waterlily1072

Well as much as I appreciate my surgeon and his whole staff, I think I gave them enough when I handed them the check for 18k! But seriously, if you want to do something nice for them then go for it!

Stay away from the soft foods like Jello and cottage cheese. They will go through the stoma quickly and leave you feeling hungry. Also if that is deli turkey you are eating it is softer as well. Try eating non processed meats. Also log everything you eat at fitday or sparkpeople, both are free and will help you keep track of how many calories you are eating. Good luck and it will get easier Oh and if bread doesn't work for you try a low-fat whole wheat cracker or melba toast.

Well I am officially in the 270's :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: It took way to long but I am here I know at this point that my goal was too steep, I will make a more realistic goal for the next challenge. I just really wanted to puch myself to get as close as I could to 90lbs lost in the first year. My bandiversary is on the 11th!!! With some dedictaion I may be able to make it within 10lbs of my goal which would be fabulous! Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go Juliegeraci.......................238............. .........233.................228..............5 Lapbandit.......................231............... ........210………….199.............11 Waterlily........................300.............. .........278.................264.............14 Roiansmom....................299.................. .....299.................270.............29 Libra..............................248........................236.................228.............8 JulieNYC.......................212............... .......199..................185.............14 Elisabethsew.................282.................. ......274..................264 ............10 PeaCeJ..........................338............... ........333..................318.............15 RidinMyHDDream.......297..........................281 .................281..............0 Babygirl1234................260................... .....246..................240..............6 eecelove70....................228................. .......228.................200.............28 Josette...........................351............. ...........342.................335.............7 Lizrbit...........................289..........................289.................279.............10

Of course you can! Just keep training and working up your distance, the farther you run in your training the easier it will be. I think the serious marathons that are like 25 miles they only train to like 13 miles. Not sure that works with shorter distances though.

I say if you want a baby go for it! You will be one year out from surgery and the badn isn't like RNY which has malnutrition issues. I don't see any reason why you can't have a baby then re fill the band and continue to lose. 31 is not old no, but you are right it's not young either. I would never put off having a child due to weight. Medical reasons yes but not for weight. Oh and congrats on getting married

Well I think my DH and I both agree that it has just plain gone bad. It is well past it's expiration and I have had the runs all afternoon since having just a couple of sips. I ordered some cookies and creme flavored protien mix from bariatric eating. Supposedly they taste test everything they sell and if it isn't good they won't sell it. So I am giving it a go. A friend of mine has some of the cookies and creme from them and LOVES it. Meanwhile I have a whole week of no protien shakes :welldoneclap:. And I agree Jack, most strawberry flavored things are yuck to start with. But I do like strawberry ice cream (haven't had any in like a year but oh well) and I used to love my grandmothers homemade strawberry freezer jam. And a few other things my grandma made with berries, but I'm gonna stop with that whole mind thread before I go crazy and buy something I shouldn't.

Looks like you are nominated Boo :welldoneclap: I really like the levels of Achievement, it works for all fitness levels

Hmm, the 4th is 11 weeks after tax day and Memorial day is 6 weeks after tax day. Then the next big landmark holiday is Labor day. The 4th seems to be well placed in the middle, I say let's go for it :welldoneclap: Oh and I think the scale may have dropped below 280 but I am waiting for a second day in a row before I believe it!

OK so I have been working my way through a big canister of dutch chocolate protien shake. It was a very tasty one but had a fair number of carbsalong with the protien, but hey it was free. I don't like to eat in the am so I drink my morning meal. I have had another freebee on my shelf from who knows where anymore and I was looking forward to the change in flavor to strawberry. Well today was the day, the chocolate is gone, bring in the berry. OMHECK THAT WAS THE MOST DISGUSTING THING EVER!!!! I tried mixing it according to directions and it was super thick and nasty tasting and then I mixed it thin and it still tasted horrid. It kind of has a sour taste to it. Maybe it's gone bad or maybe it's always been bad. Either way, I ordered some new protien powder and it will get here hopefully within a week and it better be good!

I do this sometimes if it is something that I feel won't go down right I will spit it out. I don't intentionally put something in my mouth that I know I'm gonna have to spit out but in the course of a meal if the meat is too grissely or something or the veggie to woody. My kids and DH thought it was gross at first but they are used to it now.

