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have a BM. Hahhaaa... I am dork and that is kinda gross... sorry fellow readers. Thanks to britterz, tizen33, HeavyHeartland and enjoylife for being such suppoteres to me! Ok so I am down on the scales and happliy weighed in today at 194. This is going to be scary so if you don't want to read any further close the screen... This is just a warning do not look at the picture below if you are feeling faint. Ok here it goes.... Don't say I didn't warn you! Caution.... Danger..... Ok there it is. The infamous "before" photos.... Are you still there? Or did you pass out? OK - qouit laughing I will talk to you all later! :faint:

Ok here it goes... I am posting my before pictures....

I know this is going to sound gross.... I am 9 days post op and am constipated. I have tried a heating pad, warm liquids, walking, water... I mean I have been eating under my calorie goal and have been walking daily so I SHOULD be losing but I have been constipated these last few days so the scale is not reflecting by good behavior! HELP!

I did the same thing at our company X-mas party! I was eating potato salad, tuna cassarole, and meatballs and then afterwards I was like what the fu%$ was I thinking?!!?

I am freshly banded and have just read all your posts! Wow.... you have really come a long way. Congratulations!

I hear you on the whole overeating the mushies.... I love pintos and cheese!

So if you have been following my journal you will be able to see I am down a pound every day since surgery. If I keep it up at that rate in 3 months I will be looking fab in some size 6 jeans! Yahoo... Anyway... My stomach really hurts right now... I had some pistachio jello and some mashed potatoes at our company X-mas party... I may have eaten to much or just eaten too solid of foods. I really tried to be good. But I am in pain.... I feel like going home early putting on the PJ's and calling it a night.... :faint:

So if you have been following my journal you will be able to see I am down a pound every day since surgery. If I keep it up at that rate in 3 months I will be looking fab in some size 6 jeans! Yahoo... Anyway... My stomach really hurts right now... I had some pistachio jello and some mashed potatoes at our company X-mas party... I may have eaten to much or just eaten too solid of foods. I really tried to be good. But I am in pain.... I feel like going home early putting on the PJ's and calling it a night.... :faint:

Congratulations for doing something positive for yourself! I too was very scared about going through with the whole thing but I am 6 days post op and already know I have made such a good decision to go through with it. I haven't lost more than 15 lbs but I can already see a change it my face - it looks less puffy... I am already feeling like this was the best gift I could have ever given my self!

So I will start the mushies soon.... I need ideas om what to eat! I want original ideas... I am loving the wackier the better! Suprise me - What do you all eat?!??

Isn't it so exciting? I just got banded on Friday and I am loving it already... Congrats!

I was banded on December 14, 2007 - Friday and I am back to work... I was very ouchie the 3 days post op but once I stopped taking the pain medication I started to feel better. I didn't feel as dizzy or light headed. One Alieve gel cap kept my pain at bay. It is day 5 post op and I cannot wear a regular bra- which suck.... a sports bra does not quite support the twins... hahhaaaa... sorry, but it is true! I am living off tomato soup, drinkable yogurt, pudding cups and haven't ventured out into the world of mashed potatoes or pintos and cheese yet... any recommendations? I stupidly tried tuna fish yesterday morning - i do not know what came over me but i did... dumb! my stomach was saying "no no no" like amy winehouse after the first small bite... i could have done some major damage.... can someonce slap me?

Boy do I feel better! I almost feel like I never even had surgery - well not really... But I do feel great 5 days post op! I am even getting used to just eating liquids too... well that was after I stuipdly tried to eat tuna fish yesterday morning - but was halted by my stomach saying, "No, no, no" (sing in Amy Winehouse's voice and it sounds funnier... "They tried to make me go to rehab.... I was like No, no, no.... ANYWAY. Ya I soon realized I am on liquids for a reason! To let my stomach HEAL! Duh - how could I have been so dumb to try and push it? Onto more merrier things.... I am down 13 pounds! Yes! And I am in wonderland! All is good in my world this morning!

Boy do I feel better! I almost feel like I never even had surgery - well not really... But I do feel great 5 days post op! I am even getting used to just eating liquids too... well that was after I stuipdly tried to eat tuna fish yesterday morning - but was halted by my stomach saying, "No, no, no" (sing in Amy Winehouse's voice and it sounds funnier... "They tried to make me go to rehab.... I was like No, no, no.... ANYWAY. Ya I soon realized I am on liquids for a reason! To let my stomach HEAL! Duh - how could I have been so dumb to try and push it? Onto more merrier things.... I am down 13 pounds! Yes! And I am in wonderland! All is good in my world this morning!

