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SkinnyMiniMe
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3 Yrs 8 Months Out
Thank You for coming in a sharing an inspirational story. I wanna be just like you when I grow up lol
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Delayed Restriction?
I usually feel the most retriction 3-5 days after my fill. Then it takes me like a week to figure out how to eat so I don't get stuck, slime or pb.
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Divine_swoman reacted to a post in a topic:
Ok!! Is Anyone 100% Happy W/ The Lap Band?? And Successful
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December Bandsters!
Thanks!!!! Not many my shirts were 3x now I am 1x or XL and my pants were an 18 and now depends on the pants but 14 and 16's. I still have a lot to go but I am hoping to be at goal in a year.
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December Bandsters!
Today is my 4 month Bandiversary and I am thrilled!!! The scales sometimes is a b*tch to me lol but when I step back and look at the whole picture I am extremely happy. My BMI when I started this journey was 46.1 and today its 37.6. I am 2 lbs away from a 50lbs weight loss. I am hoping I have finally arrive at "green". Here is some pics I took. I am actually lighter now than the pic but still I couldn't be happier
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Am I In The Green Zone Or Sweet Spot?
I did mention this before: You are right and I hadn't had McDonalds since before my surgery. A moment of mental weakness that I am not proud of but i am a recovering food addict lol. Believe or not for me burgers/ ground beef and ice cream doesn't go down easily for me. If I try to eat it too fast it hurts so yesterday when it went down easily I just thought maybe I needed a fill. I had been carefully tracking calories and eating "proper" foods and still getting hungry and not losing weight. Then I said f*ck it that night and had McDonald's. Again I am not proud of it. I do think this last tiny fill of 1/10th cc so far seems it is doing the trick. No hunger, no pain and very small amounts of foods and my scale IS moving in the right direction.
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Am I In The Green Zone Or Sweet Spot?
THANKS!!! I ddin't even track my calories yesterday. I wasn't really hungry. I had 2 coffees, 1 thin slice bread with bruschetta and thin piece of proscuitto, a little bit of Soup and a few fork fulls of orzo with fontina. The orzo was hard to get down. I felt the food stay around for a while so I couldn't really eat anymore if I wanted to. No hunger and no pain just slow eating. Thanks B!
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Am I In The Green Zone Or Sweet Spot?
Could the 1/10th cc have put me in the green? My food amounts are very limited and even water I have to drink slow. My food feels like it stay longer in my stoma. I was concerned that the fill wasn't enough then I was concerned it was too much. I got on the scale this morning and its moving .
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Am I In The Green Zone Or Sweet Spot?
So just got back from my 4th fill I convinced him to give me .5cc and drinking the water was a struggle and I felt super full. So he convinced me to take it out. He didn't want to fill me at all because he felt my weight loss was slow and steady. So he took out everything but a 10th of it, I think to make me happy because I tried to convince him to only take .25 of it but then I went with his advice. So now I am 5.10cc I am hoping this slight fill puts me in the green.
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Secret Foods That Has Made Your Journey Easier?
MiO helped me quit soda
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Am I In The Green Zone Or Sweet Spot?
Well last night I was starving!!! I ate @ 1200 cals. I ate more protein. I did have real hunger pains, it wasn't just in my head. I drank water and went to bed. I have been trying to cut down on the snacking because that gets me into trouble. My scale has NOT budged in a week. So I am thinking I hit a plateau. I think a small fill is in order.
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Secret Foods That Has Made Your Journey Easier?
So far I am enjoying 2-3 predue buffalo chicken wings w/ ranch dressing sunny side up egg with toast tuna salad with crackers costco Soups, I load up when I get a fill
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Am I In The Green Zone Or Sweet Spot?
Thanks B I miss your advice but I think you are right I am so close but not there yet. I am talking to my doc Friday and asking for a small fill. Hopefully he will agree.
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Am I In The Green Zone Or Sweet Spot?
Well I am tracking calories because I don't want the scale to go the other direction. I am taking this week to really listen o my band to see how long I stay full and satisfied. So far its not consistent. Somedays I am hungerier than other days.