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I'm not losing weight at all. It might be my age, I'm 69. I'm filled to #5 not sure if that's a lot or not but I can't imagine filling more because I'm constantly suffering with vomiting, especially at the beginning of the meal. I chew very good. I can't eat the things they want me to like meats... I have a problem getting them down. So I lean toward eating what I know I can swallow without vomiting which is ground beef and very very tender chicken.

I don't know how Sandra (above) can drink diet soda. I was told that carbonated beverages is taboo. I have not had any since my surgery 3 yrs ago. Otherwise, Sandra's looks very good. Congrats Sandra. I envy your loss.

Once I get past the vomiting stage when eating, I can consume more food than I think I'm supposed to. So I might need a fill, but I'm afraid to because of the eating problem.

I miss pizza so we discovered pizza Hut's Thin and Crispy pizza. The crust is paper thin and you just get it with cheese or onions etc. I can eat a whole piece. I usually get a one trip to the salad bar first and then one piece is enough.

Would love to hear from other seniors and how they are doing with their weight loss. I'm ready to give up. Dieting for over 3 years is depressing.

Barbee here's what I usually eat. I eat alot of foods that I maybe shouldn't but they taste so good. I usally try not to eat them but sometimes they creep in.

B-i have started to make a very large Breakfast and divide into 7 days in containers put in freezer then I heat it up in microwave.

I either take a pkg of sausage turkey lowfat etc. Or turkey bacon. I use all of each. I brown the ssusage until crumbly. I use a handful of frozen red, yellow, orange peppers that I have bought in bulk and clean them and slice them put in freezer after frezing them on a cookie sheet so they don't stick.

Next I use olive oil to fry the peppers and lg diced onion.

Then I take 5 eggs w/ yolk and 5 whites add a little skim milk fry those up.

Take each bowl and add several spoonfuls in 7 containers. Cool then stick in freezer. I drink a cup of hot tea b/c my throat is tight after that I can eat my breakdast fine.

Btw if using turkey bacon instead of sausage I cut the whole pkg into small pieces and fry them until slmost crispy.

L- Cottage cheese 1/2 c. To 3/4 c. With half a cup of crushed pineapple with some peanuts

D-usually a casserole and noodle mixed in cream Soup with cheese. I use crockpot to make up chili, meat sauce, veg beef soup usually have a full cup maybe a little more. Iwas banded august 2013 and havent been filled yet and take close to 30 pills a day. It's hard to get them all down divided into 4x a day.

I've lost only 25 lbs. I go 2-3 lbs up and down. But with fill I might make some progress. I don't know if I get enough Protein but think I do. Right now eating more than suppose to. I hope you can find foods you can eat. Just go on Facebook and get receipes friend Karen White who sells skinny Fiber which shouldn't be good for us we need food to fill up on. Or go to receipe sites. Good luck.

That sounds fantastic, what a great idea. But... I cannot eat anything too solid for breakfast or lunch. Egg even until they are runny. I will usually have oatmeal (Cheerio's in summer) with some fruit and skim milk. That goes down easily too. For lunch I can't eat bread of any kind... it gets stuck. Usually Lite Soup or I eat chicken salad on saltine crackers. But by supper time I can eat a bit better. The worst thing is that I still can't manage thick meat. Hamburger meat goes down the best. All this and I gained 9 lbs because of our horrid weather and foot surgery I have not been able to get out and walk.

Not sure what to do. How can I get tightened more than I am. How can I eat food that are better for me when those are the ones that get me stuck? They want me to eat a lot of meat and less carbs. Strange how carbs like casseroles and stuff go down so easily while I struggle with a chicken breast.

I eat two Snacks a day. Mixed nuts in the afternoon and before bed a Skinny Cow ice cream.

I've been wondering for years if I have a thyroid problem because I have all the symptoms but my tests all come out low side of normal. I have brittle finger nails, can't tolerate heat or cold, deadly dry skin. My skin gets so dry even with lotions that I get these terrible itchings, usually my legs. I was infertile and had to go on fertility to conceive my son and... no matter how little I eat I either stay the same or gain.

I'm going to ask my weight loss practitioner if I can be tested again. I wish you luck with your band. I lost 40 lbs during my first 4 months... then stuck on 200 for the next 3 years. You didn't give your age, that might make a difference.

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That sounds fantastic, what a great idea. But... I cannot eat anything too solid for breakfast or lunch. Egg even until they are runny. I will usually have oatmeal (Cheerio's in summer) with some fruit and skim milk. That goes down easily too. For lunch I can't eat bread of any kind... it gets stuck. Usually Lite Soup or I eat chicken salad on saltine crackers. But by supper time I can eat a bit better. The worst thing is that I still can't manage thick meat. Hamburger meat goes down the best. All this and I gained 9 lbs because of our horrid weather and foot surgery I have not been able to get out and walk.

Not sure what to do. How can I get tightened more than I am. How can I eat food that are better for me when those are the ones that get me stuck? They want me to eat a lot of meat and less carbs. Strange how carbs like casseroles and stuff go down so easily while I struggle with a chicken breast.

I eat two Snacks a day. Mixed nuts in the afternoon and before bed a Skinny Cow ice cream.

I've been wondering for years if I have a thyroid problem because I have all the symptoms but my tests all come out low side of normal. I have brittle finger nails, can't tolerate heat or cold, deadly dry skin. My skin gets so dry even with lotions that I get these terrible itchings, usually my legs. I was infertile and had to go on fertility to conceive my son and... no matter how little I eat I either stay the same or gain.

I'm going to ask my weight loss practitioner if I can be tested again. I wish you luck with your band. I lost 40 lbs during my first 4 months... then stuck on 200 for the next 3 years. You didn't give your age, that might make a difference.

Hi again

I try to cook a bunch then freeze the leftovers. I freeze bananas peeled and bag them and stick in freezer so I can have frozen strawberries and banana in a smoothie with Protein pdr. I use Water to fill mu magic bullet glass a little under half with a handfull of strawberries ans either a half or whole banana and whirl it. I usually have to add more Water to thin it down. But it's great...cold smooth and does the job for something sweet.

I make the meat sauce and potato soup, french toast, chili, veg beef soup, beef stew, almost anything can be frozen. If you want I can send you some receipes and freezer ideas thru email or mail them to you. But I cook most anything and just eat a cup or so of it then after everyone eats I put the leftovers in the freezer and mark how long or when to use by on it.

I eat tilapia fried in olive oil usually if thick I put foil over it and cook 4-5 minutes each side if thick less time if not.

I have a salad with it cut in very small pieces add whatever and use ranch dressing I make myself. I don't know the refrig. life but next time I make it I'll make only half a receipe. Don't know if it can be frozen but probably can. It's made with plain greek yogurt milk and spices.

My email address is donna@cusave.com

Don't hesitate to use it. I'll be happy to share. Us banders have to stick together.

Take care and hope to hear from you.

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I'm not losing weight at all. It might be my age, I'm 69. I'm filled to #5 not sure if that's a lot or not but I can't imagine filling more because I'm constantly suffering with vomiting, especially at the beginning of the meal. I chew very good. I can't eat the things they want me to like meats... I have a problem getting them down. So I lean toward eating what I know I can swallow without vomiting which is ground beef and very very tender chicken.

I don't know how Sandra (above) can drink diet soda. I was told that carbonated beverages is taboo. I have not had any since my surgery 3 yrs ago. Otherwise, Sandra's looks very good. Congrats Sandra. I envy your loss.

Once I get past the vomiting stage when eating, I can consume more food than I think I'm supposed to. So I might need a fill, but I'm afraid to because of the eating problem.

I miss pizza so we discovered pizza Hut's Thin and Crispy pizza. The crust is paper thin and you just get it with cheese or onions etc. I can eat a whole piece. I usually get a one trip to the salad bar first and then one piece is enough.

Would love to hear from other seniors and how they are doing with their weight loss. I'm ready to give up. Dieting for over 3 years is depressing.

Forgot to mention I have most of the symptoms you have. I have to drink a hot drink to help my throat become less restrictive.

I take about 30 pills in a day and getting them down isn't easy sometimes. I'm going to start drinking something hot so maybe they'll go down easier. I'm not real good at doing my exercise but I try to talk myself into it.

I see the doctor next week maybe a small fill will help. I have diabetes, low thyroid, fibromylgia, bipolar dis order and other chronic problems even though right now I'm at a standstill I wiuld do this again. It has kept me from over eating and that was my problem along with meds and medical issues.

I have a scedule for exercise and try to stick to it but if we're out somedays I just want to crash when getting home.

Well I've taken up enough of your time. Good luck hope to hear from you soon...Donna

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Forgot to mention I have most of the symptoms you have. I have to drink a hot drink to help my throat become less restrictive.

I take about 30 pills in a day and getting them down isn't easy sometimes. I'm going to start drinking something hot so maybe they'll go down easier. I'm not real good at doing my exercise but I try to talk myself into it.

I see the doctor next week maybe a small fill will help. I have diabetes, low thyroid, fibromylgia, bipolar dis order and other chronic problems even though right now I'm at a standstill I wiuld do this again. It has kept me from over eating and that was my problem along with meds and medical issues.

I have a scedule for exercise and try to stick to it but if we're out somedays I just want to crash when getting home.

Well I've taken up enough of your time. Good luck hope to hear from you soon...Donna

Oh you asked how old I am...will soon be 64. Hope this next year I can get back into size 6 or 8 or less if I can lose that last 50 lbs. See ya!

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Donna, we should be diet buddies. Maybe together we could succeed.

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Donna, we should be diet buddies. Maybe together we could succeed.

Barbee that would be great. It's always nice to have someone who helps keep you on track. How do you want to begin?

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Donna, we should be diet buddies. Maybe together we could succeed.

I'll try to figure out how to send you a message privately with my email addy. Might take me a while to figure it out. LOL

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I'll try to figure out how to send you a message privately with my email addy. Might take me a while to figure it out. LOL

That's alright ....got it. Now we can figure out how we want to exercise and record food intake. It'll be fun.

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Being banded will change your appetite somewhat. I eat pretty much what I want but what I want is different than what I used to eat and of course the quantity is much smaller. Typical day :

Breakfast- eggbeaters with turkey sausage , one piece of 45 calories bread , coffee,

Lunch- homemade chili with some wheat thins, chicken salad or cottage cheese,

dinner- Protein (meat or chicken) vegetables and fruit

Snacks are sugar free pudding, skinny cow frozen bars or frozenyogurt. sometimes Quest Protein Bars I average 1200 calories a day or less.

It's not a diet for me but a lifestyle change.. as opposed to bags of Cookies and crackers, high fat Snacks and tons of ice cream .

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Sounds like a good diet. I still crave carbs. Being Italian doesn't help, being raised on Pasta and sauce. I don't eat much sweets, but can't seem to let go of the Pasta. :( I do eat the low carb type (Dreamfields). I eat 1/2 of what I ate before the band so shouldn't I lose weight? No matter what the food is, if it's less you should lose. We eat out a lot because we are retired and babysit and sometimes the baby doesn't get picked up til 6 or so... also hub is on a special diet and I'm on another... so it's easier to eat out and he can order what he wants and I can too. Whatever I am served I can only eat of and sometimes less. I have not had a carbonated beverage in 3 yrs. I don't eat sweets. I have to work on not craving pasta. Also I am a lover of casserole type suppers and it's almost impossible to make one with carbs.

I cook up a few cube steaks or chicken pieces and when we have chili I add extra meat so that one small bowl is enough. The weather here has been in single digits so walking is OUT. We are thinking of buying some type of exercise machine.

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I was banded (w/plication) for 2 1/2 yrs. Recently my band was removed due to slippage, but I still have my plication and still eat like I am banded. Here is my day:

Breakfast: powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury Protein drink mixed with unsweetened Van. Almond Milk

plus 1 oz of meat (generally left over from dinner or from the deli)

or 1 egg with 2 slices of bacon

Lunch: 3 ozs of tuna or chicken salad with 1 cup of tossed salad

or 3-4 ozs of meat (left overs from the night before) and either a small salad or left over vegie (like green Beans or squash)

Dinner: 4 ozs of meat (chicken, fish, beef), 1/2 cup of vegie and a small

salad.

Snack: If needed - Low-fat cheese stick, cucumber slices, celery sticks, 1 oz of

deli turkey (I roll mine to make it fancy for me).

As for fruit - my doctor doesn't like the carbs in fruit..I like fruit..so. Every now and then, I will snack on a slice or two of apple, a 1/2 cup of watermelon or cantelope. In the Florida heat..I also like to snack on a 1/2 cup of frozen red grapes.

Sorry, it is still a "diet" BUT, that being said. I am not crazy mad about it. I do eat a sweet every now and then, but sugar is where I have issues and can't stop - soo, I try to stay away. I don't eat bread, Pasta or rice. Really, my choice..I just don't want to get stuck (before band removal) or feel bloated..I hate that boated feeling. I do eat a potato every now and then, but on a small piece and I am good with that.

Don't obcess over this. You know what "your band" allows and what it doesn't. You also know what is really bad for you and what your "target foods" are. I love Cookies, cake and pie..they call my name and suck me in every time. I just have to stay clear of them.

This is a new life style and a new relationship with eating and we knew this going into this "journey" that we are all on. Some of us will loose a ton of weight and some will loose just some but we all will loose and that was the plan, to get healthy, get off meds (diabetes, BP etc) and to enjoy our 60's. I may not loose anymore weight and I have come to grips with that, I don't want to regain (although I put 11 lbs on after my band was removed 8 weeks ago). I am now loosing that 11 lbs (down 5 this week). I don't want to go backwards.

Good luck and enjoy life !!!

Melinda in Florida

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Barbee how are you doing? It's been awhile...I kind of went out alone but back to issues that I need help...This is the place for info and support. Hope you are doing well.

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Your diets sort of disappoint me. I thought once I got banded I could eat whatever I wanted only in smaller quantities.... I sick of diets... been dieting for 20 years.... What you people are eating is what I am eating now and I'm not losing at all.

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Your diets sort of disappoint me. I thought once I got banded I could eat whatever I wanted only in smaller quantities.... I sick of diets... been dieting for 20 years.... What you people are eating is what I am eating now and I'm not losing at all.

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