September 2009 Band Date

[nawlinzlady 1]

Thank you for your encouragement. I guess I just needed to be vent. What is really funny.....I am craving carbonation, not necessary soda but the feeling of carbonation. Weird!

That's what we are all here for , to give encourage, Celebrate our weightloss accomplishments and to give ideas and suggestions. Feel free to vent to us anytime you need to

[smallerj 2]

HI Dee, how are you doing? Is your tummy still swollen? Mine is, it's getting better though. I've got a lot of gas. I've been having broth, Jello and popsicles. Haven't really wanted anything.

take care all the newly banded and good luck to those on deck.

[nawlinzlady 1]

HI Dee, how are you doing? Is your tummy still swollen? Mine is, it's getting better though. I've got a lot of gas. I've been having broth, Jello and popsicles. Haven't really wanted anything.

take care all the newly banded and good luck to those on deck.

Yes, Its still swollen alot. I know it will go down, but i am just worrying about getting into clothes to return to work. I am eating same stuff as you, but to be honest. I am not wanting to move onto other foods just yet. Right now I am not hungry and feeling full from the surgery. I decided to ride that train as long as I can because I have lost weight. Once we start adding other foods the weight loss is gonna slow down like everyone elses when we go through bandster hell

And I my scale gave me wonderful news this morning, I have entered ONEDERLAND! I did it barely by 1/2 lb...but im there i and its very motivating!

Edited September 19, 2009 by nawlinzlady

[nailpro00 71]

Hi All,

Banded 9-2 and getting very down. I have only lost 5 lbs. I am keeping to high Protein. My band is empty so maybe that is not helping. I am loosing the same amount that I would loose before I was banded. I am keeping mostly to Protein Shakes , some eggs, tuna and chicken. Getting disheartened. I am happy for all of the sept banders. Keep up the good work.

You are doing fantastic. whether you lost it pre opt or post opt you have lost. i can not wait till i hit 30 pounds lost. i was banded on sept 4th. and i lost 5 pounds before my surgery. i decided that it is time to cut out the carbs also and go with mostly protein yesterday because i have not see a loose in 3 days. i am hoping that will help me. Keep up the good work because you are doing GREAT.

[hardygostlin 0]

I have 5 myself. why do they need so many I wonder. today I feel like a little indegested. Not nauseated but like something is caught in my throat and I can't get it to burp our. this is normal or average correct??

I think that's normal. I have more pain in my port site this morning, I think it's from sleeping in a bed that doesn't incline like the one's in the hospital. It's not horrible though. I realize I am going to have some pain, I just had surgery. I hope you were able to burp that feeling away.

[nailpro00 71]

Here is the updated list for anyone that is looking!!

I added myself on sept 4th

September Band List

Soco 9/01/09

Amandakrangel 9/1/09

Coloradomom (Gen) 9/1/09

ms_Hart37 9/1/09

mosean6278 09/01/09

katklaws 09/01/09

SmilinShel (Michelle) 09/01/09

Comet321 (Chris) 9/1/09

ivy76 9/02/09

$occer mom 9/3/09

Jmtmb (JoLynne ) 9/4/09

Nailpro00 (Diana) 9/4/09

JLDChester(Jamie)9/4/09

Cortney75 (Cortney) 9/4/09

tzn (Karena) 9/8/09

mrsyellis (yohontas)9/08/09

Jules 09/09/09

Soldiersgem(ginna) 9/9/09

pr8453(Pam) 9/9/09

bradybrat 09/09/09

Ready4a2ndchance 9/09/09

travel (Anita) 09/09/09

kittkat2009 09/10/09

Hmarko (helen) 9/11/09

stardustic 9/11/09

BrentinLA 9/14/09

Queen Bee 9/14/09

amwash23 9/14/09

romain123 9/14/09

Nawlinzlady (Dee) 9/15/09

Anni80 (annie) 9/15/09

Lula 9/15/09

smallerj (jes) 9/16/09

Boo Cakes 9/16/09

Hardygostlin (Jody) 9/17/09

Loveslady(Tawonda) 9/17/09

Gatorgirl1024 (Shelley) 9/17/09

MishiB (Michelle) 9/17/09

Bendy H (Brenda) 9/18/09

Sharie3 9/21/09

Italia2020 (Mia) 09/21/09

Ariane (Ariane) 09/21/09

Jenna1979 (Jennifer) 09/22/09

Pookiemp 9/23/2009

leigna 09/24/09

Chickychoo (Jill) 09/28/09

Kinzie 09/28/09

QMOM 9/28/09

Soexcited 9/30/09

ShrinkingV (Vickie) 9/30/09

[markbo 0]

Re: September 2009 Band Date

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Here is the updated list for anyone that is looking!!

September Band List

Soco 9/01/09

Amandakrangel 9/1/09

Coloradomom (Gen) 9/1/09

ms_Hart37 9/1/09

mosean6278 09/01/09

katklaws 09/01/09

SmilinShel (Michelle) 09/01/09

Comet321 (Chris) 9/1/09

ivy76 9/02/09

$occer mom 9/3/09

Jmtmb (JoLynne ) 9/4/09

JLDChester(Jamie)9/4/09

Cortney75 (Cortney) 9/4/09

tzn (Karena) 9/8/09

mrsyellis (yohontas)9/08/09

Jules 09/09/09

Soldiersgem(ginna) 9/9/09

pr8453(Pam) 9/9/09

bradybrat 09/09/09

Ready4a2ndchance 9/09/09

travel (Anita) 09/09/09

kittkat2009 09/10/09

Hmarko (helen) 9/11/09

stardustic 9/11/09

BrentinLA 9/14/09

Queen Bee 9/14/09

amwash23 9/14/09

romain123 9/14/09

Nawlinzlady (Dee) 9/15/09

Anni80 (annie) 9/15/09

Lula 9/15/09

smallerj (jes) 9/16/09

Boo Cakes 9/16/09

Hardygostlin (Jody) 9/17/09

Loveslady(Tawonda) 9/17/09

Gatorgirl1024 (Shelley) 9/17/09

MishiB (Michelle) 9/17/09

Bendy H (Brenda) 9/18/09

Sharie3 9/21/09

Italia2020 (Mia) 09/21/09

Markbo 9/21/09

Ariane (Ariane) 09/21/09

Jenna1979 (Jennifer) 09/22/09

Pookiemp 9/23/2009

leigna 09/24/09

Chickychoo (Jill) 09/28/09

Kinzie 09/28/09

QMOM 9/28/09

Soexcited 9/30/09

ShrinkingV (Vickie) 9/30/09

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If you say you can't....you won't!!!

[Loveslady 0]

gatorgirl and bendy how are you ladies making out. Today is the first day that I have had gas. I didn't have any pain so I stopped taking pain meds but the gas is now hurting me. Should I take pain meds for that. This morning I also woke so weak I needed help to go to the bathroom. I feel better now. I contribute that to not having enough fluids. Today I can finally have something other than Water. I had a Protein Shake. Well a few swallows. Its still on the table looking at me. Everybody tell me how your doing. I like to know what everyone else is experincing.

[gatorgirl1024 0]

gatorgirl and bendy how are you ladies making out. Today is the first day that I have had gas. I didn't have any pain so I stopped taking pain meds but the gas is now hurting me. Should I take pain meds for that. This morning I also woke so weak I needed help to go to the bathroom. I feel better now. I contribute that to not having enough fluids. Today I can finally have something other than Water. I had a Protein Shake. Well a few swallows. Its still on the table looking at me. Everybody tell me how your doing. I like to know what everyone else is experincing.

Hey Loveslady,

Everything went well for me. I only have one incision! So I am really happy about that. I am pretty sore though I think most of it is gas pain. My liquid pain medicine is so nasty I try not to take it it makes me naesous. One thing I have noticed is that it is really sore when i take a deep breath. Is anybody else experiencing that?

[nawlinzlady 1]

gatorgirl and bendy how are you ladies making out. Today is the first day that I have had gas. I didn't have any pain so I stopped taking pain meds but the gas is now hurting me. Should I take pain meds for that. This morning I also woke so weak I needed help to go to the bathroom. I feel better now. I contribute that to not having enough fluids. Today I can finally have something other than Water. I had a Protein Shake. Well a few swallows. Its still on the table looking at me. Everybody tell me how your doing. I like to know what everyone else is experincing.

I can only take a few sips of Protein shake at a time also. It takes me all day just to drink one. I have a little container with a lid so i put in back in fridge until im ready for more

[Ready4a2ndChance 0]

I'm doing pretty well. Right now my menu pretty much is the same on a daily basis. I'm having a small 4oz cup of Live Active Breakstones cottage cheese and some V8 juice for Breakfast, then for lunch i'll have about 4oz of Zesty Tomato Soup or some tuna and light mayo and for dinner I'll have 1 or 1 1/2 boiled eggs mashed up really good with some salt (sometimes light mayo like an egg salad) and if I don't have tuna for lunch sometimes I'll have tuna for dinner one of those 2.9oz packages. I drink lots of Water, crystal light, gatorade and Protein water. I can't do the Protein Powder like I said before because it really makes me have like diarreah all day so I was told that I could start mushies early if my body tolerated them. I just do tuna and eggs because of the protein...........I dont see any reason to go too far into mushies right now. I'm going to wait another week or week and a half before I do that.

I've lost 12lbs to date, i'm so happy, It's amazing what 12 lbs makes. I already feel like I have more energy.

[nailpro00 71]

Here is the updated list for anyone that is looking!!

