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I was never told to have 2 oz at a time. They may have just been being cautious at first. I was able to drink as much Water and juice as possible and as many Protein shakes as I could tolerate. I even called my nutritionist to double check. Hope this helps. PS I wasn't allowed soup until day 4, so you were already ahead of where I was when you were in the hospital

I was thinking the same thing, great idea! How about having a Friday weigh in?

CONGRATULATIONS!!!On surgery and your weight loss, that is awesome. Cute pigtails. Welcome to the other side!!!

I am now able to start real food now and have been wanting to try the KFC grilled chicken. Guess I won't waste my money on that now. Skin??? Really??? In all honesty I haven't been chomping at the bit to move on to solid food. I've been pretty satisfied with eggs, cheese, oatmeal and such. My favorite snack is cottage cheese with sf orange Jello and mandarin oranges. I had a slice (dare I say it) of pizza on the 27th (my son's 16th b-day) but just ate the topping off of it.

I was feeling good by day 4 but still not 100% I didn't feel really good until about my 2nd week. It took me awhile to be able to sleep on my left side because of pain. I am at 3 weeks now and am almost 100% better although if I bend the wrong way too quickly my port site is still a little tender. I feel no restriction and feel like I can eat anything, but I have been being careful because I don't want to risk messing anything up. I think others just have more swelling and some doctors put a small fill in at the time of surgery. One thing I have learned from this forum is how different we all are when it comes to this band. Good luck on your journey!

Hey Rman and Gunner I too freaked out when I was finally approved for the band. I was really trying hard to be good, but then I would convince myself to go ahead and eat cause I won't be able to do it later. I lost 2 lbs in four weeks. But once I had surgery I was good as gold and didn't cheat once. I'm now down 19 lbs since my 2 day pre op diet. Gunner - Back in 2005 I was approved for Gastric Bypass but not the lap band. I was really disappointed and decided I wasn't going to let a denial get me down. I lost 40 lbs, took me about 9 months and kept it off for about a year. Slowly started gaining it back until I had gained all but 10 lbs back. I have never had a difficult time losing weight, just keeping it off.

In 2005 my insurance would cover GB but not the band. There was no way I was going to reroute anything. I also have a friend who had GB and lost a lot of weight and rather quickly. She had to have surgery for all of her lose skin. She also has absorption problems has to get Iron transfusions that take all day, her hair which used to be long and think is now very thin and in horrible shape. She has all these problems, and is now starting to gain her weight back. She is now saving her money so she can get banded. All that said, she has a sister that had a GB and only had 1/2 as much to lose as her sister and does not have any of the problems her sister has. There is another forum called obesity help and they have people on there that have had all different WLS. I would talk to both sides and talk to others that were a little more brave to see how they feel about their decission to go with the GB.

Hey all you BANDitos. I took our dates and put them in one place for easy reference. Please leave only your date in this link it will make it easier to follow when we get new banditos. We can update when we get more banditos. Sorry if I missed somebody. May 1st - Bliss0320, DougNC May 4th - Meandmyweightloss, May 5th - sbush70, BetterL8 May 6th - Cingulus, TxAmy07, Laya, hallelujah.girl, Xavier, Ibelieve, Maclynn, kookaburra64, May 7th - SpideyMom, Bempowered May 8th - Ckoon73, Chubby Traveller May 11th - John337, Danimal, Nkwt2005, Bmaz May 14th - rachieroo, Mary of MO May 15th - Foxxy May 21st - Minxz, SassySara May 25th - Mercedes77 May 27th - Rguay May 28th - Siouxhockeyfan

TVguy 50lbs down that is so awesome! I'm down 15. Keep up the good work, you can do this! My Dr said I can have chicken if it is moist and just make sure you chew chew and chew some more!

I woke up in recovery dieing for water. I noticed I was thirsty before I noticed any pain. I was thirsty for at least 4 days or so after surgery.

Juniper, I am so sorry you didn't get banded! How disappointed you must be. Plus you are going to have to go through surgery again. Did your surgeon say how long you will have to wait? Jamie sounds like you are doing great, congratulations on your successful surgery. Sounds like you are doing great!

Good luck tomorrow! I had never had surgery before either, just 3 babies. I am a big wuss too! I think the plane ride would be the scariest for me!

Julie, I am sooooo sorry about what happened to your family, and I hope they and you are doing much better! You are way to hard on yourself! I had something I should not have 4 days after surgery (it was mothers day) and I smushed it up real well, but I didn't have any reason so do so except for my desire for something yummy. You did really well stopping with only 1 bite! We are all going to make mistakes! If we had so much will power we wouldn't be where we are in the first place! The most important thing we can do is admit our mistake, forgive ourselves, learn from our mistake, then move on. My therapist I had for pre op said something to me that made a lot of since, and I'll share it with you. There are 90 meals in a month, and 21 in a week and 3 in a day. Everyone gets down on themselves if they mess up just 1 meal, then say "sh*t I blew it, I can't do this", then give up. But what they didn't stop to think about was the other 3, 20, or 89 meals they didn't screw up! You will make mistakes, so will I, and maybe a few others on here who aren't perfect will as well. Don't forget to give yourself credit for all the time you wanted to cheat but didn't! I read somewhere once that you should not judge people unless you want to be judged yourself. I don't want anybody judging me or I'll be in big trouble! Keep us posted on how you and your family are doing!

