stacy73

down to 219-didn't make it either:(

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I have been struggling too- for three weeks no loss-I realized I was not taking in enough calories-my dr recommends 800 calories plus what you consume in protein shakes so total should be around 1100-1250 or so. I have been consuming around 1100 calories for the last week and have dropped three pounds plus I upped my exercise to 5 times a week-60 min sessions-sometimes a change in the routine is what is needed.

I just got into a 16 too and 1 x shirts... I started at a tight 24/26

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I drink coffee everyday- I think the point is to limit the use of caffeine-however, I do not think 1 or 2 cups a day is going to make much of difference

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no, not necessarily-getting stuck is usually due to taking too big of bites and not chewing-restriction is different for everyone-for me it is eating a very small meal, usually 1/2 c to 1 c of food max- I usually can only eat a few bites of meat before I get the feeling of "if I eat one more bite, it might not stay down" so I usually cater my diet towards knowing how much I can handle-restriction should control your hunger-if you are hungry then you do not have restriction. You should be satisified for at least 4 hours after eating.. at least that is the goal.

BEFORE PICTURE FEBRUARY 2008

Can someone remind me what time the meeting starts tonight and what room it is in? Thanks.

Mia- I am hating the exercise right now too- I would like to say I have been going 3 days a week consistently but unfortunately it has been sporadic.But I have made a goal to exercise no less than 5 days a week now as I am trying to get 50 more lbs off by august- usually my food goes like this: morning-coffee breakfast-salad or Soup or couple pieces of cheese lunch-meat and veggie or soup and crackers afternoon-granola bar dinner-normal dinner with family depending on what it is- i cannot eat a lot of meat so I modify. snack-sf pudding or piece of cheese I know I can do better on my diet- I tend to eat a lot of cheese which is pretty high in cals-I also need to do more Protein drinks-my dr says we should still be doing 2 a day. It is a work in progress- I just bought a journal and am going to start writing everything down again. Controlling what you eat is the first step-but exercising is important-any exercise at all.just find something you can tolerate and build on it.

Thank sue-I just have to keep going-I will let you know how the zumba goes-I think I will try it next week. I think working out has to be the main component right now-obviously the food is kept pretty much under control so that is what I will focus on-also-congrats on your weight loss as well-amazing job! over 100 lbs in less than a year-you should be very proud of yourself!

well, on my second fill which was at 6 cc I felt restriction for a couple of weeks then it went away- after my third which was over a month ago, I still am very resrticted- from what I have heard most people with the 10cc band feel restriction between 6-8cc. right now I have a hard time eating at times-but I have not thrown up or pb or anything-just have to eat real slow-can't eat very much meat. eat a lot of soup, salad, and soft foods.

How is everyone doing-I have increased my cardio from barely 3 times a week to 5 times a week and I am going to try a class called Zumba-has anyone else heard about it? I have a goal to lose 50 more lbs by aug 1st- we have a family reunion coming up so i would like to be somewhat beach ready for it- this will be a hard goal- I feel like I am slowing way down, even though I am on target for only being 5 mo out-I am afraid the losing will stop-so I am trying to recommit myself to healthy eating and exercise to keep this going.

I was banded 9/5/07- I have lost 55 lbs but it is slowing down now- I am still losing 7-8 lbs a month on avg- RED I am am now at about your starting weight so we will see what happens- I will say I probably should eat a little better than I do but you know how that goes- I am trying to step up my exercise to 5 days a week and trying to slow down on the starbucks!!

i go once a month-but have only had 3 fills-have good restriction thus far

It depends on your dr. some dr's follow the manufacturers guidelines for the fills- mine does not-he goes off of what the patients tell him- i am sure he looks at the weight loss also- average is to lose 1-2lbs a week-so if you are steady and do not feel restricted I think you should be able to get a fill-but again your doc makes that decision.

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What kind of pain are you experiencing? I have minimal pain during my fills-although-i have only had three fills so far

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My approval was based on bmi of 40 and 5 yr weight history-the other criteria is set by the surgeon and it is mainly to satisfy the requirements of having surgery in a bariatric center of excellence-you can ask your surgeon to send his letter before all the requirements are completed, but most want to do the psych eval, intitial lab work first then submit to insurance.