ellebrookes

1 fill. I am going to call my dr. tomorrow for another fill. he wanted me to wait 6 weeks but i have been so hungry. i work out daily and only eat about 1000 calories. cant wait to lose the hunger.

have you been to bloomington? I am a manager of a sports bar there. so yes, Go Big Red. oh please. every bandster is in the same place. we can meet up before you lose the lbs. I have been wanting to meet people my age who are banded and you are sooo close. good luck on your surgery

I live in bloomington, we should meet up sometime.

i just got measured after going 6 days a week 4 times around the circuit for a month. i lost 10 inches and 10 lbs. i was happy with the loss- esp. since i have no restriction yet. butttttt. with my body bugg i can see that even going around the circuit 4 times you only burn 500something calories. that is way less than i imagined. and I really go to town there. push, pull, and run to my fullest ability. I burn more sleeping and working than i do at curves. though it is only 44 minutes out of my day. i will continue.

I eat out everyday. sometimes twice a day. you just have to make healthy choices and bonus, you get to take home leftovers.

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got mine yesterday. turns out i burn 600 calories while working. not even on a busy day. rbender: what kind of activity are you doing? i got to curves and it only counted 584 calories while there- and i go around the circuit 4 times. which is double the recomended 2 times. does seem like much of a workout

I haven't weighed myself since we started this challenge, but I think I am on track for 15 lbs. havent missed a day of working out. good luck to everyone.

i keep hard candy around for that reason. since purchasing the candy i havent grazed one bit. also, even lb I lose is a lb i dont want to gain back so I make sever mental notes about not eating what I am not supposed to- no matter how easy it is. I work at a bar, and have a hard time staying away from the extra frenchfries in the kitchen. so hard. but the hard candy is keeping that habit at bay. good luck

i get mine tomorrow!!yea.

I go to curves 6 days a week. I would go 7 but they arent open on sundays. I also work at a busy bar everyday so I get some fitness in that way as well. I really started noticing the weight fall off once I started moving my ass.

3 days after surgery I was regretting it. thinking about how I could have done this on my own and i took the easy way out. well that feeling passed. the band is not an easy way out. it takes work and dedication and it is a GREAT tool. I love my band and look forward to seeing how much more my body can change. I am 55 lbs down now. would do it again! good luck!

checking in!

I am from Houston, Texas- my brother was banded there a year and a half ago. for the past 7 years I have lived in Bloomington, Indiana and I was banded in November.

go for walks. recruit pals to walk with you. anything that gets you on your feet and moving your ass is a great way to fill the time. I work full time, go to school full time and still find myself with extra hours in the day. I bought an elliptical and put it right in front of the tv so i can only watch if i am working out. good luck and congrats on the 30

are you working out? since moving my ass I have seen the scale drop dramatically. hang in there!

I enjoy curves. everytime I am there I go around 4 times.. I get my bodybugg in a few days and am curious to see how many calories I am burning the 6 days a week that I go there. the only thing that I dont like about curves is their hours. they close so early.

just paid for mine today! my brother is overnighting it to me tomorrow. so curious to see how many calories I am burning at Curves gym and while I am managing at a sports bar!

i only weigh once a month at the gym. if i had a scale in my apartment I would end up feeling crazy stepping on it 5 times a day. when I do weigh- my number has jumped a good amount which is always exciting. good luck everyone.

i was banded on 11/27 and went on a cruise 15 days later. I was able to drink and eat what i wanted just in moderation and with better decision making skills. I work in a bar and am surrounded by that lifestyle. since being banded I have not had any issues with being social or spending time with my friends. going out to eat with my pals is more annoying for them than me. since I have the smallest bill.

yesterday night at work- regular bar patrons were telling me how great i looked. [i manage a bar] it felt soo nice. also I bought a size medium top! it has to be a big medium. but it is a medium!

id like to get down to 115 eventually. I am 4'10 and would love to be the right weight for my height. at my first consultation I was wearing a size 22/24 pants and weighed 236. now I am wearing a very baggy size 16 and weigh 189. loving the compliments-- but I just cant wait to fastfoward to the summer when more lbs have dropped off. good luck to everyone!

my name is lindsay and Ive got 25 years under my shrinking belt. I go to school in Indiana and have been managing the greatest sports bar for 4 years now. before banding I gave up fried food and drinking which is not super easy considering the place I work 40plus hours a week. nice to meet all of you.

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get a hidascan and check your gallbladder function. I was having shoulder/arm pain for months. countless tests. etc. before my family friend was able to suggest gallbladder problems. even though I had no stomach pain or bowel problems. didnt work. they took it out the next week. the pain in my arm/shoulder went away. almost instantly. look into it.