Re: Withdrawl??? A challenging day- Advice?

[Guest guest]

Hi, Barbarita - th full liquid stage can be frustrating. But try

these things full of protein: pureed and thinned CHILI, meaty soups

like bean and ham or pea and ham, pureed and thinned meatloaf,

guacamole with sour cream or salsa, mashed potatoes, pureed fruits or

veggies - lots of choices. THick juices like tomato or the Hansen

nectars are fine too.

also, try chewing GUM - the act of chewing is important to feeling

satisfied. Chew a small piece in case you accidentally swallow it -

but try not to!

Lower-cal smoothies with fruit, peanut butter, etc alsdo have good

protein - and that helps us feel full and satisfied.

Try taking something from home that you can eat. Maybe tell them you

are on a special diet, or something. Or take a protein shake and tell

hem your doc wants you on liquids for a few days...(absolutely true)

Hang on! you'll make it! hope these ideas help, and i'm sure othes

will pipe up too.

Sandy r

>

> Hello Again from Tijuana.

>

> Hope you are all well! It has been one week since my banding and

things

> have been going well. This is what I am doing:

> Lots of water and fluids, soups like Clam Chowder, or Chicken

Noodle,

> through a blender with chicken broth to thin it down.

> I am trying to walk some everyday. I am down 10lbs the first week.

> However, I am starting to really want to cheat and EAT something

> thats not MUSH!! Today I had a real challenge, we had to cross the

border

> to meet a group of ladies who had made quilts for an orphanage here

> in TJ, we met them and things went well. Then they insisted that

we all go

> together to lunch at CARL'S JR of all places. Actually, I have

never eaten

> there

> but I have seen it, and I have eaten a long time ago at a Hardees

which is

> similar. Anyway, there was absolutely NOTHING I could have, and I

couldn't

> tell them

> about the surgery. So I LIED and said I had eaten already, and I

had half

> of a milkshake while they ate. It was literally the only thing on

the menu

> that would work for me.

> Tomorrow is going to be even worse, my husbands boss has insited

that we

> come over for dinner because they are making ino food. As

far as

> they know I have been

> " sick with stomach problems " lately, which is not uncommon to many

forigners

> living in Mexico, but I don't know how I am going to make it through

> tomorrow, saturday and Sunday without actually eating something

that someone

> is offering me. Saturday all the churches here go to the beach for

> cookouts, and Sunday all the men at church are having breakfast for

everyone

> for Easter. Right now, my husband was hungry so he went out alone

to get

> some tacos and I REALLY wish I could have one!! He has been very

supportive

> along the way, and neither of us want to tell people around us

about the

> surgery last week, it just would be hard for them to understand,

and its a

> private issue for us. So I need some advice... How did you get

through the

> first two weeks? Espicially if you did it without others around

you knowing

> you did. I know my stomach couldn't handel it, but I could so go

for a big

> piece of Pepperoni Pizza right now, but instead I am having a

little bit of

> pudding.

>

> Help!

> Barbarita

> in Tijuana

> DOB 3-14-08

> 240/224/150

>

>

> --

> Barbarita Lee

> Missionary with Christian Reformed World Missions

> www.missionarylee.blogspot.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Great question Barbarita. i was invited to a christmas dinner one

week after banding. i simply brought my own food and explained that

i was currently gastro-challenged. i told them ahead of time that i

would be doing this. noone really had a problem or wanted to

investigate what was really behind it all.

george

>

> Hello Again from Tijuana.

>

> Hope you are all well! It has been one week since my banding and

things

> have been going well. This is what I am doing:

> Lots of water and fluids, soups like Clam Chowder, or Chicken

Noodle,

> through a blender with chicken broth to thin it down.

> I am trying to walk some everyday. I am down 10lbs the first week.

> However, I am starting to really want to cheat and EAT something

> thats not MUSH!! Today I had a real challenge, we had to cross the

border

> to meet a group of ladies who had made quilts for an orphanage here

> in TJ, we met them and things went well. Then they insisted that

we all go

> together to lunch at CARL'S JR of all places. Actually, I have

never eaten

> there

> but I have seen it, and I have eaten a long time ago at a Hardees

which is

> similar. Anyway, there was absolutely NOTHING I could have, and I

couldn't

> tell them

> about the surgery. So I LIED and said I had eaten already, and I

had half

> of a milkshake while they ate. It was literally the only thing on

the menu

> that would work for me.

> Tomorrow is going to be even worse, my husbands boss has insited

that we

> come over for dinner because they are making ino food. As

far as

> they know I have been

> " sick with stomach problems " lately, which is not uncommon to many

forigners

> living in Mexico, but I don't know how I am going to make it through

> tomorrow, saturday and Sunday without actually eating something

that someone

> is offering me. Saturday all the churches here go to the beach for

> cookouts, and Sunday all the men at church are having breakfast for

everyone

> for Easter. Right now, my husband was hungry so he went out alone

to get

> some tacos and I REALLY wish I could have one!! He has been very

supportive

> along the way, and neither of us want to tell people around us

about the

> surgery last week, it just would be hard for them to understand,

and its a

> private issue for us. So I need some advice... How did you get

through the

> first two weeks? Espicially if you did it without others around

you knowing

> you did. I know my stomach couldn't handel it, but I could so go

for a big

> piece of Pepperoni Pizza right now, but instead I am having a

little bit of

> pudding.

>

> Help!

> Barbarita

> in Tijuana

> DOB 3-14-08

> 240/224/150

>

>

> --

> Barbarita Lee

> Missionary with Christian Reformed World Missions

> www.missionarylee.blogspot.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

i used to chew gum. a lot of gum. big wads of gum. as you said,

the chewing was therapudic. i never swallowed the gum. that is

until i was banded. one nite, i must have had about 15 chiclet size

pieces of sugarless gum in my mouth (no fills yet) and all of a

sudden, i swallowed the whole thing. of course, i was near panic.

but nothing happened. i rarely chew anymore, as a result. i'm going

to try two pieces right now. i'll concentrate on keeping them in my

mouth til its time to throw them away.

george

> >

> > Hello Again from Tijuana.

> >

> > Hope you are all well! It has been one week since my banding and

> things

> > have been going well. This is what I am doing:

> > Lots of water and fluids, soups like Clam Chowder, or Chicken

> Noodle,

> > through a blender with chicken broth to thin it down.

> > I am trying to walk some everyday. I am down 10lbs the first

week.

> > However, I am starting to really want to cheat and EAT something

> > thats not MUSH!! Today I had a real challenge, we had to cross

the

> border

> > to meet a group of ladies who had made quilts for an orphanage

here

> > in TJ, we met them and things went well. Then they insisted that

> we all go

> > together to lunch at CARL'S JR of all places. Actually, I have

> never eaten

> > there

> > but I have seen it, and I have eaten a long time ago at a Hardees

> which is

> > similar. Anyway, there was absolutely NOTHING I could have, and

I

> couldn't

> > tell them

> > about the surgery. So I LIED and said I had eaten already, and I

> had half

> > of a milkshake while they ate. It was literally the only thing

on

> the menu

> > that would work for me.

> > Tomorrow is going to be even worse, my husbands boss has insited

> that we

> > come over for dinner because they are making ino food. As

> far as

> > they know I have been

> > " sick with stomach problems " lately, which is not uncommon to

many

> forigners

> > living in Mexico, but I don't know how I am going to make it

through

> > tomorrow, saturday and Sunday without actually eating something

> that someone

> > is offering me. Saturday all the churches here go to the beach

for

> > cookouts, and Sunday all the men at church are having breakfast

for

> everyone

> > for Easter. Right now, my husband was hungry so he went out

alone

> to get

> > some tacos and I REALLY wish I could have one!! He has been very

> supportive

> > along the way, and neither of us want to tell people around us

> about the

> > surgery last week, it just would be hard for them to understand,

> and its a

> > private issue for us. So I need some advice... How did you get

> through the

> > first two weeks? Espicially if you did it without others around

> you knowing

> > you did. I know my stomach couldn't handel it, but I could so go

> for a big

> > piece of Pepperoni Pizza right now, but instead I am having a

> little bit of

> > pudding.

> >

> > Help!

> > Barbarita

> > in Tijuana

> > DOB 3-14-08

> > 240/224/150

> >

> >

> > --

> > Barbarita Lee

> > Missionary with Christian Reformed World Missions

> > www.missionarylee.blogspot.com

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Friday, March 21, 2008, 12:16:35 AM, you wrote:

> Hope you are all well! It has been one week since my banding and things

> have been going well. This is what I am doing:

> Lots of water and fluids, soups like Clam Chowder, or Chicken Noodle,

> through a blender with chicken broth to thin it down.

I hope you're blending that stuff VERY well. And if your doc allows

blended stuff like that so early, be thankful, as many would have you

on clear liquids for at least a week (things you can see through).

> I am trying to walk some everyday. I am down 10lbs the first week.

> However, I am starting to really want to cheat and EAT something

> thats not MUSH!!

Yeah, it is tough, no question. But again, hope your " mush " is not

just mush, but more like full liquids, things you can drink through a

straw.

> about the surgery. So I LIED and said I had eaten already, and I had half

> of a milkshake while they ate. It was literally the only thing on the menu

> that would work for me.

Good choice. In general, we try to avoid liquid calories EXCEPT when

we're on liquids. If you'd felt like it, I wouldn't have worried

about the whole thing, as the calories just aren't that big a deal

for the moment.

> Tomorrow is going to be even worse, my husbands boss has insited that we

> come over for dinner because they are making ino food. As far as

> they know I have been

> " sick with stomach problems " lately, which is not uncommon to many forigners

> living in Mexico, but I don't know how I am going to make it through

> tomorrow, saturday and Sunday without actually eating something that someone

> is offering me.

Just DO NOT DO IT. And, TAKE FOOD WITH YOU. Explain, as you have,

that your doc (you don't have to say it was a band surgeon) told you

just to have things like pudding or milk or whatever. I know some

hostesses will be a bit peeved with you taking your own, and not

eating their delicious stuff, but if they press, just say you

wouldn't want to get sick there, and you're sorry.

As to the looks and smells of the " yummy things " (which I know that

they are to me), well, that's tough, but so are you, and you can do

it. AND if you do try to eat that stuff, you probably WILL get sick.

> Saturday all the churches here go to the beach for

> cookouts, and Sunday all the men at church are having breakfast for everyone

> for Easter. Right now, my husband was hungry so he went out alone to get

> some tacos and I REALLY wish I could have one!! He has been very supportive

> along the way, and neither of us want to tell people around us about the

> surgery last week, it just would be hard for them to understand, and its a

> private issue for us. So I need some advice... How did you get through the

> first two weeks? Espicially if you did it without others around you knowing

> you did. I know my stomach couldn't handel it, but I could so go for a big

> piece of Pepperoni Pizza right now, but instead I am having a little bit of

> pudding.

If you tried the pizza you'd possibly be compromising your band, and

besides, you want to get used to NOT thinking about junk food like

pepperoni pizza. The VERY toughest part of being a bandster is

learning how to avoid certain foods, and to have minimal amounts of

others. New habits are hard to make, but you can do it.

I know that after five years, I could eat a bit of pizza topping, in

most cases NO crust, and wouldn't even think of pepperoni due to

spices and calories and fat and possibility of it getting stuck.

dan

--

" It's OK to be a little broken, everybody's broken in this life " Jon Bon Jovi

Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA www.mylapband.tk

Banded 4/27/03, Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana

Started at 355, at goal in the 210-220 range for almost 4 years

Ultimate goal of 195 Tummytuck in Boise and SmartLipo in Tijuana