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Hi Rosie. 60lbs is GREAT! I have lost 88 since banding, 98 all together. You can't judge your weightloss by someone elses. Any weightloss is great. Its really not about what you eat, but how much you eat. Try keeping your portion sizes to 5-6 oz. Watch the slider snacks if your having any (ice cream, yogurt, chips..etc). And increase your exercise. Also if you are too tight you won't lose any weight also, so pay attention to the redzone. If you are having any night coughs, regergitation, slow weightloss, etc you may need to have some fluid taken out. As for the support group you could always suggest it to your doctors office and start a group yourself. It's not hard starting one. And I'm sure there are plenty of WLS patients that could use the support just as much as you. Good luck to you. Please feel free to ask questions. Keep up the great work.

Hey lady...I'm doing well now that mushies are in my life! I have been enjoying fish and soft veggies and yogurts and pudding oh my! lol....how are you? When do you get your first fill?

Good Morning Elizabeth,

I took a leave from work to take care of my health and thank God for giving the opportunity to do so. I was diagnosed with an incurable cancer in 2006 (Follicular Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) It has reamained stable for 5 yrs this coming Jan. God has given me the stenght to jump these hurdles as they cross my path.

I feel the same way about this forum. It really prepared me for "The Big Day" Aside from everyone being so informative & helpful they have been so nice and caring. I also need to listen to my body & right now its telling me to slow down a little. I feel really good these past couple of days but still tire easily. Im so used to always doing something. I need to sit back & embrace the new and different phases of this journey.

Im really glad your feeling better & able to enjoy your gogurt. I see my Dr. today for follow-up. Im hoping he lets me eat some yogurt cuz I get hungry & liquids not quite taking care of it.

Blessings,

Isabel

Hi fellow August Bandster, always exciting to meet new friends along this new found journey. As much as I love my doctor, I wouldn't mind having yours right about now to advance me on. Even though this yogurt I just ate seems to be very satisfying at the moment. The other motivator is that I've lost 12 lbs since last Friday.

Let's definitely keep in touch. Hope to be celebrating "our" success stories REAL SOON.

OMG! Congrats on graduating!! I have one more year to go..smh...oh well im getting there.

A typical day for me would be a slim fast shake. (they have a high protein one 20g with 2g of carbs) Those are wayy cheaper than the other protein shakes. So its the shake for bfast then a small snack a couple hours later..maybe a banana or strawberries. For lunch I almost always eat a lean Cuisine..the steak tips with veggies! its soo good..with only 160 calories. A few hours later another snack..some yogurt or another shake..I always go to the gym after work..My PT has me doing resistance every other day and cardio on those other days. Then when my bf gets home I cook dinner always under 500 calories but it varies what it is...Thats my day...sounds healthy right?? Yea still not working..lol

i was kinda bad with that stage, like you not knowing what to eat, and what will get stuck or not. also my mind would not get past the whole puree thing, i could'nt do it either.lol .i had mashed potatoes,apple sauce, grits,scambled eggs(no boiled may get stuck), yogurt,soft cheese(almost melted),crackers, tuna fish and my protein shakes(8oz Vanilla soy milk, half banana, and the powder). they say you can also try soft fruit w/ out juice,flaky fish and baked sweet potatoes, cottage cheese but i never tried those. i would'nt say that i over reacted with the whole STUCK thing but i never had anything get stuck yet. I'm careful with it some what but kinda need it to happen because i'm relaxed and cocky and need to slow down with my chewing still. i'll have to pull out my papers from the nutrionist and see what else she had on there, but i hope this gives you some type of variety.

Hi I joined WW last Thursday. I also feel I need the weekly weigh ins. I was banded in Sept. and I am struggling. I lost 20 lbs in the first 2 months and have not lost anything since. I made it through the holidays without gaining, that made me happy. I don't feel I am eating too much just the wrong things. I eat soft foods (tuna, scambled eggs, yogurt) that goes through me really fast and I am hungry 1 hour later. I just do not know what to do.

I would love to hear back from you and tell how WW is working for you.

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After surgery you'll be swollen a lot...So, you will have restriction - I was on liquid for about 3 days then I started to try mushy (yogurt, mashed potato, creamy soups etc.) Did mushy for about 5 days then started to try normal foods (sausage, veggies, fruits etc and took the small bites & chewed)...By about 7-8 days post op I could eat whatever I wanted and didn't have t...

Made it through week 1, I am officially eating my first meal of banana cream pie fat free yogurt..I hate yogurt but its not bad..but again I haven't eaten in 7 days

Hi, lovely to hear from you - i'm down six pounds since surgery so i'm elated! finding it hard keeping to yogurts and soups but i'm not hungry. One more week on that then i'll go onto the mushy stuff. I didn't get ANY gas trapped - don't know if thats cos i got up 3 times in the night after op and walked up the corridor.

how's your weight loss been? i'm craving pasta and pizza.

jude x

Thanks for the encouragement. Wow, 20 lbs. I hope I do that great. They didn't put me on a diet prior to the surgery. I was surprised. I've lost 6 lbs. so far. I started yogurt today, Alma said we could when we got home. I don't have that full feeling yet. I don't think he put any fluid in my band. Guess it has to wait for swelling to go down. I really don't want to mess this up, but I'm hungry some of the time. Will just take a while to get used to this and then I will get my fill in 6 weeks. Write me.

Good Deal! I'm so glad your doing well. I just had breakfast and ate a 1/4 cup of cream of wheat, 1/4 cup of Vanilla Yogurt, and a 1/4 cup of Apple sauce which was ok but yesterday for lunch I had a LB Tanksgiving Dinner LOL...Pureed smoked Turkey, Mashed Potatoes and some Cranberry Applesauce which was Devine! I handled the mushy food no problem. I have yet to have any of the (typical) side effects and I did see some improvement with "the problem" today.

Speaking of Clam Chowder I have a can in the cupboard I think that will be todays lunch. I am now about to start my walking. I hope you have a GREAT DAY! TTYS-Pat

I go for my consultation on Monday and start pre-op diet on Wednesday next week. As far as I know I will have protien shakes, yogurt, and one WW meal for the 2 weeks.

I am 56 yr. old and from Illinois. I don't know if I told you that before. I think I will have 80-100 pounds to lose. How about you?

Thanks!!!! I really try to watch what I eat. I log all my food in sparkpeople.com. I eat very little the week after a fill and then as my restriction goes away, I start to eat more. I get fills every month and that works for me. I usually eat coffee and sf creamer for breakfast and some light/ff yogurt. Lunch is cottage cheese, some deli sliced turkey meat and some fruit. Dinner is a lean cuisine or some type of protein and veggies--think fish or chicken. I don't eat sweets and I try to keep it low carb/low fat/high protein. I also work out 3-6 times per week doing at least 30 min of cardio on the elliptical machine and doing strength training on the weights 2-3 times per week. I've lost 68 pounds since the pre-op diet and surgery on December 1st, 2008. Let me know if I can answer any questions and good luck. You're doing great!

I am doing well too! I came home on Saturday and day 3 and 4 were definitely turning points in recovery. Still sore at the port area and feeling gas pains under my shoulder for the first time today so hoping that goes away soon. I was so hungry yesterday so today, I tried some yogurt and a cream soup and boy do I feel so much better. I really needed that. Hope everyone else is doing well!

He actually told me something completely different than the instructions. Nikki or Rachel (can't remember which one) told me to just follow the instructions. So for the day of surgery, it was just clear liquids. Day 1-4 was broth, jello, tomato juice, milk, cofee.. I think on the second full day he said to add protein shakes back in. Day 5-14 will be mushies/pureed..anything through a straw basically. I think after that 14 days, you can start introducing soft foods first, and then solids. To be honest it was hard to even think about drinking anything the day of and the next 2 days after that. So tomorrow I get to start mushies. Yogurts, puddings, creamy soups, pureed foods. I am supposed to go back to work on Monday. I sit at a desk all day, so hopefully over the weekend I will feel even better. How is your pre-op going? Are you self-pay or did you have insurance? Rachel

I'm sitting at 146-150... I definitely the food issues... I eat normally malt o meal, poptarts or dry cereal for bkfast. Lunch is normally rolled up lunch meat with spicy mustard and cheese. Dinner is anything really... My husband travels so if he's not home I don't cook unless I have to. It is normally something easy for my kids... I eat protein bars or yogurt bars during snack time. I'm one of those rare people that eat 6 meals a day. I eat about every two to three hours. I was working out five days a week and have really slacked off this past month with the holidays going on. Now it's hard to get motivated to get back in gear. I'm losing a lot of my muscle and my skin is starting to sag really bad... so I've been trying here lately to at least get my protein in! That's probably why I'm stuck right now!

