FLORIDAYS

Welcome to LBT...wishing you success on your journey....

During my losing stage I used the calorie counter phone ap by fat secret.com. Nothing fancy but I liked it for many reasons..one being I could look up almost any brand name or chain restaurant and find the calorie count of something I wanted to eat. I was showing it to a friend of mine today and she was laughing at some of the things I tracked over the last 2 years.. Like 2 medium shrimps Cocktail sauce 1/8 c 2 peanut m&ms 1/16 of large cheese pizza 1/4 of slice of homemade apple pie... You get the idea... So it made me wonder...what's the funniest, oddest or most creative thing you track?

Congrats!!! One step closer!

Just off the top of my head it sounds like you may have eaten a bit to fast....but I only say that because something like that happens to me when I eat too fast.

Ok Martha...whatever you say....

I guess my point is ... One of the reasons this is working for me is because I have changed my eating habits and I fear healthy or not.... Chips are a slider type food so I would be leery of slipping back to old habits.... But not everyone is a snacker so these might just be perfect for you.

I guess I don't know why you feel badly... The band is a tool to help us feel satisfied with a small portion of food. Think of it like an electric drill. It's useless without electricity...right? Well our bands need saline injected so they can work. What is there to feel badly about?

Sounds like you ate enough...

Me too...if I start hicupping...it's time. To stop eating. And I do.

It's not unusual the first few weeks not to be getting enough calories... Just make sure you are drinking lots of Water while i am glad your dr approved the personal trainer.....consider it may be still early on for that so go easy. Good luck!

Taking an extended time away from familiarity and your drs will be challenging but not impossible. I would continue to eat my portion sizes and not deviate from your plan too much so you continue to lose. You can still count calories and measure portions anywhere in the world. In fact you can bring the proper measuring devices with you. It's all about how badly you want it to work. If you want to lose weight then you will because you will do the things necessary to its success....and you could do that on the moon if you wanted. Of course if you find you are in need of a fill you will be pretty much out of luck so that's where your will power will have to come into play. Best wishes for a successful journey

JAR O' SALAD.... Love it!!

I have very fine hair but eniugh of it,,,,and although I was 50 at the time of surgery I didn't experience e any loss. I did however take Biotin for the first year so I dont know if it was the biotin or genetics that let me keep my hair. As for the sags... I just had my tummy tuck and breast aug/lift a about 11 days ago... Something. I never thought I would do.... So far loving the results!!!

Anything that says generous serving makes me nervous..... Sounds like a snack food which I try to avoid.

Well I have Aetna... And they didn't cover a dime ... My BMI was 55, borderline high BP but no meds..so I wasnt qualified... But that didn't stop me!!!

Oh you are so kind...thank you very much. I just love my band and want to tell the world..... Lol

No but I will...I love soup and itt keeps me satisfied.... Thanks

Country. USA State. Florida Total Cost. $10,300 usd total cost. $300 to surgeon at first visit / 5k down and interest free financing thru hospital for 2 years on 5k balance which was reduced to $2250 by hospital after surgery if I paid it off by 2nd month...which I did. Total band / surgeon and hospital cost $7550 Psych eval $ 45 co pay Blood work included in hospital cost Insurance. Denied with Aetna Fills Free for first 3 months then $50 after that. Monthly office visits $25. Increased to $50/$100 January 2013

I am a number maniac. I am on the scale twice a day. When I am traveling i use a tape measure to just check that I didnt gain 100 lbs In a day...lol. Before banding I used an excel spreadsheet to guestimate how much weight I would lose by so and so date.... Trust me I was obsessed. In fact I had tummy tuck and breast lift and augmentation surgery last week and I made the nurse weigh the skin they removed and the implants they put in..... I was up a few pounds after surgery from all the fluids I am guessing and I about had a heart attack. As for to fill or not to fill... If you are staying satisfied for 5 hrs that's usually a sign you don't Need a fill but no harm in discussing it with your dr since you aren't losing.

Wow I am calling you Martha Stewart from now on. That all sounds just wonderful! The best advice I can give you is to track every single thing you put in you mouth. And when you reach your calorie count for the day... No more eating, trust me I remember one day I had all my calories by 4pm...it was just one of those days.. Right before a fill....I think I went to bed at 8p just so I wouldn't have to think about not eating any more. Lol Great job thus far!!

Twenty years ago i was on a liquid diet where I lost a crazy amout of weight in like 8 months... Well over 100 lbs. Then my gall bladder went into overdrive and started producing toxic something or other and I had to have emergency surgery to remove it. The dr said he is 100% sure it was my rapid weight loss which induced the problem... So I would think it would make sense that if people lose weight quickly with the band or other WLS the gall bladder might be a problem. But of course it may not happen to everyone.

Meagan ...a man who loves you for a life time won't be turned off by up your tummy but I do understand you being turned off by it... I was the same way. While my tummy bothered me...my husband said it didn't matter to him..but I had to take off my clothes and being intimate in a bra and panties only goes so far. If you think this will make you feel better then you should do it... But do it for you and no one else.

My sister in law mixes it with sugar free jelly.... She eats it like crazy. I happen to like it with a seasoning of some kind.... Like salt free mrs dash or something with a little zip.

I only have to surgeries to compare it to...gall bladder which was laparoscopic in 1990 but I was down for 3 weeks,.... And I do mean down. The other was my tummy tuck on dec 18 and while I didn't have a lot a pain it's uncomfortable. With the band I never took any pain meds, I had surgery on a Thursday and was working by Tuesday. Other than being tired and the gas pains.... It wasn't bad at all. As for being nauseous... I wasn't. And as for getting stuck,,., even if you always follow the rules it could happen but it's just a matter of time before it passes. Best wishes as you consider your options.

Wonderful job Rhonda !!!