dylanmiles23

I would call the doctor and or dietitian asap. Something is wrong. I just started real food yesterday and couldn't eat that much. Right now I am having a protein shake because I need more protein for the day. They really fill me when made with ice. Good luck.

Congrats!!!! The first few days are painful. The air they put in you hits the shoulders. I hip cup all the time. Drinking too fast. I was banded 3 1/2 weeks ago and started real food yesterday!!!! I buy a Whey protein powder at Walmart for around $14. I love the chocolate with 8oz skim milk and lots of ice cubes and it becomes a thick shake. Just remember you are getting healthier every day. I am off all my pre surgery meds. Don't forget your daily vitamin. Yesterday I ate my first real food, a meatball. I couldn't finish it. Since I started the pre diet I have lost 43lbs. Good luck and smile thinking of all the new clothes in a smaller size you will be wearing this fall. I went clothes shopping in my closet and some things were all ready too big.

I was banded 7/30 and have lost 14lbs. When I started my dieting in March at my highest weight, I have lost 42lbs!! I go tomorrow for my first follow up and see the dietitian for my next food step, pureed. How fun.

Good for you. You'll be fine. I was banded 3 weeks ago today and I am doing great. Since I started with the dietitian in March I am down 46 lbs. Since the banding it is 14lbs. I find having the protein shakes made with crushed ice in the blender makes like a thick frosty and it fills me a lot. I go back to the doctor and dietitian this Thursday so i will progress to pureed food then. Good luck with the new you! Do it for you not anyone else.

I was brought up in a Jewish household and food was everything also. When the EMT's came when my father died, my mother was feeding them. She had a large freezer with everything homemade and the best baked goods. Now that she is 94 and in a nursing home no one makes her homemade goodies anymore. That is great for weight loss people and sad because it's the end of her sweets. Good luck with keeping the weight off. I was banded 3 weeks ago tomorrow. I miss chewing food. I see the doctor and dietitian Thursday.

I wish you a lot of luck. I hate breakfast foods so I have been drinking shakes for breakfast since March and was just banded 2 1/2 weeks ago. Because of the shakes before my surgery I lost 28lbs. Since the surgery I am down another 13 lbs. Remember the Band is a band aid and not a cure. We all need help. I don't eat when under stress. I eat when bored. One thing that helps is putting clear polish on your nails. It takes 20-30 minutes to dry and by then you forget about the food. That has worked for me in the past. Have a great weekend.

I have been reading a lot of your stories and they are great. Thank you. I was banded last Monday. So I am a new born.

one of my fears of getting banded, which was done this past Monday, is the excess skin. I am almost 62 and female. I have been losing a pound a day, which is nice. Since my highest weight in March, 2012 I am down about 33.