bluegirly

That's pretty normal for the phase you are in....you will eat a little bit more as you go. My daily goal is 999 cals but I can usually eat about 1200 because I also walk/jog a 5K a few times a week and so I get some cals back.
I am starting to learn it's less about cals per day and more about healthy choices with me though.

I am four weeks post op and on a solid food diet. I can (physically) eat anything right now. My nutritionist gave me a calorie range of 750-800 calories a day, and I have been very good at not going OVER. But a lot of days I find I am way under. Like today, it is 8:15pm, and I have only eaten 452 calories today. I also walked 2.5 miles. I feel like that just isn't a lot of fuel!! If this happens to you, do you try to increase the next day, or do you have some kind of snack, or what?? Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks so much Missy, that's kind of what I figured!

great job!!!! now go to petsmart and lift up a 40 pound bag of dog food....i havent lost that much yet but that's what i want to do when i lose an awesome amount of weight like you!

I am soooo excited , today I hit my 40 pound loss !

My diet is blended or puréed door right now. I get to start solids next week. I think the Pasta was what threw me over the edge. It was too heavy and I think I've learned a valuable lesson. I was so scared to feel that full. I am going to chalk this up as a learning experience and keep moving forward. I've lost 23lbs in 3 weeks since being banded. I know there will be ups and downs and I'm so thankful I have this forum to share my trials with. You are all so wonderful!

I put a scoop of chocolate Protein Powder in my coffee....it kills two birds with one stone.

Thank you everyone!! I think I will just kind of eyeball it. And of course, I will measure everything I put on it, which won't be much. Just some chicken breast and a few cherry tomatoes. Thanks for putting up with my weird questions....I'm sure I'll have another one in an hour or two!

as far as comparing to Romney Care.. Romneycare was a State program voted on by the State not a National takeover of healthcare.. most people in MA like it.. however, Obamacare is far more dangerous than Romneycare ever thought about being.. read both bills before making comparisons..

nobody wants to deny people health care.. it is the way this will be implemented that is wrong.. forcing people to purchase something is socialism... I don't care what anyone tells you this is not about anything but pure control and greed from insurance companies.. you will see when people are paying twice as much as they were (like me )and getting sub standard care... I have read most of the bill.. it's frightening.. my husband had cancer last year thank God he was able to get treatment.. but the new norm will be to deny him due to his age so that is a fact.. if it is run by the govt as well as the post office or theVA we are all screwed...

Sooooo...I almost hugged my scales this a.m.!!! For the past 15+ years, I've been over 200 lbs...way over. I had a follow up appointment scheduled with my surgeon today and decided to weigh before I went. I didn't want to be surprised, shocked or disappointed. Well..I thought my eyes were deceiving me, so I tried not to get excited. The dr's office scales are always different anyway. I got there and weighed in today at 197.8!!! I almost cried. Although I know I still have long way to go, but I am so excited and happy!!!

I don't think they're weird questions at all. We all have to learn the little things that doctors don't tell us from somewhere, you know?

I was banded in January and have lost 45 pounds so far. I have a 14cc band with 10.5cc currently. Just remember that a slow loss is better than no loss. You're doing great!

You need to look at this another way.
You've been banded for 32 weeks. The average weight loss with the band is 1-2 pounds per week. You've lost an average of 1.25 pounds per week. That means you're exactly where you should be.
Remember, the weight didn't come on overnight and it won't come off overnight, either. Be patient and keep doing what you're doing and the weight will continue to come off.

Well two in the same day!! This morning I was getting ready to leave the house and it was cold so I pulled out some jeans that once fit but were too tight on me at the end of last winter and they fit comfortably!!! Also while out shopping for new walking shoes this morning I was checking a cute pair out in the mirror I stepped back and I looked at myself and I smiled. I look thinner in my hips and thighs! I've still got a journey ahead of me but YAY!

My cat likes to curl up on my lap and use my soft belly as a pillow (and to knead). Lately I've noticed he's been having trouble getting comfortable because there is less of a belly! He's kind of a runt but can put his arms around my waist now, lol. Even my mom noticed when she visited last week.
This was not something I thought about 50 pounds ago, but I'm not complaining!

well, just chalk this up to a learning experience. I saw four words that said it all. "I decided to snack'. You made a choice and now you know it's not worth it to make that same choice in the future. good luck on your journey!

For the first time since I was banded on 9/11 I over did it. I ate dinner fine. But it's Sunday. It's football season. And after dinner I sat down with my hubby to watch some football, and even though I was still satisfied from my dinner two hours before, I decided to snack. I ate about 1/2 of a soft pretzel....counted the calories and was juuuuuust over for the day, but I walked two miles this morning so what the hell?? Anyway, I was FULL! Like thanksgiving dinner full. It was the first time I did that, and I don't want to do it again!

For the first time since I was banded on 9/11 I over did it. I ate dinner fine. But it's Sunday. It's football season. And after dinner I sat down with my hubby to watch some football, and even though I was still satisfied from my dinner two hours before, I decided to snack. I ate about 1/2 of a soft pretzel....counted the calories and was juuuuuust over for the day, but I walked two miles this morning so what the hell?? Anyway, I was FULL! Like thanksgiving dinner full. It was the first time I did that, and I don't want to do it again!

YES!! But they aren't crazy, they are....um.....fun. If you know what I mean. Anyway, I'm not complaining, and neither is my husband! ???

having trouble wiping my butt that had its own zip code...
and if that wasnt scary, i dont know what is

miss and sand and band gave some great advice...i suggest you listen to do it..
you dont need to spend one cent to exercise..........WALK
walk far, go up and down inclines...trust me, its a work out
and by not seeing your dr, you know you are only hurting/hindering yourself...the dr knows what you look like and weighed, so they know you have a weight problem....get rid of the woe is me and i am embarrassed bs......go see the dr, let them make sure your band is working as it should and start back eating your allotted amounts, better option foods (you know what you eat and what makes us gain weight, we all do)..you say you are stuck...i dont believe that.....you have a great tool to help you eat less.....they gave you how to use it guidance...i bet if you start doing what you were, i will happen again..to lose weight, you must eat less calories than you burn off...only you know if you do that or not...and i reckon you do because of the 60+ pounds you loss already......GREAT job
see, you CAN do this

Did they explain WHY they pumped 10cc's into you all at once? Was his the Dr. or a Nurse..or the cleaning lady who stayed at the Holiday Inn last night.

I was banded 9/11 and decided to do weekly weigh-ins and measurements. The measurements are not scientific... I label them boobs, butt, and belly button and try to keep the measuring tape in the widest area. My scale did move this week....UP! I gained two pounds, and I wasn't happy! But my boobs and butt measurements stayed the same and my belly button measurement decreased by three inches! I was so glad I had that little victory bc it made the number on the scale seem a little less frustrating!! So keep track of both, you'll be happy you did!

This is my first post, and I just wanted to thank you all. All of your posts helped me through every step, two years ago I was a very unhappy seventeen year old, in a horrible relationship that I was scared to leave because I thought no one else would want someone like me, I weighed 110 kilos (242 pounds) and had incredibly low self esteem, but now, thanks to all of your support and my lap band i've lost 52 kilos (114 pounds) and now weigh 58kg (127 pounds), and I have found that its not that people don't look at me anymore, they just don't curl their lip in disgust when they do. I'm now in a happy relationship with a wonderful man and I have my health there are so many things for me to look forward to.