Blaze21

I have a Magic Bullet. I bought it a few weeks before my surgery 2 1/2 years ago and I still use it to this day.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/forum/70-lap-band-complications/

There is a section on the board for complications.

Your Bears won! Double happy dance for you.

Lol

Congratulations! Yes the Bears better win.

There's actually a little foot pedal cycler that goes under your desk. It mimics the moves of a bicycle.

http://www.lifehacker.com/263136/under+the+desk-pedal-exerciser

This article is older but I've seen them around $20.

It's been so long, I do not remember, but the average weight loss with the band is 1-2 lbs per week.

The average weight loss with the band is 1-2 lbs per week.

Lol

Mine is 43.97%

I lost 2 pounds over the holiday.

I'm not your age but if people ask I just say I am on a doctor supervised diet. They can bite me if they dont like my answer.

lol

To the OP, if you live off campus you may be able to control your food a little better than if you live on campus. I don't know what school you go to, but some schools are flexible with the type of meal plans they require and have flex dollars and all that type of stuff. I'm a commuter student but I eat at home. The campus meal plans at my school are very inflexible and the food options aren't that great. If you need more assistance, let us know. We will be happy to help you. Good luck with everything.

That's cute lol. Congratulations! I had to get new glasses because mine were flying off of my face and finally broke.

It's been hard doing Atkins with the headaches and being so tired from the lack of Carbs but I believe I can do it and it will be worth it in the long run. You're doing great going from a size 18 to a size 2! Keep it up!

Thank you!

Monday January 3, 2011

I haven't been on the boards lately due to lack of willpower. Here I am. My Fiance and I have started the Induction phase of Atkins yesterday. I've got to get my weight off one way or another so here goes yesterday's menu:

Breakfast-EAS Advantage Carb Control strawberry Protein Shake

Snack-Atkins Advantage Caramel chocolate Peanut Nougat Bar

Lunch-2/3 cup of chicken salad made with 1 tbsp of light mayo on top of 1 1/2 cups of romanie lettuce and 10 sprays of Ranch Salad Spritzer dressing and 1 hardboiled egg and 6 thin slices of turkey lunch meat with 2 tbsp of light cream cheese

Snack-Atkins Advantage Caramel Chocolate Peanut Nougat Bar

Dinner- Boiled Egg and Lemon Pepper seasoned chicken breast

Calories-1,114

Carbs-15.7

Protein-128g

48 oz of water

Your menu sounds good. I need to get back into high Protein. I've been eating a moderate amount of protein lately.

I take a liquid multi Vitamin

Liquid Calcium

Liquid Iron

Vitamin B sublingual

Proline - Protein supplement

and just started taking liquid potassium because I was getting leg cramps

Where do you get your liquid calcium and liquid multi from? I've been looking and cant find them.

It really depends on the state. I live in NC and as of July 2010, they no longer cover this type of surgery. Make sure you check with your state.

It's a shame that some states are choosing to no longer cover this surgery under medicaid. North Carolina is such a beautiful state though. I love to visit.

OWN replaced Discovery Health in the US. I'm not feeling Oprah either but there are a couple of shows that I want to see on her network.

Around this time of the year, hsn and qvc run sales for exercise equipment. I've seen the lightweight powered treadmills , earlier this year, that are easily moved and store under the bed. They also do not require assembly. You just open the box and plug it in and you're off. They were reasonably priced as well.

I had some broccoli for dinner this evening and I never have a problem with spinach.

Thanks for the feedback Dave. But I should clarify that I didn't "plan" to cheat...ever! That is part of my frustration. I was so motivated before the surgery and honestly thought that I would be very strict and follow everything correctly. Today, being disappointed in myself, I wrote that I thought I'd make it 3-4 months before cheating. That was me saying "geez, I didn't even make it 2 months". That wasn't to say I thought that I would cheat before or even right after surgery. I honestly thought I was going to be some Lapband Superstar, but I obviously am not.....

Becoming a 'lapband superstar' doesn't happen in a few months. It's a journey and it takes time. We are all 'lapband superstars' because we took the first step into this journey. Don't beat yourself up. Brush your shoulders off and start again.

I'm not a pre op patient but I just wanted to congratulate you on your decision to get banded and wish you good luck on your journey.

Congratulations and good luck on your continued success.

Non-scale victory