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lilbrigy

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  1. im not eating anything i wasnt before band, just eating the healthier food from what i was eating, lots of eggs and tuns and chicken and vegies n fruit a friend recommended peanut butter for the protein n good fats
  2. im not tooo full,, ive only got 1cc in my band but im trying to stick to 1/2 cup meal which is what my doc told me, atm im having 5 1/2 cup mesls three hours appart, i dont get how we eat so little yet are suppose to take in so many cslories,
  3. i take vitamin c cuz i have high anxiety levels and it helps ive been taking it for a long time, and i take magnesium cuz it helpa my back pain, im on myfitnesspal, and i usually get between 600-1000 calories a day,, i will try upping ny protein but i have no idea how as im already struggling to get my calories as it is :/ i think i mighy go see a nutritionist i clearly need help :/
  4. ive cut back caffeine but i havnt stopped completly cuz some days i just wouldnt function with out it :/ but i have it black n no sugar, tastes like crap it gives me the boost i need
  5. atm im getting about 40g protein a day, i take a multi vitamin morning n night,, berroca, i also take magnesium and vitamin c, i exercise every second day, i mainly eat eggs tuna chicken vegies and peanut butter,, oh n sweet potato and pumpkin once or twice a week,
  6. nah i dont have a team and my surgeon is rather unhelpful, he litterally told me doesnt matter what i eat as long as i onky eat half a cup,, he didnt tell me anything about protein or vitamins and water or anything i had to find it all out myself ,
  7. im drinking rediculous amounts of water ,, im going for at least 1 ltr between meals
  8. okay so i am one month post op, im still get severe headaches and energy lows and bizar mood swings, and my bowel movements are still out of wack,, HELP this is really starting to annoy me, and its effecting my work, ive lost 10kg since surgury which is awesome,, and im not as hungry any more, but this other stuff is getting me down
  9. im almost a month out and still getting horrible headaches and really tired all the time
  10. thanks for the advice guys it wasnt at all painful,, hopefully i feel a bit of restriction but i onmy got 1 cc in and ny doc said to go back next week if i dont feel any restriction,, yay,,
  11. every one i get my first fill tomorrow :/ not sure what to expect
  12. ladys and gentlemen,,, it is 5:19 AM here in aus and i am UP and in my GYM gear and about to HEAD TO THE GYM,, hells yea,, after a week of telling myself i will i finally am i am GOING to loose 2inches by my cadet reunion,,
  13. yea this drink is amazing, i have my berroca before i exercise, after exercise i have breaky then half an hour later i have this drink its fabulous amd cheap !!!
  14. hey every one,, i recently started a detox drink suggested by jillian michaels,, dandelion root tea cranberry juice and lemon,, i have this as my hot drink first this in the morning,, and i have jus dandelion tea before i go to bed, ive been doing it for four days now and ive lost 1kg already excited cuz i was on a plateau for two weeks before this,, it tastes nice and i find it gives me more energy then coffee
  15. it should be fine im three weeks out n mine are still swollen and itchy n red,, if your really worried put some disinfect and but i wouldnt bandafe them up again cuz the air will help them dry out, bandaids keep them moist amd thats when infections grow :/
  16. yea , im three weeks out,, its really annoying ,, cuz im back at work and the days i have no energy makes it hard to work
  17. yea , im three weeks out,, its really annoying ,, cuz im back at work and the days i have no energy makes it hard to work
  18. heu every one,, ive noticed since my surgury ive had really extreme mood and energy swings,, just wondering if it is normal,, cuz its kinda getting me down
  19. lol i dont know aye,, but the first week out i lost 5kg and then i started exercising,, rough 45min walk and then 20min elliptical at night,, and then the week after that i lost nothing this week ive lost 2 kg tho,, which is better then nothing i guess, im the same,, im like ive had the surgury now show me results LOL,, little too eager i think,,
  20. lol.. thats awesome as !!! ive only lost 6.8 kg since surgury but appartly im over doing my exercise,, but other then that everything has been going great ive had no complications either "touch wood" i dont, i get my first fill next wednesday YAY
  21. my understanding is that our stomach's and our bands are on the left and our ports are slightly to the right of out belly buttons,,i wouldnt stress too much tho, cuz until all the swelling goes down properly things will be pushed to the surface ,, and things that should be hard will be,, i freaked out a week post op cuz the whole right side of my belly was sort hard to touch and i freaked out thinking i had internal bruising or something,, but nope jumped on here and was told that its normal,, its just the swelling and your body adjusting,,
  22. feel your band or your port ?? since day three poat op ive been able tk feel my port,, but on both sides there are hard spots that i thought may have been my port and freaked me out,, but now 3 weeks post op most of those "port" possible spots havw gone down and i cant feel my real port lol
  23. okay guys,,, so the first few weeks i was loose steady weight,, as soon as i started exercising my weight loss stopeed completly WTH HELP.. am i doing too much too soon,, am i not eating enuff,, am i eating the wrong thing :/ i feel like im failing so soon in the game as im only just over 3 weeks post op
  24. im just walking and cross trainer,, i dont like stalling its making me want to give up already
  25. hey guys i need help !!! I am just over two weeks post op,, im back to normal eating muchies,, well anything i can mush with a fork,, ive been working out a minimum of 45min a day and yet the last week and a bit i havnt lost any weight what am i doing wrong,, im only eating 800-1000 calories and im eating healthy very healthy,, but no weight loss any suggestions

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