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Thanks for the input Chichigirl. You ask some very good questions. I've considered my activity level, and I don't think I qualify for couch potato, since I work out 2 days a week doing both pilaties or yoga and belly dancing (aerobic and anaerobic); plus I walk all over campus, take the stairs and hardly drive anywhere. As far as I know, you only measure BMI strictly based on height and weight, which is why these charts are useless for athelets. My first fill was over filled, and no, I don't really want to go there. Not really. It isn't my idea to get such few calories. Jessie told me that I might have to go that low. I think that is insanity, but gee what do I know? I've added another day working out to my schedule, so we shall see what kind of results I end up with. I also do eat a wide varity of foods, but that will be intresting to watch too. And yes Margo, I have considered going higher, but the last supervised program I was on had me at 1200 and I lost 50 pounds. Of course, I couldn't keep it off, which is why I'm banded..

My movie was Easy Rider, I just want ot maintain a cool and comfortable environment. I am JFK... I am a thrill seaker by nature and dont shy away from risky behaviour.

Welcome back Heather! You've recently been through some trama, being banded at the end of Aug plus the withdrawl from the pain meds. You body if freaking out for sure. hair loss some times takes a month or two to show up before it starts falling out, but it should start regrowing soon. Thanks for sharing with us. I think keeping a journal is an excellent idea!

my basal rate (not to be confused with my basil rate) is 1252 No less than 1251.2 calories per day recommended for safe consistent Weight Loss. At this safe consistent Weight Loss Caloric Rate, you will lose 1 pound every 7 Days well, 1200 calories a day for 4 monts netted me 4 pounds lost, not 16 pounds or so. I don't know how the differences in the rate for men and women are calculated. If I was a man then my projected consumption would be 1400 calories a day to loose 1 pound every 7 days. I currently have 150 FFM, so there is no way I can ever weigh the 125 pounds Jessie thinks I should weigh. not unless I lose 50 pounds of lean muscle mass. (that aint' gonna happen if I can help it) I have good restriction since this newest fill a few days ago. We shall see what happens when it settles more. My protien hasn't been very good since the fill, at least not according to fitday. closer to 40grams than not.

Thanks for bumping Steve. As for your question about food poisoning, it's a very good idea to have a current prescription of phenegren to deal with the nausia an vomiting.

I didn't have a clear liquid diet. In the hospital after my surgery, I had low fat chocolate milk, Dr's orders.

I just had my 3rd fill this week, so I'm at about 2.5cc. Since my fill, I've dropped my calories from 1200 to about 1000. If this doesn't work, if I don't lose any weight, I'll get another fill so I"m eating about 800 calories. Jessie said that I'll need to go down to 800 calories or even 600 calories to lose weight. Is it possible to be restricted to the point where 600 calories is enough? Restricted but not too restricted?

My_oh_my why are you thinking that the mocha is a bad thing? Other that being a weak double and not the proper quad... (4 shots). That double mocha you are drinking, if you are using skim milk and not having a breve, has about 160 calories. But you have these nutrients, so I'm thinking it's a good thing Potassium 506.74mg 14% Protein 10.43g 21% Calcium 38% <o =""></o> Vitamin D 31% <o =""></o> Vitamin B-12 19%

Congrats on your NSV! Don't worry, go ahead and wash it-- you're on your way to shrinking yourself!

okay, I had my 3rd fill wednesday, but I'm not going to weigh myself for a while. It is just too painfull. sigh. So, Jessie said that 1200 calories is too many, she said I might need to go down to 600 calories a day. This is shear madness. sigh. Well, because I wasn't losing any weight at 1200 calories, my new goal is 1000 calories. today I was about 1000. Yesterday was about the same. *sigh* I can't seem to get my Protein in then.

Serenity was AWESOME!!!!!!! It was totally amazing! My Dh, who picks apart every movie, always, said he had nothing to pick at this movie! I'm a big fan of Firefly, maybe not as big a fan as Nana~, since I didn't go in constume... Pay full price for this one kids!

torrilla are just fine for me, soft but not hard shells. Corn and flour, are fine, but I avoid corn anyway. Burriots and soft tacos are just fine. so far toast is a nightmare, soft egg bread, as in a round subway sandwich is went down fine. Cake, uh mixed results, but I am not interested it cake any more. Havent' tired donuts. Crusty bread seems to be fine, with brie and roasted garlic. Triscut... hmm, with care. Great care.

well first off, you can't reason with emotions.... they're just so darn emotional. This is the main reason I'm not a closet bandster. I'm just not willing to put someone in the postition of *having* to keep a stupid secret. I don't want to be the source of conflict anywhere, and being banded is just no big deal. Of course, I don't care what anyone thinks of me, and I sure don't care what the gossip mill has to say. And Yes, I have lived in towns so small they had dirt roads, and the big news was when they got a traffic light out at the highway. Life is too short to have to keep secrets that don't matter. My career is security, so I have to keep secrets that matter. My band isnt' one of them, and I shouldn't make other people keepers of my vanity. I think you put your mother in a postition that was uncomfortable and unnecessary. Maybe you should appologise to her for putting her in that position.

