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Its because with lapband, or any other WLS you are limiting your food intake. It will be very difficult to get enough nutrients in the day when you achieve good restriction. So, when you are eating you should always make sure you are getting enough Protein first. Sure you will still lose wieght if you don;t get enough protein, however, you will also be losing lean body mass which is very bad for your metabolism and your overall health. Therefore protein is the most important nutrient for us.

Thanks Little Deb and Sassy. I am a little bit nervous but hopefully that goes away soon. Leaving here in about a hour. :grouphug:

Its probably the same headaches you would get if you cut 75% of your caloric intake. I would get headaches if I didn't eat anything before dinner for that day. I had them on my first 3 days of my diet. No biggie.

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Gratz! I can't wait to go shopping this Christmas. I will probably buy more stuff for myself, then for other people.:redface:

Not sure why the doc would suggest 2200 calories a day. Even the most basic of diets require only 1800. Personally, I am shooting for 1200 calories. Most is going to come from proteins. Trying to keep my carbs unders 80G's a day. I use Calorie Counter - Free Online Diet Journal

Added another bracket for goal weight! If you can PM me your goal weight. You can also weight till you have something else to update if you want. Added some more people also, and they keep rolling in!

Gratz Kathy and DIZ, enjoy the resting portion! :rolleyes2:

Thank you!. I am in the middle of sending PM's ot everyone on cathychatt's lists in the other thread. I will be entering more when I get done with that. I will have to put in a "filler" for your waist then for now. But if you want you can use your pants size. I understand if you don't want to give it, however. But one last thing. You will be hitting weight lost "plateaus" throughout your journey. During these "plateaus" you won't see progress on the scale but people report you still lose your waistline. That would be a good time to check your sizes.

Grats ! and welcome to Jazzy Junes!

Glad to hear your OK. I sure am glad I have to stay in the hospital overnight. I think I would freak out if I had to go home and sleep unattended that first night :rolleyes2: From what I hear alot of people have a hietal hernias. Its just most people don't have surgeries to fix them because usually they don;t bother them. However, since the surgeon is working right there anyways they go ahead and fix them.

Gratz on 2week anniversry Cathy. Glad your on solids now. Just FYI that restriction might go away in the next week or so. Your stomach is still mildly swollen for a few more weeks. So you will get looser. However, at least you know what some restriction is like and know that it will help you.:smile:

Added 3 more, including you cathychatts. Lets keep them rolling in JJ's.

Gratz Kizzie! Hope you recover soon!

Hoping everyone sticks around also. Make sure you sign up for the spreadsheet tracking on my other thread. I will probably create a LBT Social group when I get back from surgery next week also. Lets keep the motivation and support going past our surgeries, it will mkae losing weight afterwards that much easier.:smile:

Well, if it is Ketosis then the only "cure" for it would be ride it out o eat more carbs. I wouldn't eat more carbs though. When on atkins, I had this and it went away after 3 weeks.

ME too, good luck over there!

Added 4 people so far. Hope to get more of you peeps on there. Will be cool to keep track on how everyone is doing.:confused_smile:

Never heard of this before. Could it be reflux?

Good Luck GhostHunter! You'll be fine.

I am in the middle of the 2 week pre op diet. I got my stuff from BetterMD and consists of Soups, shakes, juice, and Jello, all in separte packets. My typical day meals goes like this: Breakfast - Mocha shake 3 hours late - Orange juice packet lunch - chocolate Shake 3 hours later - Fiber Jello or fruity fiber drink dinner - vanilla shake and chicken noodle soup packet. I get to mix all my shakes with skim milkinstead of Water. Also, can have as many as I want sugar free popsicles.

I took the need for your BMI out. The chart now calculates it using the BMI calculations with your weight.

Nice opinon. Very informative and I hope everyone takes your advice!

snoho already cut and pastes the same post in pre op.