Erin18

To count your calories and write down what you are eating? Why do you think it's helping you? I definitely think it's working for me because I started counting calories again and on monday I weighed 218 and today I weigh 216 and the begining of last week I was weighing in at 220! But I wasn't counting my calories then. As long as it's going in the right way right? I plan the day before or just before I eat something because usually I don't know what to have. I make sure I'm either under 1,500 calories or 1,200 calories and I'm hoping to get 63+ grams of protein a day. Now I'm writting down my workout/exercise stuff too like for every ten mins I'm on here, I'll go do some kind of exercise or workout for 5 mins (I just started that today) when the 10 mins are up And I'm check marking off each 5 mins I do and everyday the workouts will be different so i don't get bored and when I am finished I will write down what kind of workouts I did today like today I did cardio boxing on the yourshape kinect game and its exactly 5 mins and then I just did this other boxing one where you punch and kick the boxes. It's fun (: What do you all think about my plan?

I was originally thinking 10 mins every 10 mins im on computer, watching tv or just sitting around! So yes, I can do that, I think I started out with 5 just to get the feel of it (: I will start 10mins for every ten mins tomorrow (: And calories if you get stuck at a weight and wont budge then switch it up I have so many things I want to do for exercise or workouts and I know I won't get bored of it and I can find some days where I'll walk after class and then do this I hope to lose 21 pounds by my 21st bday which is Dec. 20th (:

I have had the band for 2 years now. Didn't lose much, didn't have much dedication =/ I'm starting fresh. I'll start walking tomorrow night and eat lesser. I'm going to use my pre-op diet I had to start it off where I'll have to stay 1,000 cals or under for a week. When I did this pre-op, I lost 8 pounds. After that, I'm going to do the stages that you do after surgery, liquids, mushy and then solids When I get to the mushy stage, I'll start working out along with walking. I go on 2 mile walks because I feel better when I do. I'm not doing my "pre-op diet" til sunday because I'm having a movie night party thing on saturday, BUT! I'm going on a 3+ mile walk on saturday morning. I'm going to follow the rules like I am supposed to like do not drink while eating and wait 30 mins after to drink anything and to take my time to eat. I'm going to write down what I eat and count my calories. I found that it helped before. I'm hoping to stay around 1200-1500 cals a day and when I get stuck at a weight like it won't budge, then I'll play around with the cals, to see what happens. I at 6 or 7 cc's now. I'm hoping to achieve a goal of 15-22 pounds by December 20th, which is my birthday I'm hoping to lose around 10 pounds a month or close to it, I see it as realistic. I hope to beable to fit into this dress, skirt or corset that I bought back when I first got my surgery. How do I stay motivated? I feel like I lose focus very quickly like SQUIRL! I know I need to constantly keep telling myself that I will feel better about myself and I will be much more happier and feel great and confident, why do I always say forget it all? Hmm, wish me luck I guess! ♥

Thank you! That is very true and I agree 100%!

I'm wondering the same thing, I just got a half a cc on wednesday, so now I'm at a total of 6cc or 7cc. I've been doing halfs because one of the fills I got was way too tight a few months ago. And now I'm wondering if mine is too since the last time I got a fill and this past week will make a full cc, I cant eat solids and liquids will be slightly hard to get down too, but they go down yet I have had this bubble feeling like a gas bubble since Thursday and it won't go away, it went away once because I kept forcing liquids down so I didn't get dehydrated or something but it came back later that night. It feels like I need to burp and I try but then it feels like vomit o.O.It makes sounds too ahh I've been only having liquids. I thought it was because my stomach was swollen. I forced myself to vomit (tha'ts not good, I know =/) today to see if it would help and it didnt. So should I wait it out and see if it goes away? Or should I just tell my doctor? I don't want to take it out because for once it's helping me to not eat so much and I'm actually losing weight again. And Sorry for posting this on your thread, but if someone is has pretty much the same prob I am, I thought I'd add it =/

