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OMG, Telly!!! *grabs Telly's hands and dances around the room, jumping up and down, singing '"Telly's not obese! Telly's not obese!"

Didnt bother to check the carbs, Telly. I was after liquid calories and protein. I can find it and add it up for ya if you'd like tho. Here's another great site: www.nutritiondata.com

Hey Sherri, Are you drinking protein shakes? (lordy, I can hardly type LOL) I'll give you my recipe for one that has tons of calories and protein. Not something you want to keep up once you move on to higher calorie solid foods. I'll add the recipe to this post once I find it. *snorts a laugh up at Telly* High protein/high calorie shake for liquid phase: 8oz skim milk - 90 cal, 9g protein 1 scoop Strawberry Whey Protein - 120 cal, 23g prot. 1 can Slim Fast Vanilla - 180 cal, 10g prot. 1/2 banana - 50 cal 0g prot 1 tsp Splenda - nuttin honey Total for entire drink - 440 calories, 42g protein Blend skim milk, whey protein, banana and splenda together. Then stir in Slim Fast. For a variety, use different flavors of whey protein and Slim Fasts, and add different fruits. Bean with Bacon soup (blended until thick and creamy) is awesome for calories and is filling. Also has protein, but not a complete protein as it is from a veggie.

WOOHOO! 22 mins and this fat lady just did a MILE! I havent walked a mile since I was 30! w00t! *falls over dead*

Sweet.. I'm set with my music on.. lets go sis!

*ties up her tennis shoes* Im getting on the dreadmill right now. Someone do 15 mins with me?

It won't stop but it might slow down a bit, which is a good thing. Your goal should be 2 pounds a week. 300-400 calories a day is unhealthy and there's no way you can be getting in the right amount of protein, which is essential for good healing, fighting infection and maintaining muscle mass. At this stage you should be shooting for 600-800 and then moving up to 800-1,000 calories per day with a min of 60g of protein.

Grats Shelly. You were a lovely bride and your hubby looks like such a nice guy. You say the ceremony was at your house? I'm so jealous! That's my kind of homestead! Best wishes to you and your hubby.

*sets aside the jug and wipes her hands in an "all finished" manner* Ok, time to get back on track. Where's my bottle of water? Someone plug in the treadmill. It's time to get my booty to Onderland. *burps*

DianeChef! w00t!! Grats on the loss. The extra effort pays off. *hugs her gallon jug and peers at Funny* back off (laughing and smiling behind the deadly glare)

Wow, how cool would it be to see my story on Lifetime and Meridith playing me? Actually, Paul, I think James Brolin would be perfect for your part, with dark hair of course.

At 48 years old and 307 pounds, life was looking pretty bleak. My knees hurt, my feet hurt, my hips hurt, I looked like hell, felt like crap, and had almost decided to give up on the hope of ever being healthy or looking nice. One night I was looking up some information about Heart (the band) and started reading about Ann Wilson's lapband. I was fascinated. I researched the snot out of it! I wanted it. I wanted it NOW. I had hope again! But when I found out how much it cost, I plunged into depression and a big bowl of anything I could find to eat. A year later I had developed a hernia just above my belly button (walked around with it for the better part of that year, thinking I had cancer or something, too scared to go see a Dr about it). Through the course of seeing the surgeon about that, the lapband came up again and my mom said "Get it, I'll have the money for you." And she did! I got my inheritance early and what a gift. That was 6 months ago and my life is changing drastically! I feel alive. I love my band. It's kept me on the straight and narrow in the times I would have normally thrown in the towel and run back to the food. Best of luck to you in your decision.

My biggest WoW moment happened last night. Since my husband and I met, I have wanted to sit on his lap, hug my arms around him and lay my head on his shoulder. We were both morbidly obese when we met, so even the act of sitting on his lap wasn't possible - well not with any comfort. We were out on our patio last night, he was sitting on a chair with his legs stretched out on an ottoman, and without thinking I just stepped over his legs and sat down. We were talking and stuff, still hadn't really hit me that I was on his lap. He said something that made me smile and I hugged him, and then it hit me. I hugged my arms around him, hid my face in his neck and had a good cry while he held me on his lap. There'll never be a bigger WoW for me.

