thebandinmarie

I've past the 40 lb lost mark and I'm now down 45 lbs! Very happy about this accomplishment. I feel great, more energy than ever before and I'm a lot more active than ever before as well. I did have a bit of a slow down last month due to the nasty cold I caught. I didn't work out for a good 3 weeks. I felt awful during that time. I felt useless, plus I ate a little more than usual. i haven't fallen off the wagon with eating better foods for me though. I ate more of what I would normally eat. For example, I would get seconds of oatmeal or a little more salmon than normal. Still, those are added fat and calories I shouldn't be adding to my diet. I was sick, and for some reason it made me more hungry. I'm pretty sure I'm due for another fill. Have had 2 so far, and I will be going back in this week for my 3rd. That should set my diet back on track. I'm proud to say that since my cold/flu have gone away, I've gone back to working out. I've even upped it from 4 days a week to 5 days plus I walk on the weekends. I am also taking a Zumba class. If you don't know what it is, it's a cross between salsa and hip hop dancing. It's a lot of fun and it really makes you sweat! I reccommend for all to take this! You can go at any age or fitness level because you can move at your own pace. That's the latest....

I've past the 40 lb lost mark and I'm now down 45 lbs! Very happy about this accomplishment. I feel great, more energy than ever before and I'm a lot more active than ever before as well. I did have a bit of a slow down last month due to the nasty cold I caught. I didn't work out for a good 3 weeks. I felt awful during that time. I felt useless, plus I ate a little more than usual. i haven't fallen off the wagon with eating better foods for me though. I ate more of what I would normally eat. For example, I would get seconds of oatmeal or a little more salmon than normal. Still, those are added fat and calories I shouldn't be adding to my diet. I was sick, and for some reason it made me more hungry. I'm pretty sure I'm due for another fill. Have had 2 so far, and I will be going back in this week for my 3rd. That should set my diet back on track. I'm proud to say that since my cold/flu have gone away, I've gone back to working out. I've even upped it from 4 days a week to 5 days plus I walk on the weekends. I am also taking a Zumba class. If you don't know what it is, it's a cross between salsa and hip hop dancing. It's a lot of fun and it really makes you sweat! I reccommend for all to take this! You can go at any age or fitness level because you can move at your own pace. That's the latest....

I'm sure it means that you are considered a good candidate by their standards. I don't think it has anything to do with your insurance. It's probably in the process though. Good luck!

it really depends on the size of the pill. Multivitamins and calcium supplements are often pretty big so I cut them in half and I'll swallow each half but I wait a few minutes in between. Allergy pills are smaller so they should be fine to swallow whole.

I don't have a problem with eating bread at all, except that I haven't wanted to eat too much of it. I am usually too full to eat both pieces of bread, if eating a sandwhich or if I eat a turkey burger, I usually don't eat the top bun because I know I would be too full.

you are awesome! I can't wait to lose 2 sacks of potatoes!

great job!

I had my 2nd follow-up with my doctor yesterday and he is very proud of my weightloss so far! Nice! The other day, I sat down and turned a certain way when all of the sudden I felt a sharp but very quick ripping sensation in my port area. It was sore for the rest of the evening and from that point on, when I bend over a certain way or lay on my right side, I can feel the pain all over again. It's a slight burning feeling, similar to how I felt right after my surgery but not as extreme. Anyway, I was so scared that I flipped it or tilted it, or damaged it someway so I called the nurse. She said that I should see my doctor if I'm in a lot of pain or if I'm really that worried about it. Otherwise, she said it doesn't sound like it's anything to be alarmed about. She said I must have torn a scar tissue which can happen since I'm still healing from all of the stitches they had done. I wasn't in enough pain to come in, plus my follow-up appointment was just a week away. So I told her that if the pain worsens or if that area swells up, I will come right in. None of that happened, it was just the occassional pain when I moved a certain way, as I mentioned earlier. So my doctor examined my port, he said it looks fine and it felt OK. He said that I probably tore one of the stitches which had pulled from my muscle, so that is why I'm sore. He said it could take a few months for me to be completely healed but the good news is, my port has not flipped. In fact, they said in order for me to flip my port or even tilt it, would mean all four of my very strong hold stitches would be detached then would have to manage to flip on it's own. I would be in even more pain and my doctor wouldn't have been able to find my port to give me another fill. Which he did, by the way. I got another fill yesterday which was a much needed one. I was starting to get hungry, he said it happens as I lose the weight I will need further adjustment. All good in my hood and very happy that there are answers to my questions. Which brings me to this, when in doubt, ask your doctor and don't guess or rely on this forum! This forum is SO helpful and very informative and fantastic for support BUT, each person's situation is different and each doctor's method is different. We should not self-diagnose and freak ourselves out by comparing ourselves to what others have gone through. Make sure to see your doctor right away or at the very least, talk to him over the phone if you have any questions. It might be something so simple and there would have been no need to freak out.

I had my 2nd follow-up with my doctor yesterday and he is very proud of my weightloss so far! Nice! The other day, I sat down and turned a certain way when all of the sudden I felt a sharp but very quick ripping sensation in my port area. It was sore for the rest of the evening and from that point on, when I bend over a certain way or lay on my right side, I can feel the pain all over again. It's a slight burning feeling, similar to how I felt right after my surgery but not as extreme. Anyway, I was so scared that I flipped it or tilted it, or damaged it someway so I called the nurse. She said that I should see my doctor if I'm in a lot of pain or if I'm really that worried about it. Otherwise, she said it doesn't sound like it's anything to be alarmed about. She said I must have torn a scar tissue which can happen since I'm still healing from all of the stitches they had done. I wasn't in enough pain to come in, plus my follow-up appointment was just a week away. So I told her that if the pain worsens or if that area swells up, I will come right in. None of that happened, it was just the occassional pain when I moved a certain way, as I mentioned earlier. So my doctor examined my port, he said it looks fine and it felt OK. He said that I probably tore one of the stitches which had pulled from my muscle, so that is why I'm sore. He said it could take a few months for me to be completely healed but the good news is, my port has not flipped. In fact, they said in order for me to flip my port or even tilt it, would mean all four of my very strong hold stitches would be detached then would have to manage to flip on it's own. I would be in even more pain and my doctor wouldn't have been able to find my port to give me another fill. Which he did, by the way. I got another fill yesterday which was a much needed one. I was starting to get hungry, he said it happens as I lose the weight I will need further adjustment. All good in my hood and very happy that there are answers to my questions. Which brings me to this, when in doubt, ask your doctor and don't guess or rely on this forum! This forum is SO helpful and very informative and fantastic for support BUT, each person's situation is different and each doctor's method is different. We should not self-diagnose and freak ourselves out by comparing ourselves to what others have gone through. Make sure to see your doctor right away or at the very least, talk to him over the phone if you have any questions. It might be something so simple and there would have been no need to freak out.

Hi hon! I found that tracking my meals have helped me so much. You should keep at it until you start to memorize how many calories in a meal would be, so that you won't have to track anymore. Also, my breakfast and lunch is pretty consistent, so that helps me gauge how much I should have for dinner. Don't feel discouraged, at least you didn't gain right? It's great that you are working out for an hour, you must be loosing inches!