Omg, sounds like an experience I went through back in July! Only that I felt fine til I go home and my doctor is an hour an a half away so I had to suffer with the chest pain and feeling like I had to puke all night and went back the next day. Boy when I got it out I instantly felt better! I just got another fill, that fill in July was my second one but I had pre Fluid or whatever in my band when I got it in, and in July I think I was at 7cc's in a 10cc band, I got the whole 1cc fill out, so last month I got a half of a cc and this week I got another half cc so I'm back at 7cc's I guess, I'm not sure if it's too tight but it's hard to get anything down, I could get watery liquids down sorta ok but it'll feel stuck and I'm been waking up in the middle of the nigt choking. I don't but my chest kinda hurts I'm going to try. To wait it out though because I think it's cause my stomach is just still swollen(got half a fill on Wednesday) because later in the night the suck feeling goes away if I drink a lot and lay down o.O it's weird and kind of annoying.

I got my second fill yesturday and I think it's 7cc's all together (because it was pre-filled when I got it placed) I don't know. But when he had me drink some Water I felt fine, drank some more water but half way home that umcomfortable feeling wouldn't go away, so I figrued I'd wait til I got home because the last time I got a fill it went away and I kept getting hiccups and this burping feeling but if I tried to burp it'd feel like I had to puke. Well, I tried eating Soup and it was very, very hard to eat anything. I couldn't even eat a freeze pop. So I barely got any liquids down, I tried sipping soup but that was even hard and later at night it was even hard to sip pear juice. I thought laying down would help but it really didn't. I couldn't barely even sleep it was so uncomfortable. It feels like a balloon is inflated(sp?) in my chest. It's not because I ate too much right? I mean how can it be if I couldn't even drink water I'm full of problems... blahh

Thanks! It was really scary, I never had that pain before, well I have but didn't last that long and wasn't caused by a fill or the band. I don't know if this is normal or not, but at the bottom of my rib cage like in the center hurts mainly when I eat or drink anything but I can eat and drink, it just hurts and I was wondering if it's caused by having the band too tight for too long or what? But yeah I couldn't get anything down or else I would have waited. And I don't know how much he's going to put back in on Tuesday but I just hope it won't bother me when I go to the fair, but I really can't wait to start getting this weight down. I lost what I want to talk about but thanks guys

I had to see another doctor today since mine was out for the day and he took one cc out and instantly my chest pain went away and my nauseated feeling went away too. I'm just so happy I feel better. He said to drink liquids today and tomorrow to eat softer foods and such. I go back next Tuesday and he's going to give me another fill, hopefully not as much maybe half of what my doctor put in yesturday. I could not have given it another day or two, the pain hurt so bad, I couldn't do anything and it was hard to lay down long enough for him to take it out. But yeah, I hope when I go back he gives me enough but not to the point when I become like that. On the bright side, I lost 5 pounds in a week!

I am, my chest really hurts and it made me vommit twice last night

So I get a letter in the mail from the place I got my sugery saying that I am due for a follow up/check up and I ask my mom if she can make me an appointment (yeah I know I should do it myself) and she's like "No" and I asked why "They should have checked up a while ago, what is the point?" wow, I need to so I can get some damn help. I am not getting anywhere besides going up and up and up. I can feel it all coming back and it sucks! I feel like she doesn't want me to lose weight like someone said to me. She's saying that it's all my fault that I'm gaining weight back and I can't help that I'm getting depressed and shiz and there's never any real healthy food here besides fruit and vegetables which aren't much of, bananas and what tomatos. yeah so I'm going to buy some Atkins protein shake tonight and it's not even going to last as long as I hope and I made myself a food and exercise plan starting for monday. I am really sick of being depressed....I feel like I don't have anyone anymore.

I know right? I'm trying, I think I might actually have to go back and get a little out because I think it might actually be a little too tight now cause it's hard to get stuff down withought that feeling like I got to burp and it's not just with food, it's with Fluid too. And I also keep hiccuping

I see my surgeon on wednesday and I'm getting a fill and I have a goal to lose 5-10 pounds by August 3rd or 10th

