Claudine1975

Hey Everybody I lost 5 pounds this week thanks to a fill last Friday. I have exercised by walking 2.5 miles a day except for yesterday because it was too darn hot outside:cursing:. Keep up the good work everyone!

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I stayed the same this week. I didn't get a chance to exercise at all this week due to meetings at work and rain. I got just got my fill and the go ahead to start lightly at the gym. I am hoping the scale will start moving down soon. Keep up the good work everyone!

I got 2 cc's put in for my first fill and I instantly felt a strange sensation right in between my chest, near my bra line. The shot itself is bearable at best. I swallowed some Water and I felt the tightness of restriction right away. I am on Soups and liquids today. Mushy food tomorrow and regular foods on Sunday. Next fill is in 4 weeks on Sept. 26.

Yeah Lellow!!! Good for you. Those are the things that keep us going!

Thanks Lellow! I hope I am healed enough to have a fill tomorrow morning. I will let you guys know who it goes as soon as I can. I am a little nervous as to what it feels like or if I will feel anything.:biggrin:

I have been walking only. I am also dying to get back to weight training and something else other then walking.

Aw....how sweet! Good luck tomorrow and see you on the other side.

My band date was Aug 1 and everything went well. I work about and felt very little pain but lots of pressure. I would the whole experience was great. My only pain is the pressure from the gas. I have been sipping hot tea and chicken broth. I have walked around my neighborhood and the local walmart. Nothing is really helping at this point. I have 4 very small incisions and 1 bigo one that is the port area. The port area is really sore - like doing 1000 sit ups - not that I know what that feels like:unsure: I feel good for the most part and I can't wait to become a big loser:biggrin2:

Good Friday everyone, I am up 2 pounds since last Friday and I have walked 17.5 miles. I have down in inches by the way my clothes are fitting me. I am trying had not to snack between meals but it is very hard since I now feel hungry all the time. This week I can try more solid foods and I hope that keeps me fuller longer then mushy food does. The journey is just beginning.

I have not lost anything since being on mushy foods and I expect the same when I go on soft foods. Lellow makes a good point about losing muscle during the liquid starvation mode. I am just happy not to gain any and I hope my first fill on 8/29 helps me with portion control. Roheryn - For mushy foods I have been eating creamy mashed potatos, creamy soups, sugar free pudding and yogurt. This Friday I can start soft foods - eggs and some flaked fish.

lellow and Cutie - I am so jealous that you guys are eating real food I have to wait until next week and I can do eggs and the inside of fish. I am so ready to start using me teeth again:biggrin:

My first will be on 8/29 and I am so looking forward to it. After being off liquids my appetite has come back with full force:drool: and I am trying hard to make good choices and to watch my portions.

Warning – This post may gross some people out. I am only 1 week post op and I have been having 2-4 watery and gassy poops a day. Is this normal? When does it go away? I have been off of work this week so I have had the luxury of my own bathroom. I dread returning to work with this problem.

Today is my first day back at work since being banded on 8/01. I never realized all the pushing and pulling I did (I just have a desk job) so my port area is a little sore. BUT....I put on my nice pants this morning and the hardly fit me. I mean I have to make sure they are not going to fall as I walked down the hall. I can feel the sliding down. Holy Crap that was fast. I am going to have to get them altered pronto because I am not ready to be new clothes just yet. But what a NSV (non - scale victory)

Weight loss - 5.6lbs Exercise - 17.5 miles of walking

:cursing:Men suck:cursing: I swear most of them don't think with the right part. I am sorry that you are going through this right now. I hope you have some really good firiends to turn to for support. Please feel free to vent here. Big Hugs to you.

I am still on liquids and soft foods. I usually consume about 700-900 calories with about 70-90 grams of Protein. Very little sugar and carbs. I also walk about 2.5 miles a day and my weight loss has been fantastic. I suspect most people are like me and jump start their weight during the healing phase and is slows as you start to eat solid foods and increase you calories. Remember - everybody has a different rate of losing weight and you can't compare yourself to anyone. As long as the scale is going down that is all that should matter.

I have been thinking about the "Enforcer". I be Forced to make better choices and to eat healthier. It will also be a physical barrier in limiting the amount of food I can consume. It will Force me to lose this weight:biggrin:

Do I need to sign up with Yahoo before the draft day? Do I need to get a Yahoo ID? Sorry....I never did this before. I am sure I will have a lot of questions.:confused2:

I have a pretty high BMI and was put on clear liquids the day before surgery and my liver looked great. I also limited my carbs and sugar intake just so that I can start eating healthy before surgery. I am sure that helped the liver out. I think it all depends on what your surgeon is comfortable with.

NSV= Non Scale Victory usually equates to your clothes getting bigger or you doing something you normally wouldn't do before banding.

The dress pants don't have belt loops - so I have no choice but to get them altered. Hopefully they can last me until the end of winter.

My co-workers noticed that I was tugging on my pants. It is obvious they do not fit me anymore. It feels good to have pants that are too big rather then too small.

PB's are productive burps. I think they happen when we don't chew well or eat something that does not want to go down past the band. Usu sally it involves hacking up the food and a lot of slimming. Slimming occurs because your salivary glands are in overdrive to help get the food down. Overall a very unpleasant experience.