heidismiles

:thumbup::thumbdown:Hey guys, so three weeks ago, I went in for a unfill in my band. I was eating very little and knew that it was time to take some fluid out. So, I did....WELL since then, I have gained 10pds, I can eat more however, I am gaining weight and I don't know why! I charge my eating and I am eating around 1200-1400 cals. Can someone help me? Is this normal, to gain that much weight, if any? I don't want to gain!!! I have about 60 more pds to go and I am sooooo upset about this! PLEASE HELP Me!!!

Hello guys! I just need to have someone to talk to. Today is a low day, actually the past few weeks have been low. I have been doing really bad on this diet roller coaster that I am on. I haven't yet had my first fill and I feel like I am a failure. I am eating the way that I did before the surgery and I am hating it! I don't feel any different then I did before I had the band placed. I went for my 6 week check up and I actually gained 4 pds. I have lost 1 pd of the 4 but I think that its just because I have lost Water weight. My first fill isn't until June 9th and I feel like I am starting to slip into a deep depression. I often think, what the heck did I do this for, I don't feel any different! Last night I actually signed up for weight watchers online! Then I cried thinking, ok I just went through all this pain of the surgery for what? To sign up for weight watchers! UGH! I just need someone to tell me that they have been were I am right now and things will get better. I am so friggen frustrated! I have lost weight but most of it was before the surgery and right after, since a week or so after the surgery I haven't lost a thing...NOTHING! UGH PLEASE HELP GUYS, I Need you now! Thank you:confused2:

Hello everyone! I am so nervous. I finally had my "TOM" stop by today and I feel yucky. For a week now I have been eating a lot. I really feel like a pig. Even though I know that this is a tough time, I really need some encouragement to get me through until I get my first fill. I WANT THAT RESTRICTION BACK! Please anyone that can give me some words of advice I would really appreciate it! Thank you! Heidi

:sad:Hello everyone! I got on the scale this morning because I was feeling kind of bloated in the past few days. I have gained 4 pds! I know that "my monthly Friend" will be starting soon. Does this effect my weight loss? I think I usually do gain during that time however, I don't think that its going to start until later next week. So, I don't know if that IS it or not? I have never felt this bloated before! Should I be worried or is this normal? I have been able to eat more ( I am almost 4 weeks post op) and I haven't had a problem at all with any food...IS this normal? Should I feel some sort of restriction? OH boy am I kind of depressed about this weight gain! Can you guys help! Thank you

Hello All, Ok so this is week 3. I have been on blended food for a week now. As of last week I haven't lost anything. I feel like I could eat anything! I don't feel full when I am eating little. I feel like I could eat more then I am. However, I don't want to pig out. I am just wondering is this normal. I don't feel any restriction at all, as I did in the first 2 weeks. I'm a little discouraged! In the back of my mind, I feel that this has to be normal, but I still worry. Am I going to stop loosing until I get a fill? If that is the case, I don't go back to my DR. until four weeks and then he will tell me if I need a fill. But, I wont get it on that day, I will have to have another appointment for the fill. So, I'm looking at another 6 weeks before I get my first fill. I'm a little sad about this! I want to keep losing until I get the fill, but I'm not sure I will be able to do that. Can you guys give me your experiences and what you did in order NOT to gain weight before your first fill. I'm really scared!!! PLEASE help!

Hey everyone, I am starting to plan my blenderized diet and I wanted to get your oppinion on things. I went to the store today and bought some fish, like sole, cod and I also bought some king crab legs. From what I gather these things are ok to have on the blenderized diet right? As long as they are easy to mush with a fork, right? Also, I bought mashed potato, summer squash and zucchini, cottage cheese, yogurt, chicken. These things are all ok right? Another question, when I do make this stuff, do I have to put everything in the blender so its soft or can I just cook the broil the fish and eat it like that. I know the chicken will have to be blended, but what about the fish and like the roasted summer squash and zucchini? Sorry guys, but I offically start the blenderized diet tomorrow. So, I want to know before I start eating that stuff. All of your help will be great! Thank you!:confused2:

Hey guys! I am 12 days post op and I had the same problem. I have it every now and then too. I think it has to do with the amount of sugar that is in the shake. BECAUSE, I was drinking kirkland weight loss shakes from Costco and they had 38 grams and then I switched to drinking protien powder with skim milk and the protien powder only had 1 gram of sugar and its seemed to slow down. Even to a stop now, its just soft stuff now..no more watery. I don't know if this helps, but maybe you could try a different shake and see if that does anything, if so...then we got our answer!

How do you strech the pouch? I think that its cute that we have the same weight tracker and both are followers of christ! Thank you for your advice! I see that you are doing so well, thats great! Can you tell me your ups and downs?

yeah but what about " streching the band"? Does that happen if I eat to blended to soon?

Hello there, I had my surgery on March 31st, I was on clear liquid for 4 days, then on full liquid and then I am suposed to move on to blenderized food which I thought was yesterday. However, I went to my sisters house last night and they had chicken on the bbq. with mashed potatoes. I put the chicken in the blender and blended it up with honey Teriyakito make it smooth. I had 1 oz of the chicken and 1 oz of the mashed potato. I was full after eating just that.I came home and read in the hand out that my doctor had given me that I wasn't suposed to start the blenderized until MONDAY! I started it 2 days before I was suposed to and now I am worried. Should I be? I tried to get in touch with my doctor, but they aren't in the office today. I don't know what to do...can someone help me please?:biggrin:

I get my protien shakes from my gym. I have a great whey protien shake that I love. Its chocolate/mint. ITS SO YUMMY! I sometimes add a tablespoon of no sugar added frozen yogurt. But its good with just ff milk and two icecubes blended. I just bought another kind cookies and cream, thats awsome too. They have other kids like, rocky road, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla. Here is the website that I order off from BODYTECH! - BodyTech.com I think I ordered 2pds of it for 25 dollars. Make sure you order the ones in the black container. Thats the only one I order so I know that tastes good. Hope this helps!

Hello everyone, this might be to much information for you, but I need to know if anyone else had this happen. I am 6 days out and I started on my full liquids yesterday morning. Every since I have started eating full liquids, I have spent a LOT of time in the bathroom! Peeing yes, but almost every time I go pee I go the other way too. Needless to say my bum is starting to hurt. Is this normal? Please let me know..sorry if it was to much for some. Thanks Heidi:confused2:

Oh my, I was so going to post this same question. It seems to be a trend because I too was banded on Monday! We are on the loser side of the bench! CONGRATS. So, I noticed today that I can drink faster and more of the clear liquid however, I still can't eat that much. Like for lunch I had cream soup and I ate about 6 teaspoons. Then I was full. Then I had some yogurt and I could eat about 1/2 cup. So, I guess that the drinking is normal. I also have been told to wait 30 minutes before and after eating to drink, but I dont know if that is now or after I start the blenderized food. Can anyone answer that?