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I have to workou 1&1/2 -2 hrs a day too see wt loss on the scale.i am now in a size 10 1 yr post band.my goal is an 8.and a wt of 130lbs.i do fine during the day i can eat a liquid/soft diet but i get my hungriest in the evening.i am a snacker.

These are valid ? Ask your md.the long work hours would probably mandate a couple for weeks.use a pillow to brace your abd.when you first get up , stand with your feet firmly planted on the floor and slowly pull your back straight before you move,don't walk stooped over

My md stated that you could be having esophageal spasms so try the hot teain the morning and see if you keep anything down in the evening.you may have to drink slowly

Thats my vice i drink coffee 1c daily.sometimes a 2nd in the evening when i am cold and have head hunger too not eat

Well guys i still get very emotion, angry with self fro not progressing the way i feel i should. Too me this is a very hard and long journey.still struggling.

Hi sandi, i need all the help i can get. I have gained 14lbs. In 2 months i was down 62 lbs with 37 to go.now @7.3ccs in my realize band.so depressed and angry @ myself

i wish i had that problem for a while.i gained 18 lbs of my 62 lb wtloss over 2 months.these past 2 weeks i have been doing liquids during the day a meal in the evening.junk snacking.very angry at myself.im in a size 10 need serious help.had a fill yesterday.im ok w/liquids in the day.i get really hungry in the evening

i have always hated exercise.but when i look in the mirror and hate what i see even more it makes me get off my fat a$$ b/c noone can or will do it for me.watching the bigggest loser lets me see where i dont want to be in the future

You welcome.i am going fo a fill in 2 days i hope 2 b @ my sweet spot than.

No,ihave the realize band and that would scare me 2 death.if i had 2 go into surgery again they may as well do the bypass

Im a slow loser also.banded 12/23/8 i had lost 62lbs.i have gained 7lbs i am going fro a fill 02/17. Hopefully this will get me to my sweetspot.hopefully my md will be more understanding.i requested to see her and not the practioner this time.hopefully she will listen and honor my questfor the amount i want in my fill this time.

I have type2 diabetes, medication and diet control.i dont take my meds if my bs are < 90. Which usually be about 4 -5 days a week.i agree with the other lady.pace yourself dose according too your gs.according to literature the banders have a high percentage of coming off insulin.check into the lap band and bypasss

I agree get rid of them.this past weekend i went threw my closet, held some things up 2 me that wrapped around to my back i was amazed and said thank you jesus, i actually saw it for myself and couldn't believe i looked like that!

I agree, hind site is 20/20

Hi kcg,i feel the same way i work out harder since being banded it just doesnt seem fair.still have very little restriction.haven't reached that dreamland sweet spot.still feels regretful often

i have never lost 2lbs a week.if i did that in would be ecstatic. i do spurt losing. still trying 2 find a way

i'm @ 7ccs.i had 7.2ccs 12/15 and had 2 have .2ccs removed,i am trying to go until the end of march before i go get another fill.hopefully by than i wil be able to tolerate .5cc fill since i will than have to pay out of pocket again.i am also trying to train my body to last longer with fills.today i tried an unflavored power protein in 8oz of v8splash.it was ok.so now i am going to try this when i wake up in the mornings when i take my medicatiions.if i do the 1/3rd cup protein in juice thats 25gms of protein.

send that journal it can be very helpful to those of us in limbo

take things one day @ a time.most of this is mental so sometimes u have 2 talk yourself out of eating the old way.than again your restriction is not there yet. small steps!

Woow you look great hopefully i can be a successful testimony someday.as of yet i am still obese.dying 2 b thin

I had the realize band 12/08.@7cc's very slow progress

Ive been banded for a year my bs ranges from 70-105 fasting occ in the 60's. My meds have been reduced to 1/4th of what i was taking.plus my md told me not to take if my bs is < 90.sometimes i go 4 or 5 days without taking meds.also this is the 1st time i 've gone 6 months between visits. I think the potential is always there. U will bve diet controlled

Not on the lap band for google belite. This is a different program.

Are we expected to take 3yrs too reach the goal? I never thought that i was self sabatoging.i feel like i have 2 be hard on myself 2 accomplish my threshhold goals because there is noone who is going 2 push me but me.i had already pulled away from the carbs b/c of my diabetes so that wasn't a very hard step.but i will always be a food addict in my book just like i will always be a diabetic but under control.THANK YOU.:tt1: