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Kimaly, you look awesome! Congrats on your success!

CONGRATS! ON REACHING ONEDERLAND! :thumbup:

Lori, Congrats on 80lb loss!

I am so happy for you. Congrats on the weight loss and the new volunteer job. I think you have found a place to serve and keep you motivated with the band.:thumbup::thumbup::smile2: I am still taking care of my grand daughter and daughter. I finally started journaling again. Talk about backsliding....I really fell off the bandwagon, but I am back now. :thumbup::w00t:

Good for you! I hope you reach your sweet spot. I am working again on losing. I have been journaling and eating 1200c a day. I don't want to weigh until next week. No news is good news.

I hope they find the source of your stomach pains. Have you had your gallbladder removed? Sometimes when you lose weight stones form in the gallbladder. It happened to me when I was younger. I will say a prayer for you. Take care!

Joiful, Kimaly is right. I started eating empty carbs the last couple of weeks and guess what?.....I haven't lost a lb since my last fill. You have to change your eating habits. The band won't work well eating carbs....it works best eating hard protein. Give it a try.....stay off of empty carbs for a week and see if you don't start losing. Also, try to walk 30 minutes a day. We all want you to succeed! Don't give up! You can do it!

Good advice...thanks! I, too, am struggling. I haven't lost a lb since my last fill two weeks ago. I have to admit that I have brought slider foods back in my diet. I am still caring for my daughter and grand daughter, and I haven't been journaling. It is key to my weight loss. So, I need to get in the zone again. I did start protein shakes today. YUK! :biggrin: I just don't like them anymore. I haven't given up and I don't regret getting banded. I don't have that awful gnawing in my stomach that I once had. I just have head hunger. I will get a fill on the 20th. I hope this will be my sweet spot.

Girl, I ate some fun size paydays, then took all the leftover candy to church and gave it to the youth group. Now, my house is safe again except for the ww cupcakes I made with pumpkin and a cake mix. I got back on Protein shakes today and hope to get this journey jump started. It really is hard, but necessary. Take care Janet......we are here for you.

Thanks Kimaly, I need a jump start. I have fallen off the bandwagon. This will get me back on.:smile2::thumbup::tt1:

I am so glad things got cleared up. You know, I think I made a mistake telling everyone about my band because they equate it to bypass. So, I get asked everyday "How much have you lost so far?". Now I am held at a higher standard(bypass weight loss). Oh well, lesson learned. I think it would have been better to just keep my mouth shut about the band.

NewMama29....I take Bariatric Advantage Lap-band chewable(lemon flavored). You can buy them online and have them auto-shipped every 90 days.

CONGRATS! NEWMAMA29.....I am so happy for you! :thumbup:

Janet, thanks for the TOUGH LOVE. I need to hear that about once a week.

Long, don't beat yourself up over the email.....we have all done it. Once, I got into a discussion with my ex daughter in law on email and I did not realize she was sending it to all her family. Notice I said ex, well, we are close now, and I wish it had been that way when I sent the email. I asked Dr. Davis about the Realize and he said he preferred the improved LAP-Band. I guess they all have their preference. I have gained in the last week. It must be that I am stress eating. I am enjoying my grandbaby and daughter, but I don't have much down time. Oh well, gotta go change a diaper.

Hi Y'all! Just checking in. My daughter had back surgery last thursday and I have been taking care of her and our newborn grand daughter(two months). Had I not had this band a few months ago and lost weight i would not have been up for this task. Feeding, diapering, bathing, rocking a baby is hard work. My daughter cannot lift or bend for three weeks. She is alot of pain because she is nursing and cannot take pain meds. Anyway, I am kinda reverting back to old habits. I did eat a piece of cake and PB'd. I haven't been writing down my calories either. The one thing I have kept up is walking. Today I started out the morning with turkey sausage from Jimmy Dean. It is good. So, maybe today I can get back on track. I am not going back to a life of misery. There.....now you know how my journey is going.

CONGRATS ON THE 77! I am so happy for you. You will make a great volunteer.:eek::thumbup:

CONGRATS! You are going to make this old lady jealous. My son was banded a couple of years ago and lost 120 in a year. What kinda of exercise are you doing? and how many calories do you eat a day?

Janet, It is so good to hear from you. I know it is tough right now, but I am praying that God's grace be sufficient for your needs. You have been in our daily prayers and we look forward to hearing advice from you. I start taking care of my grand daughter tomorrow. I know she will keep me busy and I won't have time to feed "head hunger". Take care!

It is 12 central.....Hopefully, I will be home tomorrow.

Sorry, I got a fill yesterday. I won't be able to chat. I will be home on Wednesday......talk to ya then.

800-1200cal a day.....walk 30minutes a day.....Journal everything that goes into your mouth!.....that's what I do and if I don't journal I eat at least 1600 cals a day. As you can see I am stuck too. I got a fill yesterday. Now I have 5cc in a 10cc band. I do feel more restriction. Okay, you have any ideas!

I second that.....you have AWESOME weight loss!

I went and got my 4th fill. Now I have 5cc's . The nurse said most people start feeling more restriction between 5-6. Anyway, I asked Dr. Davis about "Big Medicine". He doesn't have a date for the new shows. I told him that LBT peeps were fans. He said tell them HELLO! Do any of you go to smoothie King? I bought a small sugar free Angel food smoothie with 6g of Protein. Anyway, it was good! 230cal. It made a filling meal.:biggrin: