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Hi, I had my surgery on November 24th ant too lost a lot in my first month, totaling 37 lbs. I had my 1st fill in January, and my second in March, totaling 6cc. I have NO restriction and have a big appetite again I gained back 12 lbs too!!!! I go for another fill on the 6th of March....they all have been flouroscope too, so the surgeon can see the restriction and says it is still working great, but I do NOT feel it. Is there hope for me????

I do not know how close Veron Hills or Harvard Illinois are to you....but there is a Bariatric Center that works out of both places. They are called the Bariatric Center Of Illinois. Doctor Leslie Mcclelan is the Surgeon. They are very good and professional. I just had my Lap Band Surgery on November 24th! It is great I LOVE it!!

I too am having a hard time motivating to exercise:redface: I get my first fill Thursday. I am excited but also wondering will I be one of those that needs two or three to feel restriction? Good luck Pat and please let us know how it goes:thumbup:

I have lost 31 all together. I did loose about 18 on the pre-op diet. I have no restriction and really need it now!! Good job on your weight loss too:thumbup:

Thank you Heather! I wish you luck now with the fills the weight loss will come easier!:thumbup:

I have no restriction but did loose 2 over the Holidays! I just wanted to stay the same and not gain. I can eat just like normal, but not quite as much as before when I would binge! I have my first fill on the 15th and also want to get moving now. Hugs to all!! Tammy

I have been the same way for the past couple of days!! I have absolutely no restriction. The swelling in my stomach must have gone down and now the band is just sitting there. I think that is what is going on?? I am able to eat anything and now feeling really hungry again. I am going to try and get back into the good choices tomorrow. Right now I am eating sugar free Russell Stovers candy!! I am trying to stick to alot of protein, but am able to eat way more than 3 oz at a sitting. My fill is January 15th:eek:

Yes that was me:tt1: I did get them and can not wait to try them. I have been too busy to makey anything:eek:I will try in the next couple of days though. Great on the weight loss too:thumbup:I also finally went into the 230's! Started in the 260's:blink:I did break and have a few sugar Cookies yesterday, but I also do not feel quilty. I find it easy to get right back on track now with the band. I also can not eat as many cookies as I could before!:w00t:

Where is everyone!! I know we are all busy with getting ready for Christmas:tt2:

I was banded the 24th. I have lost 24 lbs since I started the pre-op on the 19th. I also have lost my restriction and feel hungry almost not quite as much as before. I can not binge like I used too but I feel frustrated also. My first fill is January 15th, and I hope to god that I will feel that restriction again so that I am not as hungry. Let's compare how we can eat.....for instance I had 3oz of eggbeaters for Breakfast. For lunch I lost it and had about 4 pieces of ham (lunchmeat). I also ate a salsbury steak lean cruisine at 270 cal:eek: I am only at about 500 cal so far and I think I messed up by not having a Protein Shake. They say that is the secret. having a Protein shake in between each meal?

ooooo That sounds good too! Can we have walnuts and raisins?? Just curious.....every doctor says something different. NOW... I had not made it yet, I read your post, checked the cabinet for pudding choices and sure as heck I had sf/ff cheesecake pudding!! I made it right away and actually just ate the other 1/2:tongue_smilie:I ordered the variety pack of protein powder. What else can you put these flavors in??

Thanks!!! Just so you know I ordered the 16 variet pack to try all of them. Now what other things can you mix them with. I had some of the sf/ff cheesecake pudding and I made it and added 1 scoop of my chocolate protein powder drink mix. I devided it in 1/2 and at one portion......OMGGGG it was sooooo good and filling:thumbup:Thanks for the great tip!!!

Thank you so much for your support. Heather is right this group is a WONDERFUL group and I thank you all for being my true friends too!!! It takes a sincere person to be honest...:angry_smile:

Ok Heather.......:angry_smile:.....I just made 2oz of eggbeaters with a slice of FF Cheese and ate it slow, I feel FULL!!!!:w00t: I need to eat more small meals a day, that is the problem. Jaime.....where do you get the flavored protein drinks in vanilla ice cream and rock road??????PLEASSSSE tell us:tt2:

Thanks Heather! Yes I a eating wayyyyy more than 2 oz of food at a sitting. I did get a packet with the weeks and what foods I can add and such. I too am supposed to have two protein shakes in between meals. It is SOOOO frustrating to have to time everything as the shakes are liquids and you have to keep them an hour away from your solids. I think better planning on when I eat and spacing out smaller meals is what I need to do to prevent myself from eating two larger meals....that is the problem I just figured that out. I am in my old habit of waiting to eat later in the day and eating too much then!!! Thanks girls I appreciate the support!

Thank you so much for waking me up to how this is supposed to work! See when I felt all that restriction in the first two weeks I thought that was how it was going to be, and that this would be easy if I felt like that everytime I ate! So that reassures me that this is normal for me to want to eat if "I CAN". NO I am not drinking anything while eating. That I am real strict with. Just hungry and eating as it tastes so good. I am not eating as much as I used too, just a little more than I thought I would be able too until I get that satisfied feeling. This is what people do without the band and loose weight.....stop when you feel satisfied. See I thought the band would help me to reach that satisfied state....KWIM???

Hi Ladies, The first two weeks after surgery I felt a little nausous and some tight restriction. Now the last week and this week I am back to normal:eek: Like last night I ate a whole large can of Tuna mixed with light mayo, FF Cottage Cheese, maybe a cup. I thought we were suppossed to stick with like 3-4 oz of food total at a meal:eek: Now tonight I had a cup of FF Refried Beans with FF sour cream and FF shredded cheese and salsa on top. I then ate a cup of steamed vegis with salsa on top and maybe 3/4 cup of FF Cottage Cheese. See I think I am eating way too much, but I really do not feel that "stop or you are going to feel sick feeling"!! Help girls my fill isn't until 1/15. I am still down 24lbs but not budging:sad_smile:

I am so excited to hear about your fill!!! I want to hear what it feels like and how it helps your appetite. I just got back from my 1st post op appointment. 24 lbs lost, and lots of new foods added for me!!! :wub::laugh::laugh:I just had some egg beaters with melted ff chedder on them and a little ff cottage cheese with a dab of salsa on the eggs too...mmmmmmm I am so fulfilled tonight. Good luck tomorrow:thumbup:

:cursing:Tuna and crackers!!! YEE HAA that sounds like a buffet to me:tt2: I know how you feel, as I have lost 23 lbs and my husband can see it big time, and my parents also said "wow" you can really notice it especially in my face. NOW....last night I went to a class at our Fire Department as I am on our Ambulance, and NO ONE said anything to me:cursing:I was like come on not one out of 30 people could notice a loss:cry_smile: That was depressing:angry:

Wow I thought my surgeon was strict:eek: We are on the same page with our surgery date, but I think I am a week ahead of you with the diet. I am on blended and strained soups, blended ff cottage cheese, low sugar yogurt, sf pudding...not really much else, with a protein shake in between these liquid protein meals along with water and sf non carbonated drinks. I quess everyone is on different meal plans but in the end after the 7 week healing we all end up in the same boat:thumbup: You are doing great....look at that 28 lbs!:cursing:

:scared2:Yes I know how you feel:tt1: It all sounds healthy I must say. I love Shepard's Pie! You could make that really healthy too with ground turkey mixed with 98% fat free cream soup. The vegis are fine but then use lower fat free shredded cheese. I bet it would taste really good like that too!!! I just had a sf vanilla pudding, for some reason I am not feeling any restriction today....:thumbup::ohmy::smile2:

AHHHH Thank You! Yes that is a very positive way to look at our losses! So girls what is on the menus today?? I have had: For Breakfast: 1 blue bunny yogurt 1 chocolate protein shake For lunch: 1/2 c ff cottage cheese, and 1 c of ff cream of chicken soup

Pat has lots of good points! We have invested too much into this to mess it up!! Let's all stick together and I think we can do this. I had healthy choice bean and ham soup last night with a sprinkle of ff shredded chedder on it, it was DELICIOUS of course only a 1/2 c and it was plenty. My surgeons office gave me a packet of what foods I can have with whatever week I am post op. This was one of the ideas on week two. Next week I can look forward to the ff refried beans and blended tuna and canned chicken blended mixed with a little ff gravy. We all have to give eachothor ideas on soft foods until we can be safe with the solids!!! I love the idea of the percentage. I am right behind you as I started at 263 lbs and am at 240. So 23 lost so far wanting to get down to 180 so 60 more lbs to go....what would that percentage be???:smile2: