Ready2loseIt

Thanks for the ideas guys!!! And congratulations to all you have lost weight and found love!!!

Hey y'all! Im newly single and need some date ideas that don't include eating. Lol! I don't want to disclose that I am banded and it's getting hard to explain why I'm only eating 1/4 of my meal. Any ideas would be helpful! Thanks!

Add me! KMinuslbs

Can you send it to me too?! Cwebbsgirl@hotmail.com. Thanks so much!

I really needed to see this today! thanks for sharing and congratulations on your success!

Hey guys! I haven't been around in a while so I just wanted to check in. I am now 5 months post op and am down 43 lbs. Im happy about that, but I dissapointed because I know that if I had made better food choices and have gone walking all the times I flaked out I could have been down so much more. But thats all water under the bridge now. My clothes are super baggy but I hate shopping so I'm just waiting for things to fall off until I get new stuff! I'm feeling ok physcially, but mentally it's tough. I didnt realize what a huge mental battle weight loss really is. I don't regret being banded, I just want to do better at using the tool as much as possible. Anybody have any tips on how to motiviate yourself to workout. With it getting dark so early, i'm just not feeling it. Any tips, tricks would be greatly appreciated.

Riding in the car helped me a lot. I guess the natural motion and bumps in the road helps. Good luck. I will be over soon!

Man oh man oh man!! My life has certainly been a roller coaster these past few weeks. Things are changing all around me. I have been meaning to post more often but I just kept putting it off. I dont even know where to start so I'll start with surgery to now. Surgery: Started at 715am. Things went well during surgery but when they wheeled me into recovery my heart's electrical impluses went into Wenckenbach....i'd never heard of such and was sure they were just making stuff up. But they kept me in recovery for 4 hours to observe me. I guess it turned out ok because I was discharged at 2pm. Post op: I dont remember much from the 1st day. The 2nd day I felt like crap and was very emotional. Day 3 was a little better. I had a lot of pain in my left shoulder but using a heating pad helped a lot. Day 4 I began to feel more like myself....well, until I got dumped!!! Yes, thats right. The man I love and biggest supporter broke up with me 4 days after I had surgery. That was rough! Reallllly rough. But im ok. Everything happens for a reason..... or at least thats what I keep trying to tell myself. So lets fast forward to today because im tired of typing :-) I went out with some friends tonight (none of them know im banded) and I actually had a really good time. I ordered a quinoa black bean burger and ate the "burger" patty without the bun. I had never tried quinoa before but it was pretty good! I am so super duper impressed with myself for not eating the bun. That would have NEVER happened before. Overall things are ok. It is going to take some time for my heart to heal but I think this banded journey will be good for me to focus on. Love will find me again when it is time!! Im down 23 pounds. I can not and will not complain! Hugs to you all!

i had to do the opti fast stuff too. Strawberry was my "favorite" if you can call it that. try freezing them for about 30 minutes to get them super cold and kind of icy. I was only able to get 2 or 3 in per day. I had salads for lunch a few days. I had grilled salmon for dinner a few nights. Im not a model pre op dieter but i made it through and lost a total of 8 pounds. Good luck! It gets easier.

I had this same question. Do these troublesome foods get stuck anytime or just after you get restriction?

Im having the opposite struggle! i cant find a protien drink i like! :-(

geez that sounds yummy jen! ive got 10 days til mushies!! Im counting down!

Hahah Ric! thats the only thing i didnt cheat with! LOL! i was scared my liver wouldnt be small enough but it was!! I did stick to the diet 2 days before surgery though...maybe that helped. (anyone reading this do as the doctors said...no as i did)

I lost 10 pounds on the 2 week opti fast diet but i cheated a lot....

Good luck! Im 4 days post op and ive named my band Lola, because whatever Lola wants, Lola gets! be it gas-ex, water, broth, walking, walking, walking! i hope you are doing well! keep us updated.