julie.ann

I've had my Wii fit since November. I love it. I haven't played online with anyone yet. I usually don't really wok would much on the wii because I go to the gym 3-5 days a week. We'll have to see how it works out. Carefull iwth the the hoola hoop. It killed my hip for about a month!

Welcome! I hope you love this site as much as I do. It has been a great thing for me. I kept my surgery a secret from everyone and this was the place I would come for support....still do! Are you banded? When?

Hey. Yep after 6 days I stayed exactly the same!!! Great news there! I am enjoying the gym more lately since I got off my rigorous weight lifting schedule. I don't more of my own thing and concentrate on the areas that I think need it. I can't wait to see them. Only 5 days left!

I have been thinking I have been pushing the band too much lately eating things I shouldn't. I am just going to chill until I get back. I come back August 4th and I'll be back on the weight loss wagon starting the 5th! I am kind of looking forward to that too!

Take care! ttyl

Hey girl! I am doing pretty good. I just ran my first 3K last weekend and I think I am going to work for a 5K in September. I am running about 2 miles a day about 5 times a week or so and I hit the gym about 3-4 times a week when I'm not traveling with my job. I feel pretty good. I am still about 20 lbs up from my lowest, but I am in pretty good shape. Trying to watch my caloric intake to lose slowly instead of keeping my carbs super low. I don't think I will ever be happy until I have PS to take the extra skin off (bad apron in front IMHO) and perk the girls up. The TT is a big priority but with other things going on I just can't afford it right now. Hopefully in a year or two. I am so glad to hear things are going so well for you. Funny how the first 9 months I lived on the boards but we have all kind of found our way back into a life where the band is a part of normal living and not something to take up every last waking thought.

Hi there old friend. I see that you met your goal. That is awesome. Take care sweetie! Just dropping in to say hi!

Hey thanks for the comments on my profile. It is amazing how you will feel a year from today....just 11 more months and you'll hit that year mark and you won't even remember what it felt like to be where you are now. Keep a blog. I love going back to remember where I came from and how hard I have worked. It is still a chore and I hope to lose more, but I am pretty happy with myself now. Keep up the great work!

Congrats on joining the banded community! Mail me any time or leave a message on my page! After the hunger sets in it can be tough. Hang in there. It is amazing what those fills can do!

Hey another Kansas girl? That is great! Good luck!!!

Hang in there. I will keep you in my thoughts. If I can do this anyone can. It is hard work, but managable with the band!

Good luck on Wednesday!

Tig,

Thanks girl. You are so sweet! Keep working hard! We will all hit our goals. We are so lucky to have been about to get our bands.

You give me such great incouragement. THANKS AGAIN!!!

Hey! Hi there from one Dr. K SMASHING PUMPKIN to another. Good luck!!

You can find it here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/any-october-bandsters-73669/index119.html

If I don't eat carbs it takes about 3 days to get the cravings out of my system. The proteins help with hunger and cravings. I have been bad!

Well, I postponed it from the beginning of this month until March 6th. Just a week from Friday. Hubby is off work for a month because of a broken bone in his foot and recovering from surgery. I am hoping to be able to afford a trip to Denver. The fill only costs me $15 so it is just the gas and overnight fees I have to pay for.

Hi cin, I had my first fill scheduled at 4 weeks post op. I rescheduled because I thought I had resctriction. As soon as I resceduled my swelling from surger all went down. I don't really have any. I can tell if I eat really big bites that I better slow down and chew chew chew, but I can eat anything I want. I am still losing weight by following the bandster rules. My first fill will happen on Friday.

Good luck!

Thanks for the kind words! I am proud and ready to get started back when I come back from vacation next week!

Oh by the way if you put your ticker in your signature it is avaialbe for everyone to see under "About Me" and if you change the numbers it changes it for you without reposting it. Just thought I would share.

Thanks for the comment. My workout routine started as promising myself at least 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week. If I did no more than that I wasn't allowed to get down on myself. I slowly started adding in weights. I would work on my abs and get a good routine for that. My cardio strarted getting boring so I would change it up with spinning and zumba. After about 8 months I had the gym make me a weight program to follow and I did that for about 8 weeks. It also got me more comfortable around more weight machines.

I have always stuck to my cardio 3 times a week, and one day I do arms, one day I do legs and one or two days a week I do my abs. I'm not hard core, but I give myself a good workout.

I started working out (again...I've started and stopped a million times before) about 6 weeks after surgery. Hard to believe it has been a year ago!

The fill work okay until I realize I was way too tight and needed an unfill. I am pretty happy now. Not being very strict with my diet so I'm not losing, but hold pretty steady. I need to do better. Hang in there. I know if I got back to my high protein and low carb it would melt off some more. I really need to do that. Take care and keep in touch!

Thanks for the great comments and by the way you look AMAZING too! I think that with our weight loss it will take time (and for me surgery) to LOVE my body. I guess it will have to be enough that my hubby loves my body. :wub:

I've been doing pretty good since my fill. I am down a little over 38 lbs total. I am still hungry about 3 hours after breakfast, but my appetite seems diminished in the afternoon and evening. My next fill is Jan. 9th. I would love to be down to 239 by then!

Tig, I am just checking in. How are you doing? Let us know!

Thank you for the sweet picture comment. Good luck with all!

I've been having some problems staying on program too. I am getting a workout plan made up for me at the gym, maybe it will help me out.

Hi Honesty. Thanks for the comment on my pic. The best advice I can give is really all in my blog Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum - My Secret Journey Start with the last page and work your way forward. My guidelines and lessons that I have learned are all in there. 22 lbs in 2-3 weeks is awesome! Keep it up!