skyjoe

Ok first off stop beating yourself up about not losing more weight you've lost 20 pounds, second are you writing down everything your eating? third are you getting in at least 64 oz of Water and 65-85 grams of protien??? I have lost about 103 pounds in about 14 months I too get down and depressed when I see other people like my friend who's lost 135 in 9 months. Everyone is different and loses at a different rate. How many fills have you had? I would start with making sure you don't need a fill, then I would either do liquids for 2 days or the 5 day pouch test to jump start weight loss again, then I would put myself on a 1000-1200 calorie diet and write down everything I put in my mouth whether it is a piece of candy or gum to what you drink. sometimes I don't realize how much I actually eat until I started writing it down. when I say that my meals consisted of mostly carbs I had to charge what I ate around. I am not try to depress you further because I've been there and I'm trying to help. ps you may want to set up an appt with an nutrionist just to see where you're at. btw what was your start current and goal weight? if you have any further question you can email on this site. p.s I have also found two mentour buddies on this site that helps keep us accountable for our actions. I hope this helps

sorry just read this was a may 2009 thread

april 29, 2008 no pre-op diet required surgery weight 388 current weight 283.4 as of 6/23/09 gd luck to all of you.

Woooohooooooooo i hit a mini goal this morning, I am finally under 300 pounds and i am at 90 pounds lost yeah:tt2:

yeah i know 4 other people who have lost 100# in 6-7 months i also know one who has lost 105 in 5 months and all of them are lapband patients. dont worry about what people say as long as you and your surgeon know what you had is all that matters. congrats.

ok was 306.2 this am which means im down about 80# total am i doing something wron compared to the rest of you who have lost 100 or more pounds?

thanks

I must have been crazy to think that i could lose 34 # in a month and a half any way i am now 310.4 so please update me.

My doctor was dr richard carter in arlington tx but there is a doctor Adam Smith in Fort Worth Tx who does my fills and also Dr Wade Barker in Dallas Tx Dr Smith is 817-850-1100 and i can remember dr Barker number it is 866 something but you can google him and his website will pop up.

I hope that this helps

I'm at 8.25 or 8.5 in 10 cc band and I am tooooooo tight I was better when I was at 7.75 should have stayed there. hope this helps

Ok everyone doing great, I was just checking in weight today 312.2 woohoooooooooooooo doing great on challenge i think i started challenge at 322.4 so down 10.2 only 22.8 to lol

ok how much have you lost since april? are you exercising any? what are your typical meals? try counting calories I am doing 1200 calories a day. Good luck

Ok i forgot to ask why are you watching for dark urine???? Is that a sign of being dehydrated?

Update...I went to see the surgeon today. Since liquids are going down OK and aren't gurgling anymore, he said I had two options. 1) Do liquids until Friday and see how I do, then introduce mushies again. He is there all day Friday if I need to be seen 2) Get the .5CC taken out.

I chose to do liquids because he said as I lose weight it will get less tight. He said to just keep an eye on my urine that it doesn't get dark and to make sure I stay hydrated.

I did not have a preop diet either I was just told not to eat or drink anything by mouth after midnight the night before surgery hope this helps.

hummmm was not able to eat Breakfast lunch 2 steak fingers with gravy and 2 teaspoons of mashed potatos snack nacho's dinner baked chicken with 1 teaspoon corn and 1 tablespoon of rice uggggg threw up all of it. Dinner 2 1/3 cup of veggie Soup with cheese and 1/3 cup rice crispies and milk. What are the brands of greek yogurt and where can I buy some, I'm sooooo tight its hard to keep anything down.

wow thats a long time i have always been told 30 min pre and 30 mins post. keep us posted

I am sooooo happy for you, I too have to lose 200 pounds and it is very encouraging to see someone else who had the same goal.

what size band do you have, and how many cc do you have in it? I think you need a slight unfill, I giving you advice and I need to listen to it myself. I had fill dec 13th and am sooooo tight from dec 13 to dec 29 I lost 15 pounds. where can I but greek yogurt and what's your favorite flavor? I see a lot of peopk talking about on here I just have never seen it in the store

I would say walk also but 2-4 peppermint gas x strips worked really well for me, good luck and congrats.

first and foremost everyone is doing great. update on me. I am now 316.4 started challenge at 322.4 down, soooo 6 pounds down 26 to go by vday dangit good luck everyone.

ok last week 325 this week 319 6 pounds woooohoooooo

what size pants and shirts are 2-3x is that like 18-20 22/24 26/28? I may be able to help you out

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01/03/08-informational seminar

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I love popcorn and yes I have it every now and then. I don't know if my doctor approves because we never really talked about, but when I go back I will surely ask him.

first and foremost congrats on starting you lapband journey. If you need someone to chat with you can private message me anytime. Which state are you in.

I too have the bcbs texas what is your bmi. I know that they require 6 months supervised weight loss visit you can get all the necessary stuff from trueresults.com I hope this helps let me know.