How much do you really eat?

[HeatherGurl 0]

Ava,

You need to get you some Sugar Free Chocolate popscicles !! They are yummy!!

[ava 0]

Thanks for the suggestion. Right now I'm doing sugar-free Jello pudding and Unjury chocolate Protein Powder in milk for my chocolate fixes.

[gentlespirit 1]

Mandy~

Thanks for the detailed shopping list...I've been planning and making a list for a couple of weeks now, but there were things I hadn't thought of that you had on your list. Like the squishy pillow to guard against the seatbelt pressure. The voices of experience are priceless!

Emily

[piercedqt78 658]

I wish I could take credit for that great list but I can't. Before I was banded I posted on here and ask what I would need. I simply keep a list and now offer it to anyone that is about to be banded. I used almost everything on the list and my healing was super easy. Best of luck to you, I hope your recover time is short and easy. ~Mandy

[lildarlin 0]

This may be a silly question, but I'm curious. When you eat Beans, do you have be particularly careful to get the shell chewed up? I'm wondering if it would get stuck, especially if you're eating possibly 4-5 Beans at once? Those shells can be tough sometimes, like on kidney beans. Sorry....silly question from a pre-banded person!!!

Thanks

[piercedqt78 658]

I have never had any problems with the shells on Beans and I love black beans, they seem to have a really tough shell. I think as long as they are fully cooked you should be fine. ~Mandy

[ELEEBANA2 0]

Please can someone help me? I have been banded since August 2005 and had one 2ml fill, before leaving Hungary, I'm going back this coming May to see the surgeon. I have never been sick or had any odd symptoms but I am sure that I must be eating too much. The only advice that I was given was to chew my food really well. I have lost 40kgs which I think is about 76pounds. However the loss has really slowed down and sometimes I'm sure that I've eaten too much. Anne

[vinesqueen 2]

Please can someone help me? I have been banded since August 2005 and had one 2ml fill, before leaving Hungary, I'm going back this coming May to see the surgeon. I have never been sick or had any odd symptoms but I am sure that I must be eating too much. The only advice that I was given was to chew my food really well. I have lost 40kgs which I think is about 76pounds. However the loss has really slowed down and sometimes I'm sure that I've eaten too much. Anne

Holy crap! 40Kg since August and you're WORRIED????? Oh honey! you are a freaking rabbit! (queue thunderous appause!)

You are doing AMAZING!!!! Please stop stressing about this!

[vinesqueen 2]

It's funny about the straw thing. We were told anything that would fit through a straw was just fine during the liquid phase. And yes, the liquid phase is a time for healing, not for weight loss.

I have never had a problem with extra gas from using a straw, and I can't for the life of me figure out how people end up swallowing air using one. But my mother always ends up swallowing a ton of air when she uses one. I love using staws, espeically silly ones.

[vinesqueen 2]

When I was over filled, I was only able to manage a couple of tablespoons of food at a time. Now that I'm back to a reasonable fill, I find a saucer size of food is just about right. When we go out for dinner, one entree makes 3 meals, unless I order the child's plate. I can't eat an entire child's meal though.