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******NAME********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT********GOAL********LBS. LOST ****:scared2:*************************:thumbup:*************:thumbup:********** 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............216............213............7 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............191............180............3 Crzytchr...........281............269............265...........12 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............185............175............3 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............178............177...........18 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............170............160...........10 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........258............256.........16.2 LisaB..............205.5..........193............180.........12.5 livn4thm...........235............229............210............6 Long2bthin.........248............230............230...........18 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............283............280...........16 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........282.4..........280.........17.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............215............208............3 NurseNiki..........258............244............239...........14 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............242............232...........10 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............214.5..........200..........5.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............213............199...........11 Renewedhope........171............167............150............4 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Tess...............304............296............280............8 thatDEgirl.........211............195.4..........195.........15.6 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............217............210............8 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............180............170...........15 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

I'd call your doctor and stay away from gum from now on if you have a tendency to swallow...Altoids makes great sugar free mints that tackle the breath issue.

It sounds to me like you are too tight, you should be able to eat most regular foods and not just liquids. That is not healthy. I think you need to do anything necessary to find proper aftercare.

You may need to watch...eating so little isn't good, too few calories equals no weight loss. Keep an eye on it for a few days, you may just be a tad too tight.

I have paid absolutely $0 for any of my surgery, pre-op stuff, fills, program fees, etc. I used the base hospiatal nutritionist for my nut eval and called ValueOptions (they are contracted through Tricare South, not sure about other regions) to find a pysch who would do my WLS eval.

I haven't ran into too many problems foods yet. I can eat bread but after a bite or two, I start feeling full and that is NOT what I want to waste my calories on.

My timeline is here... Life With A Lap Band | this life of mine I am Tricare Prime South.

Everyone is doing so awesome! Also, thanks for all the congrats last week on ONEderland! This week I am down 3.4 more pounds....0.6 more pounds and I will be halfway!!

I'm up to... 33 pounds = a cinder block 1 pound = a Guinea Pig 1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts

That's true, I just don't really think about it as my blog since I only update that page once a week, on Monday's (or unless I see the doc):biggrin:

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Mine is not *only* weight loss related... this life of mine Life With A Lap Band | this life of mine

This is what I told my daughter...I guess though, after figuring out how to tell my daughter about my cancer diagnosis earlier this year, the lapband didn't phase me at all. She's 6 BTW.

I have one but it is my life, not just weight loss this life of mine My lapband specific page is here Life With A Lap Band | this life of mine

Well, I think when you are able to excercise, that will help a lot. Do you track your foods? Are you eating Protein first, then veggies, then if you have room carbs? Are you eating slider foods? You may be doing things right, some people are just slower losers but if not, the things above can really affect the loss.

Well then, I guess I ruined my child:crying:. I have no issues with nursing, I wanted to but physically did not produce enough milk. That being said, my child is rarely ever sick (not even once a year) and is intellectually gifted. So, should I feel bad about not nursing?!

Welcome! A lot of the time, reflux is caused by the band being too tight...sometimes, even the smallest unfill (like .1 or .2) can help.

Thanks GG! I finished week 4 day 2 today and it was rough yet day 1 wasn't?! I guess that is what 3 days off and way too much ice cream will do to you (my dh left for 2 months yesterday). Thanks Kathy! Luckily, I have about 2 *extra* weeks to play with between the C25K and my actual 5K...I may end up on week 5 for a bit. WTG GG!!

I just updated mine and yet it is wrong here again...

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I am bipolar (type II with rapid cycling to be exact:-) and was banded almost 3 months ago now. BTW...I LOVE Nightmare Before Christmas.

When you get it all sorted, please add me... ThatDEGirl

Honestly if I was you, I would seek out some counseling and lean here for support as well. Being a food addict is like any other addiction, there is no magic pill (or band in our case) to stop it.

I take a slice and spread a little reduced fat cream cheese in it and roll it up.

I like mine but find I rarely use it...I'm just not motivated at home, I need the gym atmosphere. I am tempted to get Jillian Michaels game that is coming out soon...she kicks butt.