123crod- sometimes i wish i can go back to the begining and do that. but i will start over, i'm thinking of doing liquids for a week, then puree(sp?) foods, then to solids, i made myself a meal plan based off of my brother's that he made me a long time ago which worked, i just took off some of the foo on it because why would i need two breakfasts. but yeah i need to get myself back on track and block everyone out so i can do this for myself. Ellie936- maybe to weight watchers, my mom was sayying something about trying out this meal plan the guy who lost weight through subway but it wasnt a subway diet, he made a book or something idk but it has an idea for a meal plan and stuff. i know weight watchers help and stuff and people has have had a lot of success with it too. I know she will and when she sees me happy, shell be happy and will join in too. I know i will and i need that

Wow, I wasn't expecting everyone to like yell at me, I was just looking for advice... I know I am old enough to do things on my own. I never said I want her to do everything for me. Please, don't jump down my throat. If my doctor wasn't an hour and a half away, I'd be there all the time following up or getting a check up and going to support groups. They never have them near me anymore. And I know that's why they send letters, a part of the reason why she said no was because they never checked up on me when I got the surgery and I thought doctors were supposed to do that? Apparently not, I guess. But my insurance at the time always did. If I was able to buy my own weeks worth of food at a time, I would, believe me. It'd help a lot. And about getting the band out, my doctor won't let me because he know I'll gain it all back plus more. And yes I do know that it is my responsibility to not let all this happen. And I WILL change, not for you, for me. I am NOT trying to make it seem like I'm blaming everyone else, I DO NOT mean to make it seem that way. Sistersue- oh I know I'd feel great doing this on my own, I just wish I had someone for more support so yes, this is why I need to go to support groups... What is an OA group? No I haven't made an appointment yet, I haven't been home all day, but if possible I'll try to tomorrow and they're not open, I'll leave a message. Jen120- It's okay. I know I have to make a follow up appointment asap. I've actually been wanting to. I hope they can hook me up with a local support group. A lot of foods are hard for me to eat, especially in the morning. And I'm planning on writting things down. I'm trying to get more exercise in. I'm trying to walk everyday but going shopping or running around with my neices. I want to go swimming, it keeps getting cold then hot, cold then hott....Oh I know I'll feel better. I know, I tried talking to her before but it seemed like it didn't help. And I never said she had to do everything for me. I also want to move out too and I think it might help a little but I'm not ready to yet... I KNOW I NEED TO DO THINGS FOR MYSELF...YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL ME.

I'm sorry to hear about the bad things that has happened to you. I was also banded in 2009 (July 31st) and I lost 47 pounds but I gained most of that back. I lost most of mine because I was severely nauseated at the begining of my journey and as soon as I started feeling better, that's when the pounds started to creep back on. It makes me sad because I failed myself and to see that if I pushed myself harder I could have been at my goal weight right now, it really does depress me. I have a weak stomach....I don't know why I am allowing myself to do stuff, I don't know why I am not determined enough, I don't know why I can't tell my mind NO! That I don't need this or that. It does take a lot to get that will power and motivation. Those who say weight loss surgery is the easy way out, I agree, they have no idea. Any form of weightloss requires determination and motivation. None of it is easy. I'm sick of being fat and embarrassed about my body. I need to do something about it before it gets worse. I need to see my doctor about it, I haven't seen him since last August. I need to get where I want to be, I want to feel like a winner and I know everyone else on here does too. Junk food wins me over the most. We need to be in this for ourselves and together. We will get there!

All the lapbandster's from 2009 tell me where you are today. It will be 2 years for me on July 31st. How much weight have you lost? Are you at goal weight? How many fills did you need to get? What kinds of food can you eat? Do you still take 20-30 minutes to eat and 30 minutes before/after each meal to drink? Do you still have your band? What kind of exercises are you doing? How much do you eat at your meals? How did you stay motivated to exercise? How did you stay away from the junk? How long do you exercise for? Did you have to get surgery to remove excess skin? Did you need to get a tummy tuck? Do you still drink Protein shakes? How are you managing your weight? Do you still see your lapband doctor? JUST WHERE ARE YOU NOW? As for me, like I said, it will be my 2 years on July 31st. How much did I lose? I'm almost back where I started and yes, I'm very ashamed! The lowest I got to was 193 pounds. I feel like since I've been very depressed I eat more than I should and I eat the junk. I had my gallblader out last July and I do drink some soda, mountain dew and dr pepper but I have to give them up now because it's giving me pains. I use that Mio Water enhancing stuff and I like it. I haven't seen my doctor since last August. I'm too ashamed to see him. I feel so ashamed that I want to cry all them time. I hate myself for not following the rules. The band is doing it's job, it tells me if I should eat that or not and if I ignore it I'll puke. I'm just not doing my job. I COULD HAVE BEEN AT MY GOAL WEIGHT LONG TIME AGO BUT I'M NOT AND THAT IS DEPRESSING AND ALL MY FAULT!! I can't focus again, I can't even get motivated, and when I start I say "What's the point anymore?" I know I should go to support groups and all that but my mom is like "why?" I don't really know anymore.I have 100 pounds to lose.l.. But I need advise and stuff like words of wisdom or something, I need your help as fellow lapbanders. Thank you! Erin M.

