malinda1229

Looks like you need to put that new photo on your profile!! Congrats!! You look great!

I just had my 2nd fill yesterday as well I'm at 5cc's in a 10cc band. The Dr told me 2 days full liquids, 2 days mushies, 2 days soft then regular diet. Now with my 1st fill the NP told me 24 hours full liquid than regular. I wish they could get together and decide!! So I'm doing liquids all day today and I'm going to attempt chicken tonight!!! This stuff make you CRAZY!!!

I'm down 35 and the rings are spinning and I'm careful when my hands are wet. I'm going to go to walmart and buy a 3mm white gold band that is smaller than my current rings and slip that on till I get to goal and have them sized.

Great job keep up the great work!! I hope I can say the same at 4 months!!

oh the site for us realize people is www.realizemysuccess.com Malinda

do you have a LAP-Band or Realize band? I have realize and they have a website for us that we had to put the impant number in to use all the functions. One of them is a LOG...i log my multi vitamine, fluid, foods, exercise, weight, measurements...etc. when I go to the docs or dietian i print it out or I can give them permission to view on the web (but I dont). its great. I wonder if Lap-band has something like it as well???

Surgery was July 15th had no stitches or bandages saw NP on Aug 11 for post op and got a fill as well!

I'm wondering if there is a perfect place for the port. My doc put mine about 3 inches above my belly button...well it is right in line with my countertops and when I'm at the sink (which is ALOT) the port rubs the countertop. Now I'm only about 42 days post surgery but it is ALWAYS sore!! Can't imagine how bad it would feel if I had an underwire rubbing on it all day!

I got weighed in at my docs office...went home weighed myself again made a minor adjustment so I now know that both scales are in sync!!

I have 2 cups of hot regular coffee then wait 1/2 hour have my breakfast wait one hour then have a large 32 oz decaf halzelnut ice coffee 2 splendas no milk, finish 1/2 before lunch then one hour after lunch I repeat the 32 oz ice decaf ice coffee. THATS ALOT OF COFFEE!!! My doc is fine with coffee as long as its decaf!

Sure its on our blog The Red Dragon Cafe message me with questions!

Love Chobani all flavors...hate yoplait greek yogurt..Brown cow is good, but the one I like best of all is my homemade greek yogurt. It is SO easy to make contains no additives and its so much cheaper than $1 - $1.69 for a 6oz cup. I make 1 gallon every sunday morning takes me about 15 mins and I eat it every morning with fresh or frozen sugar free fruit (some frozen fruit has sugar in it) I'm amazed at how full it keeps me!!

BMI 39 co-morbities diabeates sleep apnea Blue Cross of RI

All the doc's and dieticians that I have worked with in this process say no to soups once post op an on regular foods. Stews and Chili are ok. No to soup since its a slider food and will not fill you for long. BUT EVERY DOC IS DIFFERENT.

Surgery was on Thursday I drove to work on Monday!

Kelly you and I are on the same schedule..my surgey was 7.15 first fill 8.11 second fill 9.8 and i've been having problems the past few days with wanting to eat EVERYTHING!! I'm starving!!! Cant wait for the next fill!!

I find alot of negative counter productive posts in this and other boards...I had the same reaction...like what is all the fuss about! You are fine just like the rest of the silent majority. I no longer read posts that are negative!

I had my surgery the day after you! Now if you look at my ticker it says 32 pounds lost..well 20 if it was prior to surgery so you need to know if someone says they lost xx pounds was that pre and post surgery or just post?? I lost about 10 pounds the 1st 2 weeks than had a major stall I was eating about 500 -600 calories per day..I bumped it up to 700-800 and I'm losing again. I have a realize band and use their web site to track my food, Fluid, activity, fills and more. I;m taking in 60 grs of Protein per day and drink 2 large 32ox decaf ice coffees one in between Breakfast and lunch and one between lunch and dinner, that takes the hungry edge off for me. I did have a 3cc fill on Aug 11 Good luck!!

We had a presentation on this subject in my last support group session and yes tired = hungry according to the nurse who was running the session. the reason she gave us was if you are tired you need more energy for your body to get more energy you need to eat. I have also found that as I'm losing weight I'm sleeping better!! Good luck and get some rest!!

Congrats...good luck tomorrow

First Pizza since being banded will be today!! I have had one fill 3 cc's in a 10cc band..so we will see how it goes. We have a brick oven in the back yard we cook EVERYTHING in it but the pizza that comes out of the wood fired brick oven is AMAZING. It's my daughters 19th birthday and she wanted pizza and a Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream birthday cake...so I may indulge today and back on track tomorrow!

unreal...went for my post-op appt today I'm 4 weeks out tomorrow and starving. Begged the NP for a fill so I would not have to take more time out from work in 2 more weeks...she said YES! So I get on the table she washes the belly with betadine puts the drapes on starts feeling for the port and says ok you will feel a pinch...NOTHING...not a bleesed thing!! All I felt was pressure from her putting in the 3 cc's of saline and takeing it out and putting it back in. Took some sips of Water everything went down fine and that was it...so uneventful! TOOOOOOO easy!!

I did not go for over one week..when I did all hell broke loose had to leave work next day I lost 2 1/2 pounds!! LOL...holy cr*p

I was told pureed drip off the spoon..mushies stay on and fall off in a clump...you can also think of it like this pureed = baby food mushies are like ground up tuna fish...hope some of tha helps!

OK so Ive been banded since July 15 first 2 weeks lost weight daily even if it was only .2 lbs still lost weight. Then i stopped and started gaining not a lot but still slight gains, but I was also not going to the bathroom. OMG the constipation the cramps..well tuesday I started to have some progress and on Wednesday all hell broke loose. I actually left work since the bathrooom is so far from my office and I spent most of the 4 hours I was in work in the ladies room. This morning get on the scale I lost 2.5 pounds from the previous morning...thats alot of well you know C*ap!