cheryl2586

You have to learn to make time to eat. Everyone has 20 minutes to eat throughout the day. If you can't find 20 minutes to eat then you need to try to find time or you will spend your band life being miserable and hungry.

Biotin comes in very small pills. They shouldnt be a problem to swallow.

I dont miss anything because if I want it I eat it just not that much. I cant eat bread though so if I want a sub I just eat the insides.

Yes it is that way for me too. Someone made some minnie muffins at work and even though I know I can not eat them of course I tried. Two bites and oh my that is one food that will not go down no matter what. Cake, breads, muffins, pasta is not happening lol. But the cake is a good thing because I love cake.

I rarely exercise and I dont look MELTED whatever that means. I look very healthy and have done well with no exercise. I do enough walking at the hospital every day I work that amounts to about 20 miles per week so I think that is more then enough. Along with bending, pushing, pulling, lifting. Im just waiting to get enough money for my tummy to be done because nothing in the world will help that one bit.

Agreed. I dont think anyone is just down right mean they just have a desire for eveyone to do with their band what it was meant to do. Sometimes we all need a swift kick whether we like it or not. Great post Jean.

I only wear spanx when I feel like I am full of fluid because it does relieve the fluid

Great NSV's for sure.

You have done well. You are moving in the right direction. We all do these things but catching it before you get out of control is a great move. You are doing great

I spent many years teaching child birth classes and many lapband patients and it is most doctors reccomendations to wait a year. You will have to get a complete unfill if you have any in order to get proper nutrition and incase you have mornng sickness. I would wait the year and try to at least get down another 60lbs before I would try to conceive and besides it is much harder to get pregnant when you have extra weight.

Way to go CG a great victory. I havent had a dress on in so long I dont even know what size hose I wear now but going to buy some dresses for summer and vacation. Now my legs dont rub together anymore lol

I do believe this is an open forum and I can comment on anything I wish. Carb cycling does not work long term unless you are a gym rat. Who said I dont eat what I want. I never said that. I eat carbs but just a small amount because you need the lean protein so you dont lose muscle. Carbs will not keep lean muscle when you ar first banded. The only thing you are doing is causing yourself muscle loss with high carb days. Im sure that is not the plan your doctor picked for you and I am more then sure he told you to eat high protein low carbs. No I have never carb cycled because I dont need too.

Honey I hardly think I have failed losing over 120lbs. No I have never carb cycled. Long term its not doable. You might have lost 5lbs this week but eventually unless you are exercised crazed hi carbs will only make you gain. Dont assume I am a failure because I have got to my goal.

You can not overly exercise and expect to lose weight. Your body is burning all the fuel you are putting in to it with all the exercise and therefore your fat is holding on because it is not going to let go when you are exercising like a fiend. You only need to exercise about 3 days a week and consume 1,000 calories. Those people who want to exercise and be a gym rat your only gaining muscle and not buring the fat. You dont need to exercise like a fiend to lose weight. Just my two cents.

If you look at fat free its loaded with sugar to make it taste better. I dont do fat free anything. Sucralose is one of the better sweeteners then aspartame. My doctor said no pink or blue sweeteners so I use splenda or stevia. Sweeteners will make you crave sugar.

You only had a slice of pizza. It's not the end of the world. Who said on occassion we cant eat pizza. I do. For those still going about this carb cycling on a daily basis and long term you are setting yourself up for failure especially if you have only lost 37 pounds. You are supposed to be eating a high protein diet. All those carbs are going to do nothing but make you gain weight and not lose. Stick to your doctors plan and hang up the carb cycling. I can see those who have been doing it long term their tickers are not moving shoud be a kick in the arse right there to tell you aint right just so you can consume a ton of carbs. If you all would just stick to your doctors plan you will have no issues. There is no reason to try all these other fad diets out there. We already did this and failed. Carb cycling is nothing more then giving yourself an excuse to have a field day with carbs. Knock it off.

I dont see how when water runs straight through.

I make eggs fritata with cheese, onions, green peppers and bake them in mini cupcake cups. Great for a snack too

Look up black bean casserole line I have the recipe if I can find it but I know there are lots of vegan recipes out there plus morning star makes great vegan meats, I also eat tofu, cottage cheese, yogurt and there are other things packed with protein but this is a warning: I became severely b-12 deficient from not eating meat and have to take shots every week. We need animal proteins for b-12 and when you decide to become vegan you run that risk. Get your levels checked.

You could be bloated I dont know that sounds crazy.

I use spark people. They have lost of good recipes on there too.

He is doing great. Still has some wounds healing but he is doing just fine, eating, growing, shedding normally. Taming him will be the hardest because they are so frightened when they are so little.

Getting protein in does not mean you have to have lots of fat. Eating so much fat just for the protein will not help you lose weight. Just sayin.

I have no issues eating any of those things. Each person is different. I dont think this should be a list for everyone but only you. The only thing I have an issue with is chicken and steak other then that I can eat everything.

3 to 4 days 30 minutes that is all you need. You dont need to be a gym rat and you need rest periods to recover from exercise.