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My weight goal my Dr set was 180 and I'm 5 "4. What are some of you guys weight your dr set and how tall are u? Just wondering cause that goal seems high to me.

Everyones doing such a good job. Time to be free 162 pounds way to go girl! You've lost a person. If my band gets tight I do the liquids too becuase if I try to go ahead it just causes me to throw up which is not good. So thats something i learned real quick.LOL! I eat three very small meals and two small snacks at my breaks at work. My first goal is 190 we are taking a trip in October and I hope to meet that goal by then. I will go from there when we get back. My dr says 180 is a great weight for me but I would like to be 160- 170.R u guys working out alot? I go to the gym before work and use the eliptilce for 20 minutes cause thats all the time I have after droping kids off at school. I do zumba two to three times a week. I use the treadmill for 30 minutes at night while I watch tv. I really need to work out more but thats all the time I have to spare. I just went back to work fulltime so don't have as much spare time. But I think being at work more hours helps my weightloss more. I am loving my band not sure what I'd do without it. Brigett sounds like your doing great and a marothon I need to find something to motivate me like that. I agree you r probably gaining muscle.

thanks guys! i didnt have to go back for unfill each day im able to get a little more down. Some foods just dont agree with me but everyone has some food that gives them a problem more than another. I could have had something besides the salad like some kind of soup but i tliked the BLT taste. My band has a mind of its own were when i get a fill i can eat more each week as i lose weight. I'm just disapointed that i havent lost more weight but i guess if it comes off slow less chance to gain it back. good luck to all and thanks for your advise cause belive me if it stayed tight i would go in.

I just got my secound fill after my band has been empty for almost a year. I have 3cc in it and i'm really tight. no hamburger meat, steak or any food with using roast or hotdogs. I can handle chicken cut up very small and bacon. For the past two days I've lived off lettuce cut up in very small shredds with bacon very small peices and fresh tomato diced added light miricle whip 3 table spoons. It gives it a juice effect and i get the blt taste which is great. I do the same with chicken. That is what I've had three times a day a cup at each meal. does anyone else have the problem with getting meats down?

You have done an awsome job! it onlly took 11 mothns that is great. Yes people do think the band is the easy way out but its only a tool you still have to exercise and watch what u eat. Sometimes when I would get that horrible pain in my chest that does not go away for hours I would say to myself is this really worth it. Or when I throw up or slim which is disgusting. Boy when u burp that is a bad sign something comes next. But today since I actually have something in my band and its helping I'm loving ever minute and it so worth all the crap we have to go through. I go back in three weeks for another fill and I think i will only let him put in 1cc. I have lost 7 pounds since my fill and that makes me on cloud nine. not much longer i keep telling myself and I will be under 200 and that is whats keeping me very motivated. Plus great freinds and family who work out with me and keep me on track.Have good day everyone

U have lost 200 pounds since getting the band in 2009. That is so awsome! Have you had any problems with your band? How many cc do u have in it? How many meals do u eat a day and how much at each time? How much do u workout? Seems like a lot of qusetions but you have done so good I'm interested in learning some of secrets. I have had kidney stones since i first got my band and keep having to get my Fluid out. Just got a fill been empty for six months. I am so hoping to start losing more. I have lost 5 pounds since my small fill thursday. I got three ccs but had to go in friday and get one cc out it was way to tight.

I just got a fill On Thursday of 3cc. I had to go back in Friday morning and get one cc out. I only had small amounts of chicken broth and water but through it up. Burped and slimmed so not cool. My dr told me to stay on liquid for one night and mushys for three. I did lose three pounds when i weighed in at the dr thats a plus. I'm liking my band these days just hope the weight falls off since I have waited so long to get my fluid.Crossing my finger that the kidney stones stay away so my fluid can stay in.

Omg! Did he charge u to unhook it? How did he do that just unhook the band from your stomach? Hope u don't gain it back either. Good luck girl. Glad your not in to much pain. I go back in two weeks think i'm gonna get my first fill in 8 months.

I had to get ketucky assecc insurance its a high risk insurance but 775. a month.

My band has been empty for 4 months. one day I can eat and the next things get stuck. I get this pain in my chest that goes into my back it hurts so bad I wanna lay down and scream and cry. I do not tolerate pain and it can last for hours. When I first got the band before I had a fill I could still eat bread and anything else i wanted as long as it was a small portion. Today with the band empty I can;t do that, does that seem messed up to some of you? I had a gi 2 months ago and was normal but if its normal why are things getting stuck? I'm thinking about getting the darn thing taken out. Sure don't want to be in pain all my life but if they could fix the problem id rather do that. any advice would be great!

Thats great 100 pounds gone! I bet you feel like a new person. I'm starting to lose agian which is great. My goal is to get out of the 210 by memorial weekend. I'm hoping by sat I lose at least 5 pounds not getting my hopes up but thats what I'm shooting for. I decided to switch things up a little this week so we will see. I was at a cookout this weekend and pictures were posted on the internet afterwards by some of the family. Although I have lost a great deal of weight since I started my six month preop and got the band I still look huge in a picture. Why is it we look littler in a mirrior and in person then a picture. I'm getting real close to be able to zip my 16s up and I can't wait. I was even told how nice I looked and that you could really tell I was losing. Made me feel on top of the worl.

Good Job! 98 pounds is awsome girl you should jump for joy I know i will when i hit 100 weight loss.how much food can u have at a meal? Just curious. I gained a bunch of my weight back after my band has been empty for bout 6 months. I have been doing it on my own with weight watchers and zumba i've lost 22 pounds in 8 weeks. I think I could get a fill but i'm doing good on weight watchers at the moment and don't want to mess with that. I really want to get down to 200 before i get a fill. I think i can do that much on my own. I want to lose 20 pounds by memorial weekend. Thats my new goal.

HappyHomeCC, I am tracking and working out guess maybe its cause of stress with me and didn't realize it. Good luck with you appointment. Sure hope we get out of this rut soon.

You have done such a great job! 80 some pounds is awsome girl! u should feel on top of the world! How much are your portion size during a day? How often are u working out. Just curious because I seem to be stuck at 50 pounds. I have changed everything and can't seem to get passed it.Just wanting some ideas. Thanks have a great week!

I have decided to try the low carb diet. Are any of you guys doing low carbs? If so can you tell me some of the ggod snacks or some of what you are having? what is a good amount of net carbs?

My dr says a month and when i make my appointment its 6 weeks also. For my first three fills then after having it for awhile and seeing how my body does fills i sometimes go in a week early.

I make potato soup with i can cream mushroom, onions, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup od potatoe flakes. I usually have one cup of this for each meal during the first three days after a fill. Sometimes it last a week so I just continue to have that until the pot is empty. Do you consider this a bad choice of food fating. My dr makes us do mushy soup for three days. any advice would be great.

You have only had your band a month and your ready to give up. 1 cc of saline is not going to do anything it takes many fills before good restriction. The first months are up to you to do your part. You must have some control because the band is only a tool. The amount youve lost is great! Less than you wieghed before. I have 5 cc in my band and its time for a fill thursday. I have been starving for three weeks but we have to stay strong. After you lose weight the band will lossen and you will be starving agian. hopefully in the end we will not be as hungry. anyway sorry bout the lecture but someone gave be one during the first weeks I felt like a failure.good luck

My dr seems to be very strict about things. I had two eat liquids for two weeks mushy for two weeks then slow adding regular food. We can't drink cokes but he told us our band will tell us what we can and can't have. Guess all docs are different but mine does not have a problem with popcorn. I have 5cc in my band and can still have bread and pasta and so on. But when I have those things I don't have very much. I think the workouts are the key. I had parythroid surgery and was not able to workout for 6 weeks and I didn't lose a single pound. I did still watch what food I stuck in my mouth so I maintained my weightloss.

I would try something different if i was you. I started weight watchers and really like it. I spread my points out over the day so I dont eat as much at one time. I have food from all the food groups each day. I have plenty of points so I get healthy snacks during the day. At 700 I have a bag of light popcorn. it fills me up quick. I also split my exersice up all day. Betsy is right without a good workout you probably won't lose as much or at all. Hope this helps some.

Sounds like everyone is doing great on the exercise goals. I think it does help to post so glad you guys started this post. Tom is visiting me this week so I am bloated and fill blahhhhh so I think I'm just going to stick to the treadmill till next week. I do 30 in morning 30 at lunch and 1hour at 630. thats not as much as usual but will have to do this week. headed to the zoo with the kids tomorrow so I should get plenty of exercise chasing three kids by myself. We are taking a picnic lunch with us. Ham, cheese, bread. broccli, carrots with light ranch. for desert strawberries, cantlope, banana. Have a good day guys.

I will join in with ya cause i just got back from vacation and need to get back on track.I usually walk at the park and push a stroller with my kids which weighs 100 pounds.We do that for an hour. I walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes at lunch go to the gym for an hour when my husband gets home then before bed i walk 30 minutes on the treadmill. But for the last week on vacation I did nothing but swim and eat. I did not gain thank goodness. I am feeling like a big blimp. Today I walked on the treadmill for an hour and that all. It will take me a good week to get back to my usual everyday workout that i mentioned above. THis thread will motivate me to get back on track thanks for starting the post.

I'm in so when do we start? The first of July is great for me. New month new goal the way i see it. Is someone going to do a spreadsheet I love how they do those but no clue how to do that. Good luck to all.

Mrs Beasly, I have been to tight and to lose so I'm pretty sure after my fill yesterday i am right at sweet spot. Before the fill at 4cc I could eat a burger on bun hotdog on bun and chips dip chewed up good of course. At 5cc I had a turkey Hotdog and four pringles and felt satisfied if i had anymore food I probably would have that hurt feeling in my chest. I did not even try a bun because i din't want to push it since I just had a fill yesterday. I did like most and had my cup of food three times a day and I was not losing so I started doing weight watchers I don't go to the meetings though I have books from the past and use them. I weigh in and chat with members on this board to stay focused. It has really helped me. MY dr was very pleased with my weightloss yesterday 56 pounds in six months. I do use the treadmill 3 times day for 30 minutes. I had been going to the gym for an hour just doing the eliptical and stairstepper and bike only but haven't went for a week. You've done a great job on your weightloss. I'm not real sure what I can eat since the fill i'll let you know in a couple of days. I love how I fill at the moment though. SunneeHUNEE i HAVE BEEN SO TIGHT i get stuff stuck all the time and I have found thats actually to tight. It needs to be when you feel satisfied even if your mind still wants food your stomach feels kinda confy. Good job on your weightloss

I have 10cc AP