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Can anyone confirm famous people or celebrities who've had the band placed? looking for a definitive list - not a rumor list. The only one I know of is Sharon Osbourne others? oh and happy bandiversary to me, -97lbs now :omg:

from Room42 Input Weight is: 315 in U.S. Pounds Input Height is: 76 in U.S. Inches Input Age is : 26 Input Gender is: male -------------------- No less then 1971 calories per day recommended for safe consistent Weight Loss. This is no more than; 65 grams of fat (30%) for your Weight Loss Caloric Rate 74 grams of Protein (15%) for your Weight Loss Caloric Rate 271 grams of carbohydrate (55%) for your Weight Loss Caloric Rate At this safe consistent Weight Loss Caloric Rate, you will lose 1 pound every 7 Days ------------------- I am currently running at about 1300 cal/day (only had 1 fill so far), doing horrible on protein (maybe 40g/day) and carbs are around 50-70g/day im down 50 lb since 10/20/05 and am going in for a fill next week!

I'll shake my groove thing.... if only i can find where I left it.

sounds like you may not be eating slow enough - does it take you roughly 30-45 min to finish a meal? when you finish the plate you've protioned out are you actually "hungry" (stomach growling etc.)? or do you just not feel full? I hardly ever feel full, i dont want to get there because I'm scared of throwing up. I take a long time to eat and make sure i start with Protein then veggies, I realize after about 25-30 min that I'm tired of eating and not hungry anymore, so i stop. but it is different for everyone

checking in... I wonder how much the ladies of LBT would pay for us to release (or not release) the "Men of LBT" Calendar. I'll take december with a scarf and tassle... * note that tassle is not plural. i'm coming down quick, check my sig I'm 1lb away from 50lbs lost which is when i'll change it.

banded 10/20 - first fill is tomorrow

I have one, use it all the time - Chilis has a great kids menu - I order a bbq chicken breast w/mashed potatoes, and the drink was included (apple juice) - $3.99 'twas awesome... of course now I just get boneless shanghai wings and take half home.

I didn't eat the amount i "could" just because i "could". my doc said to stick to roughly 1/4 to 1/2 cup. I'd eat the following 1/4 cup egg beaters with a small amount of cheese small mashed potatoes and gravy from KFC Pintos N Cheese - taco bell Light N fit yogurt - 4oz size natural applesauce pack - 4oz Soups of all kinds and of course popsicles and water! of course I was running at about 5-600 calories/day which I was told was a bit low... I'm on solids now and going at about 800-1000/day maybe I was overzealous but it did pay off in a huge return of a 40lb loss.

started at 365 - my home scale only goes to 330 and we haven't been on speaking terms for 2 years... we talk regularly these days since he stopped saying "err".

Psichikel - Love to get together! I've been doing pretty good, but I'm sure you have plenty of questions about it. my scale at home says I'm now 325 but I go for my "official" weigh in at the doctor tomorrow (friday) afternoon. even un-officially that's 40lb in 3 weeks!

I didn't really delineate between "meals" while on liquids, except to try to have a savory type flavor (chicken broth). during liquids I had: Water crystal light (not pre-mixed) broth - low sodium J-ello - sugar-free sugar free Popsicles Protein shake I see alot of people have listed things like Gatorade, and other high-calorie drinks - while these may taste a little better they are detrimental to your actual weightloss because they don't allow you to "detox" from the processed sugars. good luck!

I had my surgery 10/20 and 6 days later was down 23 lbs - just weighed again this morning and am down a total of 35 lbs - I have been following the directions pretty closely - liquids and mush that are low-calorie, low-no sugar. Here is an example of the foods I've been having during the mush phase: Motts Natural Apple Sauce - no sugar added - 3.9oz Yoplait Light Fat Free Yogurt - Harvest peach or strawberry - 4oz Knudsens Low-fat cottage cheese - 2-3 oz Egg Beaters w/light cheese and butter spray - 2-3 oz various low-fat Soups When eating out: (adding sour cream for flavor and to liquify the food more) Wendys Baked potato w/sour cream & cheese - only eat 1/3-1/2 - no skin! Taco Bell - Pintos N Cheese w/sour cream - can eat about the whole thing Strings Italian - any ricotta cheese stuffed Pasta - eat only stuffing and skip the pasta - sauce is ok! other places like steakhouses - just get Soup or mashed potatos and have a tiny plate. Protein shake - Instantized whey, Gold Standard - 8oz/twice a day stats including fat-free milk: Fat-1g, Cal-210, Carbs-16g (only 3 from powder), protein-33g I haven't added exercise yet but plan to sometime this week - I go in on Friday for my "official" weigh in on the docs scale - and I think they'll take me off of mush then as well. Hopefully this helps someone. by the way I am only having 1 of the foods listed as a meal not combining any of them.