Early june 2013 banders?

[dee21 47]

This book is a great tool. I picked it up at Barnes and noble last week. I make it for my whole family. So far they've liked everything. On each recipe there is a recommendation for whatever stage you are currently in. Tonight I had chicken sauté with mushrooms. Puréed of course. Yum!!

[Judy Robinette 51]

I am too at a stall with weight loss, but I have lost inches. I don't get my first fill till 07/24, so I am not too worried about it. I have remained at 188 for over a week. Patience is a virtue:)

[solson8201 98]

Today is my first day of mushy food. For dinner I fixed 1/2 cup of refried Beans and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese...and I couldn't finish it! Wow!!! I love this :-)

[ArtM 51]

It's amazing to eat so little and be satisfied. Whole new experience to me too. Hope you're as thrilled about it as I am.

[utkscvol1 125]

Today is my first day of mushy food. For dinner I fixed 1/2 cup of refried Beans and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese...and I couldn't finish it! Wow!!! I love this :-)

Did you have anything put in your band at the tie of surgery?

[solson8201 98]

Did you have anything put in your band at the tie of surgery?

No. But I still get satisfied pretty quickly.

[ArtM 51]

I asked my doc that on my post op visit. He said there is just a bit of Fluid in there, but nothing significant.

[Time4Kim 30]

Glad to hear everyone is doing so well. I am sorry i have been MIA, my first week back at work was crazy. I am doing great, still on full liquids, can start "soft" foods at the end of this week - I think I will choose Thursday . I saw my surgeon this past Wednesday and he was very pleased with my progress, I am as well. I am out of pain for the most part, I do feel a little pinch once in a while and my back hurts - but other than that I am back to normal. I do not go back until the 30th of July and he will give me my first fill. He warned me that somewhere in weeks 4-6 that i will feel like I never had surgery and will be hungry and able to eat more than i have been, but assured me it is temporary and for me to push through it. As all of you I am ready to "chew" - by the time I can have soft foods it will have been 5 weeks since I have anything but liquids... wooeeee - I cannot believe i have made it.

[GToukas62 6]

Had my first real hard day today. We had friends over for lunch and then had a crazy afternoon and ended up ordering pizza for kids and husband. pizza is my all time favorite. I had Protein drinks and Soup. I just stress-ate some sugar free Jello. Ugh. First time I wished I could just forget everything and eat. But, I guess that's what got me "here" in the first place, eh? Feeling pretty low today, I guess.

I had a party for my brother and all anyone could talk about was how good the cake was..I wanted to scream LOL...but when i look at myself in the mirror and see how much differently I look now then a couple of months ago, not eating the cake was a good thing...Just keep in mind your goal....you'll be fine

[GToukas62 6]

No. But I still get satisfied pretty quickly.

my doctor told me he put a couple of cc in my band

[utkscvol1 125]

Checking in- I have been Mia:( had surgery on June 13 and had my first fill today. My band was placed empty and she put 1.4cc in it. I have lost 16.8 pounds. I was hoping for more altogether but am reminding myself that I could not have lost this much in a month by myself:)

[dee21 47]

Checking in- I have been Mia:( had surgery on June 13 and had my first fill today. My band was placed empty and she put 1.4cc in it. I have lost 16.8 pounds. I was hoping for more altogether but am reminding myself that I could not have lost this much in a month by myself:)

How are all the Junies doing?

Im a little over 1 month post surgery. I cant explain how much better I feel now!! To be honest I was in more pain than I expected. It took me almost 3 1/2 weeks to feel normal again. I had my first fill this morning. The dr put in 3.25cc's. It's so amazing how all of our Dr's are different. He didn't use fluoroscope. It really didn't hurt at all! He numbed me, felt around for the port, put the needle in, filled it, sat me up with the needle still in, drank Water, he added more saline, I felt shoulder pain, he removed some saline and now I'm sipping Soup. Liquids for one day, soft food for one day then solids if all is tolerated. I was nervous for nothing! I've lost 25lbs since surgery! He said I have no restriction so I basically did it on my own. I find that hard to believe because I definitely felt some sort of restriction...plus nothing but liquids in the beginning helped.

I hope everyone is doing well!! Don't forget to update us. We are all in this together!

16.8 lbs is awesome!!

[GToukas62 6]

Checking in- I have been Mia:( had surgery on June 13 and had my first fill today. My band was placed empty and she put 1.4cc in it. I have lost 16.8 pounds. I was hoping for more altogether but am reminding myself that I could not have lost this much in a month by myself:)

I was band on June 12 I get my first fill on the 22...I lost 16 lbs so far...I too thought it would be more..but I'm glad for what I did lose

[solson8201 98]

I've lost 11 since being banded on the 13th (23 total). I go for my first fill on the 26th, and I can't wait! It's too easy to eat too much right now :-/ Congratulations to everyone! It sounds like we're all right on track. We need to make sure we keep checking in at least every couple weeks.

[SueBee01 630]

No. But I still get satisfied pretty quickly.

If it is working, don't mess with it!