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I used to go to the Family Fitness Center but it has been quite awhile. I now do Zumba on Tuesday nights, Linedancing Wed & Thursdays. How are you doing with your surgery? Will you be at the meeting on Monday?

I did.....and same ol' same ol'. :sad: I will try to make it to some of the meetings. How were the lap band people doing?

I emailed Jeannie last week about it, but havent heard anything from her. I didnt take any of the M.O.M last night. I figured I'd just wait for a few more days since im not as miserable after taking it all weekend. Maybe she'll get back with me before I end up miserable again. See ya Monday! How did the meeting go last night?

Im going to pick up some of the Fiber One Cereal and try munching on it throughout the day to see if it helps. *Fingers Crossed* I ended up breaking down and taking Milk Of Magnesia....it works...

No offense taken. :thumbup: It is a pain in the a**.......literally!

I've been on it for 6-7 weeks now. I'd think it would've began working by now. :thumbup: I will try putting it in something. It is horrid alone.

Mine looks like its yellowish...im not sure I'd call it green. I havent tried putting it in anything to take. It really doesnt work for me. Im taking 2 large medicine cups full and all it does is make me bloated and gasey. (Lovely!!)

Hope all went well Whitwolf! Im having problems with constipation. They have me on lactulose and it is HORRID! Jeannie upped me to double the dosage and it still isnt working. UGH!!!!!!!! That stuff takes so awful....it makes me nauscious even thinking about it! Im also having a problem getting enough calories in...im averaging 600-700/day. Lindsey said I had to at least shoot for 1000/day. Its really hard though....

lol I like cottage cheese with pepper on it!! :wink2:

Thanks Saundra!!! Your looking great! How much have you lost? On a normal day...I eat: 2 scrambled eggs: 12 g protein 1 cup of cottage cheese: 28 g protein 1/2 protein bar: 7.5 g protein & fish, chicken or tuna with it for a little more protein. So around 60 g protein each day. Im a creature of habit...so I usually eat the same things for breakfast and lunch every day...I only change up my dinner.

I eat the EAS Myoplex Lite bars. The total calories are 190, Sugar 11g, Protein 15g. I only eat 1/2 of it.

I prefer Syntha 6 for taste. However I normally just drink the EAS low carb drinks. They are low calories and high in protein. However, Dr. Kaplan made me switch to the protein bars since the drinks just pass through our band and he wants us to get all of our protein from food and not liquids.

Great!!! Good Luck with the diet again! That sucks you have to go through it again....but you will be banded in no time!!!

Whitwolf - Have you gotten your date yet?

So far so good! I was a little disappointed that I'd only lost 4.5 lbs in a month....BUT I had no restriction. My Dr. said I should be happy with that. :redface: I just put a lot of pressure on myself and expected more. *sigh* Total weight loss since my 2 week pre-op diet until yesterday - 21 lbs. I cant complain too much! Thats -21 lbs in 6 weeks. I can definetly see a difference. My shirts are too big and I've began belting all of my pants just to keep them up. (What a change!!) I decided along with the weight loss....I wanted some more change as well. So...on a whim...I went and chopped all of my hair off to a stacked in the back cut and got blonde highlights put in. It feels great! I love the change. Out with the old...and in with the new! :sad: I got a 1.5cc fill yesterday. He put in 2cc at first but I couldnt keep the water down very well. So.......he drew out .5cc. I was a little disappointed....I want all that I can get. But I dont want to not be able to eat at all. (double-edged sword) On to next month...........cant wait until my next fill and weigh in!!!!!

So far so good! I was a little disappointed that I'd only lost 4.5 lbs in a month....BUT I had no restriction. My Dr. said I should be happy with that. :thumbup: I just put a lot of pressure on myself and expected more. *sigh* Total weight loss since my 2 week pre-op diet until yesterday - 21 lbs. I cant complain too much! Thats -21 lbs in 6 weeks. I can definetly see a difference. My shirts are too big and I've began belting all of my pants just to keep them up. (What a change!!) I decided along with the weight loss....I wanted some more change as well. So...on a whim...I went and chopped all of my hair off to a stacked in the back cut and got blonde highlights put in. It feels great! I love the change. Out with the old...and in with the new! :smile2: I got a 1.5cc fill yesterday. He put in 2cc at first but I couldnt keep the water down very well. So.......he drew out .5cc. I was a little disappointed....I want all that I can get. But I dont want to not be able to eat at all. (double-edged sword) On to next month...........cant wait until my next fill and weigh in!!!!!:crying:

Sounds great!! I am going to try and blog after each monthly visit with my Dr so I will have some record of my journey. I am also taking pics each month....but I havent posted them yet. I havent even got them off the camera yet.

After a LONG 8 mos wait......im BANDED!!! Yay!!!!! The pre-op diet sucked and is what I'd like to call pergatory......I really dont ever want to do that again!!! The post-op recovery was a little harder than what I thought it'd be. Im so used to bouncing back from everything quickly...when I dont...it just kinda shocks me. But it wasnt unbearable....Im still here. lol :rolleyes2: And on my way to a MUCH skinnier me!!! :rolleyes2:

Whitewolf.....That is awful....after going through the 2 week liquid diet and all!!! :rolleyes2: I hope all goes well at the cardio appt!!

After a LONG 8 mos wait......im BANDED!!! Yay!!!!! The pre-op diet sucked and is what I'd like to call pergatory......I really dont ever want to do that again!!! The post-op recovery was a little harder than what I thought it'd be. Im so used to bouncing back from everything quickly...when I dont...it just kinda shocks me. But it wasnt unbearable....Im still here. lol :thumbup: And on my way to a MUCH skinnier me!!!

Thats cool! Are the recipes pretty good? And did they have any more of them? Im ALWAYS looking for new recipes...in fact...im a bit obsessed with it. Im a die hard Food Network freak! lol :thumbup: They should have a recipe section on here somewhere......maybe they do and I havent seen it. (?) I go for my first fill and my weigh in on Monday. I am super excited. I havent weighed myself since the 1 week post op visit with Dr. Kaplan.

Whitewolf - It is horrible!!! Im so glad that is over!! Good Luck with your diet and hang in there.....cause it will get easier. It doesnt seem like it and it feels like hell the first week...but its much better the second week. You are almost there!!!! We will all see you at the July meeting!!!! Kyla - Good Luck with your port revision!! I get my first fill next Monday.........I cant wait!!!! I am starting to adapt to the diet. I did get a green bean stuck........who'd a thought?! It apparently wasnt steamed long enough...IDK? I've also noticed that my tastes have changed some.....I really do not like ketchup anymore. And I was one of those...I like a little fry with my ketchup. :biggrin: I also dont care for salt. (which I suppose is a good thing) I dont know why my tastes changed....maybe so many weeks on bland foods. ??

Hi there! I was banded May 29, 2009. My Dr let me begin my EAS shakes on Day 2. I had no problems with them at all. I know some people have problems with milk based Protein shakes afterwards. They said if I did to try Isopure which is juice based I think. (from GNC) Good Luck!!!!!!!!!

I get my first fill 6/29. Cant wait!!!!!!!!! Started Blended foods today...........MUCH BETTER!!!! I was sick of liquids................ bleh!!!

Goodluck on your port revision Kyla!! Will you have to stay the night? Elizabeth - I had one stitch that had stitches. The others were glue. The one with the stitches was super sore. I was glad to get them out. My post-op appt with Kaplan went well. I lost another 3.5lbs. So I'm at the 20lb mark. I was ecstatic! Un-banded it took me a YEAR to lose that much!