Brandy~

I always snack in the evenings. I allot for it though throughout the day. I know that I am gonna want trail mix or something so I just keep the portions smaller in the mornings to make up for it.

Congrats to all that have made it over the 100lb mark Oh and WTG!!! For whos your daddy :crying: I get to join the club in 10lbs I cannot wait.

Makes me want a glass of milk

Very good point! More PTJP then... I have a sushi roll eyeing me... Now if I can get it down and keep it there.. Victory will be mine. Maybe I should loosen it with some sake first.

You might just ask them to do a flouro and see how it goes. What gets me is if you don't have a problem getting anything down it sounds like you need a fill.... But if its coming up at night that's not good. Good luck... let us know what the doc says

Man I so suck at this PJTP stuff... I don't read it for a few freaking days and I am 7 pages behind. Bleh too hard to keep up. PJTP- I have the best in laws in the whole world and I don't wanna share them!

I don't know if my answer is the right one for everyone but it works for me. Were told with the lapband we should have smaller meals and sit down for a certain amount of time to eat them. That didn't work for me. I now eat about 6-8 times a day. Just tiny amounts. I might have a couple bites of chicken one minute then an hour later have a handful of nuts. It's the only way to keep that grumbling noise from happening to me. I don't physically ever feel hunger since I started getting fills. I have head hunger thats for sure. But eating small amounts quite a few times keeps both of them at bay and I can easily make all those "snacks" high in Protein.

I would go see your surgeon. Port pain can mean an infection. Could just be a pulled muscle though. Is it hot to the touch?

Oh man CC!! You're so close

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:thumbup:***********:ohmy:*************:thumbup:***********:crying:* ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............261.........165.......96 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............136.........130.......6 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.5.......126.......48.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............230.........140.......90 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............226.8.......150.......76.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............197.........169.......28 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

Thats wonderful! Congratulations

Hello and welcome to LBT This is a very resourceful site. There is a plethora of knowledge and experience on here :crying:

Congrats on your surgery date and welcome to LBT I was fortunate enough not to have to have the liquid diet... Thinking back though I could of kick started the weight loss if I had :crying:

I see alot going on in your post so I just wanted to clarify some stuff. You say you're gaining weight right? Your age would not cause you to gain weight with a band fitted. You say you don't eat much because it comes right back up? Theres a couple things that could be going on here. Is your band tight? Do you have to sip Water or is the band loose enough you can take gulps? I ask because it's possible the bands too tight or you're eating way too fast. If you're not able to eat at night because it makes you cough and choke at night I would go see a doctor. It's entirely possible to have some of those symptons with an eroded or slipped band. I don't say that to scare you. I think that if you have had the band that long and you're having issues I would make an appt.

From the time I was approved by insurance to the day of my surgery was 16 days. Each surgeon requires many different thing. Some require the preop liquid diet and others do not. Mine didn't require it so all my weight loss so far is post band. Good luck!

Thats funny CC Cause I get the same thing... He is always saying that usually you get heavier during marriage... Not skinnier.

Gwenn~ You're right I do have restriction and you could use a fill if you can 'chug' water. Once you get the right restriction you will find it much much easier. Tuna salad is a great thing to eat too. Make sure you're going with lite mayo. When I make dinner and have left overs I make sure to break it down right away into different containers with the right amount. I can eat about 4 oz at a sitting. Sounds like you're handling the situation well and you will be fine once you have a fill or 2.

I think I might try this one next week. I am going to have to cut the recipe WAY down though. Thanks

Gwenn I have been thinking of you when I eat so I just noted a couple things that I eat that I don't consider diet food... I didn't sign up for the surgery to go on a diet per say. I found these boxes of Marinated Salmon in the freezer section at costco. 1 piece is about 2 meals for me... sometimes 3 meals. Since I love my carbs and cant eat bread I sometimes makes a couple servings of mashed potatos. I use rubbermaid containers and split the fish and potatos into 2-3 containers and pop in the fridge. This way if I need something quick or at lunch for work I just grab one and I get about 125 calories and 15 grams of protein. It's not alot of protein but it feels you up and you get your potato fix too :laugh: Moderation though. The other superfood I use is Edamames... 1/4 cup is way plenty and for those you get 130 calories and 16 grams of protein. I get the huge jar of them at costco for 5.99 and it lasts months! The dry roasted/salted ones are awesome and just like eating a nut. To get all my water in I keep a pitcher of milk jug of crystal lite made up and to change it up sometimes I drink Nestle purelife. My doctor told me that he counts Milk and any decaff tea or coffee towards liquid intake so I drink those at work and before I know it I have had 80 ounces before I leave work at 3pm. Oops I forgot to add.. You can also put Unjury in the mashed potatos when making them.. Then you're getting another 15 grams or so of protein for 1 meal... so a total of 30 grams. Anyone else wanna share some tips I would love to see them :thumbup:

Congrats CC on the size 6's! You're so close to goal that's so sweet! My closet keeps getting filled and then cleaned out. My local goodwill only takes donations on the day and time I am at work.. That really sucks cause I could use the tax deduction.

I don't ever get hunger. I don't even know when I am hungry. If I think I am hunry it's just my head hunger lol. I don't have physical hunger it's very very weird. I kinda love it. My new job is absolutely awesome. Because of it I don't give into head hunger right now because I am so busy I don't have the time to care what my heads saying. I am too busy trying to absorb all the info being dumped on my brain! I do live close to my work so it's awesome I drive home for my lunch it takes literally 4 minutes so I get to see my dogs and have something healthy to eat instead of fast food. I lost another 3 pounds this week and I feel absolutely awesome. I am sure I will meet my 90lbs lost by 1 year goal so I might look more towards 95lbs lost if I hit the 90. Sorry I have been popping in and out but I have been so freaking busy with the new job! Later all

Carol~ You're right on the math. You're doing awesome and I know the new bands going to work out! Congrats on the % lost and on the absolutely wonderful NSV you had when your hubby sent you flowers with that comment. That's one to keep for the books :confused: We know you will and Onederland will be here in no time!

Agreed Agreed I have been posting here a long time and normally wouldn't say something like that. I called it like I saw it. I have my opinion and I felt strongly about it.

I haven't updated in forever! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo ****************:thumbup:************************:scared2:* ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............294.........199.......95 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Bklyn1984..........317............261.........165.......96 Bostongurl.........190............190.........133.......57 Brandy.............198............184.........166.......18 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............138.........130.......8 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............177.........126.......51 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............206.........135.......71 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............228.........150.......78 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............199.5.......169.......30.5 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36 *************************************************

Sounds like your doctor has a very skewed opinion of the band or possibly any WLS. The band has great approval rates among many doctors. I wouldn't let her detour you from something you have obviously decided on and worked to get. The band is reversible and you will do just great. I see no reason to ever need to reverse what I have done though. I like to have the option in the event I ever get ill and need to have it removed. Good luck. Stick with it you will be absolutely amazed within a year!