BlueTattoo

I sip while eating.. my mouth gets so dry if i dont have something to drink.

I was banded on 12/30 and im down 20lbs. I'm just now hitting solids and my work out routine has been limited. I'm sure when I get over the sore spots ill lose more weight. But ATM I'm taking it easy. I got hit in the tummy by accident and I'm a little bruised up.

I had this done december 30th. I'm still swollen. Also can you pop your stitches if u eat too much ? I don't get a fill until feb 21st. But I was curious if anyone has had complications with this surgery. I'm still tender on both sides of my stomach. Especially the port area.

What's your sinful food? While i could say anything smothered in chocolate, i would be lyin. My sinful food is chips and queso from one of the local mexican restraunts. I havent had it since i was banded...for obvious reasons. But that doesnt stop me from dreaming about t and thinking about it. Its sooo bad for me i dont want to know the calories that are in it. I've contemplated trying after i can go to full solids but i changed my mind. If i keep the mentality that i cant have it i just wont go there or try to see if i cn eat it.. therefore staying out ofntrouble.. but one of my sinful foods that i cant give up is chocolate. So i have chosen moderation...i figure 3 hershys kisses on fridays only if i walk 7 miles for the week. Then gradually move up the mile marker ..... so whats yours?

I was told no caffeine. So I have a short decaf skinny peppermint mocha. It's 70 calories and 10 g protein

Yup i live in norman and i love tarahumaras mmmm..

Why am i fat? I'm convinced it's because in my previous life i was an anorexic b!tch. So this time around i came back as a hungry girl in love with food. Especially anything smothered in chocolate or fried. I grew up with women who used food as a comfort when life was hard...trust me it was hard. And as i was dragged by my mother from one bad experience to the next i found something that made me happy. Food. There will probably always be something comforting about food. Now my challenge is to love food butnot use and abuse food. Food can still be my friend but myself and my new tool(band) have a plan to get thin. This is the end of one road and now im turning on to the new road.

Has anyone tried this unflavored protein mix? I heard you could mix with anything and it has virtually no taste. I would appreciate any comments you have on this powder mix.

My goals... 1. Learn to surf! I want to get n that board and have people see me...a.girl...not a whale. 2. I want to wear trendy clothes so i don't embarrass my kids. 3. I want to do a pin up photo shoot and have them airbrush my stretch marks away lol 4. I want to get on a motorcycle and not fear that im too fat for it. 5. I want to acrually wear sexy things from victoria secret. 6. I want to find a dress that doesnt weigh 50lbs bc of the fabric and get married. 7. I want to wear a swimsuit and not have to adjust myelf or check if my rolls are hanging out. 8. Lastly....make my bf jealouss...just once lol

Good luck!! We know you can do it!

I love the proti 15 drinks and snacks.. my favorite drink is cranberry fusion, it has 15 g prktein 70 calories. Their soy snacks are good too i lkke sour cream snd onion s well as the bbq. They also have a lot of protein (15). My doctor sells these in his office for 8$ a box.there are 7 packages in each box.

Gas x strips that melt in ur mouth helped me with mine. I'm 8 days post op.

Lol <3 this post. I laughed so hard I thought I might have busted a stitch. I especially liked putting it down in the food diary.

I have been craving turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomatoes. Man I hope I can eat bread when I get to the solid stage. U guys are making me hungry lol

So once you get to solid foods I know you need to be watching carbs, calories, sugar, and protein intake. What have you set your daily limit to be? How long have you been doing this? How successful have you been ?

I've started walking with the kiddos. But I wasn't sure myself how many calories I should be taking in. I'm aiming for 800 calories bc sometimes I don't even make that. But I do make my 70 g protein. I was hoping I could get an average from the seasoned bandsters.

I go there often! I've got three kids and they love their fruit cups with their chicken. It's a lot healthier then Mcdonald s!

I'm reaching my 70 g protein a day. But I'm falling short on calories. But I'm also still in the mushy stage now.

I just signed up for my fitness pal. It's awesome and the bar code thing actually works ! But it keeps telling me I'm not eating enough. Or getting enough calories in. Wish they had a way to customize it for bandsters

Good job on losing the 20 lbs!! I know it may be a little difficult bc you are still sore but try to get some walking in. Burn some calories by walking or doing some form of exercise.

I get purred food starting the 6th and then a week after that soft foods and then on 4th week I get solids.

I had my band put in december 30th. So far i wasnt hungry...now i want something i can chew or fill me up. The liquid diet im on is ok but i dont feel satisfied. Ive contemplated chewing foods and spitting it out just to have the flavor. Any suggestions? Im nt supposed to have mushies til friday, but man iwant yogurt or someething!

So I'm 5 days post op.. Still feeling a lil crummy, still a little bitchy that I can't eat the good food I'm making the kids...but I know that it will pass and this is for the best. So I go in the bathroom for my daily weigh, I look at the scale and I'm determined I broke it. So I call my bf in the bathroom. "babe, come here! I think I broke the scale it's not giving me the right reading!" he comes in there and says if I get on this thing and it says 190 it's not broken..I'm like whatever it has to be it said I lost 5lbs in two days !! Well he gets on there and it says 190 on the dot for him. So that means I've lost 20lbs in 15 days!!! I haven't been this excited in a long time! And then of course he calls me a dork and goes back to his computer as I'm doing the boogy in the bathroom. Just thought id share my moment with all of you. ???