ChristieI

The protein is what you need in order to lose the weight. My Dr. said without it your body goes into starvation mode & keeps the weight on. If you keep up the protein I'm sure you'll start to notice the difference. I was banded 11/2 & I'm down 35 lbs without too much exercise. Keep up the good work!

My Dr suggested Cytomax Protein Drink (it's premade in a bottle like juice) which has 40g of protein in a 20 oz bottle. I bought the tangerine flavor (but they have a bunch of flavors). I start off my day with a bottle of that & I don't have anything else until I finish the 20ozs. That way I'm at least getting in 40ozs of protein a day. Then I start another bottle in the afternoon. Hope this helps, good luck!

Are you getting in enough protein? My weight was at a stand still & I found out it was because I wasn't getting the proper amount of protein. Your body will hang on to the weight if it doesn't get enough protein. I was having a hard time with the protein shakes because they were just too filling so my Dr suggested Cytomax Protein Drink which has 40g of protein in a 20 oz bottle. I bought the tangerine flavor (but they have a bunch of flavors) & as long as it's cold I can drink it without any problems. I start off my day with a bottle of that & I don't have anything else until I finish the 20ozs. Then I try & have another one in the early afternoon. I don't finish the 2nd one but at least that way I'm getting 60g to 70g's of protein a day. Ever since I started on this the weight has been coming off. Good luck!!

I just wanted to say that you gave some great advice. You definitely can't compare yourself to others because I think starting weight has a lot to do with it. Good luck on your journey!!

I'm in Ventura County & I was banded on Nov 1st, 2010 in Burbank. :thumbup:

I had surgery on Nov 1st & I definitely seemed to have more pain than others on here. I'm still on my pain medicine (liquid vicodin) once a day. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks post op & I just started feeling better yesterday. I'm still not able to take in the required amount of liquids but each day it gets better & better. Hang in there & keep in touch with your Dr. to make sure there isn't anything going on with your incisions. I never had any leaking so I would be a little concerned if you're still leaking after 6 days. Take Care & let us know how your appointment goes.

Congrats on being banded!!! I hope you continue to be pain free!!

I'm really sorry that you're down right now. Hang in there & know that you arent alone!! Plus I keep trying to think of the big picture xo

Thank you Deb for taking the time to respond!! I was just about to give up on this site . I'm barely getting 3oz an hour because I get alot of pain. I think I'm going to call my Dr today & see what he says. Take Care!

Can anyone tell me how many ounces of fluid you can take in & hour? Or how many your Dr. says you should be taking in? Tomorrow will be one week since I had my surgery.

My surgery was Nov 1st & I'm still not able to take in the amount of fluids that I should be. I turned to Protein to make sure that I was at least getting something good for my body. My energy level has improved but I'm not where I thought I would be at this point. My Dr. isn't concerned & stated that some people have more swelling than others. I ended up putting my juice in ice trays. Each ice cube ends up being about an ounce so I try to suck on 3-4 an hour. Hope this helps. Good Luck!

I'm SO excited to be a part of this thread :smile2: I was banded on Nov 1st & ended up having to spend a few more days in the hospital because I wasn't able to take in as much Fluid as needed to get the IV out. I'm still not taking enough but I feel much better. Can anyone tell me how much fluid they were told to take an hour around day 4?? Also, when were you told you could shower & remove the gauze over the port site? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Congrats!!! I can't wait for that feeling :sneaky: