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Social Situation Help!!!
JennyBee replied to losingoncemorewithsurgery's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
We always have friends over... I mean almost every weekend. I buy either special K or Kashi crackers to dip I'm hummus or a home made dip that I know is healthy. Also we usually grill chicken or steak kabobs with veggies and fruit. As for alcohol I'll have flavored vodka with diet cranberry juice ( 5 calories) And just skip dessert;) Have fun!!! -
Hi everyone, does anyone know how many weeks after surgery i will have to wait before having any non-carbonated alcoholic beverage ???
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Let's Shake The Tree!! Hey Vets, Maintaining is All About The Rules...Right?
blizair09 replied to FluffyChix's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I'm 16 months post-op, met goal of 180 at 1 year and 4 days post-op (October 2, 2017) and have been at 173 for several months now. I am incredibly particular about what I eat and drink, and, in my opinion, that has been the key to my success. I've worked my way up to around 1900-2000 calories per day, but I never go over 2000. I keep my carbs below 25 grams per day. I follow a keto way of eating. This is sustainable for me, and it's how I am going to live. I haven't had any sugar, bread, starch, etc. in almost 2 years. It's no thing now. Food is fuel to me, and nothing else. It's quite freeing, and provides for a much better quality of life for me. I'm treating carbs like an alcoholic treats booze. I feel like they are a slippery slope for me, so I eradicated them from my life, and I have no plan or desire to bring them back. Being this size, being healthy, and having a happy life is SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TO ME than any food or drink. I'm technically not a vet in the eyes of BP for another couple of months, but I have been doing this for a long time, been successful, and been on and off of these boards for 2 years. I've seen a lot, and lived a lot, and accepted a very long time ago that this journey is for the rest of my life. I'll be damned if I gain anything back after I permanently changed my body and put it through all of that trauma... -
I would say nay, but I also don't have a taste for alcohol, so it's really easy for me to say nay! I smoke, and I wasn't willing to give up smoking after surgery even though it's the healthy thing to do.
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my personal feelings, its wasted cals and has no nutritional value what so ever. do i drink alcohol ... sure - maybe once every other month. but i notice i retain more Water and just feel crappy after.
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I Had a Blow Pop
DogGroomer replied to samantha209's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Cupcakes, chocolate, bread and alcohol..and you had blow pops. lol I wouldn't worry about that. I hope I have the will power to pass that stuff up after my sleeve..Great job! -
How much weight has everyone loss since there surgery ?
Jachut replied to virginia's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
28kg, I drink plenty of coffee, no I dont think it makes you gain weight unless perhaps you have some weird allergy to it. I eat regular food like anormal person. No high Protein regimes here, I eat carbs, bread, Pasta, rice, sometimes I eat takeway, I have the odd alcoholic drink, I eat a bit more if I go out or go away, in fact I lead a totally normal life. There's no real science to it. Eat a bit less, move a bit more and say bye bye to the weight. -
I was sleeved 3 years ago today. Ask me anything.
DaleCruse replied to DaleCruse's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Friends, I've done some things very right for me like exercising, joining this forum, & quitting alcohol. But I've also done some things very wrong for me like drinking too much, eating too much occasionally, & not seeking support when I needed it. I hope this thread is helpful to you. -
So tell me, whats everybody drinking?
the best me replied to IamCanadian25's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Crystal Light, Water, Coffee. As for alcohol, it's usually a Blush or White Zinfandel glass of wine. I only indulge once a month, tops. Usually less though. -
It Is The Band That Erodes, Not Your Stomach
Humming Bird replied to lappyloo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
It is the actual stomach tissue that erode..... come on.... think about it. I'll see if I can find an actual picture or something...... The use of NSAIDS, alcohol and smoking are proposed as three of the main factors contributing to hyperacidity and irritation of the mucosa layer of the stomach. This important layer prevent us from acquiring an ulcer and when the irritation is persistent causes its erosion and then the erosion of all the wall layers of the stomach favoring the lap band to migrate into the stomach (”inside out” erosion theory). just found this at "thinner times" Lap-Band erosion is migration of the band through the stomach wall into the stomach. This complication occurs in less than 2% of patients when surgeons use present day technique (pars flacidatechnique). It was significantly more common early on when the band was placed tightly against the stomach (peri-gastric technique). -
I am a convert to the church and a recovering Alcoholic. For years I felt uncomfortable in church, rarely speaking to anyone, always the first out the door. I felt like I didn't fit in and that no one made an effort to get to know me. I always had the feeling that I wasn't good enough to belong to this organization. Well somewhere along the way I made the decision to try the opposite, to put my self out there, to seek out friends, and it worked! I move around a lot too, and I have found that there is always at least someone who you can identify and become friends with. I also enjoy church so much more now. I found I wasn't being judged nearly as much as I thought I was. I know how you feel about the the people who try to appear to be the perfect mormon, but they are struggling through life just as we are, and I think it's all just the way we look at things. Anyway, that's my experience.
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I was sleeved 3 years ago today. Ask me anything.
DaleCruse replied to DaleCruse's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Can I? Yes. Do I? No. I've always been more of a wine person than a beer person. That said, I grew to enjoy wine too much. I got to the point that I was drinking one to two bottles of wine every night. That was a poor choice. I'm proud to say it's been more than 10 weeks since I've had any alcohol. I have few regrets in life, but if I had to do drink that much again, I wouldn't. -
I think it was about 1 week for me, I had a glass of bubbly, and then a week later it was Christmas so I had more glasses! I generally am happy to have a drink whenever I go out or over to mum's for dinner or anything like that however these days I have one, before dinner and then stop drinking. I'm still open enough that if I had 2 or 3 I'd say "what the hell" and overeat, the way alcohol tends to make you do.
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I reserve the calories from alcohol to eating out- It helps relax my stoma and I have never had a stuck, slime or PB at a meal when Ive had some alcohol- That is very important to me if there are alot of people at the table- Especially those who dont know!! Im sure there are those who replace eating with drinking- Not my personality. Learning the moderation thing is an ongoing lesson!
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I had a glass of wine the week after my surgery and it was no problem... It took me about 3 months to try beer and that hasn't been a problem either. Just give yourself some time to adjust to your fills before you start with carbonation. I lke sugar-free Red Bull and usually have one or two a week. They are really lightly carbonated and are a nice change from the flat Water. BUT, one day I drank one a little too quickly after a pretty tight fill and I just PBd the foam. It was a bizarre feeling and I was expecting something other than a thick foam to have come up but that's all it was. Go slowly with your carbonation and your alcohol for that matter. Trust me, you'll be a cheap date
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I am considering banding, however I enjoy an occassional beer or cocktail. How does banding affect drinking?
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Hi Gill, Mr Hewin told me that it's best to try to reduce the size of my liver before the op, as it will make it a lot easier for him, and my recovery time will be shorter. I have been told to avoid alchohol as much as possible for 3 weeks before the op, and for the week before I have to go on a liquid fat free diet. I can have fat free yoghurt and thin soups only, according to the enormous handout he gave me. I am going for my pre-op assessments on Monday, and I am going to check to see if I can have something like Slimfast shakes as well, as I hate yoghurt (though I don't mind the Muller Light ones too much). I actually gave up alcohol as a New Year resolution and I have tried to eat a low fat diet throughout March, so hopefully it will be ok. I'm a teacher too, and having it in the Easter holidays, which was my choice. I saw my GP at the end of July, and he gave me a form there and then to make an appointment with Mr Hewin over the internet. I made the appointment for 14 August, and after that had to wait for PCT approval. They approved the operation and all costs in early November and I saw Mr Hewin again at the beginning of December. Once you have approval, there is a 2 month waiting list, which put me in February, but you can ask to have it later, which I did, so that it would fit in with my life. I meet the anaesthetist on Monday, and have the pre-op tests, then a week on Wednesday I go in! The only thing I am worried about now is if there isn't a bed and I can't have it at the last minute, which is always a worry with the NHS. Good luck with your referral! Debbie
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Considering the Lap Band and Have a Question
andy343858 replied to deed87's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Hey! I haven't been banded yet. I can tell you that as hard as given up drinking may be for you its totally worth it when it comes to your health. Alcohol has a ton of empty calories the importnat thing is that if you do get the surgery you do it for you. -
I wasn't hungry AT ALL and was so dizzy and light-headed that I felt horrible even laying down. It felt like when one drinks too much alcohol and the room is spinning (the last thing one feels like doing is eating and drinking when one feels like this.) It was the dizziness that was the WORST. And Parrot...I know! I have been so sick and my nurse thinks that I am having anxiety attacks (but I am not). I live in a very small NE town and the doctors around here don't know anything about lapband and wouldn't know how to help me. I can only rely on my lapband doctor (who is nicer than the nurse). He really does try to help me. The problem is that the problems come and go so sometimes when I see him my chest doesn't hurt (like on Monday). He focused on my dizziness and that has gone away. Now that I am eating again though...my chest pain is back.
