definitely need to keep experimenting with what works. I feel great and know that if you keep the average of one to two pounds a week in mind, you won't get discouraged.