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Name: Tanya/ tengles Age: 39 Weight on Oct 1: 189/ size 17/18 Goal weight for Oct 31: 185/ size 15/16 Exercise goal: Get back into walking Dietary goal: stop snacking Personal goal: pray Date banded: June 30, 2011 Weight loss since surgery: pre-op 31lbs/ post-op 21lbs. Let the challenge begin!

back to 189, really need to break out of this rutt. It's been cold here so I've been inside more. HATE IT!

in my city we have a general WLS group once a month, but also a small lap band group and small sleeve/bypass group. I go to the general one and feel that even though I am one of a few bandsters I do get support. In fact the last time I went we talked about some of the struggles I have with regards to eating and my band. Even though they all had bypasses done I learned so much. I will be attending my first small lap band group on Monday. Oh and also there will be a guest speaker at the small sleeve/bypass group and they said it would be great if I joined. I'm sorry that you do not have a "welcoming" group but stick with it, you just may get something out of it or even connect with someone so that you have a person face to face that knows what you are going through.

That is something I finally have, a lap, after close to 4 years. My 15 yo daughter seems to really like it as she now sits on my lap a lot.

Way to go

finally dropped a pound! 188

Congrats to you!

I have been eating horribly the past few days. And since it is getting cold have not been walking. My mom bought my family ice cream sandwiches and I am eating 2-4 at a time. On MyFitnessPal I have already gone over my calories. Anyhow reading all these posts has helped me to not beat up myself. It is still no excuse for my eating and I just need to say no. But tomorrow is a new day and my goal will be to stay out of the freezer. I will not go into it for anything. I can do this! Tanya

Still 189 this week. two days ago was 188, but this morning it was up.

Congrats on the surgery and happy everything went well.

I have mine from Lap Band and was about to use it once but ended up not having to. Just ordered the kids buffet no questions asked. I love Mongos (our mongolian bbq place) and I guess when I use it there I can bring home what I do not eat. It is kinda a buffet style and they do not let people take home food. The one I am not sure of is Old County Buffet. My family likes to ge there to eat. I really like that the Lap Band offers the card.

Weight 9/8/11: 189. No pounds lost, no pounds gained. Not doing so well on personal goal . Exercise goal: been driveing all day every day for last week , no time to exercise . Forgot what my dietary goal was, will post next week.

So today I decided to eat some frosted mini wheats. I do not like milk so I started to eat them dry. I chewed really well but after I finished my serving (1 cup) I felt stuck. It hurt so bad. I ended up sliming, gaging and retching. After a half hour of sitting over sink sliming and trying to get myself to throw up I threw up all that I had eaten. When I could get past the pain of swallowing I did get some Diet Coke down to start PBs. Well I survived but am traumatized by the whole incedent. I guess I'l be careful what kind of dry cereal I eat. -Tanya

Fiber One Caramel Delight tastes good and goes down easy as a dry cereal.

My Dr also recomended Flintstones, Easy to chew and do not taste too bad. As for my other pills, I have no problem taking them right now. I have had only one fill and feel little restriction. Not sure what I will do when I feel restriction as it takes me forever to split and take all my pills.

NSV is for Non scale Victory. Pretty exciting when it happens. Tanya

PB is productive burp. when you eat to fast, don't chew food right or eat too much it will come up as a productive burp.

I have been stuck a few times usually because I'm not paying attention and eating too fast/ not chewing food. First if you remember to chew chew chew, and really pay attention you should not get stuck. When I got stuck it was a lot of pain in my chest and I could not swallow anyting down, not even my spit. Then I started sliming where I keep spitting out slime, it's clear and thick and really gross. I have to try to get a few sips of Diet Coke down, which is really hard when it hurts to swallow, and it releases the food without a productive burp. So does all this sound gross, yeap it is, but If you follow the rules it should not happen to you. Hope this does not scare you, I do not think it happens to everyone.

so today I took my 3 year old to the park. He likes to swing and of course I don't, I never fit. So today when he wanted me to swing I sat on the seat AND I FIT! Pretty excited about this.

I set mine based on a chart I saw online. Height Low Target High 5' 1" 105 122 140

Name, real or screen~ tengles/Tanya Age~ 39 Weight on September 1st~ 189 Goal Weight for September 29th~ 184/ Size 16 Exercise Goal for September~ start back exercises Dietary Goal for September~ eat healthy Personal Goal for September~ read my Bible every day Date Banded~ 6/30/11 Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 21lbs. The challenge is on!

wow great job!:bananapartyhat:

What is the 5 day pouch test? I am down to 189. Far from the 180 I had for a goal, but still a weight loss . I did hit my goal of size 18 jeans . Personal goal hit about a 50% with not weighing myself everyday. Dietary goal was met, the only chocolate I get is my protein shake with a shot of hersheys. And finally my exercise goal is met. Pretty good in my book for a first challenge. What I will do different next time is to only do a 5lb loss goal and not 10. Looking foward to next next challenge. Tanya