BellaBean

A huge misconceptions is that sushi is raw fish. This is not true at all! You can get it either cooked or non. I am very pleased to know I can eat sushi again. I used to work at a teppenyaki restaurant and ate Japanese food including sushi everyday! I miss it!

You know what? I am 2 weeks post op and tonight I ate too much as well. In my mind I screwed up this one time and now I know how it feel to of eaten too much. Its such a gross feeling huh?

Blended refried beans, mashed potatoes, oatmeal, blended low fat/low sodium chili, still some cream soups, sf pudding w/ protien powder added. Thats all i can think off the top of my head. I am also not very creative with mixing foods.

I had this a few years ago but it was because of my depression and also a side effect of medication. I am still that way now but because I am not ok with my body.

I admit I like it. Its a great feeling and even better is a toy in one hole and him in another. Its a new way to spice up the bedroom. We dont do it everytime, its like a special even thing. There is times where I am NOT in the mood for it and I just say the classic 'not to night dear' line and he's cool with it.

You guys just made me a happy girl! I was thinking that jerky was out of my diet forever. ONce I get to eating ;noraml' foods again I will have to try this. Not to mention a road trip is coming up and you basically eat out of gas stations!

I like taking the shots too but not a huge fan on the tastes. I pick mine up at Walmart for like $1.25 each. I will have to check out the site you posted. I was told by my dietitian, and correct me if I am wrong, your body only takes in 28g of Protein at a time. So if you take the whole shot at once wont you be wasting all that extra precious protein? I have been splitting it because I dont want to waste any protein or money :tongue:

yes it get easier like the others said. I was very dehydrated the first few days! I am still a wimp and wont drink a normal swallow of water. I sip but a lot more often. I take like half of a normal drink. I hope in the next week to drink a normal swallow of water.

I am 2 weeks post op and I can feel mine. Its just a hard feeling on my biggest incision. Its only sore in one spot but I can touch it no problem. Just lightly feel around your incisions, you might find it.

I am 2 weeks post op today and I have to say, it does get worse before getting better. I was STARVING days 9-13 all the time and I was on mushies. I was on mushies by day 3 and it was nice an filling at first. You will develop more of an appetite as time goes by I have noticed. Bandster hell is the right word for all this. All I can say is BE STRONG, you will be on mushies soon and enjoy that. Pretty soon you will be scraving 'soft foods' just so you can chew.

I had the same problem but I just associated them with gas. I couldnt eat very much after my surgery so I knew it wasnt hunger.

refried beans! I take a small amount with milk and mild hot sauce and puree it. Then melt some cheese in it. Lots of protein between the milk products and the beans. Pureed chili is another good one.

To match your profile pic LOL

Thank you Ms.Kelly! I had wondered if I was overreacting to my experience. I plan on talking to my Doctor about my experience as well. I hope your surgery goes well!

I woke up and said "I stopped breathing!" the male nurse grinned and told me I was fine and I was breathing. Id fall asleep and wake up again "OMG I'm so sorry I stopped breathing again" He assured me that the monitors would go off if I stopped breathing. I did this like 6 times. He must of been laughing!

Thanks girls for the sympathy! I hope I am not overreacting. I am doing very good healing! Today I was off meds completely and able to sleep on my sides without pain. I cant wait for my month appt and talk to my doctor about everything! I weighed myself today (naked of course) and I hit 220. I wont take that as a solid # yet because I dont believe it is true.

My biggest fear is of course failure. I can't believe I wont be able to drink soda and eat cake. I crave pizza and hamburgers but I think I will be happier without those food in my life. Someone on here once said 'Nothing tastes as good and being skinny feels!' and that helps me a lot when I get down about not eating my old favorite foods.

My tummy growls at me a lot but more when I need to eat. I think its gas and my tummy digesting. I call my tummy "the angry cat" because it growls loud and angry like. I walk it out a lot but doesnt always work.

Yep that pain is normal! It eases up after a few days but I'm at day 5 and still have some. All I can say is walk it out! Its a lifesaver. I wish I had a recliner! I have a bed (hard to get out of) and a couch (not comfy to sleep on). I slept in bed the first night. I was just fine in it but had DH get me out of bed or I'd be stuck! I wasnt hungry at first but now I get a bit hungry but nothing a very small meal cant fix. Literally tablespoons of food is filling. Glad your happy with your decision!

I felt this at day 2, not as bad as you describe but yes worse on day 2. Today I woke up and thankfully most gas was gone, walking a lot helped me. Everyone is different though and we all handle pain in our own way.

Hows everyone doing getting prepared for the big day? I went shopping the other day and bought some things for post op. My Doc was nice enough to give me a list of things I may need. I must say it sinks in real fast when your buying all that stuff. I still feel unprepared but thank god I have a Lap Band buddy here in town who was banded in Nov. so she helps me a lot. So again, hows it going getting ready?

I am 3 days post op and I feel the same way! I couldnt imagine eating real food yet! You must heal something quick! I agree with all the other posts to just get back on the diet your meant to be on.

Best wishes for you all going in!

I just had mine 2 days ago and about to tell you all about it!