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Are you allowed to have these after the lapband? ~Jodie
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Let's Shake The Tree!! Hey Vets, Maintaining is All About The Rules...Right?
blizair09 replied to FluffyChix's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Aww. Thank you. I appreciate that. Until the last couple of weeks, I took a break from BP. It really is designed more for pre-op folks and recent post-ops, so there isn't much for me here anymore. (That, plus most of the people I talked with are long gone by now.) I'm glad to be back, though. I don't respond to a lot of posts these days, but I do sometimes when I feel that I can contribute (or that people might listen...). I had to really work to get my calories in the 1900-2000 range. And I eat every 2 hours all day long to get there. I was in the 1600-1750 range for a long time, but I wouldn't stop losing weight. My doctor doesn't want me to go below 170, so I knew I had to get the calories closer to 2000. (I think a person my size needs about 2100 to maintain, so I really should try to get it up a little more, but I've stayed at 173 for a while now, so I think I'm good at the moment.) Some people eat carbs and are fine, but my body is just really sensitive to them. And getting my mindset around food to where it is took a lot of work. Trust me, a few months with carbs would put that in jeopardy (just like booze with an alcoholic), and that is why I am how I am. And I have seen so many people have one surgery or the other and then gain most or all of their weight back (including my mom, dad and brother). I just don't want to be one of those people. -
Mine was hilarious. I had 2 sessions the first one we went over my weight loss history and then I took a 166 question test that covered about 5 subjects. 1.Family 2.abuse 3.drugs/alcohol 4.religion 5.eating habits My favortie question was number 88 where it asked me (they were all true/false) I am answering this test truthfully T/F? When I got the results back I scored very high (you want to score between 65-80) on the religion part (100%). All she said was religion can be a helpful tool so if you ever feel depressed you may want to look for a religious belief. Hope this helps
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Time2live, Hey there. I am a Kuri girl too. We do have an obscene number of choices down here, but if you have the Pria bars, do you have Pria select? The caramel Peanut Butter are SO tasty and softer than the chemical cardboard tasting shmoo. You only have to count net carbs or impact carbs. Sugar alcohols and Fiber don't count toward the 40/day. Slimfast also has a high Protein with 1 or 2 net carbs. This is usually labeled in a prominent area on the front of the package. I got so sick of sweet, we are discussing the 'headache from hell' on another thread, but it goes away by day three. Congratulations so much on your upcoming surgery!! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions... It is all still pretty fresh in my memory and I took good notes.
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Me too guys I'm passing all social event this year will be focusing on the new life changes but like @@briefs199 said I will miss alcohol the most ;)
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Haven't Had First Fill - Seem To Be Able To Tolerate Everything!
pink dahlia replied to girleyq's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
ive had my 4th fill, and i can eat EVERYTHING too. the only prob i had was i had a tiny bit of mexican food and 3 sips of a margarita last week and forgot and used a straw ( A big no no, it can introduce air in to your stomach ) I threw up my whole dinner, im pretty sure it was from the straw , as ive had mexican and a margarita since being banded. so enjoy your foods just dont use a straw and be very careful of alcohol as some are more sensitive to it after being banded.
