Two days down

[magic699 0]

and I already well enough to take 1 1/2 hr. trip to see my family. Not too shabby for a 47 year old with rheumatoid arthritis! A message to future bandsters- it's not too bad!!

[sunsett 2]

Congrats and Welcome to Bandland!

[the best me 6]

Yay you! Keep us posted on how you are doing...Congratulations!!!

[Mrs Sabre 1]

Congratulations Magic! I can't wait to meet you; please say you're coming to lunch in January?

[Iluvharleys 15]

Congrats! I'm glad you are feeling so great!

[the best me 6]

How ya doin' magic?

[magic699 0]

I wrote a long post earlier and when I clicked to send it- I got an error message and my post was gone. So aggrevating!

Anyway I am doing great. I have lost 15 lbs. in 13 days. Tomorrow I get to start adding a few mushies. I've gotten used to the liquid and it's gonna feel funny chewing again.

I am going on a cruise Jan. 15. I had to talk to the nutritionist about it. She went ahead and added fish this time so I would have something to eat on the cruise. I will just have to have a lot of will power and determination. I think I'll do fine.

Now Kathy, how are you doing?

One more thing- my daughter-in-law is in labor! I may be a nana again tomorrow! I'm so excited!

[sunsett 2]

How exciting nana!

I went on a 9 day cruise not even 3 weeks after my band. I was so afraid that I would have food problems. I recommend everyone who gets the band goes on a cruise right away! It was a fantatic way to try differen't foods that I don't noramlly want to oder or buy. I had my protien shake in the morning because I am really not a Breakfast person. Then for lunch I'd have a little of fish or chicken and some veggies. LOTS OF Water, and for dinner I had a roll or 2 with butter (Royal Carribean has hese wonderful seeded very small rolls yummm they were good) I would order Soup, and a main dish and of course desert. I consentrated on the protien, after my roll..lol...then veggies and a few bites of desert. The midnight buffets I was never awake for so they didin't bother me. I ordered fish which I would have never ordered at home. I even had a few bites of prime rib one night. Anyway I did not feel deprived and I ost 5 1/2 pounds on the trip.

So enjoy yourself and don't be afraid to try things.

Good luck with the new little one tonight.

[dolphin_dreams 0]

Congratulations on the surgery and on that precious grandbaby!

[magic699 0]

Thank you. No baby yet- false alarm!

[Mrs Sabre 1]

Magic, how are you doing?