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I love Zumba too! Took a bunch of classes last year, but there are none that work for my schedule around where I am. But, I did find a Jazzercise place and LOVED LOVED LOVED it I signed up tonight! SO for those who don't have a Zumba class near you, try jazzercise! I was almost alike. We also incorporated had weights and a dedicated ab workout - Wow, wasn't ready for that a week out of surgery! :thumbup: Either Jazz or Zumba - Keep it moving!! Check out jazzercise.com ....Just wanted to throw that in. Thanks everyone!:biggrin:

I have an appointment 1 month out too and he may or may not do a fill at that time. I have zero in my band now.My PA said she has many patients with nothing in there band and 1 patient that has 6 cc's - the most she's ever put in a band. It all depends on you. I have a friend that is a year out from surgery and still has 0 in her band and is still losing! Just listen to your body and your doctor. This is all new for us and in time we will figure it out. A whole new way to live. Cheers!

1 month so sometime in the beginning of June. Have you lost since the banding? Come on toot your horn!

Hey Jen - got back from a great post op check up. Everything is going great. I am doing great and have lost 12 official Dr. Scale pounds!! How was your check up??

Glad to here it is nothing! Good luck on Wed. I have the same feelings you have about food. Too bad we are so far apart. But, yes, we must keep in touch. Signing off for awhile. Take care and enjoy your strained soup! YUM.....

Pretty good. Loving the new full liquid diet. I was getting real tired of broth and juice! You can only doctor up beef and chicken broth so much! I am just still tender in the rib area too. Just takes time to heal. Other than that, I seem to have so much more energy and motivation to do things! I was such a slug before this. My kids hate it cuz now I am on a cleaning rampage! I ate some of the thinned malt-o-meal this morning - Who eats this stuff regularly?!? I am not a fan of the cream of wheat and oatmeals, but it was different and had texture :-) NASTY anyway! LOL.... I am getting the hungry feeling but afterI eat I am good so rock on I guess! I have dropped almost 10 lbs so far no complaints from me! I am excited to see the Dr. o Wednesday for my 1st follow up. My band was not filled is yours? I have a friend that went to this dr 18 months ago and she has never had a fill and has lost more that 60 lbs! It would be nice if I did that to! Well, off to finish cleaning. Let me know how you are doing. Where are you? Anywhere close to WI?? BTW..... For the shoulder pain, get a tube sock and fill it with rice. heat it in the microwave for a few minutes or until it is warm for you. lay it across your shoulder. The heat and the weight of the rice pack helps ease the muscle and gets the air out if there is still left over in there. This helped me and it is a huge recovery room nurse tip.

Hey, Jen. I get this pain too. The port is in the Rectus Abdominal Muscle - this is the "6-pack" set of muscles. The highest section lays right under your rib cage and this is were they sink the port. This is more likely what your feeling. Mine comes and goes too. Otherwise you doing well?

not sure about this forum, but others I have been on before, you can't do anything like what you want until you have posted X amount of posts. It's usually like 5 or so posts. Again, not sure if this is true for this forum. Also if you haven't found it yet, go to the top and under the top banner there is a tab when you are logged in that says "User CP" this is where you can change your profile options for email, signature, and all kinds of other things. I do remember a spot I believe in the EDIT Signature spot where you can put a ticker. Hope it helps. Take care.

Thanks to all of you for your input! There is so much to digest - ha, no pun intended!! Anyway, I will look at all the suggestions and figure out what will be right for me. All I know is I feel so wonderful for the first time in a really long time. It's just a new beginning for me and something new I will be learning. I have never been a ww meeting attender. I always got the feeling of shame when I was there. And who needs that? I have used the online tool for quite some time with and without success due to my own successes and failures. So anyway I go, I hope that it works for me, and if not, back to the drawing board. Thanks again for your thoughts.

Jen, I am not even suppose to start Protein drinks till tomorrow when my diet changes from Clear liquids to full liquids. Bring on the creamy Soup and yogurt!! How are you feeling? I am still sore right under my left rib cage - where the port sits. other than that, my energy is slowly creeping back. Today has been the best day yet! Still no hunger, but pushing the liquids. Let me know how you are doing!

Hi! I am newly banded and loving it. I was banded May 3rd and have adjusted quite well. My Dr. recommended that I use weight watchers as a tool to help me with my weight loss and new way of life. I am very familiar with WW but wondering how you use it being banded. Do you still eat all the points recommended for your entered weight? Before the band, I struggled just to meet the daily points. Any suggestions since the calorie intake is a lot less? Or do I use merely as a food consumption tracking devise? Any suggestions or advise would be helpful! Thanks! Ann:wink2:

Never in my mind would I have thought that 2 oz of sugar-free jello would fill me up to the point of puking.....Wow...now its on to some broth. YUM....

Hey! Hartford Here. I was banded today and love the support ideal. Healing well. Very tired, but will post later. Come Wisconsin people!! Throw your names in!! Ann