Meagan

I really need your advice. first ill give you a back ground and tell you what i did last night. So i am nearly 11months out. ive lost approx 115 pounds to date. i really have not cheated one bit for 11 months. minus holidays ill allow myself to have a lil cake or pie. other than that there has been NO cheating. wel i got a fill about a week ago. it was great at first cause i went from being able to eat a lot to like nothing. i lost some weight already (cause i had plateaued for like 3 months) and i felt back on track. till last night. it started off with having bread at dinner. i have not eaten bread since my surgery. i didnt just have alil i had mostly all bread for dinner. the chicken kept getting stuck. then i got home and was like i already cheated im gonna continue. to cheat. i ate ice cream. Cookies. and chocolate. i dont feel guilt but i feel sad like i prolly gained 5 pounds last night. Today i am back on track im not gonna do that again. i cant believe i binged. HERES MY QUESTION. do you allow yourself one cheat day? maybe once a week? or how often??, should i do this so that when i have a cheat day i dont binge? and when i have this cheat day should it consist of just my normal routine and one extra special snack for the day? thanks guys!

be as snarky as you need to be.. i need critical opinions too! i completely agree but i didnt spend any money at all onthis. i have no money to save im a grad student looking for a job and hoping to get health insurance soon. life is kinda tough. and the past 3 months ive been eating right and nothing is happening. im doing this literally to break the plateau. soo maybe a month.. well we will see.

ok sooo i hit a plateau the past few months.. im 20 pounds from my goal.. lost about 110 in 8 months and i have 2 months till my one year.. i would like to be at least down 10 more pounds or the whole 20 would be amazing! soo i cant kick the plateau idk what it is. sooo today i have started the acai berry and total cleanse.. i guess i cant recommend it for anyone bc one i just started and also the pills are huge.. i dont have a lot of restriction. id say close to none soo the pills ont bother me.. anyone that has some restriction can not take these.. and i just turned 23 so i lost my insurance from my parents. soo instead of paying 200 for a fill im doing this.. what do you guys think?? il keep ppl updated on if its working!

Soo i am on my last 15 to 20 pounds that i have to loose. i have lost a ton of weight in 7 months.. but the last 2 i havent lost anything. it is very frustrating as all of you that have plateaued know. I like that the lose has slowed for health reasons. but not loosing anything has started to get frustrating. i was wondering if anyone has any tricks to kick start the lose for me. maybe like a supplement (not a pill) but i was looking at the acai berry. or like a couple day cleanser. I know what most of you are thinking. dont do that. or just stick with it. but i have stuck with it and really have been busting my butt for months. i dont want to get another fill. i just want something that will give me a last little push into the right direction. soo if anyone has tried anything. especially those who are on there last half of the weight lose i would really appreciate any advice. THANK GUYS!

Soo i am on my last 15 to 20 pounds that i have to loose. i have lost a ton of weight in 7 months.. but the last 2 i havent lost anything. it is very frustrating as all of you that have plateaued know. I like that the lose has slowed for health reasons. but not loosing anything has started to get frustrating. i was wondering if anyone has any tricks to kick start the lose for me. maybe like a supplement (not a pill) but i was looking at the acai berry. or like a couple day cleanser. I know what most of you are thinking. dont do that. or just stick with it. but i have stuck with it and really have been busting my butt for months. i dont want to get another fill. i just want something that will give me a last little push into the right direction. soo if anyone has tried anything. especially those who are on there last half of the weight lose i would really appreciate any advice. THANK GUYS!

SOo i have been banded for 7 months.. down about 105. i have been doing yogurt or eggs for breakfast this whole time and i only eat protien fruit and veggies.. but i wanted to start adding something different once in a while.. and i wanted to try cereal. but i want a cereal thats good with vitamins.. low in calories. some protien. low in sugar. and tastes good. any suggestions???

OK well my surgeon and i know many other peoples surgeons tell them protien shakes. Go to a gnc and get isopure. You need to be getting protien in during the day. It is def hard the first few weeks but i think it will be easier if you start incorporating protien shakes into your diet. try your hardest to get 64 oz of water in a day. sip slow. 2 weeks of liquid then start slowly incor mushie.. styill do about 1 protien shake a day. mushie for me was like ricotta cheese and yogurt and cotage cheese. stuff like that. do that for 2 weeks. then slowly start incorporating solids. keep in mind your treating your tummy like a babies tummy. soo so things such as tuna or eggs. cause they are soft. dont start incorpoarting veggies and fruit until about 6 weeks. and at 3 months your ready for tough meet such as steak. you shouldnt drink with your meals.. when youget to solids. wait one hour after eating to drink again. this helps the food stay in pouch longer soo you will stay full longer.. eat food in order protien then fruit and veggies and then carbs. this also helps you stay fuller longer. I went to a top surgeon and these were all the tips i learned soo i hope that it helps you. but for right now GET YOUR PROTIEN IN!! its crucial. and isopure is a lower calorie low sugar protien shake. but there are other ones... good luck!

UMmmm i dont no how i lost saline. i went to the dr. i had 3 ccs in when she did a fill she said i only have 2 and a half in. that i must have lost half. then she asked if ive thrown up and i said yea and she said that may have cause it. i realized its a closed thing but it happened... i have noooo idea how

Throwing up is really bad, so id let it go down if you can go through the pain. i never threw up from slimming its only happened to me 2 times... but i did throw up from drinking too much and i actually lost half a cc in my band which the dr said was prolly from throwing up.. sooo try to avoid it all together..

everyone is definetly different. i have 3 ccs in my 10 cc band and im 6 months out. i have gotten 2 fills both 1 cc ( i started with 1cc from surgery) i cant take anymore then that at a time.

Hey.. well im down 100 pounds in 6 months.. had surgery may 21st of this year and i guess the only trick would be follow the rules. im follow them strictly. all i eat is protien fruit and veggies. i dont cheat i eat the food in order and i dont drink with meals. i eat 3 tims a day and i eat a good amount. prolly like 6 oz of protien for lunch and dinner. and veggies or fruit with it. breakfast usually just a yogurt with a lil granola. i have only cheated 2 times in 6 months.. once when i got to my first goal of 220.. and the second was my bday. and i have some cake. but besides food excersize is important.. i do like 4 times a week for like 45 to an hour. i hope this helps good luck!