slimmy120

When you fly does customs pick you up as it does with people with hip replacements?

Anyone really concious of the saggy skin?I have got such saggy skin - think i look good now with clothes on but take those clothes of,ugg. Do yo wait till total goal and then wait 6 or twelves after that to get something done??

I am going to post them on my fridge,thanxs

Yep I'm up with you guys, going to excercise more, and note what i eat again.

Well i have 20lbs to go too, I had banding done sep 2007 gone from 204lb to 128lb now have 20lb left. sorry having problems my keyboard not deleting at the moment.1.sn

For all those with anemia, how many mg of iron do you take a day, and have you been told to take b vitamins to help absorb the iron better?

Yes i to have a HABIT of eating late after dinner, HABIT<HABIT . I tell myself but if i give in make it healthy and below 200 calories, that way i feel guilty but not as guilty.

i was really good with excercise until the last 2 months, thank you for posting, that has motivated me again -- i hope,going to get on my treadmill now.

All the lunch ideas are great, I will try them thanx. I find the only time I mainly got stuck was lunchtime, think not chewing enough, eating in a hurry and stress caused the pb.

Well I must say I am glad to see other dairy lovers out there, my surgeon in the booklet he gave me said no dairy food except a little in tea or milk, but ah everyone else having it, and no I am not taking the calcium d tablets maybe my body is trying to tell me something, wish I would have come straight home from work to read replies first------- cos the local supermarket had cheeses massively on sale, romano,parmessan ,feta, well came home with 12 cheeses -- the 3 baked ricottas my favourite, i know but 12 maybe i am becoming a compulsive oh heck --- will go for the calcium and vitamin d tommorrow, and remind myself i am in control of what I eat, maybe will make a cheese board and take some to work-- less tempting that way.

I seem to crave dairy food, it is all low fat, but ah 2 milk coffees today, one soft serve icecream, yogurt, and cheese cheese cheese, no i am not pregnant. Help what can i change it for, have been using nuts, then it is nuts and dairy.HELP>Dont want to undo all my good work,i have come so far.

I always thought would bring attention to your food, but come to think of it good idea, but what do you tell people who you dont want to know you have lapbanding?? that this is your strategie for eating less???

Why is it the weeks i have low fat cheese, i lose very little or not at all, doent happen if i have chocolate or anything else, just with cheese and stay within my calories??:thumbs_up:

On a light note - i just realise i am sitting here in my dairy pjs -- they have cows on them.

My port does stickout,even after having repositioned,but would rather have that than be fat.

My sugeon said no dairy food, i am eating dairy all low fat and losing weight. Any ideas? i am a massive cheese fan, but count that in my calories for the day.

I am wondering if it is because of the persons weight ,or where positioned, if it is positioned on your slimest part if that is when you see, mine was very very pronounced, is on my waist and that is my slimest part, i say was as have had pushed in deeper now, well as deep as surgeon can go as then hits my muscle, and i still am swollen and have bandage on where repositioned, and apparently mine was a low profile port.

My port was sticking up really prominently is on my waistline,and when turned /rolled over in bed really really stuckup,so he said he would relocate, he did it under local, he pushed it to the side and down as far as possible and did more stitches to it. Am eating more Protein, and really really aiming at low calorie foods to. But i have lost 76lb since 18sep when i first had the intial lapband placed, and my waist is my slimest area. Wow are really getting a shape now, except for the massively cellulite legs and the stretchy skin ---- but hey look great clothed.and feel great.

Had my port relocated 4 days ago, i am starving now, do you know if you get unfilled not seeing my doc again for another 2 weeks, maybe he wants to see how i can maintain, ahhhh.

I got banded in sep 2007, have lost 74 lb/ 37 kilos , my port is on my slimest part just below waist, have lost weight and you can see it stick up, I roll over and it realluy pops/sticks up. Spoke to my surgeon the other day that said it was not a problem it just moves, and he is going to put me under local and stitch it down to my stomache on the side that sticks up and moves when I move. Has anyone had this done??

Well i think my port still moves, still looks like a lump up when roll over.Shivers,wish he put a slit in my muscles.

I had my band repositioned yesterday, now have some swelling like a tennis ball is this normal, have been given antibiotics, cant remember if when was first banded if i was swollen, maybe I was. Has anyone had the band repositioned/stitched and has this happened to you.

Well I had the port repositioned/stitched so it wont move as much, had done under local anestetic today, the doc said he has put it in as far as he can, because any further i am hitting the muscles, he gave me an antibiotic jab, and i see him in 3 weeks. Hope all is a okay now, how are you guys goin?

Had cheese 100g , half a hamburger from macdonalds, 2 latte coffees large, 100g nuts, 10 prunes,1 whole chicken breast, 1 bannana, veges, and small tub of icecream, and 5 large rice cracker crispbreads. not normally like this, is it because did not drink any water today? I have been banded since 18 sep 2007 and down 76lbs, did half hour walk today.

I try to eat Proteins when hungry, i tend to snack on feta cheese a small piece, or the triangle portion of the laughing cow packeted cheese ---it comes in triangle portions and is real creamy. Is the laughing cow cheese okay? calorie wise it is 42 cals per portion? I also tend to eat for Protein 30 to 40 gram portions of nuts - is this okay?