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Betsy can you add me in I clicked on it and wrote in my weight 231 for this week and my goal 10 pounds. Not sure if it saved it or that i can add my own name. thanks for the help.

Hi Guys! I would like to join the 4th challenge count me in. I weigh 231 as of this morning. My goal is 10 pounds by then. I don't know how to do a spread sheet sorry. Thanks guys

I have the lapband and love it. My dr gave me the choice and I wanted it because less chance of erosion by my drs paper work. He give me a paper which listed the differance in the two. My mother in law went to the same dr she told him to put whichever he wanted in. I have lost 56 pounds and she has lost 21 pounds. She has had to have more Fluid in her band because the realize band takes more fills she has 6 1/2 cc in hers and I have 4cc in mine. I would not trade mine for anything loving it. We have talked to people in the drs office when we go for fills most that have realize band take forever to hit restriction. Someone said some drs prefer the realize because its new and they get more money for it. Not sure if that is true just what I heard. The choice is yours just do your research and make the right choice for yourself.I think the complication rate is about the same. I picked the lap band because it has been around for awhile and improved over the years that just made me fill safer.Good luck with which ever you one you pick.

Kimly, I agree with you about the band working. The band is only a tool and we must do our part. what has you guys drs said about you not losing? Have you kept a jouranl of food calories protein exersice you do each day? If so i would take that to your dr and show him what you are eating. every bite that goes in your mouth must be wrote down. Then they may be able to help.I myself have to go to 1000-1100 to lose weight. I wrok out at the gym for an hour every day but sunday. I walk on the treadmill three times day for 30 minutes each.i use weight watchers to help me lose. I do not go to the meetings I have the books so I do it at home and then log in my weight on this site under weight watchers. This program lets me limit my calories but still fit in pizza or something else good i might want. I spread my points out all day i have three meals a day and two snacks a day. Anyway it really seemed to help me so you might tey it. we are not saying you are doing something wrong just trying to give you support and more ides to try. How many of you have lapband? How many have realize band? Just curious cause my mother in law has realize and she had surgery two weeks after me. she has lost 21 and i have lost 56. I do work out and she does not so that could be the difference. Just wanting to take a poll on weightloss and which type band you have. Hope our ideas help and good luck

I would find a new doc. I had lapband surgery and then had surgery to have thyroid removed four weeks later. they new all this before lapband. My doc approved and so did lapband doc. i had hyper though and it was my parathyroid but my levels were still all sqrewd up before lapband surgery.good luck.

I don't think you tore a stitch at all. I think you used those muscles that its stitched to and it made you have some pain. I was shoveling rocks friday and felt the same pain yesterday it was better and today its gone. The port is attached to muscles so if you use those muscles and they tighten its only natural to hurt. I was worried at first too till i thought about it. hope nothings wrong but pretty sure your going to be fine.

NONOMA, I've been doing weight watchers it has really helped me. I don't go to the meetings though. I do it at home and post on the lapband site for weight watchers. My calories can be anywhere from 900-1250 a day when you do the point system it switches your calories up and tricks you metabolism. WW seems to be the only way I can lose weight. I can have 28 points and I spread my ood out during the day so I don't eat so much at one meal. I like ww because you can have something good if you choose. Its good to eat healthy but we all want a treat from time to time and you may have that, I feel ww just helps me have smaller portions of the foods I like. I go to the gym 1 hour a 6 days a week And at night 7 days a week I walk 4 1/2 miles. I log anything that goes into my mouth even if its just a taste.My goal is for once I met my goal to just maintain my weight with exersice and the band but I need weight watchers to help me get to goal. Good luck hope your weight takes off.:laugh:

SOON2BLITTLE THAT IS GREAT!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: So have you lost that just since being banded? I can't wait till I see 82 pounds lost. You should treat yourself to something for all the hard work. So my 6 month band date is the 24 of November so I have four days to lose some more weight.I have only lost 50 since being banded I had hoped it would be at least 60 but I am still happy and proud of myself. I would like to lose 4 pounds by monday. I have been going to the gym in the morning for an hour doing cardio and at night I walk on treadmill for 4 1/2 miles.I am starting to really notice inches falling off me and it makes me feel so good. I am doing weight watchers along the way to help me lose weight. My goal in the end is to maintain my weight loss with exersice and just using the band. But I need ww to help me get to my goal. SO HOW ARE ALL YOU NOVEMBER BANDSTERS DOING?????? I hope your doing great. would love to here from you and see how your doing. it motivates me more to hear how others are doing. Have a great day everyone!!!:laugh::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin::drool::biggrin::drool::biggrin::w00t::biggrin::w00t::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

about three months ago I had the same problem as you. I had lost 19 cause i couldn't eat or barley drink finally went in and since i waitied so long it was completlry emptyed. Since then i gained the 19 back but my dr said it was normal since i couldn't eat the weight was probebly Water weight. My band is still not back to how full it was so im still strugling. Plus i'm very disgureged since the scale was 19 pounds lighter. I have been doing weight watchers to help me this week the scale finally moved one pound but ill take what i can get. Good luck with getting back on track. It is very hard to do. I went and bout ww meals to eat cause i tend to have more when i cook supper for my family. i still cook for them but i have my meal. I have stayed at no more calories than 1200 but most days I only have 1000. My worst time of day is night time so I save enough calories for bag o popcorn every night. The crunch seems to help me. weight watchers is a life savor for me cause as long as you do your points if you wanted a piece pizza you can have it. wish you luck

Hi guys, 6 days a week I do cardio in th gym for 1 hour 7 days a week I walk on treadmill for an 1 1/2 hour at home I had surgery nov 24 2009 nice to meet you guys.

thanks so much love it.

