denverbear

hello, I was banded on monday and the last two days and especially today I am hurting....I have not had a solid bowel movement in 5 days and these liquid shakes although the give me the protein I need just don't seem to be enough...am I wanting to much to soon??? I am taking my vitamens but the hunger today is really bad and even tho the bloating is settleing down I do feel full after just 1/2 shake. my scale shows me down over 14 lbs since monday but I am begining to wonder if I am getting enough thru the shakes....when does the diareah stop???? is there any thing I can take to help me thru these trying days???......on a side note I never realized how much food commercials on tv there are.... thanks for any input....

like my nutrionist told me last week this is a 2 year process so be patient.. have you had your first fill yet??? the Doctor was real surprised at my diet!!..my new favorite friends are applesause, sugar free Jello, and sugar free pudding cups...mix and match these with a little piece of meat(about 2 oz) or so and you have a means for your body to drop lb's....for Breakfast I can eat 2 strips of bacon with the whites from 2 eggs and no bread...also I am drinking 6/8 bottles of Water a day...make sure you take your vitamen's as I take the baraitic advantage pills and get all the nutriant's my body needs to lose weight....this is a big lifestyle change for me but the energy I seem to have now is unbelieveable....as far as snaking it's usually a pudding or jello.. good luck

got my first fill of 4 cc on april 16..2009 down about 38 lbs or so in 7 weeks...not too bad...my clothes are starting to get real loose now...might have to breakdown and buy some smaller clothes...yippeeeee

hello again, have not posted in about a month or so...get my first fill on this thursday 16april...I am down to about 253 lbs...kinda hanging right at this level for a couple of weeks now....actually looking forward to first fill so I can go back on liquid diet for 3/4 days to drop another 10 lbs or so I hope....later....

Has any one tried to eat popcorn.....went to the movies today and my wife asked if I could eat popcorn and I just did not know if I should try a little or not so I did'nt.. I would assume it would mush down but not sure on kernals???? has any one tried it??????

hey everyone, got my first Dr. visit tommorow and have not lost much since i started on real food...have been tempted to go liquid for a couple of days to see if I can jump start my loosing again...hanging about 28 lbs lost in 2 1/2 weeks...not bad but I want more...I do enjoy a hamburger(at least half of one...lol) with applesauce and diet jello....yummy.....in the tummy..... took my wife to the casino's today and she had to have the buffett....really hard to go there but we did...had a slice of ham(small) some applesauce and a yogart ice cream(very little) and paid 10.00dollars for this stupid pleasure...why can't buffets give us a break and then I would not mind bringing my family there more often but hate paying for something I can't eat....

have not posted for about 5 days so I thought I would catch up a little... I have stalled about 28 lb loss in 3 weeks time now...I am eating very little but have only lost a couple of pounds the last 3/4 days...should I go back on shakes for a couple of days to kick start my losing again??? I feel better and seem to have more energy but still can't get much motovated this week....1st Dr. visit come this thursday and am really interested to see what he says and where I should be at this point....I am not eating bread but love the heck out of applesauce and diet jello....lol

great going from Thornton Co.....had my surgery on the 23feb and I am down about 28 lbs and am loving it...have good days and bad days but it sure is nice to get on scale and see some movement for sure...keep it up...

Morning all....down another couple of lbs since yesterday...gonna start eating real food this morning...egg whites and a piece of bacon..and some 2pct milk....all I have to do now is learn to chew...chew ...chew....10 days in and down to 262.7 lbs....down 1 belt notch on the belt...how sweet is is...I know at some point this is gonna stall but hey....bring it on....I'm pumped....

hello everyone....god it's nice to sleep all thru the nite....had to take a small hit of insulin yesterday as I was over 335 blood glucose levels...got me down to about 150 and I was very comfortable there... trying to drink alot more water to keep hydrated...really makes a differance in how I feel....as long as my blood pressure stays around 80 on the lower nmbr or so I am going to try to walk again today...my lower nmbr has been low and I have felt like crap at times. well it's time to go have a shake....later

the pain will go away.......make sure you drink water....drinking the proteen shakes will dehydrate you if you don't keep at the water....keep us posted and how you are doing