Any of the chicldrens chewables work great for adults too and taste a whole lot better!

Good Job Ridin :welldoneclap: You are doing great!

I asked my surgeon about this very issue before I let them band me. He said that the band is made out of the same material as joint replacements and that it was virtually impossible to be allergic to it. We come into contact with things everyday, in the grocrey store at the park, who knows what you may have touched that could have given you an allergic or viral rash. If it bothers you go to your doctor and have them check it, you may need some medicine for it.

It could very well be muscle Also I think there are two kinds of losers (weight that is) one loses steady and their bodies adjust as they go. Others take sudden drops and then their bodies catch up. I am one of the latter I think. I watch my body as I lose and nothing changes then I stop losing lbs and start losing inches, then I go back to losing pounds. It can be very frustrating. I am seriously considering putting the scale away for a while, but am afraid if I do I won't have the accountability to it that I do now and could easily go off plan, maybe I'll try it for one week and see how it goes.

Some of it I can but the chicken is usually too tough and the beef is usually low quality, I end up chewing forever and spitting most of it out because it isn't fit for swallowing. I love the veggies I just eat around any celery. My all time favorite is general tsao's chicken, but it is 700calories per cup! I cannot jsutify that, no matter how hard I try. I usually get cashew chicken, it's mostly veggies and a little bit of chicken that is not deep fried and of course a few cashews

I think popcorn is one of those foods that goes down easy for just about everyone. If you get the lowfat micro popcorn a whole bag is around 200cal or you can get the 100 calorie bags. Just stay away from the high fat popcorns out there and enjoy

Well after no sleep Monday night, tuesday early morning was out and I can't handle the cement so I jogged and high stepped in my own living room for the same amount of time as it would have taken me at the track! I did it barefoot though and my hip and back and knees were saying "hey put you good tennies on next time!!!" LOL. SO if I ever have to do it in my living room again it will be in my tennies I have very special shoes for walking and a second pair for running, complicated I know. The walking ones work for jogging though just not actual running, the toes don't flex enough. And yes BOO the arches are stiff as can be! Hehe, no wonder my back and other joint never hurt when I wear them I am so glad everyone seems to be mending so nicely. I would love to hear from Julie and I hope Blue checks in with us soon too!

I didn't mean that ability to eat bread is the single factor in determinig good restriction. Just that most (not all) bandsters when they reach good restriction can't. If I went in and was having other signs of being plenty tight enough they would not give me more fill, nor should they based on bread intake alone.

Nothing to report this week.

I have only PB'd twice and am going on a year. I have slimed a few times as well. All but one of those episodes was from fast food or deli chicken! The kind that comes with the salads, all grilled and low-fat. The sliming was not fun but it wasn't terrible either, gross, but oh well. The PB was small and not as bad as what I had expected. The other PB was after my last fill. I underestimated my swelling and got a very soft tender piece of cauliflower stuck. I had to wretch 3 times to dislodge it. Go figure. Bottom line is that PB's are a part of the learning curve as you reach good restriction and learn your boundaries. Some people are naturally good at chewing really well and taking tiny bites and eating slow, but most of us have to learn through trial and error.

There is never a day when I can't get something down, but there are days when I can't eat more than a couple of bites and other days when I can eat my normal little meal just fine and even have room for more if I really wanted it. Those are the days I try and get as many veggies in as possible

When you eat are you eating solid protien and are you eating your protien first? Are you abstaining from fluids for 1hour after eating? If you are doing these things then I would go in and ask for a small fill and see how it goes. Can you eat bread? The first thing my fill nurse asks me is if I can eat bread, and if the answer is yes she gives me a fill. Good luck

Stomach flu scares me to death! I haven't had one yet (knock on wood) and avoid sick people as much as possible. The day one of my kids comes home puking I am calling for anti-nausea meds asap!

I did a very different cabbage soup diet than the one you listed. All it was was cabbage soup! Nothing else except of course water. You could eat as much cabbage soup as you wanted. At the end of the week I had lost 12lbs spent half of each day on the toilet and was absolutely starving. I think it took 3-4 days to gain back every ounce I had lost, lol.

I can't remember the title but there is one written by Jessie Ahroni that is wonderful. She is banded herself and has degrees up the ying yang on nutrition and health care. I'm lucky I don't need her book, she's my fill nurse