Feeling much better! I took a shower, blow dryed my hair, put in hot rollers and slapped on some makeup... I just wanted to feel human again! It is amazing what a little fixing yourself up can do to a girl's self esteem. I was starting to scare my self everytime I walked past a mirror! I am still kind of tender and have weened my self off the pain medication... it was making me too drowsy and light headed and I need to get back to work tommorow so I will just take Alieve from now on.... So on to what I have been eating.... NOT MUCH! Not because I don't feel hungry but because my doctor told me to stick to liquids for 3 weeks.... liquids do not make me feel full. At all. So I am living off of tomato soup, protein drinks, water and ya... thats about it. It sucks but I have been seeing results... As for now I am just sitting up and trying to pass the time until I fall asleep tonight and go to work tommorow...

Feeling much better! I took a shower, blow dryed my hair, put in hot rollers and slapped on some makeup... I just wanted to feel human again! It is amazing what a little fixing yourself up can do to a girl's self esteem. I was starting to scare my self everytime I walked past a mirror! I am still kind of tender and have weened my self off the pain medication... it was making me too drowsy and light headed and I need to get back to work tommorow so I will just take Alieve from now on.... So on to what I have been eating.... NOT MUCH! Not because I don't feel hungry but because my doctor told me to stick to liquids for 3 weeks.... liquids do not make me feel full. At all. So I am living off of tomato soup, protein drinks, water and ya... thats about it. It sucks but I have been seeing results... As for now I am just sitting up and trying to pass the time until I fall asleep tonight and go to work tommorow...

And I am a sore chica. Bloated, bloated, bloated... tender incisions. Ouch - sleeping last night was a chore. i kept waking up and now my neck hurts.... I know it will all get better but ouchie! I am in pain right now. I just went on a walk to help my bloating go down - and am sipping on some organic tomato soup. Yummy. TTYL ...

And I am a sore chica. Bloated, bloated, bloated... tender incisions. Ouch - sleeping last night was a chore. i kept waking up and now my neck hurts.... I know it will all get better but ouchie! I am in pain right now. I just went on a walk to help my bloating go down - and am sipping on some organic tomato soup. Yummy. TTYL ...

Hi all1 I have my first appoinment with my doctor to get the lap band surgery ball rolling! I am so excited and cannot wait!

my surgery is tommorrow yes...

OMG. OMG. OMG. So I was a good little gal today... I worked out for about 25 minutes on the elliptical trainer... Breakfast: Light Muscle Milk Lunch: Chicken breast w/ mushrooms and asparagus - a glass of milk. Dinner: Rainbow Roll, summouno, mussels - iced tea Water through out the day... So tommorow I just get to have clear liquids - (water, broth, clear gelatin, tea, popsicles, juice) LUCKY ME!

OMG. OMG. OMG. So I was a good little gal today... I worked out for about 25 minutes on the elliptical trainer... Breakfast: Light Muscle Milk Lunch: Chicken breast w/ mushrooms and asparagus - a glass of milk. Dinner: Rainbow Roll, summouno, mussels - iced tea Water through out the day... So tommorow I just get to have clear liquids - (water, broth, clear gelatin, tea, popsicles, juice) LUCKY ME!

Raise your hand if you are excited about me having my surgery in 2 days....:clap2: Yaaaa... I am so excited. I have cleaned up my room so I am comfortable after surgery. I still have a pile of clothes to fold but no big worries I will get to that tonight. I gave my mom a list of things to pick up for me: heating pad, baby spoon, baby bowl, gas x strips... you know the basics! Today I had a scambled egg for breakfast and a tuna sandwich for lunch - bye bye bread... not going to be tasting you anymore! Oh well. I am trying my best to get as much done at work as possible so I will not make it difficult for the person at work who is filling in for me while I am gone. My surgery is on Friday and I assume I will be able to come back to work on Monday. I hope everything goes well because I didn't tell anyone at work what I was having done. Well, I take that back, I told the receptionist I was having my gallbladder removed because she over heard me on the phone talking to the surgery center. Oh well - it was a white lie and really none of her business anyway. I will update you more later... bye.

Raise your hand if you are excited about me having my surgery in 2 days....:clap2: Yaaaa... I am so excited. I have cleaned up my room so I am comfortable after surgery. I still have a pile of clothes to fold but no big worries I will get to that tonight. I gave my mom a list of things to pick up for me: heating pad, baby spoon, baby bowl, gas x strips... you know the basics! Today I had a scambled egg for breakfast and a tuna sandwich for lunch - bye bye bread... not going to be tasting you anymore! Oh well. I am trying my best to get as much done at work as possible so I will not make it difficult for the person at work who is filling in for me while I am gone. My surgery is on Friday and I assume I will be able to come back to work on Monday. I hope everything goes well because I didn't tell anyone at work what I was having done. Well, I take that back, I told the receptionist I was having my gallbladder removed because she over heard me on the phone talking to the surgery center. Oh well - it was a white lie and really none of her business anyway. I will update you more later... bye.

Hang in there. The waiting is the hardest part! It will be well worth it in the end!