Need Lap Band Buddy / Mentor Need a buddy in Delaware

[cnordg 0]

Hi, I was banded on June 3rd. My recover seems to be uneventful so far. I am fifty yrs old and am a RN at Christiana Hospital.

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[jvinciguerra1 0]

How you doing there CNORDG? Just checking in with you. Feeling healthier with the band? What do you find the best and worst of your journey so far ?

Janat in NH

[cnordg 0]

Hi, I am doing fine. What I like about the surgery that I am finally losing a little weight. I am not losing like I thought I would but 10 lbs in 3 weeks is good. I do find I seem to get hungry late at night. What the hardest thing has been is going to family parties. All the food and everyone keeps asking if you want something. How are you doing? :redface:Have you had surgery yet?

[jvinciguerra1 0]

Hi, I am doing fine. What I like about the surgery that I am finally losing a little weight. I am not losing like I thought I would but 10 lbs in 3 weeks is good. I do find I seem to get hungry late at night. What the hardest thing has been is going to family parties. All the food and everyone keeps asking if you want something. How are you doing? :redface:Have you had surgery yet?

10 Lbs in 3 weeks .... GREAT. Feeling energetic ???? No complications?

They called me today for my surgery date. I decided to put it off until August 4th since I still have tons of company in July. I really didn't "want" to, but felt it was best for everyone in the long run. I can easily loose weight, I don't have any urges to go way off my eating plan. It's keeping it off in the long run that I want to be motivated about. What Protein shake are you using ???

Take care,

Janat in New Hampshire

[cnordg 0]

I think that it was a good idea to put your surgery off till after your guest leave. My surgery was supose to be in April, I put it off for a business trip and for my sons wedding. I am glad I did. When I go out I need to make sure I take food with me. At this time I am still suppose to be on full liquids. Not hard if I am at home. I have found that GNC does have Protein Drinks that are kept cold, so if I am out I can stop there to get something. Otherwise I have to take a cooler with me. I am ready to go back to work, but one of my incisions is not healing well. so they have not released me yet. Otherwise everything is good. Talk to you later.:thumbup:

[PATCHELTON 0]

Hi. I am not in Delaware, but nearby in Harford County, MD. I was just up in New Castle on July 4th for a cat show (you'd never guess from my signature that I like cats--a lot).

One of the best habits you can make is to carry food you can eat with you. That way you are not caught short somewhere trying to figure out what you can eat, or worse, eating the wrong stuff. I work in a cardiology office and we have luncheons all the time with the pharm reps. I still carry my lunch, in case it is something I don't want to eat, or can't. A lot of times it is pretty healthy (today there were turkey, ham, roast beef sandwiches, tossed salad, fruit salad--I tossed the bread and ate the meat for my Protein, a small scoop of tossed salad and some fruit salad). My lunch bag is still packed (will likely eat it for dinner). I also carry Kashi TLC bars in my purse in case I don't have food with me and I get hungry and can't eat for a while. Not as high in Protein as some bars, but good for Fiber and fairly low in sugar and fat. They take the edge off without wrecking my diet.

I also made a serious committment to exercise. Nothing fancy, mostly just walking (I walk in a park near home, carrying peanuts for the squirrels). I belong to Curves which I use more in the fall and winter when I don't have daylight to walk on the way home from work. I have Water aerobics and a rec center gym membership as further backups, but most of the time it's me and the squirrels. It seems to work for me.

For Snacks (I was a salty snacker) I keep Kay's Naturals around at work and at home. They are sold online and you can get a sampler to try some of the different flavors. They have Cereal too. Go to kaysnaturals.com to check out.

Good luck on your journey.

[cnordg 0]

PATCHELTON, thanks for the info. The cat show was less than 3 miles from my house. I live on the other side of the canal. My big problem now is I am always hungry. My son took me to dinner I at just the right amount, but never felt full. I had my first fill last Monday, 4cc. I go back in 2 weeks. I ended up taking a month off from work. I had one incision that was not healing, but now everything is good. I am diffently drinking plenty of fluids. I do need to increase my exercise. Talk to you later.