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welcome to the other side...glad to hear that your pain is much better today...a day can literally make all the difference in this process:)

congrats on meeting your first goal! too bad about the fitbit! i love it...

well said! we have so much in common...my dad passed away in 2005 from a heart attack. he suffered from diabetes as well and had a stroke in 1999 that left him paralyzed but cognizant...he was 51 when he had the first stroke and and 56 when he died... i am excited that you are one step closer to a healthier you:)

day 7 post-op and i am feeling great! today is the first day that i will be home by myself since having surgery (can you say party!). my plans today include a little wii action, completing some homework, reviewing more band materials, trying to eat six small meals, drinking more fluids, and taking a short walk! i took the time yesterday to review some of the materials in my "life after bariatric surgery" notebook that i received from my insurance mandated classes and found that it was really useful. i found a few sample menus, a proposed grocery list, and a breakdown of things that i am able to eat. i found that it was ok for me to have that chicken breast i ate a few days ago as it was pureed and i even made myself some turkey chili yesterday (yum)! i even made myself some decaf pomegranate tea and sipped it most of the day. i found that my protein shakes can be counted in my liquid intake, so i don't feel as bad for not getting down what seems like millions of ounces of water. i still find it difficult to get all the meals in as i am just not hungry, but knowing that i am now able to get my protein from other sources besides shakes has been a great discovery. it seems much more manageable to spread it throughout the day in small meals rather than trying to drink 2-3 shakes. although i do love my shakes and have not grown tired of them yet...i just get full so quickly it takes me hours to get them down... i went for a short walk (don't laugh probably half a mile or less) and was feeling some discomfort afterwards, but took some tylenol and was fine. i was feeling so good yesterday, i decided to do my hair and polish my nails. i am trying to get back to normal as i feel that my life has been consumed with all things band. i am sure that once i return to work my obsession with all things band and weight related will decrease! right! right? i got busted at home yesterday by my mom who called mid-day and heard the kids in the background. it is so hard to keep this from her, but i'm just not ready to tell. i have been able to tell everyone else and feel good about it, but you just don't know my mom...she lives in cali and i'm in ohio so it's easy to conceal it at this point, but she is planning a visit possibly in May and i think i'm going to hold off till then...

i'm 7 days out and today is the best day by far! i haven't had to take anything for pain.. i did sneeze today and that was pretty discomforting!!!

my turning point was my uncontrolled diabetes and watching my younger cousin (34) and grandmother go through multiple surgeries due to complications from this wretched disease...i was insulin bound...now 7 days post-op i'm off all meds:)

so i just played about 7 rounds of tennis on the wii! don't be too amazed this was all done while sitting on the couch!! i did work up a sweat though...my doc told me that i could start the step two diet right at discharge...the diet includes chicken and other lean meats as long as they are pureed...did you see my chili!!!

wow! i am saddened that you had to have this experience, but you know "haters gon' hate" (!) so let them. i work in a space that is dominated by women and i knew that telling certain people would ensure that the whole office knew so i wouldn't have to tell my story a million times. i know we are all different, but i am now proud of the fact that i had the courage and smarts (pat, pat) to take advantage of my employer paying for me and my husband to have this procedure! i'm telling everyone now and it feels good. i have been holding this secret hostage since i began the process last summer. i still haven't told my mom, but like others have already expressed it may be a good idea to consider sharing the news with your husband in case complications arise. you must be doing a lot of things right if those office haters are willing to go to any length to make you feel and look bad. head up! keep plugging away:)

so good to hear that you are on track to health and fitness! steri strips, ugh!! mine are still on too! i have no intentions of removing them myself:)

i got my fitbit two weeks ago and i love it! although i have not been very active it is motivating to log my weight and glucose measurements! i think it is a steal for all that it does...it also sends you emails with badges that you earned from meeting milestones such as number of steps and flights of stairs! i have been printing them out and hanging them up:)

welcome!!!!! i was just banded on the 15th! i have found this site to be absolutely amazing:) it is so inspiring reading all the stories, learning, and sharing my own...

hi february bandsters!!! just checking in! this group is so active i have a hard time following the threads...just wanted to say i am 5 days post-op and i am feeling great:) i am hoping all those already banded are finding peace in recovery and wishing all those soon to be banded well wishes!

Thanks for all of your help! You are all right:) I did much much better yesterday!

i know it may be premature to be talking about bandster hell...but could i really be experiencing it 4 days after surgery?! yesterday i felt much like i did the first few days of my pre-op diet...hungry and wanting to snack. i was told at discharge that i could begin the step 2 diet as tolerated (the mushies) so i have been eating cottage cheese. but yesterday i wanted more. here is my what i consumed yesterday: 3 protein shakes, a cup of cottage cheese (2 separate servings), 1/2 cup of chicken broth, 3 sugar free popsicles, 1/4 piece grilled chicken breast, and a zero calorie vitamin water. now chicken breast is not really a mushy, but it went down fine:( i feel like i have no restriction at all, although my doc told me the band itself is a restriction...i'm just not feeling it! at some point yesterday, probably before one of my popsicle snacks i stopped and listened to my body. i was not hungry. not one bit. i don't ever think i was hungry, but my mouth craved flavor and wanted to be filled. today i am more cognizant of what my body is telling me. and while i am not trying to starve myself i realize that i am not hungry. i have had one protein shake so far and i feel stuffed. i have also been more active today...and by more active i mean i have been doing housework! enough to work up a sweat!! trying not to overdo it but i'm kind of tired of sitting around (wait, did i just say that?)...anyways...tell me what you all are eating and if you think i've entered bandster hell or if yesterday was a fluke!

Glad that pesky rash is gone! Keep us posted on your appointment...I dont go back until the 29th:/ sounds like those protein shots are a great find. Good luck going back to work! Take it easy if you can...

yay!!! good for you and your sis! welcome!

i was thinking this all day yesterday when i kept eating...i felt crazy and like this wasn't gping to work...and i'm only 4 days out!!! i'm slapping the hell outta emotional me today!!!