So - where are all the Smashing Pumpkins from??

[Mistydaz 0]

Hi Mistydaz. We were banded on the same day. How are you feeling? Have you seen any weight loss since surgery? I am feeling pretty good today but I haven't really lost much. I think yesterday was the first day that I have not had so much gas. I haven't gone back to work yet but today I went the the Fall Fest at church and I think it wore me out. There was a BBQ dinner with all the fixings and believe it or not it didn't bother me not to be able to eat it. In fact the Beans made me sick just to smell them. I had my Protein shake before I left and drank my Water.

I am in Austin, Texas.

Good luck on your journey.

Lone Star Loser

Hey, How are you! well last week was Gas He** - I felt sooo bloated I just wanted to lie down and cry like a beached whale - lol... anyway, Saturday i wanted to go out shopping and I felt so bloated and like there was a big ball in my stomach that i stayed in bed

Today, I felt really good. I did a little gardening since it was so nice out, and played with the dogs in the yard... walked... and relaxed.. hopefully tomorrow i can drive to town and get some errends done!

I didnt feel real hungry the first week and even now i am having to force myself to eat. I have lost 9 lbs. since surgery so i am feeling positive. I also get tired on my walks and have to stop for a sec and breath!! Oh and I actually baked a choclate cake for my husband today!! It didnt bother me at all!

good luck to you too!

[karook54 0]

I'm from B'ham, Al and my surgery is Oct.20th.

[Ara 1]

Karook lol I guess this is the wrong place to be asking you to go to Loyds and send me some onion rings isn't it?

[sweepy 0]

Hiya everyone,

I am from manchester uk and that is where i had my surgery on saturday.

sweepyxx

[longhornmom 0]

LoneStarLoser -

Well, its been 12 days since my surgery and I am doing great. I am still on liquids - can start the "mushie" stage on Monday. :eek: I had some trouble with dehydration on day 10 and had to have iv's but now I am great! Hope everyone else is doing good, too!

[LoneStarLoser 0]

LongHornMom. I'm glad that you are doing better. Sorry you had to have an IV. I hate those things. I am doing well also. I had my first visit on Oct. 16 and the doctor said everything looks good. My incisions are healing nicely. I get my first fill next Thursday, 10/30. I can't wait. I am on the mushies now and I am getting hungry between meals. I get hungry about 2 hours after I eat. So I just drink my Water and that helps. Since the beginning with my pre-op diet, up to now I have lost 30 lbs. I lost 16 on the pre-op diet. Hopefully after I get the fill I will do better. I know 30 lbs is good, but I want to lose more before Christmas when I see all my family.

Good luck and get those fluids down. Carry a water bottle around with you everywhere and just sip it all day long.

LoneStarLoser

[HelloPenny 0]

I have lost 30 lbs. I lost 16 on the pre-op diet.

That is so awesome!! WOW!! Good for you! I hope I am as successful as you are!

II did not lose very much on my pre-op diet. I think because, I started a healthy diet back in August before I looked into getting the lap-band and since then I have lost a total of 40 lbs. But, most of that was before the pre-op diet and being banded. I know it will come. I just want the big results too!

[Ara 1]

I really wish I had done a pre-diet, lol course if you had asked me then I'd have bashed your head in cause I wanted food till the last minute.

I really need to work on the Water, I keep a bottle with me during the day but still not up to drinking 4 or 5 17oz bottles, I HAVE to do better!

Finally found two drinks that I like, one is Oh Yeah and the other is the bullet (doesn't taste great but it's only 3oz). One has 32 grms Protein the other 42. I split up the 42 because no way will my body handle 42 grms of Protein at a time.

I've found a wonderful cookbook on Amazon

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Well-After-Weight-Surgery/dp/B001D1Z7UI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1225032538&sr=1-1]Amazon.com: Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery: The Kindle Store: Patt Levine,Michele Bontmpo-Saray,William B. Inabnet,Meredith Urban[/ame]

I purchased it via Kindle and it's so easy to take to the store with me to shop, it gives great calorie and protein information for each recipe.

[Sunwyse 1]

Ara, what do you mean your body can't handle 42 grams of Protein at a time? Most modest main meals have around 90 grams.

[Ara 1]

Research shows that unless your body NEEDS the Protein (as in after a workout ect) that you don't digest or use more than 30 to 40 grams of Protein at a time. Since I'm still not very active and my body isn't burning enough to warrent taking large doeses of it at one time.

As for the average meal having that much protein we must eat very very differently.

[LoneStarLoser 0]

I'm not sure how true this is but I read a statement by Susan Marie Leach, author of "Before and After" - Living & Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery, and this is what she had to say

"Your body takes in what it needs for what is going on. No one knows how much you need for any given minute... and the needs vary. You float it on by and it gets sucked through the walls of the intestine... better to float by plenty so that you can make sure you get in what your body needs.

There is an old internet tale that we only take in 30 grams at a time but it is not based on medical facts or studies.

It is better to take in small amounts several times during the day... for example three 25 grams portions of shake rather than 75 grams all at once.... so that you are more likely to take it all in as you need it."

I use the "New Whey" Protein bullets with 42 grams of protien, but I mix it with 32 oz of Water and sip on it for about 4 hours.

Lone Star Loser

[renee10704 0]

I am from New York City. To be more specific I live in Manhattan :eek:

Same place as my surgery.

Hey there! I live in WChester (Yonkers) and was banded in Greenwich... nice to see a neighbor!

[debbietx 0]

Hey all i live in denison,texas and was banded on 10-29 in sherman,texas. I'm doing liquids and some mushies now. Still having problems with gas and not eating or drinking very much at all.

[julie.ann 1]

Welcome! I got banded on the 29th too.

[debbietx 0]

Julie.ann are you still on liquids or have you started mushies as well.