Woodsy

I have a realize band and these are my problem Foods: any fish including shrimp chicken breast, but legs okay some breads any kind of pretzels and pepperidge farm fish crackers any food before noon slurpees (weird isn't it?)

P90x is a great tool, but some of it is really hard. If you stick to it, you will see amazing results. I have them and I love them. Woodsy

Hello All, I had my surgery Jan 3rd. The dr. told me he was putting in a Realize band, not a lapband. I was kind of taken by surprise since I usually like to research things beforehand. Does anyone else have a Realize band? They have a nice website. Dr. Schram told me it was a better band and would keep me fuller for longer periods of time. So far, I hardly ever feel hungry and I haven't even had a fill yet.

How are you doing with your bodybugg? Have you had any problems with it?

Hey Ken, I am from Michigan and I am about 9months out and I have lost about 40lbs. I am happy with my band and I think it works if you work with it. I am happy with my results, I am just now at my "sweet spot" with my fills. It took longer than I thought, but I have arrived and am looking forward to speedy weight loss. Keep up the good work!

My dietician said they don't know why is swells, it just does. I can't even drink a cold protein shake in the morning. I have to have coffee or hot tea before I can have anything cold. Not a breakfast person anyway so the shakes are fine with me in the am. After I work out, it seems like I can't eat much either. Don't know why that happens either does anyone?

Hi, I am in Michigan also. My Dr. is Dr. Schram in Ypsilanti. I have a 9cc realize band and I have 7.5cc in it. I could probably get more, but I am at a point right now that if I get more, then I won't be able to eat much of anything and that is not how I want to live. I am getting a bit of heart burn which I never had before and I know that is a sign of a band getting too tight. From the sounds of it, you have a Lapband, not a Realize band. I don't know if there is a difference in the way you feel when you eat, but my sis has the lapband 11cc and she only has 6.25 in hers and she can only take 3 bites of food before she has to stop. What if he fills it up the 13? maybe you would get restriction then. Are you challenging your band with meats and not just eating squishy foods? If I eat mexican food, I can scarf down quite a bit and never feel any restriction. I think it just slides right on thru.

I had a bruise from a trocar, it lasted for about 3 months. The doc saw it and immediatley appologized for giving me the bruise. I have no idea why it lasted so long, but now I am fine (7 months out)

Unjury is a protein shake. It only has 80 Calories and it tastes okay. You can goto their website and order samples. My friend called them and they sent her some samples.

SMWWW, I am 5'10" and weigh 238. I have been the same weight (up or down 2 pounds) for this entire month and no matter how little I eat, it never moves. I was thinking maybe I need to exercise to build more muscle mass so my metabolic rate will increase. I am just frustrated right now and can't figure this out. My sister has the band and says she only eat 3 bites at a time, but eats all day long. She eats 2400 cals a day and has maintained her 100 weight loss, so I ask where am I going wrong here? I can eat a lot of soft foods like mexican foods, but oatmeal and puddings don't go down well. salad, I can eat about 2 cups of lettuce and veggies. The later in the day, the more I can eat. Why is that?

SMWWW, I really struggle with how much I should eat. The Dr. said 1 cup of food, but sometimes I can eat a lot more and sometimes I can only eat a few bites. I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I exersice like crazy. I think I am eating too much or not enough?? I use the realize site to track every morsel of food that I put into my mouth. I usually eat between 1000 to 1700 per day.

It is normal to feel tighter in the morning, I can never eat anything except protein shakes in the am. Swelling occurs at night and this is very normal. I have found that when I feel like I can't eat anymore, if I get up and walk around, that feeling goes away and I can take a few more bites. My brain just can't deal with only eating 3 bites of my dinner and being done, beside, I don't feel that is healthy either. Walking helps alot.

Hi, I think I have finally gotten to my sweet spot. I can eat very little food compared to when I had 6cc in my band. I have a 9cc Realize band. It stops me from eating more than a cup of food every time. But, it has only been a week since my last fill. My Dr said everyone is different, but most people fall in the 6.5-8cc range of fills. I can't eat anything except liquids until about noon.

I would go and see my doctor and maybe get a small fill?? Look at your before pics and see how far you have come, don't quit now, you can do it! Find someone to exercise with you, that always helps. Get back on the wagon, you will feel great about yourself! Keep the faith. J-

You will find that eating in the morning is very difficult and almost impossible once you get more fills. Take very small bites and chew it until it's like applesauce. My Dr. told me to cut up the meat to the size of a kernal of corn. Once I started doing that and waiting at least a minute in between bites, it was much better. No tightness, slimey gack or PB's. I think that one of the harder things to learn is when to stop. Listen to your body. That tightness in your chest is very uncomfortable and can last for awhile so stop before you get there.

LINDTATU, The Magic Bullit is a blender

Nectar has a fuzzy navel that I love and tastes awesome in orange juice or with the V8 fusion mango. Chike is very very good. They have vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, banana and orange. I love the banana and the orange ones. You can get single on the go servings, you just add water or you can get the tub. I just got the Any Whey, but haven't tried it yet. Unjury is good also, but Chike is my fav.

yes, that is getting stuck, then do you get that slimy gack in your mouth? sometimes I can't talk and can barely breath when that happens. The reason is that I am not taking small enough bites and not chewing good enough. This almost always happens when I let myself get to hungry and I just want to scarf food as fast as I can, like I used to do.

Thats how I feel, pissed that I let myself get this fat. I got a scholarship to college for Baseball, graduated and have kids now. I just can't stand the fact that I let my body get ruined like this. Gross

Hi, I have the realize band also, but I didn't have any "fill" during surgery. I had to wait almost 2 mos and then only received 1.5cc. Dr. has been very caution in giving me fills. I am now finally up to 6cc and I can't eat anything in until about noon or I get that feeling in my chest. After noon, then I can eat slowly and can actually consume a lot of food, more than I think I should. I have never had a problem with liquids tho. Maybe you should ask your doctor and see what he has to say. J-

OMG! The C section was way way harder to recover from. My band surgery was almost a non event I was back at work in 5 days. The only pain I had was from the gas bubbles nothing else. They gave me liquid pain killers and that took care of the gas pains. The C section was so hard to sit up and lay down, not to mention now you have a little one getting you out of bed every 2 hours. Holy cow, not even close to in being in the same ball park as a C section. I would say the hardest part of the band surgery was burping. You can't burp for about a week, that hurt because it felt like an elephant was sitting on your chest, those are the gas pains. . .I never knew a burp could feel so goooooddddd when it finally happened.

Is this tonight or is this an older post? When is the next one?

How did everything go with the surgery? Are you feeling better now? Did you have a good experience at the hospital?

I think the only way to drink them is in something, I usually put them in a tall glass of ice water. I like the new whey 42 fruit punch. I tried holding my nose and downing them, but it was just too gross.

I had that when I had my knee surgery except at each end was a knot, when I went back in post op, they pulled cut one knot and pulle the string out from the other end of the incision. It felt gross. I guess it is some type of stitch under the skin. When I had my band surgery, I had some clear type of string coming out of the end of the incision, I ended up clipping it close to my skin and eventually it just dissolved. So, who knows which kind you have. Not so much help was I? sorry. . .