MaybeBanding26

i never have....you probably need to up your fiber intake. when im not low carbing, i barely ever eat my veggies....but when i cut out the starches, the veggies increase and that keeps things regular. maybe you can add a fiber supplement, or just get more greens?

i had my first fill with dr. meihlan under fluroscopy....it was interesting! they dont all have to be that way, but the option is there.

today, for the first time in over a year, I stepped on my home scale and a number popped up!! I have been too heavy for my home scale for soooooooo long! I am super psyched! I am getting some new boots in celebration of this momentous occasion!

I had my one week check up and things are going swimmingly! Healing well, minimal pain and down 13 pounds! I'm almost to the point where I'm no longer too fat for my home scale! I planned a reward of some new boots when I finally get down to home scale weight! I'm super psyched!

Not only could feel it at that point, but everyone could hear it! Lol....this surgery is slowly but surely teaching me to respect the hunger!

I have that same fear. I had my first post op check up yesterday and I was terrified that I hadnt lost any weight and had put myself through all this pain and discomfort for nothing. But then I got on the scale and was down 13 pounds. All I'm saying is, don't drive yourself too nuts with the fears!

Fiber choice chewables work well for me

im feeling SO MUCH better than last week....still not out of the woods, but i got up off the sofa with NO pain this morning! i have to admit, i was scared for a little bit that pain was gonna be my new way of life...

i feel like im going to scratch my midsection raw! is there something that you all use or have heard of to make that inevitable itching that happens with healing wounds a little less crazy-making?

oh, and i have aetna too!

when i first started this process last year, i had a bmi of 65. my surgeon, up until the hours before surgery, wanted me to reconsider and get gastric bypass. i wasnt sure my insurance would even cover me for the band because of my high bmi. i had my band done last week. at the time of surgery it was under 60. if you have a 3 or 6 month waiting period, make it count! your bmi is 67 now, but if you start to adopt the lifestyle changes you will need after surgery, it will help you lose before surgery.

im looking for something i can put in creamy soups.