Yep! I am weighing everyday! I hate to admit it but I do. First thing every morning. I don't want to weigh at night because I weigh more then. I was stuck at the 13 lb loss from my 1 week post op, then I'd go up a pound down 1 up 2 down 1 then down another then up 1 so on and so on. Very frustrating when only having about a 1000 calories a day. I have posted this on another thread here somewhere, but I was reading on the main thread that if you are eating less than 1200 calories a day your body stores everything. I have uped my calories and have watched the scale go down 2 days in a row. I am hoping I am on to something!

Karebare, Sarah, and Ann... I hope these get better as you lose weight. I have a bad knee and it is already feeling better! Still difficult to go up stairs though.

I was reading another thread about plateau's and they said if you are eating under 1200 calories a day your body goes into starvation mode and stores everything. I've uped my calorie intake just a bit and it is working I am now losing again! I was at 1000 or less a day.

John, You are doing so AWESOME! I was having trouble losing weight as well and was only eating about 1000 calories a day. I was reading some other threads and they recommend uping the calories to about 1200 other wise your body goes into starvation mode and stores everything. I've tried that and it seems to be working for me. I am down 2 lbs in the last 2 days. I think it's time for me to clean out my closet as well! Ann- I am also wearing clothes that I was not able to get into for awhile as well. Feels Great! I am having a difficult time wanting to spend money on new stuff though because I don't think I'll wear them long enough to get my money's worth. (I'm a tight wad)

My port is smack dab in the middle right under my breast bone. I do have more trouble sleeping on my left side though. Not sure why since it is in the middle.

I was banded on May 6 1 week check up I ha lost 13 lbs. I am now 20 days post op and have not lost any more weight. I am only having about 1000 calories a day. This seems to be the norm from what others have said.

Hey Tm I was banded on the 6th and lost 13 lbs the first week of surgery. I am also eating around 1000 calories a day and not losing anything. Well I go up a pound then down a pound. I guess after reading other post this is pretty normal. You would think though we would lose something. I get my fill on June 16th. Can't wait!!! I guess we'll just hang in there until our first fill. Good Luck!!

WE HAVE MORE MAYO BANDITOS- YEAH!!! I changed the colors so you can see the new additions. May 1st - Bliss0320, DougNC, klp713 May 4th - Meandmyweightloss, Naynayto2, Farmgirl, skinnybird, Neil, sapphire12305, UKbander, girlak May 5th - sbush70, BetterL8, Haileysmum, Raelita May 6th - TxAmy07, Laya, hallelujah.girl, Xavier, Ibelieve, Maclynn, Richard5315, dani257969, karebare4me, DaChanginQueen May 7th - SpideyMom, Bempowered, mothermary, DeAndraBaby, ramg66, curleytop, maedaisy, mwh2266 May 8th - Ckoon73, Chubby Traveller, sweettea, meem, hkitty, don14, headin_to_mxico, lorileeann, Scorpiqt, gonnaride, whatever496, Wyn, NoBAness69 May 11th - John337, Danimal, Nkwt2005, Bmaz, crazylady May 12th - Kellster, canadiangirl.ca, heavyhevicyndi, beekay, Imdowdy May 13th - Jennifer75,readyforchange09, Joyceabella May 14th - rachieroo, Mary of MO, nf1074, worknprogress, trishc, northsidegirl65, a10by2010, Elizabeth_07, Amari, hsj, frankthetank May 15th - Foxxy, bmooney364, jadeoakes, wmaodell, purplekyss, FDS May 18th - Missbinda, dispatcher15, mveaverrn, Treynney, laurieanns, Cheri634, conmonja, jbdiva8, Jazzy3902 May 19th - kookaburra64, carriemc78, genetic_gem, pephlin, momadot, afmomofthree, the_bainbridges, terriw319 May 20th - road2newme, sanderson, tinmanr55, schurwell1, May 21st - Minxz, johnsonsnickers, texsue, sarahbellszz14_4, LadyLaLa, beaglemom, sarabellz14-4, rafterj, lotsabirds, PaigesGirl May 22nd - SassySara, tulsarealtorgb, tully, losttxn, 52209 May 25th - Mercedes77, LadyT, NOLAR May 26th - sailorChrist, 4weightlosssake, Christian0728, Jessicastatzer, bblazer1991, EPRESC0303, MissChloe, dhall111, Gonnagetbanned May 27th - Rguay, Schurchwell, juniper, suze48, weigh2fat May 28th - Siouxhockeyfan, singingintherain, KathyK1256, marathonmommy, May 29th - Richardson, Daver, LindaD, less-of-me Hope everyone has a chance to check out our may support group here May 09 Bandsters - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum Good Luck to all those who are preparing for surgery in the next few days! Keep us posted in our May Thread here May 09 Bandsters - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum

2 new additions in PURPLE May 26th - sailorChrist, 4weightlosssake, Christian0728, Jessicastatzer, bblazer1991, EPRESC0303, MissChloe, dhall111, Gonnagetbanned Best wishes tomorrow, keep us posted!

