PuraVida37

Ahhh!!! I sat thru a PTA meeting with a mom and her kids eating those soft white cookies with icing. A former favorite of mine. For a tiny split second I wondered what it would taste like but I convinced myself that I already knew and didn't touch any. Go me! My ab muscles near my port (or at least I think that's where it is?) are sore today. Not sure why. Maybe I'm trying to get back to normal too fast? I can't wait for support group tomorrow. I have soooo much to talk about! My group is great because the banders and the sleeve/bypassers go in separate rooms to talk after hearing a guest speaker.

Debbie, I noticed a tiny stitch (about 1-2 mm) is visible at the end of my incision at my belly button. It's a little bit pink and ouchie, but it's healing properly. You might want to ask your doc about yours. And as my mother always used to say, "Put some Neosporin on it!" (LOL to myself)

Thanks, guys. I am going to see both the surgeon and the nutritionist on Thursday and I'll ask a lot of questions then. I am sure I'm getting enough protein because I still have shakes and Isopure. Yesterday I got about 90g in.

Well, I used the baby food grinder for tonight's dinner. I couldn't wait til tomorrow. I had some green beans and about a 1/4th or less of a turkey burger patty. I grinded it up with the baby food grinder and it came out really mashed up, but dry. So I put in a little ketchup. OMG it was SO good. Today I was out and about with my daughter and I missed eating a good lunch (I did sip a lot of water and Isopure though) and now even though I ate I'm still really hungry. How big are your meals now? I've been trying to stick with 1/4 cup, but it's not nearly enough.

Sounds like a plan! How pureed is pureed? I'm graduating to stage 3 tomorrow morning. I'm a little scared. I can't wait to eat meat though! So...I went shopping today and got size 20 jeans!! Holy moly!! I can't even remember the last time I wore a 20. At my biggest I wore size 26s. Amazing!!! woot woot!!

How are you supposed to count soup? It's not really a solid, so....? My doc's instructions were no more than 1/4 c at a time of any food. But having that little soup is just not enough. I just (slowly) downed 3/4c of broth with an egg and a tablespoon of ham. I got out the baby food grinder and ground up the ham. It was SO yummy!!! Today we went pumpkin picking and I made roasted seeds with garlic. OMG I wanted some so badly! I chewed a few and then spit them out and sprayed my mouth with the faucet gun. OK, that's a little embarrassing but they were great!

I survived my first meal in a diner! The waitress did a double take when I asked for 3 scrambled eggs (1 whole/2 whites) and that's all. No drink. She thought I was crazy. Then when it came, I cut it in half, then cut up that section into the tiniest pieces I could. I went slow, and it all went down great! I am going to admit that it was REALLY hard to watch hubby eating an omlette with french toast and my daughter eating toast. At the end of the meal she gave me a tiny (like 1/2 cm square) piece of bacon. I chewed it at least 15 times so I wouldn't get stuck. OMG it was the best taste ever!! ha ha

I am 10 days out and feel good and pretty good about everything. I've just been kinda confused about how much/when to eat on a liquid diet (til Monday).

Congratulations on your new addition, Dad!

I am not sure I am eating enough. For Breakfast I had an 11 oz Muscle Milk that I sipped all morning. Then at lunch I had half a greek yogurt. After school snack was another Protein shake, and at around 5pm I had an egg in chicken broth. Now I'm sucking on a pouch of apple sauce, but I'm starving even though I'm sure my banded pouch is probably full now at 7pm. Oh, and I had a bottle of Water thru the day. Is this enough? I am feeling very confused about how much/when to eat. By the end of the night I will probably do one more Protein Shake to get to my 60-80 goal. I'm not allowed stage 3 (canned fruit/veg, cottage cheese, etc.) til the end of this weekend. NSV today--I went out in search of new clothes, pants and undies specifically. At my heaviest I was in a 26, but today I picked out 22s. The sales lady said, "Oh no honey, you need something smaller" and handed me an 18-20. OMG IT FIT!! Holy cow!!! I can't wait til I reach my goal of buying clothes in a "real" store. Which store should I try first when it happens? I'm hoping that I can Celebrate my 40th birthday in January by buying something from a "real" store instead of Lane Bryant or Avenue.

How about a protein bar? I really liked the Zone bars. Why not cut it in 4ths or smaller and eat one section and see if it tides you over?

OK, so i kinda cheated today. I am still on liquids only + yogurt for 2 more days and I broke down added an egg to my chicken broth. I am allowed poached eggs in 2 days. I tried to make my own egg drop soup, but I guess the broth wasn't hot enough and it just turned cloudy. I heated it up some more and omg it was delish!! I hope it continues down my digestive tract as happily as it went in. LOL

I was banded a week and a half ago. I am noticing a sharp pain in my shoulder when I yawn. Any ideas? Is it the vagus nerve?

Anyone else having shoulder pain when they yawn or after eating? I'm getting it lately, or rather recognizing it (maybe because it's the first week with no pain meds)? Sharp pain after breathing in deeply very quickly, and goes away pretty fast too.

I use Bariatric Advantage, which was recommended by my surgeon.

I'm going to try a protein shake for breakfast tomorrow and see if that starts things off better. I had no trouble with it holding me before surgery.

So I had my yogurt (1/2 of a container), 1/4th c of Farina, and finally 1/4 c mushroom Soup. But I am *still* hungry. I guess I'm not understanding how I can feel full on these liquidy things. I'm going to drink a bit, then have a Protein shake. What should my eating schedule be at this point? I was given a list of things to eat (or drink, rather) but not when and how often, just never more than 1/4 cup at a time. And, what kind of Protein powder can I mix into everything? unjury? Is that any good? I'm glad tomorrow night is support group. I can ask questions there too. But til then, anyone please chime in.

Not me, except yogurt, til Oct 14th. I am hungry because I didn't eat enough during the day, I think. After my daughter gets off the bus, I am going to eat some greek yogurt and take a well deserved, much needed nap.

Holy hunger batman! Starving today!

How did you resolve it?

How did you resolve it?

I had a hernia repair and my doc didn't give any special instructions. Same as regular lap band recovery.

I had a hernia repair and my doc didn't give any special instructions. Same as regular lap band recovery.