That sounds like a good idea (: Thanks! I was also thinking about setting up a circuit coarse. 1.Like walk to each end of my road, 2.come back and jump rope for 5-10 minutes, 3.10 jumping jacks, 4.step ups on picnic table 20 times on each leg, 5.punch and kick punching bag 20-50 times, 6.make 20-25 basketball hoops, 7.jog with soccer ball from the start of our yard to the back of it 20 times, 8.walk to each end of the road again and then go swimming until I'm ready to get out. Every other week I will increase to 5 more. Do you guys know anything else to add to that? I want to do something outside this year since I don't go outside much

Thanks everyone (: I've been having pains where the band is, why? I'm writing notes down about seeing the doctor to get a fill. I think I found my motivation point, I have a boyfriend now who likes me no matter what, but, I don't feel comfotable about myself so he'd be my motivator, he lives 3 and a half hours away, but I met him. He walks everyday, so, I can do it if he can. I was thinking that when he goes for a walk, I'll go for a walk here. I have a super mini goal and that is to lose 5-15 pounds by June 11th, which is when I see him next, possible? It should be My stomach has felt messed up and I don't know why. I've felt so thirsty lately and I don't know why and I'm always graving iced tea. I have plans to walk a lot this summer and If it's nice tomorrow, and from now on I'm going to walk to my grandma's sisters house after my Cos. class everyday and when it rains go on the treadmil

jeff2ang- Thanks and my mom is trying but she's been having problems with her knee and her foot. She wants to get back to walking again. I talk to her all the time about getting healthier foods in the house and we're trying. We've been having chicken a lot lately and we had turkey burgers last night and having lots of salads too. I'm actually liking salads a lot more lately and I like it with chickent in it and lots of veggies. But yeah before her father died she was on L.A. Weightloss I believe and lost around 20-35 pounds on that and when her father died she stopped and ever since then she hasn't been able to get back on track again. She says everyday that she should get up earlier so she can walk. I tell her to do it but shes worried her knee will give out or something, i told her that's what the emergency cord thing is for, she said shes afraid to use it. Her doctor gave her these insole (sp?) things to put in her shoes and shes hoping that's why her knee and foot have been hurting. I always tell her I don't want to live like this and I think I told her being this way depresses me deeply. kdroberts72- I know how you feel, I was doing so good in the begining but I feel like it was only because I was sick. I don't know, but that's where I lost most of my weight. I lost close to 35-40 pounds as well but i gained most of that back, I was weighing at 240 before I started all this and I got down to 193 and now I'm at 219, I feel like a major failure. I am the same way with all the slider foods. I love icecream too. I eat fast and don't chew well as well. But I don't always throw it up. I don't get pains when eating Proteins though, so that is really weird, maybe talk to your doctor about that? Although, I find it very, very hard for me to even drink Protein shakes, those make my stomach hurt and even turn if I think about it. I also need to go back to my doctor, talk to him that I'm gaining it back and I'm not happy with myself, that it's making me depressed and that I need a fill and some guidence. Thank you and I will (: Did anybody ever try Stewarts Mint Cookie Crumble icecream? Well I have a question, that is my favorite ice cream and I was wondering how to make a protein version of that? Now if we can make it a healthier version, I'd be very happy!

Thanks everyone(: All good tips, I'll take all those into consideration!