Holly Dolly

good job, you can do it!!

PJ, having your numbers go down is huge!! Congrats, you are already a healthier you!!! As for the sweet spot, I just reached it! 16 months later and finally there!

Having a big meal before your fill prob doesn't affect anything. I'm sure all the food had passed through the pouch. My dr makes me drink water before I leave, any gurgling and she is in a hurry to remove it!

Did your dr remove all your fluid in your band? Sounds like you need to have an upper GI done to check out what's going on with the band. I would hate to have such a great tool removed if it's something that can be fixed.

I'd say you were a little tight. Nothing more uncomfortable than not being able to swallow your own saliva if you keep spitting up saliva. I wouldn't suffer through the night, I'd be right in getting some taken out.

#1 advice??????? Journal, journal, journal!! If I did not log my intake from day 1, I would not be where I am today. I could have easily eaten more than what I served myself, but I didn't. I sucked it up and ate my 3 oz portion of protein, 1/2 cup veggie and 1/4 cup potato if I had some. The first year was so much easier for me. After a 2 month plateau I am losing again. 1 pound from goal. When I reach that, I am going for an even 100 pound loss! 135 is my ultimate goal. You can do it too!

Definitley keep track of calories! I don't measure my protein in volume, I measure it in weight.

My dr says, if you aren't hungry, don't eat. I'm sure you got a little extra fuel to tide you over!

if you join www.myfitnesspal.com add me. My name is holbraden!

I went away on a 5 day vacation in Feb and went up 5 pounds. I battled those 5 for 2 months up and down. I was eating more calories than I should many days of the week. I came home from vacation and continued to act like I was on vacation! I'm not talking a lot of calories, like 1600 a day. But that was enough to to maintain my weight. There is a good article I saw today on here regarding this. http://www.lapbandta...oss-plateau-r67 My #1 thing though is journaling. Are you keeping track of every bite that you take?

How much did you lose the first time?

If it wasn't for journaling from day 1, I would not have done so well!

Have you tried the sweetner stevia? It's made from a plant. I like the brand Truvia the best.

I drank a lot of Crystal Light in the beginning to help tide me over. I am just feeling like I am in the greenzone now and I am more than a year out from surgery. Good luck to you!

woot, woot!! Congrats!

I battled a few pounds up and down for over 2 months. Just this past month it has finally started coming off again. Evaluate what you are eating and log online if you don't already do so.

She rocks!!!

I'd say you are one of the lucky ones if you can always make good choices!

As for the calories, I always confirm they are correct.

I don't pay attention when it says I am not eating enough and going into starvation mode. I love the site though, log my food intake everyday. I also don't pay attention when it say if I ate this way everyday for the next 5 weeks I would weigh 132 pounds....just hasn't happened!

me too,love myfitnesspal also!

don't pay attention to what myfitnesspal says!

I used to log in a journal, but about a month ago started using myfitnesspal.com. If you join, add me. My user name is holbraden!

From day 1 I have logged my intake and was really good about staying around 1000 calories a day. Once I hit my year anniversary it was hard just trying to stay under 1500 a day. This past couple of weeks I have been doing much better again.

If it wasn't for logging from day one I would have been eating way more than I was!