bigpapa2

I move all the time now. When im stressed or bored or just want to eat something I get up off my butt and move

Move, move, move! Find two things you really enjoy doing and do them till you are sick of them, than find something new that you enjoy. And than do it...its all about counting what you put in and making sure you move enough to burn more cals

I also think you need to write down everything you put in your mouth and workouts, this will help you know why you are losing weight and not. I also agree that you should find a excerise you enjoy and do it atleast 5 days a week but I think you should find atleast two of them. I walk and ride my stationary bike. The reason I say find more than one is your body will get use to doing the same thing every day and need a change of pace to stay away from platues. Oh and if you walk or what ever you decide to do try not to walk the same speed or miles every day. confuse your body. one day walk two mile and than another day walk 1 mile but faster. And remember your body need rest so get your rest when you can. After you start losing weight and get a good routine start doing some weight training if you can. Hope i helped some.

I have probs. with shrimp, bread that is not toasted, turkey, and amost any meat that is not really moist.

My Doctor doesnt just go by my weight lose but more on how i am feeling when it comes to deciding if I need a fill or not, meaning am i hungry more, do I getting hungier more often or at a shorter time after eating. You see its hard to go by do you need a fill or not because of your weight lose because if you increased your workout and movement and started to burn more cals than you are not losing weight because of restriction or the band but because of your life style change. A lot of weight lose at first is sometimes water weight also and not fat, so the weight you are losing the first month or so might not again be from the tightness of your band.

I loved reading your post! i really dont think enough people do the math. it is so important to count your input, that means everything that goings into your mouth and than move your body. Count how many cals you are burning. That way if something seems to be going wrong and you cant figure out what the problem is you can go back and look at your log and see where you have been going wrong. Every week or month I havent lose very much much weight I know why. Its because I didnt workout like I should of, Its because i drank too many liquid cals, its because I cheated. I know why i didnt lose the weight because the math was wrong. I put too much in, I didnt burning more cals and i didnt do the work to help my band. 2+10 doesnt = -10 lbs....thank you so much for your post.

Hello, I'm a july bandster also. July 23, 08. I just wanted to write and say plz. make sure you try and keep your Doctor appt. Try not to be ashamed, your dr. wants you to succeed also. This is a learning process, every month something changes with my band, one month I have trouble eatting chicken and the next it might be salad that gives me problem. I myself have had troubles with slider food and at one time I wasnt losing much weight and found that it was my over drinking of OJ that was full of sugar and loaded with liquid cals. So i was eating well but messing myself up with drink too many cals. So if you dont mind me giving you some advice i would like to suggest a few things that might help. 1st. get a food log, log every single thing that goes into your month and I mean everything. You will be very surprised on just how many cals you are really taking in. Next make sure you make it to all of your appts. Next i know you said something about having pains during working out and I was the same way when I started out so plz. move more even if it is just sitting down and stretching out. get a rubber band and just move your arms more. Try to walk for 5 to 10 minutes a day but do it 5 to 6 times a day so you are getting in your 30 minutes moving but not all at one time. Moving and burning cals is so important. its not just what is going into you body but what you are burning. Next you are great! YOU ARE GREAT! and dont let anyones else make you feel bad about your progress. The road you decided to take is not the easy road that other might think it is, even thou we have the band we have to work just as hard as any other diet to make it work. If you need someone to talk to I and others are here for you so plz ask if you need a hand. so count your input, try to move more, hold your head up, no slider foods, use your dr., use your friends on LBT. Oh and I am a disabled Vet so I have limitation to what I could do at first but the more I walked and the more I moved the more easier it got to move more. I am doing yoga now and Im not walking for many miles but you would be surprised at how just leaning or holding a pose can make you sweat. Find that one thing you really like to do and do it. I hope i have helped a little and dont sound like i am crazy...lol...goood luck

well I did my workout with the Wii fit tonight and than jumped on the wii sport and hit some balls and do some boxing. After i finished I thought i would jump on my bike and ride it for awhile...only lasted 15 minutes....lol..i guess i did more on the wii than I thought. All together I was able to do 45 minutes of wii..

Whoooooohoooooo! ok thanks guys I got my Wii fit to weigh me with the right weight today. You all where right I just had to weigh myself on a solid surface. but now the program thinks I gained 17 lbs and it gave me a really hard talking to about gaining the weight. i think this is the first time I had a game jump on my butt for gaining weight. it shamed me....LOL..I felt like i let the system down....Now it says I have to lose 19 more lbs to get to my goal I set yesterday.

OMG! I did the Wii fit yoga yesterday and it kicked my butt. Its a great workout.

I agree with everyone else on here about keeping your body quessing. I also seen that changing your workout will help as with getting your body out a stall. does your trainer know that you are not losing right now? They might need to change your workout. Like if you are on the treadmill, try to walk longer or up hill, or do a few burst of running during your walk. same thing work if your are riding a stationary bike. if you are lifting weight maybe lower your lbs but increase your reps. hope the info help..i am doing the same right now and started to lose weight again...good luck

Ok I just got the wii fit and it is weighing me in about 30 lbs lighter than what I really am. I am not sure why that is, infact it is showing everyone in my family at the wrong weight. Have you had that problem with your before?

Congrats and welcome to the club!

