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Hi everyone! Is anyone looking for a body bugg? I have a body bugg. I am not really using it because the strap irritated my arm. I have very sensitive skin. I honestly forgot about it until i went to clean out a drawer because we are moving. I feel kind of guilty that I didn't return it when I bought it. Hoping someone out there could use it. I will consider any offer. Email me at nails18@aol.com. Please put Body Bugg in the subject line so I can find it in my spam file! Thanks!

Hi everyone! Is anyone looking for a body bugg? I have a body bugg. I am not really using it because the strap irritated my arm. I have very sensitive skin. I honestly forgot about it until i went to clean out a drawer because we are moving. I feel kind of guilty that I didn't return it when I bought it. Hoping someone out there could use it. I will consider any offer. Email me at nails18@aol.com. Please put Body Bugg in the subject line so I can find it in my spam file! Thanks!

Hi everyone, I am nearly two years post op. My surgeon does an a few things annually but I sort of wasn't sure if I would have insurance week to week last summer so I didn't go. Anyway, my surgeon does an upper GI, xray to check on the band and also comprehensive blood work. I was thinking it was a barium swallow and xray but when the hospital where I am having it done called she said she was confirming my surgery. WTHeck? So I started looking it up and now I am wondering if they are doing an endoscopy. I called the office today but had to leave a message. In the meantime, I am just wondering... what does your surgeon do? If anything. Thanks!

Instead of focusing on your hunger.. hard to do when your tummy is growling, I know! but how about doing a dream board. Get a poster board and use it to put reminders WHY you had this surgery. Did you want to feel better? Did you want to be healthier? Did you want to wear cute or sexy clothes? Sometimes, it helps to just change your mindset... focus on what you can do or want to do. I know someone who has body parts from magazines cut out on their dream board. She also has a picture of a runner because she thought that was a healthy person. She also had a picture of a person skydiving. Again, I know it is hard when you are so hungry but a little visualization might help! Good luck to you on your journey!

Daqui!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE your new picture! Dang girl... you are looking SEXY!!! woot! :smile2:

I am waaaaaaaay ahead of you, Leigha! I just placed an order for the new Zumba fitness dvds for my present! I had the OLD VHS tapes and I loved them but I no longer have a VHS player. My gym offers a similar class but not at a time I can attend. I figured at least my choice of present for myself was appropriate! :ohmy: You know, as opposed to ordering myself a cake or something!

Hi all... this was a reply to a post on another support board but I thought i would repost it here! Today is my bandiversary. I have officially lost 60 lbs. Do I wish it was more? Yes. If I was truthful with myself, I wanted to be one of the people who made it to goal in the first year. Probably not realistic for me. On the bright side, I have lost more than half my excess weight in 1 year. On any other 'diet' I have ever done, I would have already regained most, if not all, I had lost. I am no longer diabetic. I have gone from a size 24 pants to a size 12 pants. I was wearing 2XL tops and now I wear a medium. I am more comfortable in my skin. I don't feel bloated and tired all the time anymore. I still have work to do. But for the first time, it isn't just a vague goal. It seems truly attainable. I will get there! And honestly, it isn't how fast we can lose it but how we maintain it. I was always a great 'dieter'. I could just never keep it off for any period of time. I choose to Celebrate this milestone in my journey but will keep looking ahead.

Happy Bandiversary Hummingbird! Congratulations on your success! Today is my bandiversary. I have officially lost 60 lbs. Do I wish it was more? Yes. If I was truthful with myself, I wanted to be one of the people who made it to goal in the first year. Probably not realistic for me. On the bright side, I have lost more than half my excess weight in 1 year. On any other 'diet' I have ever done, I would have already regained most, if not all, I had lost. I am no longer diabetic. I have gone from a size 24 pants to a size 12 pants. I was wearing 2XL tops and now I wear a medium. I am more comfortable in my skin. I don't feel bloated and tired all the time anymore. I still have work to do. But for the first time, it isn't just a vague goal. It seems truly attainable. I will get there! And honestly, it isn't how fast we can lose it but how we maintain it. I was always a great 'dieter'. I could just never keep it off for any period of time. I choose to Celebrate this milestone in my journey but will keep looking ahead.

I can relate! I will be a year out in July. I lost wonderfully for 6 months. I stopped losing around the holidays. I got my first fill in January and then I proceeded to gain about 10 lbs! Started grazing and becoming sloppy in my eating habits. I reached the point where I felt better about myself. I got my 2nd fill this past Monday. I weighed in today and down 3 lbs! YAY! So here's hoping to get back on track! I still have 40-50 lbs to lose.

