Stacy1980

JoJo, thank you so much for your post. I have been using Nioxing shampoo and conditioner since i got the surgery and i love it. Its a little on the expensive side but it lasts for a long time and its worth every penny. I did NOT know that we loose so much hair on regular basis. That explains a lot i guess. I have been growing my hair out which can explain why i am seeing more. I will stop stressing and just do whatever i have to do. thanks for the great explanation!

i was just going to write a post about loosing hair. I am in my third month and just started loosing hair. I brush my hair and a whole bunch just comes out. I have a doctor's appoitment on Wednesday so i am going to ask, but just like you i am eating enough protein, take vitamines, use the right shampoo. Maybe i need to start taking biotin. I have very thin hair to begin with, and if its temporary, i am not afraid but what do i do in the meantime to decrease amount of the loss?

I am doing a 5 day pouch test now because I feel that my cravings have been out of control so back to the basics always does the trick. So today, I am on day 2 and I am doing really well, but the question I have is: Is there such a thing as too much Water. I am drinking 3 litters a day - thats 101.4 oz of water. I know i am not doing that much when i eat becaue of the whole waiting before and after, but i still average around 84 oz a day. I love water, especially when i put fresh lemon slices into my water bottle - yum yum! Can this be harmful in anyway? I know i have to ask my doctor, which I will on Wednesday, but wanted to see what your thoughts are. thanks!:thumbdown:

good to know! thank you so much. I am sipping mine though out the day - nothing crazy.

Todd, you made me laugh haha! thank god i work from home so the bathroom is 2 seconds away lol. KLL! thats a sucky way to die! Ok, i am going to cut down. i guess too much of healthy stuff is not good either. That damn moderation - i will get it eventually :thumbdown:

Go Todd!!!! I just gave away all my large sizes and my current jeans are falling off however i actually love the fact that i have to use a belt to hold them up :scared2: I don't want to my anything new yet. But if i do, bargain shopping at Old Navy or Khols is the best. you can get pants for $5 :crying:

its 7 am and i am now craving chicken! lol Thanks for sharing. I am doing the 5 day pouch test but will make this on Monday.

Hope you hit your "sweet spot" :cursing:

This is a question for those who use the Weight Watchers program and points with the band. I would like to start using WW just so that way i can monitor how much i eat. For some reason its easier for me to count points and Protein than calories and protein. However, I am not sure how many points I should have. I started off at 272 @ 5'4" -now i am 229: thanks! Stacy

50 lbs is awesome!!!! congrats

My mornings are hectic so for me a Protein shake is the best and it is sooooo good! .5 cup skim plus milk 3 tbls greek non-fat plain yogurt scoop of chocolate Protein powder spoon of flex seed for vitamines frozen berries Depending how hungry i am, i usually leave a little bit for a snack. There is about 35 grams of protein in that shake, i get my fruits and dairy. I love love love it! and if i want something extra - i add a tea spoon of low fat Peanut Butter.

I wanted to put my super big super important goal out there so that way I can't back out. Today, I was planning my trip to Florida For the end of June. My ex-husband's family lives out there and I am taking my 2 year old to see her grandparents, aunts and cousins. Here is the thing - the last time they saw me i was 272 lbs: the only person that knows i had this was my Mother-in-law: I didn't even tell my ex-husband (we are still in the middle of the divorce). As of today, I am down to 229 and my goal is to be 180 when i go out there. In 12 years that i have known them, they have never seen me less then 207 lbs (and that was after a major dieting) - they mostly know me to be at 235-250. I basically need to kick major ass because I want jaws to drop. I am not doing this for anybody BUT me and my daughter however i still want the reaction. If I end up seeing my ex-husband that would just be a plus because he cheated and left me because I was "just too fat". So I am using this as a motivator to stay on track. I have to loose 50 lbs in 5 months - is that possible? I joined online WW today so i can track my food and make sure i am eating healthy. I am already walking 3 miles 5 days a week: started doing Biggest Looser Wii (which by the way kicked my butt) and i am going to start doing yoga 2 times a week. So i can't back down - I need to stick to this for the next 5 months. and after that, I will only need to loose 30 to reach my goal. wish me luck :woot: Stacy

Thank you so so so so much everybody! I really appreciate your support

Hi VIP, thank you for responding I know how many points i should have if i didn't have a lap band but i would never be able to eat so many points with the lap band. and i don't want to ask anybody on the actul WW site or meeting as i heard that they are not very band friendly. So i don't want to hear their "strong opinions" lol

hi there. I am so sorry about your daughter. I hope she is ok. I got banded on 10/26 - i JUST had my first fill last wednesday and i am donw 43 lbs. i have to tell you that before the fill, i could eat and eat and eat. After 2 weeks of such craziness I felt that if i don't stop now i will damage my band and i will probably cause a lot of damage. So i ended up doing the 5 day test. It brought me back to basics...it got my craving under control and kicked off my weight loss BIG time. right after that i got my first fill. I am not going to lie, this fill is not what i thought it would be, i still can eat more than i think i should HOWEVER, i am now listening to my stomach and not my taste buds, which is a huge difference. My doctor doesn't believe in giving a lot of fills either so i think i might be stuck with this one for a while, but so far its doing its trick. I def. recommand the 5 day pouch test to get you back on track. Good luck:)

hi I am from Northern Jersey and my doctor is Dr. Beartha. He is wonderful :thumbup:

Good Morning! So i have been getting a lot of compliments about my weight loss. And i did go down from size 22 to 18 but i wanted to see what others were seeing. So i took a picture just of my face and compared to it before the surgery. I cant believe what a 35 lbs loss can do to my face- I can't even imagine what I will look like when i get to my goal weight. Doc32.doc

thank you!!! You are doing fantastic yourself!!! and you are right - any walking as better than just sitting on the couch Hopefully your knees will not hurt as much after you drop the weight. good luck

Thanks everybody I think depending on the body type the change is seen differently. I know a lot of overweiight people who do not have a double chin! If you didn't see their full body pictures you would never guess that they are overweight.

I had my surgery on 10/26 - and as of today i am down 38 lbs. I didn't do the pre-op diet so this is all post op and my doctor doesn't do fills until 90 days. So my first fill is on 01/27/10 and i can't wait bc this loss is purely from self control. I lost control during the holidays after which I did the 5 day test and last week alone i lost 6 lbs. I am glad to be back in control but i also see how easy it is to loose control over food. I am not ready to trust myself to eat just small portions of the unhealthy foods. I am eating lots of sea food and drinking water. So far so good

I have read posts where people start loosing their hair a little bit but then it stops and I also read that some people don't. I am almost 3 months out and i am not loosing any hair.. I am doing the following: I am eating 80-100 grams of protein, taking all my vitamins and using Nioxin Shampoo, conditioner and Scalp activating treatment. just a little temporary unpleasantness in this process - compare to the weight loss - not a big deal

i wonder how cream would work. Well, I still have the diet that they gave me and it is not high protein at all. Its mostly good carbs, veggies and 1/2 serving of protein twice a day -which i don't see how you would even get the min of 60-80 that we require. but i think the HCG add to it - not sure. My place lets you do this over mail if you have been on the program before. After i had my baby and tried to do this again, I had my primary do all the blood work and they required me to get my Blood presure and weight checked either by a doctor's office, emt or fire department. The shots and the appetite suppressents - i paid about $200 a month i think. I think i am goign to hold off until my weight loss stops. but if you find anything out about the cream - please let me know. I want to make sure my skin shrinks as much as possible