JosieK

i cant believe you just mentioned this...i am doing the same thing. it is my badge of honor. i was shocked to see how the belt has "grown".... i like wearing it even tho' it looks like i need a new one FAST

since losing weight...i can feel mine even more than when i first had surgery....

hi betty, i always "blamed" myself for being so out of control with food. i belong to a 12 step program for another reason and in that instance...i know willpower doesnt have any place. however i could never make the connection to food. after getting banded.....i dont think this is all emotional. i really feel there is a physical component to the way i ate. pre-banding i thought of food 24/7. since banding.....i now feel like i have normal hunger pangs. someone explained that the receptors that tell us we are full are at the top if the stomach (???) if this is so...it explains it to me. i dont think the fact you are a dietician is a reason to beat yourself up. i knew everything and more about food, Vitamins, etc. it never helped me and maybe sometimes hindered my ability to be open minded. what does matter is the fact that you have taken steps to make yourself healthy. ood luck and i am glad you posted. i'm sure you feel a weight off your shoulders

hi believe it or not....if i skip my Protein shake in the morning...i eat more junk all day long. the shake fills me up and keeps me satisfied for a long time. i use the Isopure prepackaged shakes with Water. they are delicious. they have 300 cals and 50 gms of protein. low carbs. i have trouble getting in "good" calories so this helps me. i also take a multi Vitamin with this.

hi bekkie, i've found the pre-packaged isopure shakes (50 gms) mixed with water/ice to taste like regular milk shakes. i like the dutch chocolate and the vanilla. i mix the vanilla one with either banana's, berries, etc. they also have other flavors. i use this when i am tight and cant take in too much food. i also use the whey Protein that comes in test tubes. it's from IDS. you can either get the 25gms or 42 gms size. since i was banded...i've concentrated on making sure i got both protein in and Vitamins and i swear this is why i havent had issues with hair loss. i also feel great (not tired, etc) good luck

Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212.................33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240................30 areellady...............232....................226 .5...........212.................14.5 argon..................162...................155.2 ...............142...............13.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182..................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ............190.................15 Becky42................253.....................248 ...............220...............28 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................197 ..............175................22 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225...................21 8................185..............33 Chris_NJ................284....................259 .................250..............9 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................240. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………204……………………..196………………8 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................230 ..................207..............23 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................170................165................5 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................229...................225. ...........4 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207 .................198............11 Kimmie.................296.....................290 ..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................24 2................235...............7 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 LifeLover..............289.....................275 ..............259................16 LilMissBandAid.......276.8...................276.8 ............265...............11.8 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................270. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................268 ................250............. 18 mcgreen...............236......................230 .................210..............26 METALBAND...........187.....................182... ..... .......167..............15 momlambert..........207...................204.5... ............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 275..................258................17 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................24 1...............230...............11 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 Suzzzie. ...............349....................334......... .......320................14 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43 __________________

congrats cyndi... great milestone

hi recently from Katy, Texas originally from Brooklyn, NY

hi wintersunshine, you mention that you can do everything we do with the band (ie. eat healthy, exercise, etc) on your own. i guess my question is...why hasnt it worked?

hi elchew, what's BC/BS? i found my doctor on this website. he and his staff are amazing! but you can tool around here and read about the various doctors in our area. we have alot of choices in houston. www.lapband.com also has doctors in the area. it is sponsored by the participating doctors..so keep this in mind but i recommend this site "Lapbandtalk.com" because people are really honest . use the search function above good luck. it is the best decision i've ever made.

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212.................33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240................30 areellady...............232....................226 .5 ...............212.................14.5 argon..................162...................160.2 ...............142...............18.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182..................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ............190.................15 Becky42................253.....................250 ...............220...............30 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 ..............175................26 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185..............40 Chris_NJ................284....................265 .................250..............15 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................240. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. .................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………204……………………..196………………8 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................230 ..................207..............23 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................173................165................8 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................232...................225. ...........7 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207 .................187............20 Kimmie.................296.....................290 ..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................272. ...............238................33 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................268 ................250............. 18 mcgreen...............236......................230 .................210..............26 METALBAND...........187.....................182... ..... .......167..............15 momlambert..........207...................204.5... .............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 284..................258................26 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................24 1...............230...............11 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 zzzie. ...............349....................337......... .......320................17 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43 LifeLover..............289.....................275 ..............259................16 __________________

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212.................33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240................30 areellady...............232....................226 .5 ...............212.................14.5 argon..................162...................160.2 ...............142...............18.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182..................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ............190.................15 Becky42................253.....................250 ...............220...............30 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 ..............175................26 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185..............40 Chris_NJ................284....................265 .................250..............15 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................240. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. .................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………204……………………..196………………8 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................230 ..................207..............23 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................177................165...............12 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................232...................225. ...........7 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207 .................187............20 Kimmie.................296.....................290 ..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................268 ................250............. 18 mcgreen...............236......................230 .................210..............26 METALBAND...........187.....................182... ..... .......167..............15 momlambert..........207...................204.5... .............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 284..................258................26 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................24 1 ...............230...............11 Sunny112..............215.....................165. ...............140...............25 Suzzzie. ...............349....................337......... .......320................17 sweethot143..........197....................190... .............175.................15 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6...............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43 LifeLover..............289.....................275 ..............259................16 __________________

hi how about this..... trying to go scuba diving and they didnt have enough weights to get me down the ocean...... helen....your story about your parents trip to italy gave me a good belly laugh. (i could visualize the little guy from the hotel....

for me....2 days i was self-pay

hi i find if i am away from the gym for too long...i get insecure. when i get my butt to the gym regularly....i find i feel i "belong" and get over my insecurity sometimes our minds play tricks and we need to walk through these fears. i know that is how it is for me.... it's better to have gym clothes too big. also usually people are too busy thinking about themselves to give others much thought good luck

hi, my doctor also fixed a large hernia when he put the band in. i was worried when he told me i had a hernia...but later found out it was no biggie. from what i've seen on this website....alot of bandsters have hernia repairs when they get the band. you say you are uncomfortable? what's the issue? i felt not-so-great for a few days after my operation, but i feel most of it was from the anesthesia

one thing i forgot to mention... jachut was one of the people i liked her theory/program. she made this a way of life....

hi, i just made the 70 lb mark. i have to tell you early on i read 2 sets of posts on this site.... -ones from people that were banded a long time ago and lost very little weight. -i also saw people that met their goal within a year. the first group sat in taco bell, didnt exercise, complained their fills werent "doing it for them"....this scared the "be-jeezus" out of me the second group exercised, ate healthy and refused to talk about a "diet" instead they talked about a way of life. i decided this was the group to be in. after being banded....i went to a "bootcamp" in tulum, Mexico to get my exercise endurance up. (it was called bikini bootcamp and it was great.) it was a good jumpstart ...and i stopped weighing myself regularly. it was making me crazy. now i weigh 1-2 times a month. i found weighing is a real mood changer for me. i measure instead i am diligent about eating Protein and taking Vitamins. i dont want to lose my hair. i also drink tons of Water (my skin looks great from this) we get all these side benefits ha! i use Protein shakes and sometimes the protein whey bullets when i travel. dont get me wrong...i have had a few periods where i started to eat junk. when this happened. i started journalling my food to actually see what i was eating. i like to fool myself sometimes.... exercise is the key for me since it helps me to watch my food, tones my body good luck....you can do it! p.s. the worse thing about all of this is the $ i am spending on clothes. i flew through size 18 and 16. (this is a good problem...i know) the best thing is not shopping in lane bryant and the new choices we have in styles. i keep forgetting i dont need to go into the big lady's shop lol

walgreens always has it

hi sherri, when my weight loss stalled.... i beefed up exercise to 4-5 days a week. it really started me on the road to losing. that with the traditional "lap band meal plan" of 3 meals a day-Protein first really works for me. the exercise also helped me to stop eating junk. i dont know much about jenny craig

hi, down 8 lbs.....yay! Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal......To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. .............212..............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................228 ...............212.................16 argon..................162...................160.2 . .............142...............18.2 Ariel....................207...................... 199 ..............182...............17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .................190...............22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145...............19 Babygrl1234...........215......................219 ................190...............19 Becky42................253.....................251 .5.................220............31.5 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.................199.............26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 .................175..............26 chocolate_snaps....344......................342... ..........299.................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185................40 Chris_NJ................284....................272 ................250................22 cindyluhu...............194....................194 .................184................10 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155................15 Denise..................244.....................24 4..................220............24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180.................27 DonnaD................185......................185 ..............170..............15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12... ..............199.............16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277....................269...... ........250....... .......19 gonnabfree............231..................231. .................205................26 Guinessgirl77..........241.....................241 ...................210.............31 gweniper................253...................243. ...............223................30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210..............30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ...................190.............26 james2539............235.4.................235.4.. ................220.............15.4 jglong54...............206....................206. ...................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................234 ...............207................27 joisey....................307....................3 07................290................17 josiebies...............188......................180...............165...............15 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................237...................225. ..........12 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150.............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207. .................187..............20 Kimmie..................296.....................29 0..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205.............25 marcar35...............277.....................273 ................250............. 23 mcgreen...............236.................... 230.................210................26 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert............207....................207.. ..............185..............22 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm................248.....................248. .................228..............20 Rainer....................298................... 286................258................28 robgoblin87............279......................27 9...............250..............29 SC2VA.................233...................... 233.................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73................259.....................246 ...............230...............16 Sunny112..............215.....................165. ...............140...............25 Suzzzie. ...............346....................346....... ........315................31 sweethot143..........197....................197. .............175.................22 tanderson..............231.....................231 .............199..................32 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………........2 43.…... .....……40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ............210...............13 Wannabthin...........231......................231. ..............211...............20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84................255..............29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ..............335.............43 LifeLover..............289.....................289 ... ..............259.............30

hi dreamin' i also hated Protein shakes until i found the Isopure powdered Protein Shakes. they are pre-measured packages. i love the chocolate and vanilla. i mix in banana's or berries with the vanilla one. i use Water and blend with ice....they are delicious. and only 300 cals with 50 gms of protein. you can get them on the website A1supplements.com so far i found them to cheapest. i credit using these and they whey protein bullets with the fact i am not losing my hair because i made sure to get the proper protein in ever day. good luck

hi susan, actually i think you not wanting to know your daily weight could be helpful. i stopped weighing myself because my moods were being dictated by what it saw. let's face it...when i am eating healthy....my body responds. i dont need a scale to tell me this. when i weighed everyday or even several times a day...i found i cheated more....dont know why. so about 3 months ago i stopped weighing daily and started to only once a month. i also take measurements because i found i was seeing lots of results there. i learned about not weighing when i was in an eating disorder rehab years ago. they wouldnt let us see our weight for the reasons above. since i stopped weighing i am not eating junk like i was. anyway just wanted to share my experience with this...

hi wendell...i learn more from your posts ....... thanks!!!!