Some of us that are doing ww post daily and weekly above this post try find and join us. Even if you go to the meetings it's a little more support and the other two are very helpful. My advice is spread your points out all during the day so you don't eat as much in one meal. I love ww and it has helped me alot. Its about the only diet I can lose on because you can have anything you want and you don't feel deprived. I think its a great plan cause i could never do a diet where i can't have certain things. Good luck hope to see you on our support group. It has about 10 pages of posts. The band is a tool to help me some people think you should starve with the band but I'm not one of those people. I enjoy the meals they sale at walmart and I use my point finder to cook meals from scratch. I don't use my allowence points or exercise points that seems to help me. My points are 28 and I have no problem. My dr told me not to focus on eating 1/2 cup food each meal just eat till I'm satisfied. I had lost 15 more pounds but do to medical problems I gained them back. I had a kidney stone for a month that wouldn't pass so my band was emptyed cause of throwing up. But I am happy with the 46 pounds. he said my weight loss for 5 months is great almost 50 pounds. How many cc's do you have in your band and which band do you have lapband or relize.

OK NEED ADVICE....I can eat egg not scrambled, chips potato soup one toast but if i eat chicken, hamburger meat,ham, fish, tuna fish,hot dog, green beans, mac cheese, mashed potatos. It seems to push its way back out my throat after getting this major pain in my chest that will not go away. I DO EAT VERY SMALL BITES AND CHEW CHEW CHEW AND IT DOESNT MATTER IT STILL HURTS TO EAT. SO THEN I GO DRINK WATER GO TO BATHROOM AND BEND OVER IT COMES RIGHT OUT AND FILLS SO MUCH BETTER. I CAN NOT STAND THE PAIN AND ALL IT TAKES IS THE WATER AND SIMPLY BENDING OVER OUT IT COMES. I REALIZE THIS IS NOT HEALTHY AND I CANNOT CONTINUE TO DO THAT SO MY QUESTION IS SHOULD I GET AN A LITTLE UNFILL. i FEEL I SHOULD BE ABLE TO EAT SAY HALF PIECE A CHICKEN BREAST AND SAY SOME GREENS BEANS WITHOUT IT HURTING OR COMING BACK UP. HELP ANY ADVICE PLEASE

I went thursday for a .4cc unfilll which brought me to 5.1cc. My dr says if stuff dont sit well after you eat you need less fluid in the band. He advices his patients not to torture there selves by trying to old out without getting unfill. Being to tight can cause more problems in the long run. You could make your asaphagase swell. Not really sure if that is spelled right though. My band is still a little tight but i'm going to give it a try for awhile.

I will say 10 for me by mothers day. Good luck guys!:thumbup:

I have waited so long to hit the 50 pound mark and as of this morning I lost 51 pounds. I'm so excited !!! My next goal is 35 pounds to get under 200. I got .4cc taken out of my band yesterday and I think I still need some more taken out next week. I still feel really tight but Im hoping it losens on its own so I can have some easter dinner. Cant wait for moms ham and my hashbrown cassrole even if i only eat one tiny piece of each. I'm sure there will be plenty more dishes to choose from.

I eat mon jack cheese string two a day for my snacks and they are great. I won't eat the other cheese strings at all. They only have 70 calories each and does the trick for me. I am so addicted to them. They don't seem to be causing me any problems. How many calories are you eating? How much do you work out each day. Maybe you should eat more calories than usual for a day or two then go back down in calories sometimes that tricks your body and you begin to lose agian. In the past it has helped me when stuck in a rutt.

congrats!!!!! You have done a great job! I can't wait till I've it the 50 mark like you.

I had 5.5 in my band and did that finally couldnt take it anymore and went for unfill .4cc today. I won't know if it helped till the morning though. I'll let ya know how it goes. hope yours feels better soon.

This sounds crazy but while on my 6 month diet that my insurance required I gained 30 pounds. I alos broke my foot during that time though. Had surgery on 11/23/10 and have lost 48 pounds since. My goal for six months is 70 pounds. But I agree everyone loses at differant pace. Depends on what you eat how much you work out and your metabo.

I got .5cc last week and have not been able to keep anything down but 1/2 cup broth at a time or a popsicle. I have had hard time drinking without it coming back up. Has anyone with 5.5cc had this problem???? I lost 8 pounds last week wich is great hope I don't gain when I get some taken out and can eat solids.

When it is that time of the month are you more tight? I am so tight I have only been able to eat broth and popsicles. It has helped my weightloss this week though. Yay for me this morning I could eat a cheese string. Yummy I was so hungrey for food.

finallycontrol, thanks for your advice. November Bandsters we are doing so good I'm proud of us all!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::w00t::thumbup::wub::thumbup::eek::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I have 5.5 in my band and my band is so tight I'm having trouble getting my protein in. I had 1/2 cup homemade potato soup blended to liquid for breakfast, lunch and supper. after a fill it sometimes takes me a week to be able to eat. Last week lost 7 pounds this week lost 2. I have to pay 75 if I get an unfill so I guess I'll just have to dill with it. Not sure about your problem but my inlaw has the realize band and she gets tight like you mentioned it happens to her alot. She just eats what she can till it passes. good luck!

I think your doing great! you didnt get to go to the gym last week nothing you can do about it so dont stress. If you stress that will stall your weight. Keep up the good work dont get so down on yourself:thumbup: