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I was never a fan of the diet pills. The liquids can fill you up if you drink a lot of water between meals. Now is a good time to start practicing the " not drinking with food stuff". That was the hardest habit for me to break. The next 10 days will go by pretty quickly. Congrats and keep us posted.....Dave

Congrats on the approval and surgery date. Stuff started flying thru my mind once I was set up also. Its normal. You will find all of the answers on this site. I cant think of a better place to learn from....Dave

Gotta love this site. Seems like everyone on here has a great sense of humor....... Ps please order me one bubble, size xxxl

I read posts like this and then forget about them. I will continue to follow the plan set forward by my surgeon. If we took away EVERYTHING that could be considered bad for us, all we would be left with is purified air and purified water. I can not see myself living on that, so for me I will pick and choose the best choices I can. Just my 2 cents though....Dave

Melissa, Glad to hear you are doing good. Whats with banded people and Walmart? I find myself there a lot just for a cool place to walk...LOL Congrats on the weight loss. Your energy will return. It took me a little while too....Dave

Welcome and keep the questions coming...Dave

Hazeley, Glad to see you are back. You are lucky. I could only have liquids (broth) for the first 2 weeks. I had my first cottage cheese yesterday. Yummm:hungry: I would say you are getting enough. My routine was and still is a Protein shake for Breakfast and dinner and 4 o zof broth or Soup for lunch. I have added pureed chicken starting at day 14 and its a real treat. Keep up with the water/liquid and the protein. It helps with the low energy level and you will also begin to feel better soon. The first 4-5 days were uncomfortable to me......Dave

Welcome. Sorry to hear about the past, but It seems like you are ready to try a new future. There is a lot of good information on here. Keep us posted while you begin this new journey to a better life.....Dave

Beachgirl, My clear liquids were only for the day in the hospital, then on to full liquids. But even so, I did what you are doing, water Crystal Light and chicken broth for 2 weeks. Call your dr and ask if you can go to protein shakes. They help a lot. Good luck....Dave

Linda, I never felt full or hungry. I set a planned meal system, which was a protein shake for breakfast and one for dinner, with about 3-4 oz of clear liquid for lunch. This worked for me. Plus I went all out with at least 70 oz of water/crystal light throughout the day. Good luck....Dave

Melissa, I am on day 17 since surgery. It will take about a week till you feel "normal" again. Keep up with the liquids and you will do fine. PS. the Mushies will be a great change when you get to them. Just a little something for you to look forward to. ....Dave

B: Protein shake w/ skim milk L: 2 oz pureed chicken w/ FF ranch dressing D: Protein Shake and about 90 oz of liquids ( Water and Crystal Light) For nor this is my regular meal, although I may add Healthy Request Broccoli/Cheese suop instead of Chicken:hungry::hungry::hungry:

:welcome: My Magic Bullet has been working overtime for over 2 months now and I love it.Small enough for the portions I am mixing and easier to clean than my full sized mixer. Just dont turn it on and run it for a long time. Give it time to cool down ( pulse mixing). I had one back in my pre-band days that was used for mixing real drinks with ice cubes and that is how I killed it...LOL I give it :banana:banana

Dana, Congrats on the banding date. Keep us posted of your journey. I'm almost 3 weeks into mine and its been an adventure so far.....a good one too....Dave

Mandi, You can cut back to 2 protein shakes and one meal per day or the other way around and the stomach aches should go away. My dr said they are from too drastic of a change in our normal eating habits. My pre-op diet was a Protein shake for breakfast and one for either lunch or dinner, plus a small meal. I am using the Protein powder from Walmart. Low in everything but protein. Hope this helps....Dave

To all that are nearing mushy stage. It was worth waiting for. I'm still doing the protein shakes, but adding something with substance has helped. I'm lucky to get 5 teaspoons of pureed food in before I feel full. 13 days till soft foods...LOL Dave

Thanks, Very Severe Obstructive Apnea.

My cousin was very heavy and was diagnosed with sleep apnea. He was not one to wear the mask all of the time. He died at the age of 39 due to a heart attack that the Dr. contributed to the excess stress put on his heart because of the apnea. That is what pushed me into persuing surgery and a sleep study. Not saying this is the same for all, but why take the chance........Dave

Marieze, Keep a glass of water near the bed when you first start with the CPAP. Mine dried my throat out quite a bit, but after a few days, I got used to it. Now to make the sleep apnea go away........Dave

Congrats on the approval. I'm happy to see someone getting it without the ins.company being a royal pain....Dave

I'll stick with my Whey protein powders from GNC and Walmart for now. No chunks and they taste pretty good too. Thanks for the heads-up....Dave

Well, I skipped the egg, went for the Protein shake again. I guess good habits are hard to break. But for lunch, I pureed 1/4 th of a small (snack size) can of 98% fat free chicken in Water and mixed 1/4 tsp of FF ranch dressing with it. Pure heaven, but I got full after 4 small teaspoons . Never made it to the pureed cauliflower...LOL My weekly grocery bill is going to be real small for a while. Hope everybody is having a good day....Dave

Thats why we are all here, to help each other out. Right after surgery, I was pretty sore, but only because I had a 4 hour marathon surgery...LOL I had complications because of abdominal surgery I had 5 rs ago and lots of scar tissue. As far as the actual lapband part, it was only 45 minutes long. I woke up with just a little pain, kinda felt like a pulled muscle. I too want good results, so I was careful to follow all dr. orders and made sure you take the pain meds they gave me. You will need the sleep the first couple of days. I found a recliner was best. You probably will develope a cough, but its from the air tube they put down your throat. Nothing to worry about. Other than that, I took meds for 2 days, started walking in Walmart the day after surgery ( 95 outside was too much). I now know every aisle in Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowes...LOL Dave Plus you get insomnia and are on this site at all times of the night....:car:

Hazeley, My stages are: in hospital, Clear Liquids only Weeks 1-2 full liquids, such as broths, Carnation Breakfast ( runny),Protein shakes, strained Soup Weeks 3-4 pureed food such as Applesauce, pureed Soups and meats, pureed fruits, SOFT scrambled eggs week 5 Soft foods, chewed to be like pureed Week 6 and beyond, full foods And sugar-free popsicles starting the day after surgery !!! Dave ( starting stage 2 today...):whoo::whoo::whoo:

Welcome. You are right, a great site for all kinds of info and support....Dave