Figured something out this weekend which is a good lesson for me...what you used to be able to eat or drink may not stay the same. I ran out of broth this weekend and the minute I stop making broth my diareah cleared up...never had this type of problem before but now I realize it was the broth the was not agreeing with me and made me so uncomfortable all thos days last week when I dare not leave the house for fear of an accident...lol So a big lesson was learned by me and today now 7 days in I am starting to feel good... on a side note I am down a couple of more lbs this AM...ttl of 23 lbs dropped this last week....yooo hoooo

Crystal light is great but too expensive...I use the wal mart brand which is 1.88 per can verses 4.00 dol a can...and it's just as good...

Good morning every one...still playing around with the loos bowel movements...becomming my friend...not..... I just tried some v8 juice and it went right thru... talked to a body builder friend of mine and we talked about the proteen dinks I am using....he said these drinks will make you dehydrate so keep drinking the water or you will get lite headed etc. I guess this is why I was not feeling so good after drinking a proteen shake as it was dehydrating me and I was not drinking enough water.....I have lost now almost 21 lbs since last monday but I realize it is just water...but ya gotta start somewhere...At least I don't feel as bloated anymore. As to the ginger ale...stay away from carbonated drinks totally.........since today is the 7th day I think I am going to start my walking program as I am starting to feel like I may have a little more energy now. every one have a great sunday and I will check back in later.

I was banded last monday and took my last insulin on last Saturday......I took 4 massive shots of over 80 units a day...on my liquid diet I am staying around 200 blood gulcuse with very little excercise yet....should start going down as I get more active....the Dr. says that 75 pct of bander who are diabetic will be totally off of insulin if they watch themselves....so far so good.

Hey all, I see we all got banded this week....good for all of us...I am sleeping ok at nite....too good...won't get into that, too gross...yes i am so tired of the direaha....on a good note I started the week at 287 lbs and my scale this AM read 267...I know it's all water and fecal material but hey lbs are lbs....lol I don't mind the bariatic advantage shakes as they really taste pretty good for a proteen shake. I do love the jello sugar free and grape juice and I think this morning I am going to treat myself to a apple juice drink..I did try a motts applesauce last nite for a change and it went fine.....you are so right about a burger...craving for one....white castle would be great...lol...but they are 1000 miles away...ahhh the memories.. on an extra note I have not taken my massive dose of insulin sin sunday...wow...insulin free at this point. I will check back later....have a good saturday.

me too, had my surgery yesterday on the 23 and came home today....really sore...........interesting stay at hospital. glad this part is done but now the hard work starts...in a few days after I recover and am not as tired....why do they have to wake us up in hospital every 2 hours...god I needed my sleep

Well just got home from being banded yesterday....chest pain not really too bad even tho I did take advantage of all the pain pills...now for a 10 day liquid diet....yummy

Hey, just found this site and it looks great...have been reading for an hour or so and decieded I needed to join. I start my liquid diet tommorow am and am scheduled for surgery on Monday morning...I am terrified about the change in my life but with my health being what it is I have no choice if I am to see my grandkids grow up. Diabetic problems etc. The hardest part the last week or so was looking at all the foods I am going to miss and I admit I have been cheating this week but my Dr. on thursday said this is normal. I am a meat and potatoes type of person and have decieded to have one last t-bone tonite to kill my last urge....lol any way I am really glad I found this forum as I realize that it really helps when you can talk about these things with other people who are or have been going thru this procedure and understand. respectfully....denverbear

thanks for the warm welcome everyone...had my first protein shake this am in prep for surgery tommorow...was'nt as bad as I thought and I do love strawberry....lol gonna be a long day today for sure as I am just a wee bit nervoius...just hope my craving for steak and eggs in morning goes away soon... on a side note the Dr. told me no more insulin starting this a.m....this is really gonna jump my blood sugars way up...