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Foofy- I haven't exercised at all yet until today. Today was my first day at the "Y". I did the bike for 20 minutes and then I lifted weights for my arms (which are sagging). I came home and did the Ab-Lounger (which my Mom gave me). I have really been struggling with yo-yo weight lately. I am sure it is because I can eat more than I should be able to right now. My next fill is 4/9 and I am going to ask him to increase it. The last fill we chose to bring me back to where I was at the previous fill and it just wasn't enough. I was a very bad girl yesterday and overate and boy I felt like crap last night. My stomach hurt and everything. I am not used to eating candy and Desserts. Even today, I still don't feel right from yesterday. I should have just done shakes for today to calm everything down. I do know that to get the next 90lbs off that I will need to exercise it off. I can't be all fast losing forever and I am preparing myself for that. I sucks that it is still a struggle even with WLS but I wouldn't turn back because this is the most weight that I have lost in my entire life. Cindy

I was only required to do two week pre-op diet. I was told to drink 3 Protein shakes a day that had at least 15 gm of protein and a small meal in the evening. During the two weeks, I lost 24lbs. Best of luck to you! Cindy

Ok...today I realized that I have lost the same amount of weight as my 10 year old son weighs. Now, I can't even pick him up because he is heavy. So to know that I have lost in weight what a 10 year old boy weighs is mind boggling. By the time that I lose all my weight...I will have lost a whole person. Can't seem to grasp my mind around it. Yikes! cindy

Cag- You are catching up to me. Congrats on the 8lb loss! Woo-hoo! I probably gained what you lost just eating today. I feel like a stuffed pig. Darn Easter Candy is going to do me in. I keep telling the kids to eat it as fast as they can so that I don't have to see it. Oh well just one day. I know I need a fill. I went conservative with the last one but I am more hungry so I think that I will have him give me a bit more on the 9th of April. Hope your Easter was good. I love Easter service at my church. I lead worship so the music was very vibrant this morning. Not to mention I had to sing a special. Was a great holiday for me. Cindy

Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go Momto1plus1.........228.8............223.0 ............218 .8.......4.2 Osangriared...........262...............252...............250......... ..2 Hollyberries............278...............267...............268...........(-1) Met my goal and happy about it. Now, I need to invest in some clothes. Dang everything is hanging on me. I love it though! Cindy

Way to go you are all inspirations. Just losing weight makes you a winner. I am so proud of you all. Keep up the great work. Cindy

Hey Peeps! What about Spring into Summer Weightloss Challenge to get us ready for summer and make Memorial Day our end date. I know that I have a goal to lose 100lbs my Memorial Day.. What do you all think? Cindy

Diddo to all of the above posts. I have had only a few episodes of things getting stuck and it was my fault and not the band. I find that if I wait to long to eat and am very hungry I forget all the rules. I have to remember to chew chew chew and chew some more. Have it done....these are small issues that you can control. Best of luck! Cindy

Shortgal! You are such an inspiration to me. Although, you have struggled with restriction you have handled it in such a positive way. I love reading your posts and know that you are doing fabulous. Everyone is doing great and I am so damned proud of everyone. Keep up the great work. Cindy

Lizzie... You should be so proud of yourself with conquering Bulemia. That is a very difficult thing to do and you should be proud of your accomplishment. I know that I am. Congrats on restriction it must be a wonderful feeling. Us Bandsters have a common perspective and isn't nice to be part of great family of support. I know that I couldn't do it without you all. Reading your posts always inspires me to do better. I don't know how some Bandsters do it without this group. Cindy

Not to shabby for you Shalee. You are 50% to goal weight. WooHoo! Cindy:thumbup:

Ok..here is mine. My pants fell down at the store today. I laughed, pulled them up and said I think it is time for some new clothes. I have gone from a size 34 to a size 26 and am almost in a size 24. I have hit all the smallest sizes in the closet. I am 2lbs away from reaching 50% of my weight loss goal of 179lbs. I guess to many NSV's lately. It is what keeps me going. Cindy

Steph! You are doing fabulous. You are 50% to your goal. That is damned remarkable considering you had surgery in November. I am interested in this TV series as well. I have learned that we need to eat to live not live to eat. I eat everything in much more moderation. I find that if I don't deprive myself and allow myself to have just a little than I won't binge. I have started to ask myself questions before eating. Am I really hungry? Am I eating to live or living to eat? Am I eating this for any other reason than hunger? Do I really need this? Sometimes the answer is Yes to Do I really need this? But more often than not, it is I can wait or just a little. I seems to work for me. I gotta tell you the head has not caught up to body changes! Cindy

Good attitude. I have one for you...You are over a 1/3 of the way to goal 44% to be exact. That is very close to 50%. You are doing super. Cindy

Wow! He is restrictive. My problem with that is that the LapBand should allow you to eat everything in smaller quantities. However, we are all different in how are bodies are. Mine seems to react well to high protein, fruits & veggies and lots of cheese. My typical diet is this: Breakfast: 8am 2 eggs with cheese & sausage (turkey) or Quaker Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar. 1/2 an orange or bananaThis usually fills me up until 12:30 or 1pm Lunch: Low carb tortilla with turkey, mayo, lettuce cheese, almonds, 1/2 orange or 1/2 a banana. Snack: yogurt or SF/FF choc. pudding Dinner: 2-3 oz protein, 1/2 cup veggies or salad and some type of 1/2 cup carb (i.e., mashed potato or rice with gravy). I drink 2 K20 24oz. waters a day. I like the ice tea one the best. If I am super hungry I might eat some cheese with RF Wheat Thins or have 100 calorie snack packs. Again, this might not work for everyone but it does for me. It is kind of like South Beach but not as restrictive. I have recently been making quiches. If you like to cook tryout some of these recipes at Kalyn's Kitchen: Recipe Favorites I have found her website awesome with great recipes. Good luck! Cindy

