scrappy_friend

I live in alum bank was banded march 17 at windber hospital. I think he is a great dr and glad he is the one that did my surgery.

3 more pounds till I hit the 100 pounds loss. I started around July or August of last year to lose weight. I lost 55 before surgery and so far 42 since. Was banded March 17 I have a dr. appointment on thursday but don't think I'm gonna get a fill. I eat around 1 cup of food at a time a little more than the dr would like but I don't want to make it harder to eat. I am slowly losing so right now I feel satified. I think Fenton could at least find a few minutes to post and let us know how he is doing.

Amanda I didn't know you were so spiritual?

Kerri so sorry to hear about your Nana I understand what your mean by it being tragic and beautiful at the same time. My Mom died as I was at her side it hurt so bad but I was so glad I was with her. As she went I was able to tell her how much I loved her and held her hand as she took her last breaths. As for the 3 lousy pounds you lost them once and you can do it again.

Congratulations texgirl I can't wait till I can join you.

Fenton I would love to beat you to the 100 pound loss, but I don't see that happening. I think coming in 2nd place would be good too. I actually started dieting last summer. I think 90 pounds in a year is pretty good.

I also want to tell all the fat people they need the lapband. So far I have only pushed my one friend into doing it because she is a diabetic and so unhealthy. I didn't have to push her too hard, she should be having her surgery in August sometime. I'm back to not losing weight again that is so irritating to me. I even gained some back since the doctor took me off my high blood pressure pills that had a Water pill in it. My feet are swelled now. I might have to ask him to give me a water pill again.

Went to my family dr. yesterday I needed a refill on my blood pressure meds he said my blood pressure was on the low side of normal and said to stop taking the pills and see what happens. They have already been cut in half since surgery. He also did blood work and everything was in the normal range. Last time I went sugar was on the higher side and so was cholestrol.

Fenton congrats on the weight loss. I really think you need to put clothes on and not stand there in your underware don't you know there is a room full of women here?

Amanda I changed my signature line.

Amanda thanks for the pep talk. I use the daily plate to log my foods so I think that is pretty close. I have that I'd like to lose 2 pounds a week and for my weight I should be able to eat 1500 calories a day without exersize. I do know I hardly ever eat that much. I do walk about 3 times a week and I just uped the time and added a hill so maybe that will help. Not sure I'm up to jogging just yet fat would be flying around everywhere. I still have a bmi of 43. I also just looked at my weight loss and even tho I did gain in the past month I lost 12 pounds so I guess I probably should have looked at that before I had my big pity party. It just really bugs me when I gain.

Harley you look great! I have a question I figure with my weight of now 225 i should be able to eat 2500 calories just to maintain my weight. I never eat that much and most days I'm less than 1200. I might go over that once a week. But I gained 4 pounds this past week. I just dont understand that. I have had 3 fills so far and it seems after a fill I will lose a lot of weight real fast but then as soon as I am back to eating solid foods again and back up to the 1000-1200 calories I gain. I really want to be under 200 by my birthday in sept and I really thought it was possible but now that i gained 5 back i just don't see that happening

my head is hungry!

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I love junk food. Before being banded I would sit at this computer and eat a candy bar or 2 and chips. I did it every night. When I decided i wanted to lose weight I knew I had to stop. I have a candy bar in my desk drawer thats been there since christmas. I hardly ever eat that stuff now. I will eat a sf fudge cycle 40 calories most days. If I go out to a party or wedding I allow myself to have a small amout of sweets. The best thing for me is not to do it at home.

when I graduated from highschool I weighted 135 I thought I was fat then. I now look at pictures from then and I now think I was quite pretty and looked normal weight. I have decided now that i would be happy at 150 so that is my goal. I'm only 5'2" so according to the charts I will still be over weight but I can handle that.

NO Amanda you can't take my scale away from me!

How much do you all think about food. I think I'm obsessed with it. I really don't eat that much but my mind is always thinking about what to have for the next meal. When I do eat my meal and eat less than a cup of food at a time I sort of feel cheated. My mind thinks i should eat more. And I am obsessed with the scales too. I am up and down a few pounds during the week and it about drives me nuts when it has the higher numbers. I know some people get rid of the scale and only weigh themselves once a week I think I would go nuts not knowing. How can I get past this.

I'm working on my onderland goal. The last time I was under 200 I was 20 years old when my oldest son was born. He will be 24 in july. My goal is to be under 200 by my 45th birthday September 15th. This morning my weight was 222 so that means I have to lose 2 pounds a week with no plateaus for that to happen. My highest weight was 315 so I have lost a good bit already.

I'm working on being under 200 pounds by my birthday september 15th. This morning I weighed 222 so I will have to lose 2 pounds a week for that to happen. I lost 5 pounds 2 weeks in a row after my last fill but this week was 2 pounds. I worry I'm about ready to plateau. Kerri I'm supprised they banded you if you were smoking. How did you get away with that?

i got my 3rd fill last thursday and i now i have to eat like a bandster. i have 6.5 cc in a 10cc band. before that i hardly ever felt restriction.

well i got my fill and now i eat less than 1/2 cup of food but now i cant eat enough. i now have 6.5 cc in a 10 cc band. last night i ate about 5 bites of cottage cheese and a few bites of watermellon and it came back up. I think ill be going to get a slight unfill monday morning.

Does your doctor tell you to eat 12-3/4 cup of food for each meal. That is what my doctor wants me to eat and I really have a hard time eating that little. Most meals I probably eat about 1 1/2 cups. I'm going in for my 3rd fill tomorrow so maybe then I'll eat less. I am still losing, some weeks none then last week I was down 5 pounds. I have lost 49 pounds since the pre op diet. for a total of 89 pounds from my highest weight.

Lynn I am also going to a wedding and wanted a new outfit so I went looking today and the store I went to only carry up to 3x clothes last summer I was in a 4x -5x well today I bought a 2x shirt and matching skirt. My friend said it looked nice on me. WOOO HOOOO A lot of the shirts I have been wearing is falling off my shoulders didnt think I wanted to wear that to the wedding.

i was eating around 2 cups of food before my fill. and i think i could do 2 cups now just making myself eat less.