losingjusme

as long as you are loosing (heh) weight, you are fine. liquids are entirely overrated. i dont like Mt. Dew, will beer work?

i was released to a bath about 10 days out, but ask your surgeon.

i dont do buns, but i can have a SMALL piece of bread with dinner (Macaroni Grill, etc...) i do best with the crispy bread, but if i am really careful, i can do regular bread... BUT - never, ever, in the morning...

restriction is a funny thing. i am super tight in the morning and loosen up in the afternoon/evening. one thing i noticed is you said you PB'd then ate then PB'd. if you PB, the best advice would be to go on liquids for 18-24 hours afterwards. when you PB, your stomach swells and makes things tighter. liquids will help. keep your Protein up though with a good Protein Drink (even milk will work) good luck.

hi, welcome to LBT. this board is a great resource and source of support. good luck Friday. :wub:

hi, welcome to LBT. lots of suggestions on this board, read away! :wub:

best of luck to you Wednesday!!

its a good start. maybe after you lose more, you'll want to do more. also - as you start really losing weight, you'll need to ramp it up more to lose the same amount of weight.

any time .. :wub:

but i really just need to know if this has happened to anyone else. anyone??????

i actually made a special trip to Dr. P cause i was concerned with the uneven swelling. he poked and prodded and said i was fine and that swelling will occur. he did mention that he did more tightening in that area, so that may be it. im sad to say i havent exercised (formally) since the 15th when i walked for an hour. i have however been active (laundry, general house stuff, i cleaned out my closet and packed up all my old clothes)... im not carrying anything but just up and down and stuff.. dr P says it may take several months for the swelling to go away completely so its just something i have to deal with. i had a clothes dilemma yesterday. i was so swollen my new jeans werent fitting and not swollen enough to where my old jeans fit ... nothing to wear. literally .. :wub: hope your swelling subsides soon...

im barfing black stuff and i have tubing coming out of my throat. can someone help me please?

THANK YOU!

last night i got to take a bath and it was heavenly!! only bad thing is that i didnt want to get it too hot due to swelling. it's gone down a bit, but my left side still has that swell buldge that annoys the crap out of me.

thats great news. good luck on your journey - keep us posted.

hey renewed, welcome back! i did SO well last week and then the weekend hit and i did SOOOOO horribly. negated the entire week. :wub: no more 'free weekends' **sigh**

thats when you reply and say that this is a family friendly forum and if they could please direct those questions to the appropriate website ... :crying:

that is great. congrats!

starting over tomorrow after a horrid weekend.... do not want to step on the scale tomorrow.

the lap band is an effective weight loss TOOL, its not a cure all. once you lose weight, lipo and / or a tummy tuck is an option

congrats and welcome to lbt

hi, welcome to LBT.. :wub: one possible reason people tend to get bypass instead of lap band is insurance... a lot of insurance companies consider lap band as 'experimental' and do not cover it... another may be because the initial weight loss is faster, but long term its about the same. best of luck to you!

hmmmm... tell me how you are doing it... going here?? http://www.lapbandtalk.com/profile.php?do=editavatar is it the right size? 50x50 pix or 19.5kb?

never heard of that test

wooo hooo. free clothes!! you never know. i started out bigger than a 30/32 from the Avenue and now im in a tight 14 (not women's). good luck on your band date.