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Before my band i lost some weight by doing slim fast 3-4 times a day with one 500 cal meal. Pair that up with wallking and it worked for me. Thats not the after band diet but i feel drinking the slim fast more then eating got me ready for the 2 weeks after the band that was just liquid. As a matter of fact that was the best and by far easiest stage for me. best of luck!! ~~jessica if you would like to follow the 3-4 slim fast plan talk to ur doc 1st ... its different for everyone.

I was kinda wondering what milk everyone drinks after the band. Right now im drinking fat free skim milk which is 80 calories . I dont drink this everyday , but i try to get some milk at lest every other. Has anyone tried rice milk ,Goat milk or soy milk? If so please list the brand that you like the best. Thanks ahead! ~~jessica :thumbs_up:

I was banded on may 21st 2008. Im in the same spot as you. I could eat just about anything... and i did last week... well okay i went to taco bell 2 times. BUT this week is a new one... and so far im kicking butt! Just watch what you eat , be smart. Sometimes ur gonna be hungery but drink some water to fight it if u can. Also i started to use the website dailyplate( free to use !! ). helps you keep track of what your putting into ur body. And it has made a postive impact on my eating so far. Best of luck!! ~~jessica :wink_smile:

You should call ur doc and ask. Ur in the healing part of ur banding and this could be an issue. best of luck! ~~jessica

Thank you all for the support. I have started a new today ! Im also gonna start using the daily plate as well. To make up for my poor week I plan to walk a lil longer then i usually do and pick up an extra day this week. ~~jessica

Thats right.... i was banded on may 21st 2008 and i have no fill... and i cant keep myself from over eating. And sometimes im even eating bad foods. I dont wanna keep going this way but i dont know what to do. I still take my walks at lest 5 days a week... but i just dont know when to stop eating until its too late. Will this change once i get my fill on july 3rd? anyone else ever been here before? Im worried im streaching my new stomach too much. help! ~~jessica :tt2:

Ty for the support. But i feel like im failing b/c i ate taco bell 2 times this week, and some other crap. I dont know what has gotten into me at all. I sometimes wonder if im acting like this to eat all the bad food before i get my 1st fill... but that sounds lame. I just need to kick my own butt somehow.

call ur doc right away! U dont want any germs getting in there and causing an infection.

I have been getting a feeling of acid in my throat and im wondering what it is from. I was banded may 21st 2007 and i have not had a fill yet. Is it form me eating too much? too fast? wrong food? I try to combat it with some skin milk which helps for a little. I notice it more with food thats like with a red sauce of some type, but thats not always the case. I tried to contact my dietitian but she has yet to return my call. ~~jessica:confused:

Sorry to hear ur dealing with it before and now after the band as well. I have never really had it before and im kinda worried why it would happen after the band. my dietitian contacted me today and she does not know why I would be getting the acid . ~~jessica

Yes i think... well i hope! i was banded on may 21st and im in about the same boat as u are. i can pretty much eat whatever i want . Which is upsetting me! keep in touch let me know how it goes for u. ~~jessica

its worse today.... i can pretty much eat anything now. this is sad...and i feel like i have acid in my throat!

Im in to about 1 week with real food and i have been trying to stick to 4oz of fish or meat for my meals, just the meat. If im thinking right 4oz is 1/2 a cup. ** note :At this time i do not have a fill. ** For a bit 1/2 a cup of real food was working... feeling full. until about last night. I have been having on going issues with late night since i stay up until 5am est and wanting to eat more then 3 times a day. So i TRY to eat no more then 1/2 a cup then also. But now .... it takes more for me to be full durning the day also. Like today i ate 3 smallish meatballs for lunch and wanted more. so i split some fish with a friend, and after i ate that i knew i ate too much. And tonight i treated my self to a sausage pattie .... but i did not stop at one. I ended up eating 2. So i feel hungery.... and i eat more. But when im full i wonder if im not seeing that i am so i keep going. Anyone else been here before and felt like this? July 3rd im set for my 1st fill i guess, is that too far away for the way im acting now? ~~jessica :redface:

ty fopr the help!

