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Woo Hoo Stacy! That is a great idea on how to get your exercise in. Way to go!!!!

My first one after surgery was HORRIBLE! Very painful, a ton of bloating and extremely heavy. The second was fine. I didn't take any blood thinners.

You're Welcome Leslie. I'm on a roll!!!...three more pounds! Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:cool2:***********:sad:*************:tt2:*******************:w00t:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............278............265............3 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

If your doctor says puree then I strongly suggest that you do not listen to anyone that says that they had no problems not following those guidelines. It is not worth the risk. It is not about the weight loss at this point, eating solid food gets your stomach churning and you are risking breaking your internal sutures and causing your band to tear loose and slip. You may do this damage without even knowing it right away. Puree food should be the consistency of baby food anything more solid is a risk not worth taking.

Hey, we are neighbors...I am in Sterling! I scar easily too but my incisions are healing nicely. My smaller incisions are nearly gone the port incision is still pretty visible though it is healing nicely. In the beginning it was really raised and I was afraid that it was going to be much worse than it is. Since before surgery I have been using a ton of lotion to try and keep my skin soft and pliable, my surgeons office recommended that. I am more concerned with sagging skin but have accepted the fact that I will have stretch marks.

I believe that you are about 6-7 weeks out? At that stage, I still had slight pain when I moved a certain way. If it is severe or troublesome I would talk to my doctor.

Welcome Nana!

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Welcome Carol! I think all of us who have struggled and failed with weight loss have a hard time believing that this would work for them...I am still having a hard time believing it and can't imagine myself reaching my goal but it is working just like they said it would! This is a great place to get your questions answered, hope to see you around.

LOL, I agree RestlessMonkey: how different. I was on Metformin for Insulin Resistance (PCOS) and that is just one of the reasons for getting the surgery to to get off the meds which were not working so well after six years...it has only been a little over three months and I am already off the Metformin! 1.) My BMI was 41. Losing enough weight to not qualify still would mean that you were overweight. And keeping it off with IR will be very hard, it was for me. 2.) From the time I made my decision to have the surgery to the time I was on the operating table was around one month. I had surgery just over 3 months ago and have lost almost 45 pounds. There is no way that I could be at this point on my own in such a short time. 3.)There is nothing I can not eat with the band. I choose to watch carbs but we are allowed to eat anything we want, just a lot less. And with the band you feel full on a lot less. Of course since you are eating a lot less you need to make sure you eat your healthy foods first to avoid malnutrition. And by the time you eat your Protein and your veggies you will probably find that there is no room for the not-so-healthy foods. 4.)If you are a sweets person you can still succeed but that is up to you to work on that addiction. But even with dieting on your own, not having your goodies would still be a struggle. With IR we crave those sweets but it is not in your head it is a physical "need" for sweets due to the IR. We can fight this though, I am proof of that. During the pre-op diet you may be put on a high protein low to no carb diet. With IR, that diet is HELL! (It's not so easy without IR either :-) But by the end of that time you will have gotten the carb cravings out of your system. Stick with it and the sweet cravings will be kept at bay, understand that if you eat bread, Pasta, sugar etc. you will bring the cravings right back. It sucks that we can't have the stuff but it is a fact of life and we need to accept it first and foremost. I do eat low carb wrap bread or a very small portion of potato every once in a while but I do not have this stuff in my diet on a daily basis. There are plenty of sugar free options out there to replace the sugar too. 5.) The liquid pre-op diet is different for everyone it will depend on your doctor. Mine was two weeks prior to surgery. I could only have Liquid Protein like broth, Protein shakes etc. The purpose is not for weight loss but to prepare your liver for surgery. The liver is in front of the stomach and must be moved in order to place the band. If it is surrounded in fat the surgery may become risky or impossible, RestlessMonkey can attest to that. Any time you diet, the first place you lose fat is around the liver. A liquid protein diet helps to get the fat off the liver the fastest. Post op you would probably also be on liquids then proceed slowly to puree then to solids. The purpose of the post-op diet is to allow healing. Please feel free to ask all the questions you want. I like to see someone who wants to reasearch this before making their decision. Too many people jump into this thinking the band is some kind of magic wand that takes no effort on their part.

If you are getting a good quality and amount of Vitamins then maybe it is just that you have a lot on your mind. We were banded around the same time and I know that having the band has consumed a lot of my thoughts. I am concerned about what I am eating and will eat tomorrow, how much exercise I've done, how much weight I have lost, do I need a fill?, am I doing everything right?, is my band OK, etc. It is the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing at night. All of that has caused me to drop the ball on my everyday tasks. I am hoping that soon I will not be so consumed with my band. But yes, make sure you are getting in enough nutrients with food and supplements.

Refried Beans in a blender (add in some Queso or salsa) Canned tuna, salmon or chicken in a blender with your favorite add-ins. (a suggestion I pulled from this site was canned chicken and Tostito's spinach dip blended together...it is very good) Chili in a blender (blends very well) Blended oatmeal w/fruit I even bought some baby foods and added a few spices to them, they are convenient in a pinch. If anthing does not blend well, I just added a little Water.

Crzytchr, When you update your weight, please make sure you copy the list from the very last post. If you do not do that then you do not get everyones most recent numbers. I've corrected all numbers below. ************************ Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:cool2:***********:sad:*************:tt2:*******************:w00t:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............278............265............3 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............190............177............6 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Just googled "Plastic Surgery Donate Skin" and the first couple sites I looked at says that they do not accept skin from plastic surgery patients. They prefer to use cadaver skin because they can remove larger portions for it.

I hate the taste all of the lite mayo I've tried so I use Miracle Whip lite which I think tastes better than regular Miracle Whip. I use Smart Balance margarine. I buy both products mainly for DH sake...as thin as he is, he found out two months ago that he had high cholesterol. (We were able to get it cut in half and back into the normal range in six weeks by modifying his diet!!!)

Here you go... Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:smile:***********:smile:*************:thumbup:**********:thumbup:*********:woot:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............190............177............6 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............3 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Makes sense Jaymie, thanks; pre-op I was a 40D. But I am getting smaller...I'm down to a 36C now!!!

Sure, it probably is water... I wouldn't sweat it, it is only two pounds and will come off as fast as it came on.

I agree, probably bubbles gurgling up. I had that sensation a couple times too...you get a lot of weird sensations during the healing process. I also agree that if anything concerns you too much call your surgeon.

About 2 inches Above and to the right of my belly button, just above my biggest incision.

Did you have on a good pair of shoes?

We have all set a min-goal for ourselves to lose a certain amount of weight by Halloween.

Geeze I wonder why I had to take my bra off too...The pants I know, because I had dress slacks and nylons on but why the bra???. Not only did I have to undress but the paper gown was too small to completely cover my breasts and the NP kept having to go in and out of the examining room to retrieve the printout of my EKG (the first one didn't take) so I had to worry about someone walking by with my lying there exposed. :thumbup: Also, WVgal. If they haven't told you, don't wear lotion...they didn't tell me and they had a heck of a time getting the sensors to stick, had to do a lot of alcohol swabbing to get it off.

I think it depends on your doctor. Mine wants me to come in to evaluate my restriction once a month for the first year but if I feel I need a fill anytime before that I can bump up my monthy appointment. He just asks that I wait a week after a fill to make sure.