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I've heard the breastfeeding can really help take the weight off. My milk never came in, however, I was able to work out harder and eat less than if I were breastfeeding, so for me I think it came out in the wash. I was using my bodybugg until about 3 months ago when my subscription ran out. I haven't wanted to spend the money to renew it. I love how they hold it hostage with their dumb online software! Good luck getting your fill! I hope it goes well.

Hey there! Sorry, I haven't logged on until yesterday to see your message! So you also had a band baby boy? I've also had a problem losing all the weight after the baby. I've got about 10 pounds left to get back to my goal weight again. I had to get back to the basics to lose it: Only 3/4 cup of food each meal, no drinking for at least an hour afterward, and LOTS of water! How's your weight loss been?

I had the body lift before the baby. I really didn't get very big with the baby so having him didn't really affect the body lift. I'm not back in those jeans yet. I was totally unfilled for the pregnancy so I gained about 45 pounds. Since I'm unable to breast feed the weight's coming off a bit slower. I've still got about 30 pounds to go!

Hey there Xavier. Thanks for your kind words! The recovery from the body lift was the worst, but not impossible. I was down for about two weeks and, according to the doc, that was fast. It was about a month before I was really up and exercising like normal again. The pain from the band was very, very minimal for me. It was like two days I was down from that.

No, it sure didn't. I paid about $7,500 for it, but it was a total lower body lift.

The best advice I can give is to COUNT COUNT COUNT your calories! What is counted and measured improves. You'll be a lot more hesitant to eat that ice cream if you know how many calories is in it. In general, I try to stay in the 1,500-2,000 calories/day mode while I'm mostly maintaining, and 1,200 to 1,500 while in weight loss mode. And work your tail off! Find a sport you like (in my case it was road cycling) and do it to death! Follow the rules and you'll get the hang of it.

I love my band, but sometimes getting stuck is very, very frustrating. I've lost 160+ pounds. Have you been banded yet?

You know, I was about 316 at my heaviest, and it took me a good 60 pounds until I could really like exercise. But at that point I started to bike and LOVE IT! I also swam quite a bit, which took patience at first, but now I can go forever. Making goals like signing up for and completing a triathlon motivated me as well!

Losing the weight is entirely possible! But it takes the same amount of focus on losing it as it took to gain it in the first place. I found I spent far too much time planning junk food binges and good deserts. It takes work and the band is only a tool. You still have to do it, the band just helps you to eat less. It's all about having the right attitude!