leeshabeesh

Banded jan 23rd and I've lost 40lbs. I look at my body and can't tell a difference but my clothes fit better and clothes I couldn't wear before! I know I could lose it faster if I made better food choices. I find myself thinking "that sounds good" and I eat it without thinking of it hindering my progress. Why can't I stay away from those fattening foods?!! And I haven't started a regular exercise routine. I exercise here and there but I really want to find something enjoyable. Any ideas or advice would be appreciated

How long did the pressure last? If I drink too much too fast sometimes I feel pressure in my chest from the liquid not going down yet. My surgeon said the band is right in center of your chest at the end of your esophagus. Try drinking smaller sips. If it lasts longer than a few minutes, call your dr.

Banded in January too but haven't wrote on this post for a while. I feel like I might finally be in the green zone. I saw a few of you are on my fitness pal. Would you add me? Giddiup222 It would be great and encouraging to see all of your success knowing we were banded the same month!

I've done research about this and also asked my nutritionist. All the research and nut said your body can absorb 15 grams of protein every 15 min on average. I worried about that also drinking high protein drinks. The rest of the protein goes right through you

My dr says liquids only the day after the fill and then mushies when you feel you can handle them.

Thanks bubbs for posting this. I really needed to read it. I'm going through the same thing and all the comments I've read have helped me too! Carbs are definitely my enemy! I'm going to cut them way down and see if it makes a difference. I haven't been following the rules. I need to get my will power back and eat protein first and veggies more. I know what to do I just need to do it. But that's been my life story with eating healthy and exercise. I wish you luck! Thanks for helping motivate me

I'm new to Davis county, Layton area. Any girls around here? I was banded jan 23, 2013. Would love a support group nearby.

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Pb means productive burping. To get out the trapped air or the trapped food. I ended up having to get an unfill. I was miserable. I ate something and chewed it really good but it got stuck and I couldn't get it out for over a day. When I went in to the dr office, water hurt to swallow. I felt so much better going from 6 cc to 5.2cc. On the upside I did lose 7 lbs thurs to mon by not being able to eat! Not worth it

I got my 5th fill yesterday. I have been burping almost constantly. Not big belches but more like trapped air that keeps coming up. I did have reflux a few times last night but not too bad. I was able to eat some mashed potatoes, pudding and soup slowly. I drank a protein shake this morning but am still having the burps. Am i too tight? Should I wait a few days? Maybe my stomach is still a little swollen from having a fill? I went from 5cc to 6cc. I just didn't want to get in a situation where I have to go to the er or pay after hours prices. Has this happened to any of you?

Thanks for your comments everyone. I was just burping now I'm having a hard Time all around. Burping, getting stuck on everything, couldn't drink water last night and had bad acid reflux all night. Yesterday morning I drank a protein shake no problem. Today I couldn't. I got stuck on something last night and couldn't get it out and today I'm sore in my esophagus. I'm so hungry and can't eat anything. I drank done warm broth no problem but can't eat the same mashed potatoes I had last night. I'm trying to hold out till Monday when my dr office opens. It's hard being anorexic!

January bandits-- check in and let us know how much you've lost, what you've learned that helps you the most and any complications and other info that could help any of us. Starting weight 258lbs Current wt 238lbs Banded 1/23/13 Weight loss 20lbs I had my gallbladder removed 4/2/13 because I was having severe gallstone pain. Because of that I went without a fill for a while. I now have 5cc in 10cc band. I'm having trouble following the diet guidelines, i.e.eating enough protein, eating thick meat first, staying away from sweets, drinking enough water.

I've had some pain like that. On the lower left side but more so on the right. I notice it dull or go away for awhile when I have a BM. it might be constipation. I mentioned the pain I was having to my PA yesterday and she said that's probably what it was

How long have you felt that pain for? I felt something similar yesterday. It didn't last very long. Every time I feel any discomfort though I always fear it's from having the lap band. I just had my gallbladder taken out! My dr said I may never have had a problem with it if I hadn't had lap band surgery. Let us know what your dr says about your pain. Thanks!

I'm at 241 this morning. Down 1 pound! I am suppose to get a fill Monday. Hopefully that will help speed things up!

I've only lost 17lbs. 8 was pre op liquid diet. So since my surgery on jan 23, I've lost 9 lbs. how much of your weightloss was before your surgery and after? I think 28lbs is great!

I also showed them to my nutritionist and she said not to drink them. She said the type of protein they have in them (collagated?) can't be digested and used for protein. So it's like drinking them for nothing. I also did some research and your body can only absorb so much protein an hour and the rest you excrete. I think it's 15-20g an hour

Name, real or screen~ Leeshabeesh Goal weight for March 31st~ 230 Weight on March 1st~ 242 Age~ 31 Dietary goal for March~ eat less sweets Exercise goal for March~ 3x a week on wii or walking outside Personal goal for March~ stick to dietary goal Date banded~ jan 23, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 16lbs What is your good luck charm? Hopefully it'll be the green zone! :-)

Who's all going wed?

I'm having that feeling too. My port is on the left side if my belly button but I feel the pain mostly in the right side between my hip and belly button. It hurts worse when I breathe deep. I'm 4 weeks post op. I've had this pain for about 2 weeks. I asked the nurse at my dr office and she said it was unrelated with the surgery. I thought maybe it was from IBS. Do you have IBS? I'm not sure if its not from constipation. I have skipped a day here or there

I did that diet about 3 months ago! If was before I was banded. I lost 4 lbs in 3 days not 10. I was disappointed because I suffered through that grapefruit. I still lost 4 lbs but I gained it right back. Had to have been water weight. It was hard for me to eat all that food. There's a website dedicated to that diet where tons of people write about their experiences. I'll try to find it if you're interested

I think I can make that one

I had bad gas pain for about 3 weeks.

How did the meeting go? Did any new people show up?