Erin18

This photo of me is my most recent photo. I took it on 3//2514. I'm at my original starting weight of 240. That's how much I weighed before going through with the Lap-Band. Icks that the 37-47 pounds that I did lose, almost instantly piled back on once I HAD to have my band removed due to infection. My mom says I haven't been trying, well, yes I have. She just doesn't want me to have surgery. But you guys I think its best for me

Sorry for the mispellings, this android tablet lags...

I really do think weight lost works a lot better when we are accountable for the things we eat and the amount. I use to count my calories and I can see that my weight lost has slowed down when I stopped counting calories. Therefore, I am going to start backing being more mindful of my calorie intake. I think maybe I missed the part about doing some type of workout every 5/10minutes throughout the day. Maybe this is a silly question but do you work? There is no way possible I can see myself doing some type of workout throughout the day at my job. Yes, I do take every opportunity to move at work, but not an actually workout. <BR>It sounds like a plan for you and if that works for you- then great.

I think so too, it's helping me and I'm happy about it. I'm eating normal food, I try to find foods that are high in protein but I just don't know how to get up to 90grams of protein. I want to stay at or just below 1500 or 1200 calories. Vanilla Greek yogurt has 22grams of protein in it with 170 cals for one cup. Anyways, Good plan, it really does help and it really does help recording what exercises you do, I just added walking 2 miles [today] for everyday besides Wednesdays and Thursdays. Every 4 weeks, I'll increase it a mile, til' I get to 6 miles. I do not work but I am taking a Cosmetology class [second year] where I'm on my feet and doing something most of the week. I'd just say whenever you have some downtime, do some simple things that will get your heart rate up. I feel that it is working but I think I'm going to do every 5 mins that I am on the computer, watching TV, or doing nothing and then do some kind of exercise for 5 mins, I feel like I will get more out of it because I tried the 10 for 10 yesturday and I didn't feel like I got much out of it.

So far so good, sticking to it for 5 days now, and I feel different about how I eat now, like if someone offered something I'll be like "no thanks" or something. I feel more dedicated to it than I ever did. And it's awesome! I know what you mean, a lot of people think I weigh less than I do and I don't even know why. What's the high side of your goal? And how do I get more grams of protein in??

Thanks to all of you!♥

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 (:

so i'm not sure exactly when senior banquet is, but i heard it was june 12th. and graduation is june 26th. so i want to challenge myself to lose between 45-58 pounds by senior banquet, and if i get almost there by senior banquet, hope to get there by graduation. is it doable to lose 45-58 pounds by then?

how many cals should i be having a day since i have no fills because i dont have insurance right now and it doesnt look like i will be getting one anytime soon

everytime i want to workout, i end up "not feeling like it anymore" and i know i have to push myself to do it, but it dont work. so i dont know how this is going to work out. can someone motivate me everyday or something? i want to hang up a goal outfit but its not going to happen cause i have no room on my walls and on a hanger doesnt look as motivating.

and one more thing, you can also join me if you want (:

can having phlem in your throat make you nauseated? i try to get it out but i cant, everytime i try i gag and then i swallow it back down, its so gross, i cant sit up for long without feeling nauseated and the feeling in my throat is there, is there an easy way to get it out? yet i think i feel nauseated cause phelm or whatever is in my throat is there.. i tried soups and it didnt work, oh and i have pain all over my stomach too well mainly where the band and port is and i cant see my dr till next wednesday. just wondering if that can make you sick to your stomach/nauseated? i have really great nausea meds too but apparently i cant take them anymore cause im alergic to them. oh and i was wandering what a slippage felt like out of curiosity.

what do you eat for those

on mushy weeks?

im getting bored with eating the same things every day..

and i never could think of anything to have for them it sucks.

so what do you eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

i know theres recipies and stuff but i dont know, i need a different variety.

i like hearing that all you are doing fine (:

from day one to day 7, how was it? did you feel nauseated, tired, excited, etc.

what did you eat for breakfast lunch and dinner?

when did you start feeling like your self again?

did you have any pains?

how was the gas pains and how did you get rid of them?

just tell me how your first 7 days went (:

and you can say week one and 4 days too

my first 3 days were horrible, day 4 was a bit better, i have side pains, and a little bit of gas that doesnt want to go away, i havent went #2 yet and its frustrating, i started to feel like myself today just a little bit. so just share, answer the questions please (:

Lol' date=' I consider the fair exercise, but then again, when me and my friends are trying to find an excuse to not exercise, we say that shopping is exercise. XD