Im on week two mushy food... and im eating way more then i should. I do okay for Breakfast (1/4 cup to 1/2 cup ) and lunch but when i get home.... its over. I work 2nd shift and stay up late until 5am est to play my computer game. And that is when i eat alot more... but im really hungery. i tried Water... and my tummy keeps yelling at me. Tonight i ate 3 salt ( kinda large ) potatoes. I know im not getting alot of Protein b/c i usually have some refried Beans and maybe a lil mashed taters . Or over the coruse of the day i eat tuna fish . And sometimes i switch it up with Fiber one yogart or cottage cheese. Im also no where near the 64 oz of water i need. I MIGHT be getting 20oz . It seems hard for me to do since i have to wait and hour before eating and an hour after before i can drink. so please tell me what im doing wrong? Any advice would be awesome. It seems to me the liquid for 2 weeks was easier then this. At lest then i was not hungery. ~~jessica :rolleyes2:

So i have been doing fair with sticking to 3 small meals with mushys... until tonight. i was sooo hungery and drinking was not helping. I had to of eaten 1/2 a cup of cottage cheese . How bad is this that i ate a 4th time today?

How long before or after do u wait to drink?

Im getting some redness around the cuts and the sticky tape stuff left after the doc took the tape off and some itching. So what can i do about the crap the tap left behind? what works for itching? and should i worry about the redness? its not too bad right now, but should i ask the doc monday? And... should i be cleaning the cuts? There are no longer covered. ~~jessica

I would call my doc or check with the ER to be safe....

Saw my doc today and im on mushy food 2weeks and a day after being banded. He went to feel for the port which is right above my jeans area and he said it was deep. Anyone hear of this ? Is this gonna be an issue for my fills? Also after he was poking and pushing i started to feel some discomfort in the area for the rest of the day. Im kinda worried about the port being low by wear my jeans come up also. Anyone else with that problem? ~~jessica :wink2:

So i started mushy today. And is this the time now where i do 1/4 a cup per meal? or is that with the solid foods? Not really able to feel full on 1/4 a cup , but i get somewhat full with a much smaller amount then what i ate before being banded. I just wanted to know if that me eating more then 1/4 is a bad thing and if i should just put up with the hunger issue. Also if anyone has any healthy mushy ideas please let me know. So far blended some tuna and chicken and some mash taters. ~~jessica :wink2:

Im still on a liquid diet until the 4th or 5th. I have had some tomato soup and mostly shakes and water with some juice. Anyone have any other things I can try ? Cream of chicken soup put in my magic bullet is what im thinking to blend it up very well. Any ideas are welcome! ~~jessica

I was banded on may 21st. i have 2 weeks of liquids for now. SOOOO... can i have tomato soup? Nothing special just from the can with some water. I have been drinking v8, but now i think about it... is that okay to have also?! ~~jessica

So im set for may 21st for my lap band.... any advice? Im happy but scared at the same time. Another thing how long did most of you stay in the hosptial? Im having a problem right now with my diet also. I keep thinking i should watch what i eat... but then im thinking... OMG if i dont eat the foods i like now... i might not for a long time be able. Any help would be great thanks!! ~~jessica:confused:

I was banded on may 21st and im looking to share and compare stories. Ill start with some issues i had 1st. The 1st thing after i woke up i had a chest pain / presure which went away after 2 days or so. I also am still having some gas and the burps still and its 5 days after surgery ( they hurt a bit ). Other then that im a lil sore and being carful how i move and such. Today is a better day for the most part. 2nd of all ( not sure if this is normal ) i have lost 11lbs since may 21st. Which makes me pretty happy ! Im doing about 2 slim fast a day with juics / Water and one in while a all natural frozen pops. Also drinking at lest 1 Protein water. Sometimes i have some broth .When every i get hungery i just pop a slim fast and im set, i never have the urge to go and eat food like i have seen some ppl state on the forums ( i think im lucky so far ). And 3rd... my stats I started at 343 lbs. I lost 23 lbs with a diet / walking by my docs before surgery. And since surgery i have lost another 11lbs. Im 5 foot 3 female age 27. I hope others will be willing to share some info so we can see how everyone is doing ! :thumbup: gl all!! ~~jessica