kasimarei

Yeah I definitely agree with everything I have read. I think I'm getting my body into "shape" first because several people have commented that I look like I've lost 20lbs.. Oh well.. I have to cut back more calories. Before I was banded, I was getting my last bit of "freedom" in and consuming almost anything that I wanted (which of course was not smart!). So I know I have decreased my calorie intake from that, but perhaps I need to just be more selective in my food choices. I have been sticking to the high Protein diet, but I think I could still tighten it up some more. One more good point about exercisers vs. non-exercisers is that in my opinion, they tend to look better. Look at the contestants on the Biggest Loser. After some of them lose weight, I can not tell they had ever had a weight problem or had ever been overweight to begin with. Sometimes when I see those who have lost weight without exercising... well let's just say that I'm just not jealous of them! Haha.. Well thanks for the responses and the suggestions. I will keep everything you all said in mind! Kasi

I am about 5 weeks post-op and I must say that I am a bit concerned about my weight loss journey so far. As some of us on this site, I have been heavy all of my life; however, I've always been an athlete. I was a collegiate athlete as well (shot put, discus, hammer), so I thought it would be a breeze to lose weight with the lap band while being an advid exercise-er... Anyway, I've been going to the gym about 4 days a week, burning an average of 700 calories in an hour or so. I usually jog, do the eliptical, or walk on a steep incline on the treadmill. I hadn't started lifting weights yet until I was cleared by my doc which was yesterday. Well I definitely notice that I can now fit in clothing I could not fit in to.. not even if I sucked in.. before my surgery, but I haven't lost not one single pound! I am a bit discouraged right now. I've always been more muscular than the average chick, so at 5'7, I'm about 265lbs, and a size 18. Has anyone else experienced these kind of results. I thought I was doing well with my journey until I weighed myself at the doctor's office. I'm a bit worried and mad at myself for now.