hopeful2 be slim

hello friends....why is Protein so important....how many grams in a day should we have.. i am not loosing weight....depressed... need to work out more..and eat more protein. please motivate and guide me...

THANKS SO MUCH FOR MOTIVATING ME.... I AM SURE I WILL NOW LOOSE WEIGHT.

hi..lipo will not treat arthritis...but i have huge thighs..and that weight was bad for my knees....even if i go for a knee transplant...that weight will be a problem....now hopefully with lighter legs i will walk better. i live in india....we dont have warm pools and no pools for elderly or disabled...

the band has stopped working.... and cant walk much due to arthritis...so i have done liposuction...on thighs and hips.. now once I am recovered hopefully i will walk better and band will also work. does anyone have a similar story..

thanks all for your encouragement. I have good restriction cant eat much....but I am not exercising and that s my problem.....and I am having only 20 25 gms of protien maximim....

why do we put on weight so easily after the band surgery?? If I eat protiens I am fine...but if I have normal food...uff...i have put on 1 kg in a day...so frustrating... and in India we dont have many options for protiens...we dont get all the non veg varieites that you get in other countries... and one cant go on eating cheese and pulses....I am very much depressed.

thanks so much...will surely try that..u have lost an amzing amt of weight..wow...real will power...

All the best!!!Your story is wonderful!!!I wish you luck in your weightloss!!

hello everyone, I have been a bandster for a yr now and I am really greatful to the band!!!I have not lost a lot of weight,,,,but i have reduced my NSAIDS and am on a right path for health improvement.. All say that the band works better in the 2nd yr!!! My problem is that I cant walk much due to muscle pain and arthritis. And because I dont exercise I am not loosing!!!Being a vegetarian my protien content is also low. I am sure that I will find a way out. At least I have stopped putting on weight ,since I cant eat much!!!!Hahaha.. All the best to all of you. The band is a wonderful tool and we should use it well.

thanks so much !!!I have now decided to keep a check on my diet and also exercise.!!! Thanks guys!!!

Hi all, i am a bandster since 17th march 2011...I lost some weight in the first 4 months....now I have good restriction, but I have not been careful about my diet...hence not loosing.. exercising is another problem for me...I have arthritis...but thats just an excuse...there are so many exercises that I can do....If I wish to .. someone please motivate me....I need to loose to be able to walk...

Thanks a million....im feeling so much better after reading this!!!

Thanks a lot...I have got only 1 fill so far....and my doc is just not ready for another one...I feel hungry and my appetite is also increasing..... some doctors are really peculiar....

hello everyone... I got my band on 17th july 2011...first few months were so good....now the band just plays tricks with me..... one day my weight is down and I am thinking of buying new clothes... and there...the band has had a good laugh..new clothes???here you go.... and the next day I am up by few pounds.....a week's hard work gone down the drain..... oh this is so depressing.....u change your diet just a little bit and the scales are up.....we were eating so much earlier without any change in our weight.... oh this is so depressing....

Thanks a lot Alex..I had my surgery in march 2011 and have seen my doc only 3 times...:othats bad isnt it..no wonders I am not loosing weight.... I have got just 1 fill which has not helped me....i cant exercise much as I have OA...but your article has really motivated me.. we keep finding excuses for ourselves....and so we fail... thanks again..

Amy's blog.is simply superb!!! THANKS A MILLION!!

are you eating sufficient Protein?and drinking enough Water?exercise protein and water and the things that make the band work.I am sailing in the same boat..as I cant exercise much... all the best...try try and u will suceed.

hi...im from india..and would love to have a buddy to motivate me...i have OA and cant exercise much..weight loss is slow...had my band in march 2011..have lost 15 lbs in first 3 months....none after that.. can anyone be my buddy...i work in a school...love kids...am fun loving...

I had my surgery on 17th march 11. I drink a lot of water...easily more than 2 litres... I havent had much weight loss.... [/media]

Why do we feel thirsty all the time... I even have to drink Water 3,4 times at night and through out the night I am going to the loo and drinking water... my throat dries up several times at night....why... as a result i dont get enough sleep...

Thanks a lot for motivating me....I always find excuses for not exercising.... But I must learn to tolerate the pain. only if i loose wt will I be able to have a knee transplant..... So I better be tough with myself!!!

Why is exercise so important after lap band....We are eating so little, have so much Protein yet when we dont exercise we put on weight.. Earlier we were having full meals and our weight was constant mostly.... Its really not logical....its so depressing when you eat lots of protein....but have an extra biscuit or two and ur weight goes up....

hi..I just had my first fill was so excited my weight dropped the first 2 days and now on the 3rd day its up!!! its really sad that our bodies dont respond...every one looses in the liquid diet phase...why not me.. anyone has a similar story....

Can I do my regular exercises after a fill...or should i rest for few days....

These posts are really encouraging arent they...even I was so low....not lost anything in the last 2 months....and I was scared of a fill....isnt that silly..i thought I would be malnourished.. finally I have got my first fill !!!I am praying hard it will help me....