Kim Lap Band Talk

I'm enjoying a diet coke right now!

I didn't feel restriction until 6 months after surgery and 9.5 cc in my band. I was frustrated too. But now I'm two pounds from a normal BMI so it will work if you hang in there.

Well I know what I should be eating but it seems like this week I just don't know what I want to eat. For example you could put a buffet of my favorite foods in front of me and I still wouldn't be craving anything. It's weird because nothing sounds good to me right now.

For the past few days I haven't been craving anything in particular. I don't know what I want to eat but of course need to eat so this has lead to grazing. Nothing seems to be satisfying me. Has this happened to anyone? What do you eat? I'm about 2 years post op and 6-ish lbs from goal.

I gained 5 lbs the first month after I was banded. The doctor said it was from going back to foods instead of just being on liquids. Of course it came back off. I wouldn't set a one-month goal.

Sorry for the delay! I'm not going to post to ebay or swap sites since I don't have the time to take pics of everything. i would even hire someone to do it if I could. I have tried to sell or barter many times on craigslist and haven't had any luck.

I was thinking if someone had their former smaller clothes in size 8-10 we can swap them so that's why I posted here.

I need to get rid of 200 pieces of plus size clothes. I spent a lot of money on the clothes and can not afford to just give them away so I would like to swap them for size 8/10 clothes or something useful. When I say useful I want to leave it open because you would never know what I need.

The clothes are primarily from the gap, old navy, lane bryant, torrid, macys and good for a young professional for work or for going out.

I really want to move so I'm hoping to get rid of them asap. Shoot me a message and let's make a deal!

I want Frankie!!!!! And I happen to have some 14-16's to get rid of!

LOL Sounds like a match!

eating out has been tough. I haven't found much at restaurants except salads. Well, I may be able to tolerate italian food, but I'm really trying to stay away from the Pasta. What I'm really enjoying when I go out is mexican food that is bean based. I don't have much trouble with rice but again, I'm trying to stay away.

If you're a veggie be careful with Mexican restaurants since most use lard and may hide chicken broth in unexpected veggie dishes.

I'm not sure what I would consider cool- I'm open to suggestions

As for swap sites and things like ebay--it would take forever for me to take pictures and create listings for everything. I've tried the craigslist barter section with no luck.

I'm hesitant to eat 900-1200 calories at my current weight but wonder if this should be my goal.......Do you try to eat a certain amount of calories to fuel your weight....my weight loss has been slow but i don't want to go into starvation mode either.......any suggestions would be helpful.

I think that's too low for you. You should use a BMR calculator to determine your needs. http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ then use the hbe for your daily caloric needs based on your activity level.

I have boxes and boxes of clothes to get rid of. Jeans, going out clothes, office clothes etc. I love them but really want them gone!

The sizes range from 14-18. The clothes are mostly from Lane Bryant, Torrid, Macys, Gap, Old Navy etc.

I would like to trade them for size 8/10 clothes or something cool and completely not related to clothing. Let me know what you have to offer