slimmy120

I keep asking myself why are some people on pre op diets, me and 4 other friends have all had done in australia and were on no liquid diet before, and were all on a liquid and mushy foods straight after the op for 1 month.Yet i have another friend who consulted a surgeon to get it done, no pre op diet, and she will be on 6 weeks liquid and 3 weeks mushies after that. this puzzels me. Well my surgeon must of told me something which agreed with my weightloss 67lb since sep 2007,very minimual excercise -- but feel so much better going to tackel the excercise.

I have like bad indigestion paid means, need to stop and then reasess means normally eating to fast and if keep going blahh out it will come, but when i am full have like a lump feeling in my throat, or having feeling oh no no more food if it is my mind telling me,and would really have to force myself to eat more.

I am in Perth, I tried optifast before considering lap banding, and ah could not stick to it, i am not a milkshake person, i know people who lost weight on optifast and did it strictly for weeks .

A glass of low fat milk drunk slowly works for me --- i ever chuck everything or the burning is 99% gone.Let me know if works for you worked for me and my friends.

Wow,well you must be doing something right too -- you lost heaps keep going, I have30lbs to go.

Well graceutah seems nuts havent affected the weightloss and others eating them too, so will snack on nuts limiting to 200cal,thats why i buy the small packets so know exactly how much i have had.

I feel like an idiot am nearly 46 and cannot ride a bicycle,never riden one. I have seen the bike shop with an adult one outside,but you tend to see only mentally disadvantage people on them. I am so tempted to get one though,but think I live in a major city, and we have to wear helmets whilst riding and then I would look real silly. Got to look into body combat classes or something else I suppose, just envious reading about all the bicyle bits on here.

Let us know the results of why you taking them ,i very tired had iron and blood tests and doctor said i did not need them.

yep this is a great,helpful site.

I have been sick a few times with sushi, thought i ate to fast but surgeon said no if the green bit not fresh fresh --- bad bad news.

My friends - 4 who have had lapbands over 4 years now ,and the surgeon also said you need to go back yearly, and then may or may not need a fill.

My port is getting more and more visable, i posted question on here few weeks back to see if others have the same problem,apparently can be swapped to a low profile port later if necessary. Mine sticks up and actually protrudes if i lie down and go to roll over. started at 204lbs, now 137lbs.Am five foot four.

Dave you going real well with your losing, my lap band was 18 sep2007, lost 67lb so far, have had 4 fills so far,go to the surgeon 28thmay to see if need another fill -- if so will be fill number 5.

I have lost 67lbs since 18 sep 2007, i found when not eating enough was not losing. i do 30minute to 40 minute walk every second day try for everyday, but normally every second or third at moment. What i have eaten so far today ,and not at dinner time yet: medium bowl cereal and low fat milk,small bannana,quarter of a large rockmellon, small packet of nuts,skinny cappacino, pea and ham soup medium bowl, and 10 rice crackers - the small ones.3 prunes.

That was one of my first questions to the surgeon after op -- i like light mars bars, he said it is a calorie thing, dont waste calories on sweets - cakes, alcohol etc. You can lose faster with less calories and sugar foods are high calorie.

Are most of you taking childrens chewable vitamins so you dont get the burning reflux sensation from the vitamins??

Thanx for your responses will go get chewable vitamins, thanx

I noticed when i am stressed i pb, don't know if when i am stressed maybe unconsiously eat faster, or maybe my band gets tighter.

I was told Mercy hospital has a support group, my doctor never told me to go to nutritionist or anything. Anyone been what type of things did they tell you to do? food wise excercise,vitamins,etc????I went to a dietician and she was telling me to eat bread and all things we not really suppose to eat so no damb help at all, and she had me on massive calories, said you dont need any vitamins.

Thank you for your info, I went to doctor today have bad cold at the moment and she ref me to a female dietician who specialises in lap banding. I normally work from 10am on sundays, but when i get my holidays - hopefully soon will email you for further details on the group.thanx so much.

I got my band sep2007 have had 4 fills, only time i slime is when being sick as in vomitting - and that only happens if i ate to fast, maybe discuss with your doctor could be that you to tight or eating to fast.

I get the burning but only when i take vitamin tablets,i take the tablets with food,still burning but not so bad, the doctor said it was acid in my case.

I eat potatoes,peas,corn,beans,as my main vege, and banannas and prunes as my main fruit, my friend said this will make my weightloss slow as too starchy?????They fill me up and i have a cup to cup and half.

I didn't know that its not so bad then as dn't eat rice or wheat much,hehe.

I have been taking zoloft, and it is working like an appetite suppresent on me.