angelize

my dr said anything bigger than a tictac has to be crushed...i take a chewable multi Vitamin and chewable Calcium

before being banded,i was the biggest breakfast person,it was my favorite meal!!! but,since being banded,no matter how hard i try,even no matter what time i wake up....i cannot eat breakfast....i am up at 5am, 5 days a week...i have found that at around 9-10am,i can tolerate a greek yogurt,but even that,i have to eat slowly!! have you tried greek yogurt? or oatmeal(sugar free)?

im going to cancun in august and have had the same concerns! m not worried about the plane so much as what im gonna be able to eat! im thinking of getting a small unfill before i go,just so when we are out eating,i wont be running for the bathroom to vomit!!

when i was first banded,after i healed,my port would throb if i lifted something heavy,bent down quickly or tried to lay on my stomach....now,7 months later,i hardly ever get that.

i use the light hellmans and even my hubby cant tell the difference!!! ive tried the fat free and its horrible!!!

thats so funny,i get a runny nose also! thought i was the only one!!!

i was told no soda also! and even tho some doctors say its ok in moderation,i'd be afraid if i started again,i wouldnt be able to stop!!

first of all,congrats on getting the surgery!! second of all,you are only 2 weeks post op,still not able to eat normally,prob on pain meds,still uncomfortable and gassy....with all of that going on,ofcourse you are gonna have regrets!!!! i remember having them as well...all i kept thinking was,wtf did i get myself into? lol....i was banded 7 months ago and lost 95 lbs so far....so,looking back,was it worth it?? YES!!!!! right now,you should just be concentrating on getting a lot of rest,walking when u can and giving your body a chance to heal!!! and believe me,the day you are able to eat solids again,your outlook will change! my first real meal after surgery was scrambled eggs with cheese, and i thought i was in heaven!!! lol good luck on your journey!!!

my surgeon says 2 days liquids, 2 days soft foods,then reg foods...and thats for an unfill too

i wish i had the nerve to take a class like that! i have zumba for the wii and i do it at home with my 11 yr old daughter,but have yet to take a class cuz im so uncoordinated LOL

i crushed mine and put it in a drink,cuz i was afraid of getting stuck!

Hi Angelize, how r u? I also was banded from Dr. Schwack , at NYU..... And also come from S.I. How r u doing with ur weight. Loss?

hi primadona!! im doin good....dr schwack is great,always willing to answer my million and one questions! lol last month i saw dr,kurien for my fill,and i think she filled me too much! going tomorrow for a little unfill! my weight loss has been pretty steady,between 1-2 lbs a week,which dr schwack says is great,so im happy!!

im not havin any pain....i had a fill a nonth ago,drank the glass of Water and was fine,went home and had half a glass of iced tea and ended up vomiting for 2 hrs!! then when i laid down to sleep, felt like i was choking! after 2 days,that feeling went away,but still wasnt able to eat anything!! a week went by,and i was able to hold down a little....its gotten better but still not great... my typical day...coffee in morning,greek yogurt at about 10,cup of noodle Soup at 1230,and i havent been able to eat anything else after lunch...i thought that maybe thats what being in the green zone was....but im eating nothing and not losing either,so i figure i must be too tight! the 1st 3 days after my fill,i lost 11 lbs,but that was because i couldnt eat or drink anything without it coming back up! i havent lost a lb since!!

scrambled eggs with a little bit of cheese tasted like heaven once i was allowed soft foods!!!

i can eat burgers just fine,as long as i eat slowly and chew...as for other meat, i had a stuck episode with steak not long after my surgery,so i have avoided steak,london broil,etc,,since...chicken is ok if its very moist

fight4light...that post was very informative!!!! ive been banded since oct and am still trying to figure out what i can and cannot eat! thanks!!

i usually have a little of whatever i make for my hubby and kids...if its lapband friendly...like burgers,minus the bun....pasta,pizza....i just make some tweaks to mine...ex: if im makin pizza, for me...i get a mini whole wheat pizza dough,low salt sauce,and low fat mozz,and i make theirs regular...that way we are all eating the same thing,and i dont feel deprived!!

LMAO...u guys are too funny!!! my sex drive has def gone up also...my hubby aint complaining!

i have had this same problem since my last fill,a month ago....and i kept thinking that it was temperary also...but it didnt go away,then i was thinking,ok maybe this is just how being in the green is suppossed to be? i have an appt tomorrow,and after talking to the surgeon to get his opinion,i will prob get a little unfill

wow that is awesome!!!!

yea i gotta start working out,then i think i'll see a big change...i was doing zumba for a few weeks and was doing very well,then i stopped for 2 days and well,we all know how that goes! lol

staten island here also!! i was banded on oct 5 by dr.schwack at nyu

congrats!! you look awesome!!

i used to drink a 2 liter of diet pepsi a day,if i can kick the soda habit...anyone can!!!! now i live on diet snapple,water and crystal light...not gonna lie,i still crave soda once in awhile....but when i think of the risks i'd be taking with my band,thats enough to stop the cravings!!

i think you are doing great!!!! i had my surgery oct5,and around christmastime,i saw a cousin that i have not seen since the summer before,by then i had lost about 45 lbs(thats including the liquid diet pre surgery)....and i was telling him how im losing but its sooo slow...he looked at me and said "are you crazy? who loses 45 lbs in 2 months without excercising?? all the fat people in the world would kill for that!!"....And those words put everything into prespective for me.