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I'll keep losing because its not even close to the calories I used to take in & this just keeps me tied over. I'm in no race to lose weight, I'm trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. So if it doesn't melt off like Dr.Oh wants it too, I'm ok with that. I want to do this healthy. And his crash diet is so not that. I guess he has a poor reputation w/nutrionists in the area because he's not concerned w/nutrion, just weight loss. That can be dangerous. I found out his "nutrionists" at St. Francis aren't all certified, they are ex-patients of his. =O I know right! So be careful how far you take this liquid thing. Use your best judgement. But don't eat any meats!! Or even fish yet! Soft soft foods only. You don't want you stomach working hard to digest foods or the band can slip. Eat as much protein in fat free greek yogurts & fat free cottage cheese. It might help you feel human again.

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And I did it again yesterday. LOL I've got to get things done for my household and it drives me crazy no to. But I promised I'd take it easy the rest of the week.

So I've been eatting little bits, this a.m. I had 1 egg & 1 small piece of toast w/low fat p.butter. That was 10g of protein right there. I just chew chew chew. We're not "restricted" right now so we can eat. Just be careful that it's not more than 1/4 cup at one time and as low fat & low calorie as possible. I had such a great meeting with my nutrionist, she helped me realize I can do this on my own, it will be really hard but I only have 3 weeks until my 1st fill. I too am trying to get my protein from food and not just the protein shakes. Today I'm going to make it a big effort.

I'm sorry you don't like yogurt/cottage chesse. That could give you a lot of protein! Try mixing your shakes with almond milk. Freeze some almond milk that way you make a small smoothie w/protein to get 20g when you can't eat it.

Glad to hear you are doing well! I am doing way better than expected on this 10 day liquid diet. (but I figured I'd be passed out by noon on the first day of starvation LOL! so anything is better than that right?!) I can only have 2 shakes a day, broth, sugar free drinks, a fudgesicle and a yogurt, and coffee with splenda. Thats it. Uuuugh...maybe I'll be able to drop a few pounds before surgery...get a jump on the process. How much have you lost on the preop? I could NOT imagine doing this through the holidays....wow! I think I gained 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Years! But this was actually the first Christmas that I ate and was not on a strick diet....i felt like a prisoner and the last meal, so i ATE! haha! That is wonderful that they are gonna fix your hernia while they are in there...I would hate to know going into one surgery that you were gonna have to have another one. Thats wonderful.

Thanks for the words of encouragement! I have found that if I get the unflavored protein powder(I love Unjury) I can put it in soup, mashed potatoes,yogurt etc.It has absolutely no taste and I know that I am getting the protein that I am missing from the foods I can eat. We are all in this together...If I can offer help and support to you say the word!

Salty1986

Apparently, the allergic reaction from last night is still causing band swelling. Yogurt went down fine this morning, but my firm cantelope for snack is having problems. Guess it's mushy for the day.

It was yogurt. I did Dannon lite and fit, key lime pie. I could only eat about half of the 6 oz container. I was stuffed!!!

Oh boy I start drinking my laxative in 30 min! Have my bag packed I am sure I will have forgotten something. Bought the special shampoo and conditioner they recommended to help with the hair loss, got a fridge full of isopure, jello, popcicles, yogurt, cottage cheese. I'm all set....i think(G)

Sandy, I had my sleeve plication on May 27, tell me more about your eating schedule you adhered to as I can't imagine that our scarring is the same as the staples but am not sure. I'm on very soft yogurts and applesauce and soups, how about you? Did Dr. Cottam do yours? Mine was done in Mexico and there are very few of the plication folks on here so I need to keep in touch with ya'll.Tell me how your eating is going and what you've had good and bad luck with.BB