purplevic

Hi everyone..hope everyone had a great holiday. I have to say i am proud of myself that i made it through the holiday not eating things i wasnt supposed to and didnt gain anything! Its been 3 1/2 months since surgery and im down about 48lbs. Im proud of that but i didnt hit my goal of 50 by christmas. I have been doing ok with my diet but have let life stress keep me from going to the gym and I think that might be why my weight loss has kind of haulted. I have lost inches but the scale doesnt seem to be budging. anyone have any other advice on what to do to get it moving again? I think i might need to get my 3rd fill because im able to eat 5-6oz to feel full but i try to measure everything and stick to the 3-4oz dr said. I still have like 70lbs to go and want to get back that 2-3lb weight loss every week.. PLEASE HELP!! Thank you and have a great weekend!

Thank you for the info.. my dr says not to eat any kind of tomato products because they make you want more. but i have to eat similiar things my family does, ill have to try some of the sugar free sauce and the spagetti squash. i also tried some of the shitaki noodles last week, they were pretty good, only 1 oz is about 5 calories and less than one carb. Thank you again!

Hi everyone, glad to see everyone is doing good. I was banded on 09/14/10 and im down about 36-37lbs. The scale had been stuck for about 2 weeks now, so im going to get my 2nd fill a little early, going this afternoon since I eat about 4oz and still feel hungry and getting hungry about 1-2hrs after i eat. So we will see if that jump starts me again. I have been walking and going to the gym and that is going good. Down 2 dress sizes, yippee!! My spouse is supportive, except when i tell him that im having a week moment and would love to have a slice of bread or something and he says "go ahead, one wont hurt you". Does anyone else have that problem with their support person? I could definitely use some food ideas though, I tend to eat the same thing, chicken, chicken, more chicken, occasional piece of steak and eggs. My dr is very strict with his diet, eat protein first (meat,cheese,poultry,eggs,fish) and then if still hungry you can have green leafy vegies. No tomatoes (so cant have spagetti sauce), etc. Good luck to everyone!

Hi everyone! well i was banded on 09/14/10, so far things are going good. im down 36lbs and almost 2 dress sizes! People are starting to comment, so of course that is a confidence booster to say the least. well this past thursday i got my first fill. I was more nervous for that then surgery, but it went good, had to get poked 2 times because i was to full. ended up getting about 2ccs this fill. Had trouble the first nite, thought was still to full, but friday woke up and felt great. I notice a difference, im actually feeling satisfied on 3-4oz's of food instead of 5-6 i was eating before the fill. I have been walking everyday but today im starting back at the gym and doing some weight training. hopefully will boost some weight loss and muscle toning. well hope everyone is doing great!:huh2:

thank you and wow 3 dress sizes, that is awesome. thank you for the recipe, it sounds good, i might have to make that tomorrow!

Today ends my full liquid diet. I was banded on sept 14th and im down 32lbs so far. I hope that is good. I know i feel it and am starting to see the results. im nervous to go on the solid food diet but excited also to be eating something other than soup. anyone have any suggestions on the diet? I go for my first fill on 10/21/10.

I have the same doctor and was banded on 9/13/10.. i have to say i did the same thing today. I chewed up a piece of a chicken nugget and spit it out. But i got the flavor i needed. I called the ofc to tell them my stomach was growling, they told me everything is starting to work again and to drink some gatorade g3 with Protein. I cant wait to start full liquids next week. and definitely cant wait to have a little "real" food. reading different things people say, i think we have the most strict doctor, but he gets good results. so im trying to be strong and remember that! but boy i would like a bite of something

LILLYEGG, i definitely feel for you, I told my boyfriend last nite that i also feel like a baby, but my shoulder pain is horrible and i have to go back to work tomorrow and it scares me. I have also been loosing like 1lb a day since surgery..i know that feels good, but not sure if thats ok or not. Does anyone else have any issues with being hungry on the clear liquid diet after surgery? im 6 days out now and tummy is growling. :thumbup:

Hi everyone. I got banded on 9/14/10.. surgery went well thank goodness. My question is for everyone, im 5 days out now and still have extreme gas pains in my shoulder. I walk and walk as much as i can, and still cant get rid of the sharp pains. Any suggestions? I also take mylanta by that doesnt seem to make it any better either.. I finally slept almost the whole nite last nite in my bed, I realized im ok sleeping on my right side and that made me a little more comfortable. If only my shoulder would stop. I still have a little over one week left on clear liquids and im not sure if im getting enough liquids or not because my stomach growls a little and im starting to think about food when i cook for my son and boyfriend. anyone have any good suggestions for that too? well I hope everyone is doing good who had the surgery this month too!

cant believe tomorrow is surgery! Im so excited, but oh so nervous too. My 4 year old just wants to see my booboo's. Ill let everyone know in a few days how everything goes. good luck to everyone who is this week also!

I just found out this week im approved for surgery and i am scheduled for sept 14,2010. Im so excited. I got lucky, with my history and diet tries (all medically supervised), I got approved on my first try with my insurance. I will be starting the pre surgery 2 week diet shakes next week. I know it will be hard, but im so excited!!