MintyFresh

I was wondering if anyone else has a lap-band blog they want to share?

For all of my June 07 bandsters... What was the final straw for you to finally decide to go for the lap band? Why did you choose it over gastric bypass?

Does anyone know if smoothies (like at smoothie King or Jamba Juice) are okay during the nonclear liquids phase postop? Obviously it would be the "slim" versions and not having a full cup, but content wise, I wonder if they would be okay or would they be too much? Maybe for the mushy foods phase? Also, would they be okay to use with the added Protein powder? Thanks!

Well, it looks like I'm not going to be a June bander after all. After a long talk with my extremely supportive husband, I'm going to hold off until the beginning of September. There are a lot of things coming up in the next two months between his work (June is his busiest month of the year and he needs to get his numbers up by the 31st even though he is willing to take two days off and possibly not make his numbers) and our two upcoming family vacations to visit each of our folks. If I didn't do it this week, there would be no more than a 3-week break in between each of our vacations. I'm feeling very confident though. I'm losing well on this pre-op diet, and I'm surprisingly not finding it as difficult as I thought. I still plan to do a variation of this diet (I'm not on all liquids like some) and then go for my band in September when the kids start school again and things quiet down (unless for some reason I actually have the staying power and lose another 25 pounds by the end of summer). I hope you guys don't mind me following along on how you are all doing though!

I'm so glad to hear this. I absolutely love salads, and I was afraid that the salad, especially the lettuce, would be hard to get down.

So, I'm a bit nervous -- It turns out my husband has to work the Saturday after my banding on Thursday (2 days later). I've got two kids, 3 and 6, who are extremely hyperactive at times. What happens if I am not "recovered" enough to take care of them that day (feed them, stop them from wrecking the house, etc). How did everyone else fair 2 days after postop? (Unfortunately, there is no one here to take the kids for the day).

You know what really bothers me. "Society" is supposed to have a BMI of 15 to 25 right? Well, my absolute lowest goal that I feel would be good for me would put me at a BMI of 24 -- the high end! What is up with that? If I ended up with a BMI of 15, I'd look like a skeleton!

My romantic love turned into my best friend. A decade or so later, we may not be as "romantic" (kids, stress, fat, etc) as we were when we first got together, but our "friendship" more than makes up for it for us. Unconditional love, support, laughter, and excitement to see each other is what keeps us going all this time later!

Thanks for asking this MM! I also have a daily horse-pill that I need to take, and I have trouble getting it down pre-band! I joked with my primary care doctor yesterday during my pre-op that I would need to cut it into 3s to get it down.

Add me to the other parents who are having "slight" second thoughts because of their kids here! I have two young ones, ages 3 and 6. But I have to keep reminding myself of the rewards -- I will be able to go out and be active with them, I will be able to be the cool mom and run around the park with them and go bike riding and swimming, I will be able to take them for a hike and play basketball with them. I want to be that mom. So that is why I have to do this for me.

First off, this forum is absolutely awesome. I am so glad that I found it! I would love to make a suggestion to have instead of one long ongoing monthly thread that we can have monthly subforums instead. It is so hard to keep up and support the other members in my monthly group because we are so active (50 posts plus a day in one thread with many different discussions). This way we can all support each other more because we will be able to read everyones concerns and comments. Thank you for the consideration!

Kim, I'm very interested in finding out the answer you get. Though I do think a call to your Dr.'s office would be a good idea and perhaps talk to the nurse there just for your piece of mind. At least if it isn't the "norm", they can tell you whether you need to worry or not or give you suggestions as to what to do to relieve it better. Hope you feel better soon!

IMPORTANT! Hey there! I put in a request to have monthly subforums here instead of one monthly ongoing thread. This way we can all keep up with each others concerns, questions, and need for support. If you agree, please let the admin here know http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/monthly-subforum-request-36567/#post493918

Glad to hear it went so well Amber!

Maybe your body thinks you are starving yourself because you aren't taking in enough calories right now so it is really slowing your metabolism down. Why don't you try maybe 1000 non-fat calories for a few days and see how it goes?

I can totally relate. We did the same thing. Actually, it was my husband's idea to do it. He says he'd rather be in a little debt than have me miserable for another day.

What about having a "prime" area where there are forums that you can only access if you are a subscriber. This happens on another board I go to. We pay $25 a year for access to a number of other forums (where all the good stuff is). I'd love to see a real forum for my June 2007 banders instead of just having one thread. Also, perhaps some more non-banding forums if you are a paid subscriber so we can talk about other stuff?

Rita, I am so sorry! I am relieved though that you are getting "fixed up" so that you will be really healthy when it comes time to being banded. As for me - I start my official 2-week pre-op diet tomorrow morning! Yikes!!! Did anyone else feel a bit of anxiety before starting the pre-op diet knowing that this is really getting closer to really happening??

Here I am 2 days before I officially start my 2-week presurgery diet. I'm trying out lunch with a Protein Shake. However, I'm not sure if this is right... I had one serving of Protein (two scoops), 8 oz of skin milk, and crushed ice. Ends up with about 14 oz of "shake" because of the ice and scoops of protein. I figure the calorie count is about 275ish. Does this sound right?

Add me to the Mexican food lovin' list here!

You can call me Carrie

How many near-Houstonians do we have here? So far I have seen 4 already in this group!

Toni, I meant Wal*Mart! LOL

Where did you all find your magic bullets? I see them online, but I went to both Kmart and Target this weekend, and neither of them have it (even though the online stores say they do).

I'm 38! I should have done this 10 years ago!