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mini work outs. use a padometer (10,000 steps=5 miles), stand more, take the stairs, park far away, stretch while making copies, do 5 standing push ups while washing dishes, 10 chair sits.

I am having my first fill tomorrow. I am starting to question if I am even doing this right. From my surgery until now, I wonder if I have been eating right. Ok I mean I followed instructions from my dr, you know, start with Clear liquids to liquids and to soft food. But I think I forgot myself or forgot about my band. I have been feeling better but I feel a slight pain in my stomach. I was super hungry one morning and tried to eat a Breakfast burrito and accidently took a big bite and swallowed it without chewing enough. I knew what I had done and first thought was to go throw up. Something in my head said, "DON'T". Also a hard habit to break is drinking Water while eating. I am so used to drinking water all day long even with meals. And I am starving in between meals. I am having a hard time finding my own green zone. A comfortable satisfaction where I am not starving or in pain from over eating. I wonder if a fill will help me get this under control. I guess I will find out later. I'm glad I am seeing my dr tomorrow. I would like to find out if I hurt myself.

Sounds a bit like me. My oldest daughter is over weight too. She was happy for me and she said she was wanted to do the pre op diet with me to be supportive (so I won't feel alone). I am a huge influence on her and she watches me very close. I was banded more than 5 weeks ago and she can see my changes. I guess what I'm saying is if your daughter watches you like mine watches me, your daughter might start picking up on your eating habits. I don't know. Good luck

I had been trying for an hour to burp. But nothing. And I am starting to feel uncomfortable having all this air in my chest. After waiting for a long time for sweet relief, I bend over to pick a pencil off the floor and out it comes. Like a huge growl out of my mouth. I did not even apologize for it. I just looked around and smiled and said "oops" and went about my business.

oh good questions, I have my first fill on Monday morning. Should I eat breakfast before my fill or just have protien shake?

I am 5 weeks post op and my first fill is next Monday. I have not put too much focus on losing weight but more on healing. Yesterday my daughter says "mommy, you look different". Well I did not feel different. The last time I weight myself I was stuck. I thought that was ok, my body is adjusting, it will catch up to what I'm trying to do. Also yesterday I was wearing my "FAT" jeans and I had to keep pulling them up. At the end of the day I can take them off without unbuttoning them. This morning I was curious and stepped on the scale. I lost a total of 25 pounds so far. I thought ok, this could be it, it's happening, I'm losing weight. Still not so excited because I have been at this weight before. The real magic started when I thought I would try on my "Skinny" jeans. A pair of jeans I have had for over a year and have not been able to wear then because of my size. I put it on and button it without any problem. Then I got excited! I am on my way to greatness.

Beautiful, really

you can find me on my fitness pal at takuwinds

I was having stomach pain over the weekend. Not emergency room pain but enough to make me uncomfortable. So the next day I went back to liquids and stomach pain is gone. But today and tomorrow I am going to stick with liquids. Thursday, we will see how I feel. And I get my first fill on the 3rd of Dec.

HEY another band mate. I was banded on the 22 of Oct. I get my first fill on Dec 3rd. I was tired in the first few weeks but doing better.

The other night I had a dream I lost a whole bunch of weight and all I had left on me was saggy skin. I felt more ungly in saggy skin than I ever did as a fat girl. I was depressed and embarrassed and my husband did not want to touch me. I woke up like I just had a night mare. AAAAAHHHH!!!!! OMG, I am still me. I wonder what my dream means?

PJ, I was a little worried about gaining too. I had stopped losing but I know my body is adjusting. I had also started working out a little. I do about 10 to 20 minutes walking or elliptical here and there. I have 5 incisions and the biggest one (i think my port is in there) still hurts the most. . I still have pain when I bend over to put my shoes on or have to pick up something on the floor. You are lucky you only have 2 incisions. Me too, I am so thankful for this site. My lbt friends have been so supportive. I could not have done this on my own.

Hi PJ, I was banded on the 22 of Oct also. You must be my band mate. I would not worry about gaining 3 pounds. Like people have told me "you are still healing". If you are like me, your tummy is still a little sore, right? I am focusing on healing right now until my first fill (dec 3rd) and taking it easy on eating. Don't worry, our lbt friends say the weight will drop sooner or later. Trust your band and make it work for you but heal first. ok?

I am about 2 and a half weeks away from my first fill. I have stopped losing weight this week. It's ok, I know my body is adjusting. Like many of my lbt friends I have joined my fitness pal (love it!) to help me keep track of my calories. It has given me a goal of 1470 calories a day to lose a pound a week. I have been eating around 1000 per day it seems. At the end of the day mfp tells me I am not eating enough. Since my surgery (Oct 22nd) I have been a little afraid of over eating. I just don't want to hurt myself. I am doing my best to be careful chewing and eating small bites. Most of the time at the end of my meal I feel full, I mean stuffed. That scares me becaues I think I might hurt myself. Am I a little paranoid? Also inbetween meals I am hungry, sometimes very hungry. Other than that, I feel good and still happy I had my surgery.

I had to find out for my self. I have been reading all over lbt about my fitness pal so I checked it out. I like it! It is so easy, I wish I found it sooner. Thank you friends for the tip.

Good point, my pants are a little lose. I thought 1470 calories are a bit much for me. Maybe my body will figure it out what I'm trying to do and start adapting. Thanks friends

OH WOW! What a difference! Amazing. I did take a before picture. I can hardly wait to take an amazming after picture just like yours. Thanks for the inspiration.

Thank you sandrie, I will.

ok! this is so much fun

Just got my hospital bill today. OMG! so glad insurance is paying for most of it. I got billed for a warm blanket and for every 15 minutes I was in recovery and in the o.r. WOW! The lap band alone was not cheap.

I can pay my bill, that's not a problem. I'm just shocked my wls cost more that having my kids.

I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and I am still a little sore but really doing well. I am doing about 10 to 20 minutes on the eliptical and some light weights. Today I am starting to eat soft foods. My weight loss has slowed way down which is fine because I lost about 19 pounds in 14 days. Before I was worried I was losing to fast because losing too fast mean gaining more back even faster. But I think I will be fine this time. I'm excited about working out again. And maybe someday I can run a mile again (one of my goals). One other thing is to train my family that my meals are very small now. Yesterday my child cooked dinner for me and tried to give my a large protion which I would have normally ate and went back for seconds. I had to remind her I don't eat that much any more. Poor thing, I think I hurt her feelings. But I ate it; NOT all of it. Just until I felt full; which was about less than half of what she served me. My dad (may he r.i.p) had gastric bypass in 2001. When he came to visit me I would try to feed him a large protion and did not understand how much he really eats. But now I do. I am so so glad I got my lap band.

Donna, thanks for your post. I went through something like this but mine had a different twist. In '06 my husband left me with 2 kids and a dog. The good thing was we just got out of debt that year. But he left us one day, he came home said to me "I'm moving out". Just like that, he had his friends waiting out side to pack up his things and move him out. For months to follow I got depressed and sat in the dark with a whole coconut cream pie and diet coke and kept eating and drinking till the whole thing was gone. Yep food was my drug of choice. He would say mean things to me that made me want to die. But I got over him and he became civil to me and help me with raising our kids. Then we changed for the better and became friends. We were divorced for 2 years. And then we started dating again. I know weird! And now we want to get married again. He has beeen so supportive and took great care of me after my surgery. Donna, God will never leave nor forsake you. He has great plans for you.

I am 10 days post op and I did 10 minutes on the elipticle and some very light weights. Even though it was a very light work out, it felt good.

Yipee! You are doing great, keep it up.