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AM - Snickers energy bar - 150 calories, 10 grams of protein, 13 grams of sugar
Snack - almonds - probably 1/2 cup
Lunch - stew beef over rice/ate less than 1/4 cup of rice, 1/2 cup of green beans and 1/2 cup of stew cabbage
Dinner - 1/2 of grilled chix salad with alot of ranch dressing
Snack - 2 cups of frosted mini wheats with no milk.

I have no idea how many calories, fat grams, carbs, or protein this all contained.  I just feel like my night time snacking is out of hand!!!!

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Well, I finally reached bandster's hell.  Last Thursday, June 28th was my first day on mushies and my last day to lose any weight.  With pre op and liquid stage I have lost 27 lbs, so I'm really not complaining.  Just can't believe that I can eat so few calories 7500 to 850 a day and not lose any weight. 

But to be truthful, I am finding it hard to strictly follow the mushies diet.  There is no way I can survive on 2 oz of mushies 5 to 6 times a day of oatmeal, grits, eggs, yogurt, pudding and soup.  So I have had chicken salad a few times, mashed potatoes a few times and today I really did bad and had a subway sandwich.  I have no restriction whatsoever.  I can eat anything I want.  The bad part is that I don't know what this is doing to my pouch and I still cannot control myself.  Basically, I am really 95% of the time eating only what is on the list, but there are times when I just have no will power.  Therefore, I got the band....well I guess I need some restriction so I'll have that forced will power. 

I so hope this was the right surgery for me to have.  I do not want to be one of those people who get the band and then do not lose any weight.  To think I would have gone through all this for nothing.  But, I could not diet like this on my own before, so obviously I've got to have some restriction for the band to help me. 

Oh Gosh....just please let June 24th get here so I can have my first fill!!!!!!

Boy I feel like I have really been put through the ringer.  And from what I can tell there is still a lot more to come.  The biggest things are these new feelings in my body that I have no idea what they are!!! 

The last few days I have been so sick with a horrible pain in my throat and chest that came and went and I had no idea what it was.  I thougth I was getting stuck on my meds and I was sliming and generally feeling like horrible.  I have been so afraid to take my meds and I would take one or two here and there and no normal routine like I had been following for so long.  Finally, last night I took all of my meds to the pharmacy and talked with the pharmacist about the problem.  First thing he said was that my meds were not causing this problem.  He did go over all of them with me and told me that I did not even need to cut most of them in half.  He said my problem sounded like reflux and I should see what kind of test my Doc wanted to run.  Well....duhhh...when you're scared to take you meds your scared to take your nexium too.  So I had no idea how much of it I had even taken. 

I took one nexium and started feeling a little better but it was still waking me during the night.  So I took another nexium durning the night.  I feel so much better this morning.  It must have actually been reflux.  I just hope it continues and I don't get to feeling bad again this afternoon.  I am so ready for just one day of feeling good!!!!

I did fix the meds problem.  I bought one of those weekly med keepers and separated all my meds for the next week and put my pill cutter right with it.  So today I am on track for when to take what meds and hopefully, finally on the way to feeling better!!!

I feel horrible.....I am so sore and everything I swallow hurts my stomach.  I am taking very small sips and it still hurts everytime something gets to it.  Even deep breaths hurt because of the soreness.  I don't know why I didn't think this surgery would be anywhere near this bad, but at this point, I'm wishing I hadn't had it done.  The soreness is bad enough, but then to not really even be able to take a drink of water is miserable.  I can't even get enough in to make my mouth stop feeling dry.  I am drinking all day but my mouth is still dry because these little bird sips don't really even wet my mouth and they still hurt when they hit my stomach!!!!

Oh well, I am just writing to get some of my frustrations out.  I wonder if I'll look back at this in a couple of months and laugh.  I sure hope so!!!!!

Well, I went back on May 4th for my weigh in to see if I had lost enough of the weight that I gained while quitting smoking and I had lost 8.5 lbs.  So the Doc came in and told me great job and the surgery is on.

So now....here we are two days pre-op.  Less than 36 hours and I will be BANDED!!!!  I'm so excited.  But I have been an emotional wreck this week.  I'm worried about getting there and all of the sudden I've gained a couple of lbs of fluid or something.  My biggest issue has been that I am petrified of the changes I will have to make once this is final and has REALLY REALLY HAPPENED TO ME!!!!  I am going to do my very best to follow my surgeons instructions, but I know the exercise thing is going to be a major ordeal for me!!!!

God, I'm so scared and such a wreck, please just get me thursday morning so I can start the next phase and get past this horrible anxiety I'm feeling.

I went to Dr. Bauman on April 24th and as I feared I had gained 10ish pounds due to quitting smoking.  He was not happy with me and suggested that we postpone the surgery to give me time to lose the weight.  I told him I did not want to postpone, just to give me a couple of weeks to see how I could do about taking the weight off.  He gave me 10 days so I have to go back on May 4th to weigh.  At that time we can either postpone the surgery or I can go on the liquid diet depending on how I've done since April 24th.  Since April 24th I have had nothing to eat except grilled chicken, veggies, fruit and yogurt. 

I'm so scared about my appointment tomorrow.  I've lost a 3 to 5 lbs, but I don't know if that's enough.  I just don't think I can handle the liquid diet, but I also don't want to postpone my surgery.  I already have so much going on that adding a liquid diet pre op might just send me right over the edge.  I am worse than 6 feet under at work we are so busy right now, my son is bi-polar which is stressful enough just to make it through day by day, and I have just recently quit smoking.  How I can take on a liquid diet is beyond me.  BUT....I really don't want to postpone.  I guess I'll just wait until I get to the Dr. office in the morning and see how I've done. 

Hi, my name is Sabrina Watts, I am from Charlotte NC.  As have many I have struggled with my weight for so long it now seems like forever!!! 

But....I have finally triumphed over the insurance companies and my surgery date is set for May 14, 2009.  I am scheduled to have lap band surgery with Dr. Roc Bauman in Concord NC. 

I am one of those most hated people - THE HORRID SMOKER - SO I have been having to deal with quitting smoking.  My quit date was March 5th and I've done really well with it, but it is still pure misery for me.  Even if I manage the urges to smoke, they are usually managed by food.  So see what an oxymoron that produces.  I have to loose a few lbs prior to the surgery and I'm getting really scared that since I only have about 25 days left that I will not be able to loose the weight needed  so the Dr. will proceed with my surgery. 

Please just think of me and pray for me as I battle my way through these worst of the obsticals to get them under control in plenty of time to make this date work for me. 

I have my pre-op appt w/Dr. Bauman on Friday May 24th.  I'll try to post after that visit and let you know how it goes.

Sabrina