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:welcome: Jenna Rae! Congratulations and good luck on your lap band journey!

Hi Bigcountry! I've never had a problem either. I can pretty much drink normally as before with the exeption of gulping a whole bottle of water at once. Right after surgery is when I was very limited. I had to take small sips for a while, but once the swelling went down I was able to drink normal.

I lost 16 lbs pre-op and about 10 lbs the week after my surgery. I was on Clear Liquids for an entire week so I didn't have many calories that week. Since then I've lost 14 lbs. It's coming off a lot slower now.

Congrats on the weight loss!!! That's awesome!

Buttercup, that's terrible. Hopefully when the coordinator tells the doctor your situation, he will be able to squeeze you in. I hope everything works out for you. Let us know when you hear something.

Hi Motocrossgirly! Congratulations on your upcoming surgery and good luck!

They told me I could have 2100 calories a day and lose 2 lbs a week.... they ARE nuts!!! I changed it to 1200 cal a day.

I have PCOS too! I started having regular cycles about a year ago. I had lost some weight and Boom, they started coming. I still deal with all the other symptoms and I am actually going to an endocrinologist at the end of the months to see if she can straighten out my hormones. I sing as well and I was able to perform 2 weeks after surgery. Good luck!

Congratulations! It took a couple of weeks for me to feel really good. Good luck!

Congratulations and good luck!!!!!

Hi everyone! I told all of you that I had a fill on the 1st and I was feeling no restriction at all. Well today, for whatever reason, I felt it. I've heard others say that it can take a coulple of weeks to kick in. I'm not sure if it was a freak thing or if I'm feeling restriction now. At least I'm feeling something, I was beginning to wonder if it was really in there.

I was contemplating on whether or not I should purchase to Bodybugg because it is soooo expensive. I signed up today at The Daily Plate and decided I would try this first, plus it's free.

If anyone uses The Daily Plate for calorie tracking, you can find these vegetables listed under Green Giant Healthy Weight. I tried putting "vegetables" on the end and could not get it to come up. Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate

I just discovered these and they are great! I've been having a hard time getting my vegetables in and I was grocery shopping at Wal-Mart and came across these. It's called Green Giant Healthy Weight Vegetables. It consists of sliced carrots, sugar snap peas, black beans and edamame lightly tossed with a butter sauce. It comes in a small box in the frozen section and it has 2 servings : 90 cal, 2.5g fat, 5g protein per serving. I noticed it goes down better than others I have tried and it is delicious!

LJM, you are truly and inspiration and you have given me hope that maybe one day I can run in a marathon. Good luck, we'll be cheering for you!

I went to the acti trainer website ActiTrainer Online Data Analysis - ActiGraph, LLC. and I was wondering if anyone knows what the promotional coupon code is. I know that the bodybugg website had one at one time and it took about $50 off of the original price. Thanks in advance!

I have to say I've never thought about that, but it does make sense. I will probably go up in cup size too.

Welcome pc201! I'm a singer too. I'm not a classical singer, but I sing at church and at community events. I love to sing and I was able to sing at church 2 weeks after my surgery. Your abdominal muscles will be sore at first, I noticed I was able to take big breaths and hold them close to my 2 week post-op. Congratulations and good luck in your lap band journey!

:welcome: Parrot! Congrats on your upcoming surgery and Good luck!

Welcome flashkatt! I'm sorry that your FIL makes fun of you. My husbands family has never actully made fun of me, but I see the looks they give me because everyone else in their family is thin. It's hard, but we can have the last laugh. I am a stay at home mom too, and that makes it super hard because I used to graze all day so I've really started trying to keep busy all the time so I won't think about food. Good luck at the meeting!

Welcome Eulete! Wow, your surgery will be here before you know it. You are very lucky that your insurance company pays 100%. I have good insurance too, mine paid 90% and I feel very blessed because without that I never would have been able to do it. I will pray for you as you face the liquid diet and the upcoming surgery. Good luck and take care!

:welcome: Dandydeb!! Congrats on your upcoming surgery and Good Luck!

Congratulations!!!!:Banane10::Banane10::tape2:

The doctor I used requires everyone to go to a lap-band seminar first. I know all doctors are different, but maybe going to a seminar first (if you haven't already) would help your transition into this process. I got a lot of great info and it helped me feel more confident and comfortable talking to the doc about the procedure. Good Luck!

Wow, I think you've got Bloo beat. I would go absolutely nuts having to wait 5 months to eat solids. Good Luck! Mine was: 1 week - clear liquids 2 weeks- full liquids 3 weeks- mushy and soft food At 6 weeks post-op I started solids