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-15lbs so far. Is August here yet?

Isopure is pretty good or Body Fortress available at Wal Mart. I drink the Body Fortress and it actually tastes pretty good mixed with skim milk in a blender with some ice. 1 serving mixed with 8 ounces of skim milk is less than 200 calories.

Slacking today. Today is a rest day. Mall walked about 2.5 miles though....so something beats nothing.

Sure. This is one of the more common recipes but if you google White Chicken Chili recipe you will find a bunch of alternatives. I think this one was Ruby Tuesday's version. http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=20696

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The efforts of my increased riding finally paid off. I knew I was fighting a sushi night that made me hold water because I actually gained a lb on Friday right after accepting Telly's challenge. I am down 4lbs over the weekend if you include that water weight....nearly 3lbs without it. Either way...the 2lb mark has been exceeded. I also went back to my lifting roots over the weekend...and went from 3 meals a day to 5.....5 small meals and actually increased my calorie count from what I had been taking in from about 1300 a day on average to about 1600-1700 a day on average.....my metabolism was screaming. Even though I ate more....I was hungry almost constantly. It rocked....and I hope it wasn't a fluke and that it continues.

10 miles on the bike - 50 Minutes 2 Miles walking - Not sure.

Mall walked this morning....about 3.5 miles in just under an hour. Logged 10 miles tonight on the bike....in again...just under an hour...which on a Mtn Bike...isn't bad for my 3rd night out. I ate perfectly today...clean, no added salt or sauces, 50% Protein, 35% Carbs and 15% fat intake. If I don't lose weight tomorrow....I'm breaking something. :heh:

What's involved for a newbie looking to learn to scuba dive? Do you have to be certified, take classes, can you rent equipment etc?

I have read numerous posts from bandsters who retained water and excess weight from the surgery for a few weeks afterwards. Your weight loss might take off when you go to mushies and solids...especially if you add exercise to your regimen.

Cool...no it wouldn't matter :heh: I guess I was a bit defensive. It seems as though some on here will tackle you to the ground and try to force you to believe that their choice of Weight Loss method is the right way and me choosing to forego the band I thought that might be coming. No hard feelings I hope.

Ditto...I still may end up banded some day...I haven't completely ruled it out but I am more determined this go around than ever before. Something just clicked in my head and I said I can do this on my own....I am pretty confident I can do it.

Rock on with your bad self. I wish I had the self discipline to not weigh every day. Maybe after I am a few months in.

I didn't bring up the thread...someone else must have voted in the poll which brought it to the top of the forum....I thought it was new. Argon...I may be taking your posts wrong......I do that from time to time....but do you have an issue with me posting here or you in fact just curious?

Ditto. I came here researching the band...and I was quite close to choosing it as my option but after reading numerous posts of people overeating the band I realized that even with the band you still need to be mentally strong. I think I was looking for a magic wand that would just do the work for me...and I think all would agree that nothing is capable of that...at least not without a price. The time I spent researching here......attached me to the site. I like it and many of the people here are very inspirational to me. No matter how we are accomplishing the goal.....we are all after the same thing so we can all relate to each other. That's why I am here.

How often do you guys hit a "plateau"? I seem to have hit my first one. Two days in a row with no weight loss despite minimal calories and strong exercise. I did have sushi last night....not a lot of it....but maybe the soy is holding Water? I have had measurable weight loss nearly every day since I started 3 weeks ago...so this has me perplexed.

Well...a couple of points.....I am a man...so the period thing probably doesn't apply. :guess (Thank GOD) I don't expect to lose 2-3 lbs a week the whole time....what I said was this "early" on in my process....I expect to....and I will. I can't set my goal to anything but high....if you aim low...then you hit low. If you aim high...then you hit high. It's been my mantra in my career all my life and has worked so far. If I burn more calories than I consume...then I will lose weight. I don't expect to build much lean mass while in a calorie deficit...it is nearly impossible. The best I hope to do is not lose any of my current mass and make what I have harder and more efficient. I completely expect to have plateaus....just not yet. :heh:

And from an uninvolved bystanders point of view...I don't think what Dody said was as heinous as some of you are making it. People generalize.....all the time. If you get wound up every time it happens....you will have a long and unhappy life. One thing that is guaranteed to work...is to eat less than you burn and exercise helps that tremendously. How you accomplish that is up to you. YMMV.

I personally have no experience with either...but I would suspect that if you fail to lose with the band....you will likely fail to lose with a bypass surgery. You can overeat and underexercise either one if you read up on both boards....I studied both extensively before deciding that neither were right for me.

4 weeks to be considered a plateau? No way....that just won't cut it. I can give a day or two here or there....and if I were cheating I could understand but not when I am being nearly perfect with strong exercise. I could also understand as much as a week or so...once I am deep into the loss...but this early....I expect and I will drop weight at least 2-3 lbs a week. We'll see what tomorrow brings.....as for water.....drink it like a fish. I would never cut back on water to try and lose weight. I am going to ride my bike.

I don't know about your face...but that's a good looking Boxer....here is a pic of mine at about 5 months of age. He's nearly a year old now and much bigger and more muscled. http://img526.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zeus0309cz.jpg http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8816/zeus0309cz.jpg"]

I'm killing something too....I've gained a pound in the last two days despite working my butt off on my bike. It's GAME ON this weekend. Just got back from the lake....Swam for about an hour.

I'll match that TWO LBS...so I don't get my ass kicked!

Another 10 miles today. We (wife and I) rode the same route. I did it much faster but it hurt more. My seat makes my entire crotch go numb and lose feeling. My butt is ok....it's the other that can't take it. My bike has a racing seat on it and it's very small and points upwards where it seems like it shouldn't. I am going to try buying a new seat today and see how that goes. Oh yeah...... :faint: