June 2007 Bandsters

[cbm818 0]

lo2us-i am glad you got straightened out...i can't imagine that it hurt that bad, wow!

that is good that you will feel restricition on the first try. i am hoping for that!

[toniteach 0]

Anyone else experienced this too?????

I went for my first fill.

I've lost 40 lbs and 3 sizes so far and it's only been 5 1/2 weeks!

lo2us...incredible....you're doing GREAT! Keep it up!

Toni

[captain danbo 0]

this is what I have been eating over the course of a day and its under 700 cal a day and I even feel full at the end of the day:

4 egg whites hard boiled. 0-fat 1-carb 14-protein-66 cal

1/2 cup chic broth Low sod. 0-fat 0-carb 1 -protein -8 cal

2, 8oz V8 less sod 0-fat 22 carb 0-protein - 92 cal

3 oz salmon (gortons) 3-fat 1- carb 16 Protein - 100cal

1/2 cup red salsa 0-fat 5-carb 0 protein 21cal

3.5 tb sp fatfree dressing 0-fat 21-carb 0 protein 105 cal

20oz Protein Drink 0-fat 0 -carb 40protein 160 cal

3oz tuna 2-fat 0 carb 19protein 90 cal

Totals fat=6 grams carbs=48 grams protein=99 grams cals= 647

I also take a multi/vitamin and calcium citrate

This has pretty much been my diet for the last16 weeks with the exception of the liquid stages. I am down 75 LBS in 16 weeks and keeping well below the 1200-1500cals a day that some people say I should be taking. I think it has more to do with where your cals come from than how many cals your intaking.

[faithmd 14]

Dan, you are kicking butt and taking names, AWESOME!

[captain danbo 0]

Madero: I first met with Tamara and talked to her for a while then I asked to talk with Dr Drahn. They told me I could get a fill 4 weeks from the follow up, if you get yours before me tell me all about it. Doc just looked at my incisions and said keep up with the good work, it looked like he had alot of people to see that day. I am eating well I just put 3 oz of Proteins in a cup and fill the rest of the cup with FF dressing chic broth and always about 1 tea spoon of wasabi blend blend blend and chew chew chew and I have been doing just fine. I hope you and your sis are doing well and I look forward to hearing about all the good weight loss.

Dan

[huntersmom 0]

Dan you are doing fabulous. One question. How do you not get bored with what you are eating everyday. I have to change it up a bit.

[toniteach 0]

Dan you are doing fabulous. One question. How do you not get bored with what you are eating everyday. I have to change it up a bit.

Ha! I AM changing my diet up a bit every day. Good ole variety is the spice of life......

......but MY scale isn't moving a bit and DANBO's is! Way to go Dan!

----Toni

[quadmom 0]

So, today is a few days out from being allowed back on "regular" food and I made a disaster decision today. I guess it's all a learning experience. My older 2 kids wanted Chinese food for dinner (very busy day and we had to grab somethig out). I caved and got it. boy, do I regret it. I chewed fine and it went down fine, but I feel so freakin sick now. I feel like I need to go back on a liquid diet for a week to get rid of this feeling. Ugh. I will not be eating that for a long time again!!!!! Ugh..........I can't wait for my fill to feel more restricted!!!!

[cbm818 0]

quadmom-i felt like that the other day, i can't remember what i ate, but wow did i feel horrible.

i don't know why, but i thought since it went down it would be okay. not so much.

there is quite a learning curve isn't there?

[madero 0]

Dan: Tamara said me and my sis might get a fill in two weeks, not Dr. K. So we'll have to wait and see. I'll let you know. Do you have an appt on the 24th? If so, hopefully we'll see ya there. My appt is at 11:00. Keep up the GREAT work.

All: I have seen Dan in person and he is doing great. He lost a lot of weight before the surgery and is still going strong. I'm sure all of your "well wishes" keep him going too.

Stella

[captain danbo 0]

huntersmom: I do change it up but mostly with the spices. my fat free dress I either use ranch or Italian it depends of the type of fish and also if it's fresh of canned. It's amazing what a table spoon of roasted red peppers do.

Madero: I don't have a Appt till aug 7th @ 10:00 It's was Dr Krahn that told me the likes to wait four weeks from the follow up before the fills so thats right at 6 weeks post op. They might have made that appt for me because I am back at work now, and I won't be home till Aug4th. maybe they are just going wait till I get back and you will get yours on the 24th.

[bigbaby 4]

Hello Junees!!!

I haven't posted in a while, but I've been keeping up. I read the boards DAILY... It's been really busy this week for me, so I've been reading in my few spare minutes using the internet on my phone. So I haven't posted in a while. I have an appointment for my first fill on July 18th--CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!

I think that I have figured out that when I am I full I burp excessively!! The only problem is that I don't know when "full" is UNLESS I burp. I don't feel anything..maybe it's because I haven't had a fill. ANYWHO!!

As much as I hate exercising...I have been consistent to meet my July challenge of 3 times a week (30 minutes each time). I've even kicked it up to 40 minutes each time!!! YEA ME!!!!

Nina--thanks for the list of Protein. I printed it and it should be extremely helpful when I start "EATING".

Dan: Thanks for the menu of what you're eating. I know that most literature says that we should be eating 3 meals a day and no Snacks. Are you eating every 2 or 3 hours instead of 3 meals? Did your doc or nutritionalist suggest this?

[mlang 0]

Hi everyone! I was banded on June 7th! I am doing pretty well, although I have noticed that I can eat pretty much anything right now. I go for my first fill on Monday:) I hope this will help!

[Suzzzie. 3]

lo2us - WOW! I know it must've been painful, but I can only hope for that kind of restriction when I get my fill next week!!

Dan - You are the man! Haha. But I can't eat fish. It's nasty. Actually, I hate most seafood. I can handle grilled shrip - occationally, and I can eat tuna, if I'm in the 'mood' for it, and even then I'm picky and can't eat much of it. I'm more of a chicken girl.

I'm just hoping that once I get my fill that the scale will start moving DOWN again. I'm up about 3 pounds since I started regular foods. (still down total of about 20 pounds though.) Just got home from the gym again. Made the mistake of starting on the tred-climber tonight. 10 minutes and I was pooped. I did manage to do 10 minutes elliptical though, and then did 35-40 reps on 5 different ab and leg weight machines.

And I can't seem to drink enough Water today - as in I've been thirsty ALL day. I feel bloated and water logged. Any advice?

[lo2us 1]

Suzzzie - at least if you're Water logged, you're not hungry! Good Luck with that fill. I'm feeling restriciton tonight, even if I take a big sip of water, but at least that alien popping out of my chest feeling left me! I guess I get to be the lone weirdo that this has happened to on their first fill! WOOHOO!

Y'all hang in there!