My surgeon's advice was the same. My calcium HAS to be citrate. We were told that carbonate is only absorbed by the body when taken with something acidic. Apparantly, after WLS, your stomach acids are reduced so it is possible there isn't enough present to absorb the carbonate. The website I read suggested taking it with a little orange juice etc. Honestly, I think the stomach acid thing being reduced is probably much more prevalent in bypass patients than gastric band but.... anyway..... I do use the citrate. That is what the Bariatric Advantage calcium chews are. The lemon ones taste like lemon starburst. The only down side is they are expensive because each chew only has 250 mg. There are chocolate ones too but not nearly as good as the lemon, in my opinion. There is a new flavor, I think raspberry but I have not had it. Oh, and I was also told to take my calcium at a different time from my multi. I think the explanation was because the Iron in the multi would prevent the calcium from being absorbed. And, I was told to break my 1000mg of required calcium into 500 twice a day because the body can't use more than that at a time. Is any of this true? Who knows?! The advice varies so much from surgeon to surgeon. I would say do your own research and discuss that with your surgeon. :thumbup:

There is a whole lot of courage in this thread. I applaud each and every one of you as you start your journeys. Best of luck to you!

Hi Bobbie! I am sorry you are feeling so discouraged. I know you have had issues with your band. I was doing so well at the beginning. Followed every rule my surgeon had. I lost all the weight I have lost before Christmas. I honestly have not lost any more since then and in fact gained. I went in for my second fill today. I had gained 7 lbs from January. It is truly a miracle I didn't gain more than that with the way I have been snacking and making poor choices. So... I can be upset that I have basically been stalled for 6 months and gained even. Or, I can choose to think about the weight I have lost. And the weight I have not re-gained. On every other 'diet' I have ever done, I would have already re-gained everything I had lost. This is really hard on me because I am a perfectionist. I am harder on myself than anyone else could be. I have to basically force myself to think in these terms. So far, it is working! :thumbup: I don't mean to be glib about it, it isn't easy as just 'change your thinking' or 'turn that frown upside down' crap. LOL I think you will find there are many of us who are struggling. They just aren't posting. I think this journey is so different for each of us. I am finding a lot of 'mental mind blocks' that I wasn't prepared to deal with. So my path is through those. I really wanted to be one of those people who made goal by their one year bandiversary, never needed a fill. Well, I am not. So, today, I had to change my signature to reflect another gain. I am now on 3 days of Clear liquids. I made an appointment to talk to someone about these 'mental mind blocks' and get this figured out! I can't go back and change what I have done. I can only keep moving forward. Maybe everyone who is struggling can move forward together. I could sure use the support.

Hi, you didn't specify in your post if your surgeon's plan allows for snacking. My surgeon's plan does not include snacking. I would say that if you are truly hungry at 4pm, I would eat dinner at that time if you are able. Then, if your plan allows for snacking, a healthy snack (if needed) a bit later. Although, I would think if you eat dinner earlier, focusing on your Proteins first, you may not need it! Good luck!

OMGoodness! What a month you are having! Hope it is nothing but smooth sailing from here on out!

I am sorry, Cheri, I can't help but I wanted to say hello. I hope some people on the board are able to help you and that everything is ok!

Hi everyone! I am adding myself to this challenge! My head hasn't been in the weight loss game since the beginning of this year. I am ready to jump back in and get to goal. I wanted to be at goal by my bandiversary on July 10th. That isn't going to happen so now we are looking at the end of the year. It is reasonable, I can do it! Adjua....................347...............337...........240......... ....97 Amy.....................289................245.7...........160........ .. 85.7 Angie64.................270...............270...........210....... ......60 Astrasmom............254...............254...........170............. .84 Babe....................265...............265...........199.... ..........66 Band_Groupie........172.5.............157.5..........0-148........0-9.5 BetsyB.................226.6.............206.8.........109...... ......97.8 BigMomma............209.................209...........135...........74 Bklynike...............258.................258...........150.......... .108 BobbieND..............224................207...........150..... .......57 Bree99.................259................234...........155..... .......83 Brigette................198...............198............150.... ........48 Bristlecone............157...............157............130....... .....27 crzytchr................217...............217............180..... ... ...37 Dana36.................233...............229............160....... .....69 daqui26.................274...............274............200....... .....74 DDGALARZ..............185...............185............150............ .35 destined4thinness..215.5.............215.5..........150............65 5 Diamondgirl81........317...............284.............225............ 59 ericanda1973.........198.5............198.5..........130......... ..68.5 Fourme.................189...............172............145........... ..27 Healthy-me-in-Az...242................183.6.........139...........44.6 HummingBird..........204...............169............150............. .19 jenibeni.................224...............208............165........ ....43 Jennih...................232...............232.............130.... ......102 Jeni 85..................185..............185..............150........35 KDEE....................240................240.............150...... .....90 kyleegirl01.............245................198.............160...... .....38 Lady LAP...............217................217.............125...... .....95 Lisa65...................174.5............165..............145..... ......20! Liz........................193.4............174..............155...... ......19! MaggieGT..............238...............236..............208.......... 30 newdicarlo.............187...............174..............135...... . ...39 Northernmist..........289...............265..............175.......... ..90 ol55andahalf..........184...............184..............144...... ......40 Peggy1.................308...............308..............225......... ..83 RandaPanda...........194...............173..............150........ ....23 RAYNE913.............234...............225..............160....... ....65 RobinAnn.............232.4...............210.4..............160...... ....50.4 scoutmama...........270...............270..............180........ ....90 shadst8................333...............291.2..............233....... . ....58.2 skinny31................261...............240..............182..... .......58 SNDYCNRD.............207...............194.5............150.......... 44.5 sueinne.................220................212.............180.... ........32 Tabithan................244...............234..............190....... .....44 TARASGIRL.............305...............271..............225....... ......46 tdtucker................256...............256...............160...... . ....96 Teacher2010..........192...............183...............150...... . ....33 Tealeaves..............305...............289...............150...... . ...139 TeriLu....................215...............212...............150.. .... ....62 TIGGER71G............224...............224................130....... .....94 unshackled............277...............277................180....... .....97 Valerie.................190................190................150... . .......40 wonderwoman2009 175...............175................160..........15

I had to choose. My doctor left it entirely up to me. I chose the Realize band.

Can you put your multi vitamin info into the body bugg program? I thought on my phone consultation she said you could but I can't remember how. ?????

Good luck ladies! We can do it! We have come so far already!!! :thumbup:

I posted this on the July 2009 board but that board doesn't see a lot of action. Thought I would repost it here! I am sure there are lots of bandiversaries coming up! Hi everyone! Our 'bandiversary' is closing in! Mine will be exactly 8 weeks tomorrow. Do you have a goal in mind? I begrudgingly report that I have slacked off completely and gained 11 lbs! OY! But, I am back on track. I have a couple of solid days under my belt and I already feel better! I had really been snacking up a storm complete with slider foods. A great plan if I want to GAIN weight. Since that is NOT the goal I had in mind when I had surgery, I think I will go back to doing what I am supposed to do!!!!! So anyhoo, now that I have confessed and updated my ticker to reflect the damage.... Here is my new goal for my bandiversary! Current Weight 182.6 Bandiversary Goal 158.9 Final Goal 139 Anyone else???

Hi everyone! Our 'bandiversary' is closing in! Mine will be exactly 8 weeks tomorrow. Do you have a goal in mind? I begrudgingly report that I have slacked off completely and gained 11 lbs! OY! But, I am back on track. I have a couple of solid days under my belt and I already feel better! I had really been snacking up a storm complete with slider foods. A great plan if I want to GAIN weight. Since that is NOT the goal I had in mind when I had surgery, I think I will go back to doing what I am supposed to do!!!!! So anyhoo, now that I have confessed and updated my ticker to reflect the damage.... Here is my new goal for my bandiversary! Current Weight 182.6 Bandiversary Goal 158.9 Final Goal 139 Anyone else???

Does anyone still check this anymore? I admit, when I stopped losing, I stopped checking faithfully. Bad, bad, bad. That is why I posted everyday. That is what always happens to me. Not sure which comes first though... the not posting or the not trying?? Hmmmm.. something to ponder. I have maintained and even dropped a size! I now wear a size 12 jeans for work. I am proud I maintained but I am ready to start losing again. I did NOT have weight loss surgery to stop!!! So....... who is still here??????????????????

That is soooooooooooo cool! Congrats!

Hi everyone... been MIA. I have been playing with my Bodybugg. COOL! It allows you to put your goals in and then will calculate your needed calorie deficit to reach that goal. For me to lose 1.5 lbs a week, I need a calorie deficit of 750 calories per day. So far, I have met my calorie deficit every day. But I am having a HORRIBLE time with sweets. I don't know what my problem is. Usually it doesn't bother me to have them in the house but lately I can't handle it. I need to just not buy them until I get it under control. I feel like I have gained although my clothes tell me I haven't. I am going to the gym tomorrow. I think it will be nice and empty in the afternoon. food today: B: half slice meatloaf, 1/4 cup sweet potatoes L: half meatball, 2 chocolate truffles D: half meatball, half slice cheesecake See what I mean about the sweets?!?! ugh!

Hi everyone... Today's menu B: Protein shake with one scoop