PLEASE do NOT post dates here. The other "Dates only" thread is getting quite long. So I wanted to post a new thread where we can take a quick look to see who we are being banded with. Please do NOT post dates here. Continue to list on the "dates only thread" I will then come back here and update this tread for us. That way we won't have to scroll through so many post to see the updated list. Good Luck to us all! May 1st - Bliss0320, DougNC, klp713 May 4th - Meandmyweightloss, Naynayto2, Farmgirl, skinnybird, Neil May 5th - sbush70, BetterL8, Haileysmum May 6th - TxAmy07, Laya, hallelujah.girl, Xavier, Ibelieve, Maclynn, Richard5315, dani257969, karebare4me, DaChanginQueen May 7th - SpideyMom, Bempowered, mothermary, DeAndraBaby, ramg66, curleytop May 8th - Ckoon73, Chubby Traveller, sweettea, meem, hkitty, don14, headin_to_mxico, lorileeann, Scorpiqt, gonnaride May 11th - John337, Danimal, Nkwt2005, Bmaz, crazylady May 12th - Kellster, canadiangirl.ca, heavyhevicyndi, beekay, Imdowdy May 13th - Jennifer75,readyforchange09 May 14th - rachieroo, Mary of MO, nf1074, worknprogress, trishc, northsidegirl65, a10by20010, Elizabeth_07, Amari May 15th - Foxxy, bmooney364, jadeoakes May 18th - Missbinda, dispatcher15, mveaverrn, Treynney, laurieanns May 19th - kookaburra64, carriemc78, genetic_gem, pephlin May 20th - road2newme May 21st - Minxz, johnsonsnickers, texsue, sarahbellszz14_4 May 22nd - SassySara, tulsarealtorgb May 25th - Mercedes77 May 26th - sailorChrist, 4weightlosssake, Christian0728 May 27th - Rguay, Schurchwell May 28th - Siouxhockeyfan May 29th - Richardson, Daver

PLEASE DO NOT POST DATES HERE IT WILL MAKE THIS THREAD TO LONG. PLEASE POST ON THE DATES ONLY THREAD. ps- I'M NOT SHOUTING ; ) Just trying to make sure this is read. WE HAVE MORE MAYO BANDITOS- YEAH!!! I changed the colors so you can see the new additions. May 1st - Bliss0320, DougNC, klp713 May 4th - Meandmyweightloss, Naynayto2, Farmgirl, skinnybird, Neil, sapphire12305, UKbander, girlak May 5th - sbush70, BetterL8, Haileysmum, Raelita May 6th - TxAmy07, Laya, hallelujah.girl, Xavier, Ibelieve, Maclynn, Richard5315, dani257969, karebare4me, DaChanginQueen May 7th - SpideyMom, Bempowered, mothermary, DeAndraBaby, ramg66, curleytop, maedaisy, mwh2266 May 8th - Ckoon73, Chubby Traveller, sweettea, meem, hkitty, don14, headin_to_mxico, lorileeann, Scorpiqt, gonnaride, whatever496, Wyn, NoBAness69 May 11th - John337, Danimal, Nkwt2005, Bmaz, crazylady May 12th - Kellster, canadiangirl.ca, heavyhevicyndi, beekay, Imdowdy May 13th - Jennifer75,readyforchange09, Joyceabella May 14th - rachieroo, Mary of MO, nf1074, worknprogress, trishc, northsidegirl65, a10by2010, Elizabeth_07, Amari, hsj, frankthetank May 15th - Foxxy, bmooney364, jadeoakes, wmaodell, purplekyss, FDS May 18th - Missbinda, dispatcher15, mveaverrn, Treynney, laurieanns, Cheri634, conmonja, jbdiva8, Jazzy3902 May 19th - kookaburra64, carriemc78, genetic_gem, pephlin, momadot, afmomofthree, the_bainbridges, terriw319 May 20th - road2newme, sanderson, tinmanr55, schurwell1, May 21st - Minxz, johnsonsnickers, texsue, sarahbellszz14_4, LadyLaLa, beaglemom, sarabellz14-4, rafterj, lotsabirds, PaigesGirl May 22nd - SassySara, tulsarealtorgb, tully, losttxn, 52209 May 25th - Mercedes77, LadyT, NOLAR May 26th - sailorChrist, 4weightlosssake, Christian0728, Jessicastatzer, bblazer1991, EPRESC0303, MissChloe, dhall111, Gonnagetbanned May 27th - Rguay, Schurchwell, juniper, suze48, weigh2fat May 28th - Siouxhockeyfan, singingintherain, KathyK1256, marathonmommy, May 29th - Richardson, Daver, LindaD, less-of-me

Tomorrow I am going to try putting strawberries in with my vanilla unjury Protein. I have been doing chocolate unjury 1/2 a banana and a Tablespoon of PB2 (powered peanut butter) and that is really good.