We are all about 4 months plus out from being Banded. Some of us started this journey over a year ago and got me thinking about what has happened over the last year. A year ago I was researching weight loss surgery. I woke up one day and decided that I no longer wanted to be overweight. Not only could I not shop in regular stores but I was reaching a size that would force me to shop in the catalogs not store fronts. My knees were killing me. I woke up in the morning and I couldn't walk because of planters facititious (sp) and severe back pain. It just seemed everything hurt on me. I was just sick and tired of being overweight and it was restricting me. I was healthy according to the doctors but I knew that I was on a road that would lead to my down fall and worse yet but some type of disease. Worse yet I was close to hitting 400lbs. I can remember years ago saying that I would never hit 300lbs but here I was 354lbs and miserable. In May, I bit the bullet and scheduled my appointment for my surgical consult with Dr. Lautz. I would have to wait until August to see him but his reputation was impeccable and I was so ready. In August, I saw Dr. Lautz and remember him asking me why I wanted to have surgery. My response back was have you looked at me....I am freaking fat. He chuckled and looked over my test results and said that I was a good candidate for the LapBand. I was on my journey to getting a LapBand and my date November 6th. I followed the pre-op diet to the "T" and lost 24lbs prior to my surgery. Since the surgery, I have never looked back. LapBand Perspectives include: Losing 88lbs in 4 months Wearing the lowest size in the closet Having your pants fall down because you need new clothes Having people stop you to ask what you have done to lose weight Waking up in the morning and not being in pain No more foot pain Buying a bra and going from a 50DD to 44DD (the girls are so excited about there new home). Wearing a belt No lower back pain Knees don't hurt Eating small portions and being satisfied Putting the seat belt on it actually being loose and not having the steering wheel touch my stomach. Going from a size 34 to a size 26 and almost moving into a 24. Passing the 60lb weightloss goal because I never could move pass that without falling off the wagon. Just being damn proud of my progress So what are you perspectives 4 months out. Are you happy with your decision. I know that I am. I am never turning back. I love this lifestyle.

Cindy/Linda I would get the fill even if it is a very small one. I think that by going in and getting a tweak it will help you but you will definately have to chew, chew and chew some more. Also, eating much slower. I would also recommend drinking something warm prior to eating. This will loosen the band up a little. I am finding that I am eating crazy stuff sometimes at crazy times; i.e., 1 scoop ice cream sundaes or Cookies but I always have a small amount just to get the demon off my back. I think that if we try to stay away from our triggers it will make the craving much stronger so I find for me that it is better for me to have just a little to but the craving on ice. It seems to work for me because I am down 88lbs. I have also noticed that shifting my calorie intake every so often kicks starts my metabolism. For example, I might only eat 800-1000 calories for several days in a row and then eat at 1200-1500 for additional days in row. I might even kick it higher than that if I am hungrier than usual. It seems to work for me. Keep your chins up your doing great and you just need to keep coming here for support. We are here for you. Cindy

Longhorn, Hope you are doing well considering everything that you going through. I have noticed that when I am super over hungry that I get stuck on anything. The best thing is to track when it happens because sometimes it is the fill level it is the band rules...i.e., chewing, eating slower. One tip my Dr. did give me was to drink something warm prior to eating to help with the stuck episodes. You are still in my thoughts and prayers. Take care! Cindy

Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go Momto1plus1.........228.8............227.6............218 .8.......8.8 Teresajo...............195..............188...............185......... ....3 Shortgal.................189..............184................182...... .......2 Hollyberries...........278..............268................270..........(-2) Can't tell you what happened this week but I am down 6lbs and I only had my fill yesterday. I can't figure this band out. Up and down like a yo-yo. But no complaints here. Have a great day everyone! Cindy

Just a little update. I did go for my fill today and discussed with my doctor how we should proceed. He agreed that moving at a slower pace with the fills will be good to avoid getting over filled. I started with 1.5cc's from the last fill and they pulled out 1.2cc's (not sure where .3cc's went...hmmm) and he decided that we would put back 1.5cc's and see if the works for me. So I am at 1.5cc's in my 4cc band. I go back in one month for another fill so I think that this will give me a good idea if I am coming close to restriction or not. I hope so! Cindy

I am so sorry that you had to even justify your ticker. You have had a heck of an ordeal and I wish you much success. It sounds like you have the support you need in the doctor and keep coming here for support. We are here for you. Cindy

Way to go Bandpal! You are a much different person now and I think that you know that. That was your security blanket, something that you had control over that no else does. You are in control now and you have taken control over your life with your decision to put that tool inside you. Good for you! You deserve this self realization, this epiphemy (sp?). Shine! You have a lot to offer. Cindy

Sucks doesn't it. I kind thought the same thing...I am just eating food that I usually eat with not problem. This band is so finicky isn't it? Cindy

Points well taken. I am going to have them give me a little fill and keep training myself to eat slower. This band gives us something new to learn everyday but like you Lizzie I wouldn't trade it for all the tea in China. Thanks bunches! Cindy

Sounds to me like you haven't had much support. I find that our success has been largely a result of being a part of a community/family of bandsters. We are very supportive of each other and have grown close through this experience. Not only does it take following the Band Rules, getting fills and exercise it also takes a support system. My suggestion would be take a look at all the band information that you got about how and what to eat and follow to the tee! Protein first, veggies and if still hungry carb. Drink your Water and allow yourself a treat once and while and for goodness sake get over here for some support. Cindy