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Here is my most recent side x side. 4 years banded today !

Here is my most recent side x side. 4 years banded today !

Yep, just go with it and enjoy the additional weight loss. Stress has helped me to maintain my loss for 3 years now. At least it has some benefits!

Absolutely. Stress makes me feel like I just had a fill. So just go back to the basics with liquids and soft foods so you are not over doing it.

Here is my most recent side x side. 4 years banded today !

I used to consider myself a night owl, going to bed around 1 or 2 am and sleeping for maybe 4.5 hours. But now, I CANNOT wait to get to bed by 10:30, and that's stretching it.
I can barely keep my eyes open!
I am almost 4 years out with a lap band and am at goal. I take a Multivitamin and B12 daily (mostly) but probably don't get enough Protein.
Anyone else dragging?

Here is my most recent side x side. 4 years banded today !

Your weight loss is not slow. It took me 1 year to lose 60 lbs. Then lost another 50 the following year.
You're on your way!

Listen to your doctor. A few weeks will not make that much of a difference. He is just concerned about your comfort level.
Just remember that food is not your focus on the cruise...enjoy the location and the time away.
-dt

@@catfish87 I was going to say the same. I don't think your body can absorb that much at one time. Check with your dr. and see if that is recommended.

This statement is right on the money! Your body can not absorb that much Protein at one time and you are going to overwork your kidney's and liver as the body eliminates it. Typically a woman will metabolise Protein at a much lower volume than a man would and the max is about 20-30 grams.
I'm sure the shot you are drinking has calories so just cut that out and opt for Water before, during and after your work out.
Prior to the work out if you are going to have a few carbs that's OK but know that your body is going to burn those carbs off for energy before it is going to tap into the fat reserves that we want it to burn. If you can steer clear of it, and then after repair muscle with some protein even in the form of a Protein shake, and even some amino acids.
As for "hunger" your not hungry in the AM....so your skipping Breakfast. I get that I am usually pretty tight in the morning and I have no appetite until around 10-11 and I am typically up at 5:30-6 am. I start my day with a cup of coffee and around 10 I will either have a Protein Bar or a Protein Shake. It's rare that I will have eggs or some typical breakfast food.
Some of the reason for the hunger pains later in the day could be that your not getting enough through out the day on a consistent basis to fuel your body, and/or your giving it too much at one time that it's eliminating it all and then needing to be replenished.
It should take about 20 minutes no more or less to consume your meals. It's OK that you are eating half of what you used to, most of us are eating much much less than before. Put the rest away and make that lunch for the next day, that's what hubs and I do when we go out to eat if we don't share the entree (most of the time we don't because we have different palates.)
As for vomiting and PBing. When this happens you are actually irritating your stoma and making it even tighter in there. Not necessarily from the "fill" but from the trauma of the vomiting and PBing. What I find helps when I have an episode (and I try to avoid them at all costs) is to take a day or two and go on liquids, and/or soft mushy food to give my stomach a break and the chance to heal and allow the swelling to go down because if I don't the next meal is not going to go so well. I don't "feel" anything in there until I start to eat a few bites of the next meal, so I have learned that when I have an episode I need to stop eating and move to liquids for the next couple of meals.
I hope some of this helps. TGIF!!!

I've had some what of an epiphany this week!!!
Last week I posted about a bit of a light bulb moment about needing to change things along the way to make the most out of my band.
In that, I decided to do a lot more research and re-educate myself about how the lapband works.
This week I've realised that I've been eating too much slider foods and not enough of the stuff that will send the signal to my brain that I am satisfied, being foods that need to be chewed well and pass through the band at a steady pace.
I'm nearly 8 months out and I've just had this realisation now.
I have to say though, that I really need to give a huge big shout out to @Bandista. I've always seen the articles at the end of your posts and have sometimes gone into them but haven't really read and understood them. This week however, I took the time and read and re-read and really took the time to let it sink in and fully understand it. Thanks so much, you've made a huge difference to my understanding and I will be forever grateful

@@catfish87 I was going to say the same. I don't think your body can absorb that much at one time. Check with your dr. and see if that is recommended.

Just curious....do you take a 70 gram PRE workout Protein shot? If so, why? I'd be sick to my stomach taking that much protein beforehand too! Thanks!

The tightness comes and goes with me too, and I love it. I haven't had a fill in over 2 years and I'm happy to still have restriction.
Watch those carbs!

I too cannot eat breakfast, so although it's not ideal, breakfast does not work for me. My doctor says this is normal.
I would try to stick to more Protein and back away from the vegetables and definitely the carbs. You should be getting about 60g of Protein a day. Where are you with that? Do you track it somehow? I use the My FItness Pal app on my iphone and that helped me a lot. Perfect to see what your day consists of and to see where you need to improve.
Happy to help and congrats to you both.

If anyone wants to chat, I'll be hanging out in the chatroom room most days.
The chat room is listed under the PATIENTS tab up above.
Banded over 4 years and lovin' it!
-dt

Here is my most recent side x side. 4 years banded today !

Here is my most recent side x side. 4 years banded today !

Here is my most recent side x side. 4 years banded today !

I am trying really hard to sleep late and it's not working. Nobody is awake, nobody needs me yet here I am. Eyes open....on BP!

Ha..What a cute idea! I guess I never thought of it that way! Thanks.