Peldiak26

Hi LessLee, sory to here about your knee, how is everything else going with the bloating and pain in your port, are you smaller in your midsection, I could feel my port I think because I carry most of my weight in my lower half of the body and was told that that is probably why I feel it so much (less fat in that area for me)

I drink vodka, club soda and mio I know your not supposed to have carbonated drinks but they don't seem to bother me, just don't drink carbonated drinks when you eat

Glad to here your doing well :-)

Let me know how you are when you have a chance :-)

Good nite and don't sweat it, you will do great :-)

I'm so glad he is staying with you, I hope he shows you the kind of compassion and care you deserve, I wish you all the best and feel free to contact me anytime :-)

I sent you a private message :-)

I really hope he comes around for your sake, there is nothing worse then having negative company, I hope you work out your issues with your husband or find yourself a stronger person and find someone who will love, honour and support you the way you should be xoxo

My husband was a little unsupportive at first, until I had a heart to heart with him and made him understand why I was doing what I was doing, he couldnt understand at first because he thought i was beautiful the way i was, I just told him that I want to look on the outside how I feel on the inside, I wanted him to have the wife I knew he deserved, and I wanted to have the life I know I deserved, but not to bash your husband but mine would not have even considered going away after my surgery or I probably would have kicked his ass!!! Is he maybe secretly jealous that you are going to look even hotter after it is all said and done, whatever you do don't let him bring you down :-)

Is your husband supportive of what you are doing, you will probably want someone there with you for the first 1-2 days

Why are you afraid to eat,Don't be afraid to eat, you are in the healing phase and they would not tell you to eat something you shouldn't, just follow your post-op diet and be positive, you need to eat for energy.

Eat off a bread and butter plate, half you plate should be vegetables, 1/4 of your plate should be protein and 1/4 starches. You should eat all your protein first then vegetables and last eat your starch, you probably won't be able to finish your starch. The goal shouldn't be to see how much you can eat with the band, the goal should be to see how little you can eat with the band :-) Don't look to feel full, look to feel not hungry (satisfied)

The goal shouldn't be to see how much you can eat with the band, the goal should be to see how little you can eat with the band :-)

We often wonder where we go wrong with losing weight, the golden to to losing weight is holding yourself accountable, if you bite it, write it, if you write down everything you eat, you can see where you are going wrong, or have someone else review it and they can tell you where you are going wrong :-)

If you go out for dinner, avoid bread (it gets stuck easily) also if anyone comments on the amount you eat lie and tell them you had a big lunch and are not that hungry :-) people are usually oblivious when it doesn't concern them lol Biggest rule of eating is eat slow and chew well and always have a glass of water near by just in case something does get stuck, I was told recently by my band coach that the rules have slightly changed in regards to drinking while eating, it is ok to sip on small amounts of water between bites but never when there is food in your mouth, I'm sure other people will tell you differently but we were all banded in different places with different rules. I'm doing well today still on track, I have lost 6lbs since last Tuesday "yippie" I'm so excited about that, also I just got my boating licence so I am also pretty excited about that :-) I haven't made it to the cottage yet but hopefully on Thursday I will make it up, hang in there you are doing great, any questions always feel free to ask and I will answer to the best of my knowledge :-)