September Band List

Soco 9/01/09

Amandakrangel 9/1/09

Coloradomom (Gen) 9/1/09

ms_Hart37 9/1/09

mosean6278 09/01/09

katklaws 09/01/09

SmilinShel (Michelle) 09/01/09

Comet321 (Chris) 9/1/09

ivy76 9/02/09

$occer mom 9/3/09

Jmtmb (JoLynne ) 9/4/09

JLDChester(Jamie)9/4/09

Cortney75 (Cortney) 9/4/09

tzn (Karena) 9/8/09

mrsyellis (yohontas)9/08/09

Jules 09/09/09

Soldiersgem(ginna) 9/9/09

pr8453(Pam) 9/9/09

bradybrat 09/09/09

Ready4a2ndchance 9/09/09

travel (Anita) 09/09/09

kittkat2009 09/10/09

Hmarko (helen) 9/11/09

stardustic 9/11/09

BrentinLA 9/14/09

Queen Bee 9/14/09

amwash23 9/14/09

romain123 9/14/09

Nawlinzlady (Dee) 9/15/09

Anni80 (annie) 9/15/09

Lula 9/15/09

smallerj (jes) 9/16/09

Boo Cakes 9/16/09

Hardygostlin (Jody) 9/17/09

Loveslady(Tawonda) 9/17/09

Gatorgirl1024 (Shelley) 9/17/09

MishiB (Michelle) 9/17/09

Bendy H (Brenda) 9/18/09

Sharie3 9/21/09

Italia2020 (Mia) 09/21/09

Ariane (Ariane) 09/21/09

Jenna1979 (Jennifer) 09/22/09

Pookiemp 9/23/2009

leigna 09/24/09

Chickychoo (Jill) 09/28/09

Kinzie 09/28/09

QMOM 9/28/09

Soexcited 9/30/09

ShrinkingV (Vickie) 9/30/09

Celestial 9/24/09

Jenno 9/02/09

i thought i put myself on the list but i must have done something wrong. can someone tell me how to do this or just put me on. i was banded on 9/4/09. thank you so much.

[hmarko 0]

I like the Protein Shakes, but I can only drink about 1/2 cup of it now before im full.

I'm able to drink the whole thing in about 15 mins but I only use about 4 oz of Water (sometimes no fat milk) and 4 icecubes or no icecubes. Also the one I use Unjury is not thick at all some of the premade ones like EAS and Atkins are pretty thick. Unjury is only Protein. I have lost weight successfully 20 years ago (and kept it of for maybe 5 years?) from 500 cal liquid only diet under a doctors care. In the last 10 years though I have put on about 60 lbs and usually its been fast spurts over 2 months which i spend the next year trying to lose. Then another 20 lb spurt again etc etc.

I have endocrine issues so the fat and carbs don't get metabolized properly calorie for calorie. So I'm a bit worried about the honeymoon ending. I want to take advantage of this as much as possible. The hardest thing back when I did the liquid only diet was getting back on it but I guess here we have added motivation when we do the fills (my doc wants to days of liquid 1-2 days of mushy after each fill).

[hmarko 0]

I'm doing pretty well. Right now my menu pretty much is the same on a daily basis. I'm having a small 4oz cup of Live Active Breakstones cottage cheese and some V8 juice for breakfast, then for lunch i'll have about 4oz of Zesty Tomato Soup or some tuna and light mayo and for dinner I'll have 1 or 1 1/2 boiled eggs mashed up really good with some salt (sometimes light mayo like an egg salad) and if I don't have tuna for lunch sometimes I'll have tuna for dinner one of those 2.9oz packages. I drink lots of Water, crystal light, gatorade and Protein water. I can't do the protein powder like I said before because it really makes me have like diarreah all day so I was told that I could start mushies early if my body tolerated them. I just do tuna and eggs because of the protein...........I dont see any reason to go too far into mushies right now. I'm going to wait another week or week and a half before I do that.

I've lost 12lbs to date, i'm so happy, It's amazing what 12 lbs makes. I already feel like I have more energy.

I am getting diarrhea on the protein too but sorry for the TMI - its around a two hour period (evening). I usually eat the protein b/t 12 and 8 pm. Drinking water all day. Tried some Fiber pills didn't do much. then again the barium swallow also causes diarrhea and i had that yesterday. I start mushies tomorrow and will be doing same as u eggs and tuna, and flaked sole. I may treat myself to Soup (but here is where I don't know what the calories are because I'm not making it myself). on second thought I will wait

[hmarko 0]

Hey Loveslady,

Everything went well for me. I only have one incision! So I am really happy about that. I am pretty sore though I think most of it is gas pain. My liquid pain medicine is so nasty I try not to take it it makes me naesous. One thing I have noticed is that it is really sore when i take a deep breath. Is anybody else experiencing that?

Yes that is from the incision by your breastbone to pick up your liver and the air the blow into us. It affects our diaphragm. Did they give you that breathing thing? Its important to work through that to ensure your lungs are inflating (they can deflate from the anesthesia). I am a week out and that is gone now. I had the Single incision as well. Very psyched about that!