I wish that I had learned to ride a bike or roller blade. =([/quote']

ohh haha the fair is deffinately exercise (: and shopping is too dont for get that , shopping is quite fun, i love to buy new things lol (:

thats what im going to do, im going to buy the large, thanks (:

so you should know i'm getting banded on july 31st if you seen any of the threads i posted or my profile (: but my cousin's wedding is on october 17th and there's this dress i want and i want to wear it to the wedding, but thing is, is that i need to buy it online because they dont have it in the store. and i need to buy it now because i wont have the money then (because i am starting to save for two tattoos and a car after september 11th). so i was wondering what size i should get, a medium(7-9) or a large(9-11), the marterial that this clothing brand has is kind of stretchy(its by Tripp NYC and i love the clothing brand)

This is the dress i want...i lovvvvve it! just can't decide which size i should get, get a large and get it taylored when i lose more weight or just get a medium? ahh i really want to get this now cause i cant wait just help me choose a size?

the measurements for large-size 11 are bust 37 waist 30 and hips 40...help? ----> dress

so okay, im excited butttt extremely nervous O.o, what basic things should i bring? what things should i always keep on mind before and after surgery? will they tell me how much i should be eating after surgery? like calories? i wont be going to the gym cuz i cant afford it, so ill be using seventeen magazine exercises, biggest loser workout video, and wii fit, and yes outside activities. i had a lot of things i wanted to talk about but i lost my thought..=/ but ill take our lapband for life book and read it. wow, okayy. i have piercings (as you can see) i have 11 piercings, mostly in my ears, nose, tongue and lip, i just hope i can wear retainers so i wont have to stress about them closing up, hmm. i hope someone will walk with me everyday, treadmil gets very boring. well alright, if i can remember what i wanted to talk about, ill edit this (:

1.hiking

2.Frisbee

3.Swimming

4.Walking outside

5.My teather tennis ball throwing game thing

6.volley ball

7.badmitten

8.catch

9.going to the park

10.grooming horses, horseback riding, walking them around

11.Dance Dance Revolution

12.shopping

13.the fair(does that count? i say it does cuz you need to walk around to get to the ride you want, plus there are games to play that you need your arms for)

if i had a trampoline, i'd be on it everyday, i love them and i always have fun on them =/ dont have the money tho

i would love bike riding if the road wasnt so busy but i can find a diff place to ride a bike

id like to go rollerblading if i had some

i think thats all lol

kay laterz <3

i'm not banded yet, and i haven't gotten my date yet(most likely will get it on july 8th). but im kind of concerned about the excess skin. i was told that since im still quite young, i wont have as much. I only need to lose 113-116 pounds to get to my final goal weight, should i still be fine? i dont care if i have a little, but i want my tummy to be flat, and i want to be able to wear a bikini with confidence next year, and i want to beable to get the tattoo i want without the skin hanging over it (i want it on my hip bones) i dont want to have to worry about getting a tummy tuck or anything like that, just keep doing cardio :thumbup:

soo if i do get banded next month, what do i do for when i go back to school in september(im going to be a senior in highschool, and no i didnt fail any years, had prefirst)? I mean for like breakfast, i get up at 5 when school is in seccession and thats when i have breakfast, i get ready at 5:55, leave to go to school at 6:50, lunch isnt usually til 10:32-1:24pm and i wont be having a lunch period because im going to CV-Tec for cosmetology(its like a college you can take during highschool if you like, the school pays for it, its also for anyone else thats out of school too ) and the classes i want to take fill up all my periods and i hate eating infront of people, thats why i skipped lunch most of the time and i know its not good but im embarrassed, im working to fix that, maybe by time school gets here ill be some pounds lighter and more confindent, what would i bring for lunch? what would be good? oh and how would i beable to exercise? i have a job, which i work twice a week and its a cleaning job (yuck) and i might be getting another job so ill be working 5 days a week. I wont be getting home from school til 3:05pm (i would be getting home at 2:30 but do to cv-tec class) on monday's and thursdays i clean from 4-8pm and i want my other job to be on tuesdays, wednesdays(4-8pm), and saturday(10am-4pm) i might get another cleaning job at a hotel or something, so will those be counted as exercise? O.o ugh i cant think of whatelse i was going to say

hello (:

my mom and i are also getting the lapband together. i've been overweight my whole life =(...when i was 16 i wasnt old enough to get it done at the place im getting it done at. I started going to the meetings last june 08 and my first official appointment was in september 08. next month(july) will be the 10th month into this journey and hopefully i'll get a surgery date. I only lost 12 to 15 pounds (i needed to lose 11, i think, in order to get sent in for approval, and it was just required to lose that much to make surgery easier. well i wish you guys the best of luck =D!