Happy birthday Capt'n Jack!

I'm not a doctor, and I don't even play one on TV. I don't know that you can drink too much, unless you are talking about booze...

Bravo Parvathi! Excellent work! I'd be thrilled if everyone has their own NSV thread!

Well, it's time to bump my thread. I have now had 50 NSVs since being banded. I haven't lost the 50 pounds that was projected, but that does not mean that I have not been just as successful as some of our rabbit brothers and sisters. I just had my 3rd fill this wednesday, and I am amazingly restricted, in a good way. Maybe I'll be able to lose 5 pounds by Christmas. But if I don't, I will be sure that I will have reached 75 NSVs by then.

Excellent work Kim! Please do keep editing your list, you will be amazed at how many you have had once you start to think about it. Beside, we have to have a paper trail, right? We have to have a list to take with us when we get inveted to be on Oprah, right? Right! Barkeep! NSVs for the house!

well, I suppose it depends on what you think of as a sip doesn't it. Before my husband was banded his sips were 1/4 of my drink! I think a true sip is just enough to wet your mouth, hardly more than that. It is vitally important to stay hydrated, and I don't think you can drink too much. Maybe if you drink all your water/beverage at once, but not by sipping. Try not to gulp at this stage, just little bitty sips, with the goal to stay hydrated. When you are up, make sure you sip constantly, if you are only up for such short periods of time. Some folks have said that they set a sports bottle to drip into their mouths... You were only banded yesterday, so be kind to yourself!

One think that is important to keep in mind is that you must pay attention to your Fat Free Mass your FFM number/weight. By the charts, I "should" weight 125 pounds, because I'm 5'5" tall. There is no way that I will ever be a healthy 125 pounds, because right now, if you sucked every little bit of fat off my body, I would weigh 148 pounds, bone and muscle. At 25% body fat I'll weigh 180 pounds, and I would look skinny. Well, skinny for a running back anyway. I can give you all kinds of statistics. All kinds. They won't mean a damn thing, but I can give them to you. And as a bonus for me, they will look impressive all all get out. Don't you pay attention to that 50% statistic.

I started an Apple, I'm still and Apple. Sorry I don't have better news.

if you are in that much pain, please call your doc. There is no reason to be in that much pain! I'm so so sorry. The therma-care wraps were one of the the only things to help, but please be careful that you don't burn yourself. Do not fall asleep wearing one of these pads. (I've ended up with a 2nd degree burn from one of these little gems. *sigh* one way or the other, you know...) I ended up in the ER because I was throwing up from pain from my period. Please, please call. You should not have to suffer.

I think because you have a picture of a thin you in your head that you will have a better chance to reach your goal. I've always had a fat woman living in my brain. Even when I was a teenager, I thought I was terribly huge. But I look at my very old year books, and I'm the same size relative to the other girl.s Pictures in my mind... i'm working on changing to a thinner version... to a place I used to be.

I didn't need to sleep in a recliner, I did just fine on my super firm matress at home. You may want to steal all the pillows in the house though

Welcome to the Bande Gentry Glo! It really does get better, honest! I'm sorry you had such a sucky time at the hospital, but I think any one whos spent time in hospital can match those experiences. Hospitals are full of sick people, they are not intended to be resorts. At least you were not sick, that's not to say you didn't feel crappy... One of my stays in hospital for asthma was like that, the poor old woman was shouting "HELP!" and "They're killing me!" all night. It was so bad I went to sleep in the patient lounge! Boy did I get yelled at for that! There was also the many times when I was in the resperatory ICU ward, which was right next to the Detox ward... Once some guy was barking and howling like a dog and someone else was yelling about how he was going to kill everyone .... It's possible that you were a little dehydrated, which is why they had trouble with your veins, and it's also possible that you are just a really had stick. They have to pack my arms in hot towels most of the time now to find a vein. Most people report that they had to sleep in a recliner for several days after surgery. I'm sorry your research didn't prepair you for this. And yes there are going to be times when you gurgle. Like Kathy said, smaller sips will help with the noise. Sometimes you might just be sitting there and suddenly your belly will make the oddest noises! Oh, and your are going to love this, you will now become a big gasbag. farting and burping will become your constant personal music! You must drink. YOU MUST DRINK. you cannot wash out the anethetic out of your body, which is making you feel like crap. You cannot take your pain meds if you don't drink, and you will feel like crap. Buck up little camper! Buck up!