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All I've been told to take is multivitamin chewables. I've heard about hair loss but also heard its due to not eating enough protein. I was told to eat between 60 n 80 grams a day.

Do y'all suggest I eat more calories? My goal is to eat 1200 a day but this week n next week my goal has been 1000 because I hadn't lost any weight for two weeks. After 1/2 a week I already lost a pound n a half. I just didn't know about the whole starvation mode our body would go in to n after speaking with my NUT she said I should b okay as long as I didn't go under 1000 calories.

I'm not sure what you mean by "keeping lights on + exsersize. N I'm supposedly burning 1400 calories in exsersize alone. Zumba is a Latin dance, lots of jumping around n constant movement. I come out of the class dripping in sweat. The key is to get a good instructor

I do zumba for 2 hours at the YMCA. No I don't have a tracking device yet so I'm just going by YMCA s tracker according to my weight, height, n intensity. It actually says I burn 780 calories per 60 minutes but I say 700. 700x2=1400. I v e been a lazy a## for about a month since I've been off work but my work is a very active one so once I go back I'll b burning more calories... I won't be counting them tho.

Mmm love the salty Snacks. I've never had a sweet tooth but when TOM is visiting I tend to crave sweets sometimes. Not sure about the restriction since I'm not there yet

My daughter is vegan and loves to shop there but I don't find a need to shop there. I do have a family of six so I like to buy bulk. They don't have too much bulk but I believe it may b cheaper for singles.

So I talked to my nutritionist today n let her know that I have been eating about 1000-1200 calories a day and have been burning about 1400 per day which is more than I consume. My concern was would my body go into starving mode since I'm burning so many calories. She said as long as I don't go under eating 1000 I should b fine but that my doctor recommends consuming at least 1200 calories. She also said I should have a snack before n after workout to hold me through. Just thought I'd share this information with y'all since I had been very curious about this.

Once you find the right exsersize for yourself you will learn to love it also. I love going to my zumba classes. They are sooooo much fun and I burn about 750 calories per class. I even do 2 classes a day (2hours) at times cause I just don't want them to end!

I too walked for 15-20 minutes every hour n seems like that is the best medicine for the gas pain n hey, it's free!

Thank you!! I'm trying. N man, can I feel the workouts today. Thanks to all the kind words n encouragement..

I know the feeling. I didn't know blended food could taste so good. So are your incisions okay

I really liked the pure protein chocolate frosty. It runs about 20 bucks n I've bought it at target n wallmart. I don't like the vanilla flavor. $20 for 2 lbs 140 calories Sugar 2 grams Carbs 3 grams Protein 25 grams

Oh ya n walking did help the gas comes out from both ends n ya feels real good.lol

I think the pain meds the doc gave me helped better. But I bought target brand gas x at target n cost about 5bucks. I was s more uncomfortable but the pain for me wasn't bad. The worst for me was the nauseated feeling I had so make sure your doc provides it cause mine didn't. Good luck to you

Just checking In. I've been doing great. Couldn't do 2 zumba classes today but I did 1 class n did a weight lifting class. I stayed within my calories. Yeah!!!

I heard when people are getting over being sick that it could cause complications.

Honestly I hadn't done much research before I got the band n started looking at utube video n looking up stuff on line but not too much. I thought the band was going to make me feel full. Like when I were to serve myself 1 cup of food I thought I'd only b able to eat like half n b able to say whoooo I'm full n physically can not eat any more. I have now realized that the band is not here to make me full but instead it's supposed to make the food I do have last longer. It's a lot of hard work or has been for me n lots of times I feel like I'm still on a diet. Im having to track my calories, choose healthier foods to eat, n have been working out a lot. I've only got I fill so far so maybe when I get to my goal weight, I won't have to track any more. Choosing healthier foods n working out will have to b a part of my life forever but hopefully with the band, tracking will have just been a tool to help me become healthy.

I know I don't owe them an explanation n I actually kept telling them that it's a slow lost n that I wasn't going to come back a Barbie doll. Lol. Y'all are right I have lost 23 lbs n feel great. I think I'll get together with them before just to show my face. I'm still gonna stay determined these next 2 weeks. I wanna loose!!! Thank you all for your comments

Yeah I know. I just bumped up my exsersize n went 5 times last week n still lost nothing. This week since I'm not working yet I'm going twice a day. 2 classes of zumba. Wells see what happens

So I've been off of work for about a month now n was banded on January 2nd. I'm embarrassed because before I left lots of peeps New about my surgery. My closer friends kept telling to make sure I come see them (I took 6 weeks off) cause they thought I would drop about 1000000 lbs (lots of weight) before I came back. I told them I would come by but I don't want to cause since I left I only dropped 8 lbs. I go back in two weeks n I want to really loose some more before I go back. I have bumped up my work out schedule to twice a day this week n will do the same next week also. I am also planning to eat 1000 calories a day. My daughter did the math n said "if " I do this everyday then I should loose 4 lbs a week. I did two zumba classes yesterday n Two today also. One zumba class burned me (at my weight, height, n intensity, according to YMCA's) 780 calories for 1 hour. I love the Zumba classes but this may b a little too much.... I'll check in everyday n let y'all know how I do. My weigh in day is on Sunday's n I'm at 219 right now.

I had surgery on January 2nd and have lost 23lbs lbs. 15 lbs pre op n 8 post op. Since I started my regular food I haven't lost any.