Different topic, Telly. I wanted to be sure that no one thought we were telling people they cannot post on this thread.

I saw a post made by someone here that came in my email (subscribed thread) but the post was deleted so I'll have to respond by quoting the email: "Despite no one requesting I do so, I have chosen to delete said posts. By request, I will no longer post in this thread." Umm.. who requested that you no longer post in this thread?? It certainly wasn't me. All are welcome to post here, whether a member or not. The thing is, there are plenty of fun threads that are more appropriate for that kind of joking around. It's important to remember that there are a LOT of members who joined for positive support and find it frustrating to come to the Club and have to scroll through pages and pages of posts trying to find a response to a question they may have posted, or just to find a discussion about the band. When the club was started, Heather and I wanted a place that belonged to everyone who was in it. She and I do not moderated it, but a request to be considerate of everyone was in order has been in order on a couple of occassions. Relax, have fun, be friends, share things... but remember that there are over 50 members here who might not be interested in reading pages and pages of two or three people laughing and joking about something completely unrelated to anything this group is supposed to be about. Does that make sense? I sure hope so. And honestly, I don't want to offend anyone. I just want to speak up for those who are feeling pushed to the wayside and aren't sure how to go about expressing their disappointment at the change in the "feel" of the GFG Club. I really do love you all, and hope that we can keep going strong. *big smiles* Thanks everyone.

It's all good. *hugs Paul* We just have a lot of members who would be offended. I'm trying to watch out for them.

My apologies for how I said what I said to Paul. It was harsh and I could have handled that better.

OH my god! I just saw the Kathy Ireland pics! *throws a blanket over Paul and rushes him out of this thread before someone gets hurt* Telly, don't be so mean to Paul! *laughs*

*nods to Telly* probably not enough water, good call on that one. Hang in there babe, its happening! Lins, you are so darling! I wont be posting any of my fruit of the vine pics! *laughs* If I looked like you I sure would! Paul, go back over to the XXX thread with those tight pants of yours. Over there you won't have to use the selective quoting. It's just.. right out there for ya! *laughs*

I dont blame you Telly. I avoid carbs too, only get mine from veggies. You probably should be getting more like 100g of protein per day and that's why your body's in a panic about wanting more food. Buy a cheap blender for those shakes, toss in some ice and that should help break up the concrete. *shoots a rubber band at Paul* Behave you!

Hey Telly, when you come home from a workout, head right to a protein shake. You're putting a huge demand on your body during workouts and it's gonig to require a lot more fuel, which should be protein so you don't lose muscle mass. It is very natural and correct to be taking in more calories when you are working out so much. A chicken breast is only 34 grams of protein and a bag of salad is hardly more than water when you think about it. How much protein are you getting in per day?

Wow, this is a wide open question with an answer I think you might have to find on your own. I've been toying with the idea of doing this as well and I know how daunting the whole thing seems. I know there are counselors who specialize in eating disorders and there are many different levels of qualifications in the counselling field. Do you have a primary care Dr that you could talk to and perhaps get a referral to someone? You might have to visit a few different ones until you find someone who you feel comfortable with and also someone who challenges you.

Im glad to see that you brought this question to a new thread Lisa. I saw it on the Before and After pics. When you say youre having a horrible time getting Protein down, do you mean youre having a hard time eating hard Proteins such as chicken, fish, or red meat because they get stuck? Or youre just having a hard time finding good sources of protein that you would want to eat?

Hiya Slim! Grats on getting banded and welcome to LBT. The best place ever for lapband support and info (in my humble opinion *smiles*)

I had such a great time with the last one, so count me in! My current profession seems to be drunkard. I'd be happy to provide a list of my favorite wines. *snickers*