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You left one off? Not at all. I could care less who wins or who plays and will turn the TV off for the next month. tmf

This is going to take years and months to lose your excess weight. One or two weeks or even months of no weight loss can be expected and is very normal. This(lapband) is a math test for you. Not literally, but you have to burn more calories than you consume. You can expect to lose 2-8 lbs of fat a month and gaining or losing 3 lbs in one day is pure Water and not fat loss. tmf

Aint it the truth? I'm 1 yr 3 months out and I'm finally getting it down but still have my moments when I get too hungry or distracted and fall back into old habits. I'm sure there were similar posts on this site when I was banded but I completely missed the bandster hell comments and that it would take 3-4 months to find some kind of restriction. No regrets, but 4 months of BH for me was pure torture but now just an unpleasant memory.

This entire forum is your mentor. Lean on us!

So, if you're going to keep posting as if you were in my mind, I'm just going to stop posting and "Like" all of your comments It'll save me a lot of time tmf

Unknown forum member comment: "In my case, the most fearful thing I had to do in order to succeed with my band wasn't switching to skim milk, surviving a liquid diet, or giving up bread. The most fearful thing was giving up my emotional attachment to food. In the nearly 5 years since I was banded, I've made a lot of progress with that, but the attachment is still there. It forms one of the innermost layers of my turtle shell. Working on that layer will probably be a lifetime job for me. At times I'm not even sure I truly want to get rid of it altogether. At times I'm afraid that if I shed my shell completely, I won't be able to survive. On the other hand, I seem to be doing fine without that thick old b***h layer. So I'm going to pay attention to my dreams rather than my fears and pray for a miracle. And why not? It can't hurt to try!"

I made it tonight and added a tuscan seasoning blend. It was awesome. Thanks, I like having recipe's like this.

Ouch!!

Sure you do I do too but I do it cuz I love :wub: cheese :wub: :wub: :wub:

Home Equity Line of Credit? Rates are down around 3-6%.

Some good advice here. I lost 12 lbs the first 2 weeks and then nothing for the next 3.5 months. Then I got my 4th fill and a visit with my nutritionist did the trick. I highly recommend sitting down with a nut and also mixing up your diet, your exercising too. Try bumping up your caloric intake for a few days to trick your body out of a starvation mode. Then go back to low calories. You didn't say anything about satiety or restriction? tmf

What happened to it? The pic and ingredients are gone?

What and how much are you eating?

BTW-I try to mix them with turkey sausage, omelettes, salsa, veggies so that they go down easier. Still, if you take small enough bites and chew it to death it should pass through the stoma. But we all struggle with bite size don't we? tmf

Eggs are often the topic of discussion as they are one of the biggest obstacles for many bandsters to consume.

This entire forum is your band buddy

Very good article. I think for me it validates most of what I've already known but there were two points I really liked: "A lot of patients ask if increasing calorie expenditure through exercise is preferable to decreasing calories consumed, Hensrud explains. "What's interesting is that to keep weight off, the research shows that physical activity is more important for that phase," he says. "But to lose weight, calorie restriction is best." Good to know!! "Another important aspect of weight loss: adjusting expectations. Work to decrease calorie intake and to increase daily activity and exercise. But if you're doing all of those to the best of your ability, it may be time to readjust your idea of what weight loss looks like. "Sometimes success is just maintenance," Hensrud says." The second point is one that comes up often here on the forum. People who are in a plateau don't see a plateau as a success when if not for the band, they would be gaining weight and that's not a success. tmf

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I started a new diet every morning the last 8 years leading to my band.

You might want to fill out your profile so we know more about you? I'm just across the border and I'm 1 year 3 months post band. tmf

Wine is just fine but only in limited quantities. Like Terry said, they're liquid calories. I had to give up wine and beer 5 days a week before I started to lose weight. And of course, alcohol will lower your inhibitions so it's easier to binge if you drink too much. tmf

Yes, it should eventually slow down to 2-8 lbs a month. I would imagine that 5 lbs is the avg. tmf

Your doctor may have a different take on your situation but here's one successful doctors routine: Part 1 part 2 Part 3 Part 4

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I'm not hungry but that looks scrumptous! I'm gonna make it.