☠carolinagirl☠

just cut food in small/diced sizes. chew to your hearts content. go slow (with eating/drinking) and you will be fine. don't worry about things you dont have to at this time. Keep a positive mind set and remember you are doing this for you

welcome and hello banded sister of mine

raleigh nc at your service darling. make a list of questions you want to ask and cover any qualms you have or dont have. just relax and go at your pace. this is YOU. do not ponder about bobby joe curly joe moe's weight loss. this is your pace. sf pop sicles saved me as well as my Protein shakes. the worst is nearly over ............trust me.

hi rand i was banded on the 6th and am recovering well. i am sure you are also. what part are you tired of? trust me, we all have been there. just stay on the liquids and do what the dr says. remember you are so still just outta surgery that you are healing now. do not worry about (losing/gaining). once you are off the liquids, the mushies/real soft foods come along and you will feel more human again (i know i did and drove ms jean batty). i can feel my plication only because at around 1/2 to 3/4 cup of what i am eating i am full ---which is what it is suppose to do. the band is not filled yet and i may get a smidge in august at my 2nd month follow up. right now you just need to rest and finish up with the dr orders. how much longer on the liquids?

james, i hit that mark last friday......what a wonderful feeling. Congrats

you are my inspiration. thank you for writing from your heart jim. so proud of you and the weight loss.

best of luck honey. you will do fine.

oh yeah. walmart has shakes called extreme whey (15 container) instead of 30 at bariatric center. 30 grams of Protein per scoop (mix w/ff milk add 8 more) or Water. both delish. many flavors i mix mine and put in freezer to reach nearly frozen or slush and it is like a thick milkshake. i swear if it wasnt for this shake, i would not have been able to do the pre/post op (each 2 week all liquids) diets. now i can add fruit or a small dose of pnut butter . but each to their own. hope this helps.

I think as long as we continue to lose (slow or fast), that is a good thing and we should focus on that. (remember, it did not just surprise us one night and the next morning we woke up fat/obese or whatever). it will come off 1/4 pound at a time, the same we gained it. all the best to you

well apparently the band doesnt hate you. it saved your life.

Outstanding and exactly what needed to be said.

I was banded June 6th. (dr did not put any Fluid in my band due to hernia repair and due his concern from excess swelling) Do doctors put a fill in on the first month post op appts? 2 weeks ago, at my first post op follow up, nothing was mentioned in regards to me getting a fill. But I read on this forum about people who had surgery the same (time) or even after me, getting fills. Am I missing something? Def scared of (getting a fill). I don't want too much so I can't drink per some postings but then again, I don't know that much about fills to even gander a guess or an assumption. Do you think I could get one today? Or will they wait til my 2nd month post op August 3rd?

ice cream and chips/dip? i am sure it ok to eat small amounts of these type foods but these type foods are what caused us to get (fat/overweight/obese) anyhow not only do we change what/how much we eat but our way of thinking.

i understand that Protein is first. veggies 2nd and so on... i am beginning to understand the 1/2 to not eating over 3/4 to 1 cup food (4oz protein)..choose/make good choices with foods question: do we count calories and fat grams as well? my nutritionist gave me a (diet) of sorts but reading the many different posts on here, seems everyone has different (diets).

my dr told me if he operated and my liver was too large, he wouldnt operate. so i followed my 2 weeks pre op as directed because i was afraid he wouldnt do it. when i woke up, that was the first thing i asked him, how was my liver. please follow your dr orders as they are there for a reason. (before and esp after surgery) am sure you are fine but remember these liquid diet days are for a short period of time. you can do this.

i am about to start my fills next month. i have tricare prime. how does tricare work/handle with fills? is it still the reg copay? if you get a fill under fluorsopy, do you need prior approval?

def plan on doing this tomorrow with tricare they have been awesome with me