I have a question about losing more abdominal inches. Since November 25th I have lost 2 inches on my right arm, 5 inches on my chest, .5 inches on my waist, 7 inches on my hips, .5 inches on my thigh. abdominal lose was 1 inch only. Why is that? What exercises can I do to lose more weight in my abdominal area. I am walking and riding my stationary bike so that would exspain the hips and thighs losing so much. Im losing like crazy in my chest, but the stomach is just not getting any smaller. I think my total inches for that time was 15.8 inches which is great when you add all my other measurements. but again I am not happy with my stomach area. My weight lose has slowed down so iIam looking at my inches more and getting very upset about my stomach.

As i am reading your post i am trying not to cry just thinking about how I can answer your question. There are no words that I can say to tell you just how happy I am that there was a Doctor named Dr. March that was put on this earth and given the skill to bless me with this band. Ever day with my band is like i was given a entirely new life, a life with less pain, less meds, less sleepiness, more joy, closeness with my family and friend, freedom to leave my house, share my self with the world and with my wife. the freedom to just take a walk without any assistants. The ability to walk into a store and not have to look at the clock and figure out how much time I have to shop before My back and knees and feet will start to hurt. I will never have to ride in a scooter again and hope that a friend of mine might see and feel sorry for me. I love the fact that when i am depressed now I have to think of another way other than food to recove my problems. I love that I can now wrestle with my boys and not just sit back and watch everyone live their lives around me but now with me. i can honestly say If i died today I have been blessed that my last 7 1/2 months where lived with the band. I have found a pride in myself that I thought I had lost. I now know that I can truely do anything again if I just put all of me into it. Its cool knowing that I lose this weight because of who I am with some help from this wonderful tool called the band.. Thank you for asking this question it gave me a chance to put into words my love for the band and ME.

I agree with Jachut, I dont think even now I eat until I'm full, I eat until i am not hungry. I know that sounds funny but I you are hungry when you start and after a 1/2 cup of food you are not hungry any more just stop. Never eat until you are unfortable or stuffed. you are in a testing fase right now, you will learn a whole new way of eating. Just remember to eat slowly and chew and chew and chew. Oh and remember each time you get a fill you might have to remind your self all over again that you need to take your time and chew. The problem i have had was after my fills, i think i can eat at the am speed i did before the fill. Enjoy your band and remember it took us a long time to get this way so dont think it will come right off real fast. enjoy the journey and smell the flowers...lol

I havent gone to many chains rest. since banded but I have gone to Pondarosa and they charged me the senior price for the buffet but it was still a big lose of money since I couldnt really eat much but atleast I shared the time with my family. I basically eat out at the mom and pop kinda places. I do Wendy's but only the chilli. I cant wait to have a small ice cream cone from the dairy queen when the summer comes.

I am a guy and I love my Wii also, I havent been able to buy the Fit because I cant find it but I do workout with my friends. I still do the boxing and tennis for a workout. I also like playing the track and field and swimming, talk about a workout for your arms. On the Wii sport I also like to do the side to side dodge ball, if you use your whole body it is a heck of a workout.

I agree with everyone else. You just have to find a place that has the things you can eat to stay healthy. I go out to eat with my wife at the same little family place every week and they already know me and what i want. please remember they are in business to serve you so dont be scared to ask for what you want the way you want it. I have asked for my food to be baked and not fried, sauce on the side, chicken nuddle soup with the nuddles removed, half of my food put in a doggy bag to go before they bring it to me, No rolls put on my table during dinner. So far not one place has refused to make my food the way i wanted it. oh and by the way my hospital gave me a card to show my local restaraunts that I had a weight lose surgery so i get the senior price or the kids price for the buffet. its so cool because I hate paying full price for something i might not be able to eat depending on my band. it is cool how places will work with you for your business. good luck...bigpapa

my pre-op diet weight was 386 lbs, i was banded 7/23/09 and I weighed in at 259 this morning. I cant wait to hit the lower 200's. my goal weight was 250lbs but I have since changed it to 200lbs.

Congrats on your weight lose, i was banded the day before you...july 23rd. I have about another 50 lbs to go. wish me luck.....

Congrats on your band...it was too bad the first few days, my gas wasnt that bad. If you can, plz. walk as much as you can..walk, walk and than walk...it helps

I eat cheese all the time. I eat it on my salad mostly. i eat it in my omellet and I love it. The difference is i dont eat it all the time on everything any more. I also eat the reduced fat chez. good luck with you weight lose.

congrats on your band!

Well first i should say hello..my name is Ty. I got my band 7/23/08 and I love it! I have lost over 100 lbs and i feel like I have my old life back. My Dr. has taken me off all my meds and i am enjoying moving around without the old pains I had before. i am able to do more with my family and my moods have improved since being banded. i am saying all of this because, I wanted to let you know what i have gained from not being able to eat so much. I dont miss the food as much any more. i am lucky in the fact that i can eat almost anything including bread. i just cant eat as much. i go out to eat with my wife and kids all the time. the difference is, I eat a nice salad and soup now. I have chicken or fish and take what i couldnt eat home in a doggy bag. I had crabs tails the other day and it bummed me out a little because i couldnt eat more than 1 1/2 legs with a potatoe. i was upset until i weighed in the next day and saw i had a weight lose. I must say i do stay away from fast food rest. If i do go to one i have the sandwitch with no bun. No fries, no bun, no soda. So to answer your question i can eat what i want just smaller portions. I try my best to stay away from the posta's, white bread and lots of carbs. i hope this helped a little. The band has made my life so much better.