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I found out that I have an 11cc band, I get my third fill this coming Wednesday. I do seem to get a little hungrier the week before the fill. Don't know why that is.

I have had so many challenges this past two weeks, Class Reunion, Baby Showers, Celebration Dinners, Anniversarys, Fairs and Festivals Galore to mention a few. I have slipped a little here and there, but have always gained control and not thrown in the towel. I am striving for success, not perfection! I know that I am not perfect, no one is, but my goal now is to stay aware of what I am eating and get better at writing it all down. Drinking 80 ounces of water is a challenge for me, and the cooler it gets, I want coffee, not cold water, anyone else know how to get this water in?:huh2:

:thumbup:I'M SO HAPPY TODAY! GETTING TO MY GOALS FAST AND EASY. THE HIGH PROTEIN, MIN 60 G PER DAY AND LOW CARB DIET WORKS THE BEST WITH THE LAP BAND! EVEN A SMALL STATE OF KETOSIS WILL BURN UP THE FAT IN YOUR BODY!

IT IS ONLY ONE WEEK TILL MY CLASS REUNION AND I AM REACHING MY GOAL! STAY THE COURSE AND RELY ON YOURSELF

TO CONTROL WHAT YOU EAT! PREPARE THOSE MEAL PLANS IN ADVANCE, THAT IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED AND IS VERY HELPFUL! HAVE A GREAT DAY!:tt2:

It has been two months since my surgery and including the post op diet, I have lost 33 lbs. So I feel great about it! You are doing something right, and with every fill you will do better, lots of inches will also come off and that is a great feeling, cause clothes will start fitting and looking good on your body! Can you imagine? In 9 months or so we will look back and say wow, look how far we have come!!! I look at how much weight I gained in 9 months with a pregnancy and if I loose that much in 9 months I will be one proud grandma. I took all my grandchildren to a parade yesterday and they are all still very small, I hope they will not ever have to be ashamed of me being so big, cause I will be small soon. My youngest daughter will have a wedding in a couple of years, and I am going to be the hottest old mother of the bride there is.

I decided to follow the Lindora Lean for Life program. Very High Protein to get you into Ketosis in the first three Days, then introduce some good carbs day four on. It worked! I am only in a Moderate state of Ketosis and I have Lost 3.5 lbs this week or In 5 days actually. I go in for my second fill tomorrow and I have calmed down about it, thanks to all of those who sent a post.

I know it will help restrict my intake of foods that I don't need to be eating and stop my cravings more too, also I want to get going with an excercise program. There is a Gym I have checked out that is $35 per month, and a personal trainer to assist you in setting up your Program! Gonna Give it a Whirl!:biggrin::cursing::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin:Have a Blessed Day All!

You guys, I would have had this surgery years ago, but my husband, who has always had a 34 inch waist thought that he could help me and I could loose it, and I did over and over again. This time I paid for it myself, set up everything and then told him, oh he knew I was going through with it, he went to the pre-seminar and I was committed. He could not understand because his metabolism is so good and mine has never been, when you excersise a lot you build muscle and that helps with your metabolism to burn fat and not store it. I too believe that some of us have more hunger hormones released to the stomach and the brain. I am 57 and wish I had the guts to have gone ahead with my plans 10 years ago! But you know what? I am here now, 31 lbs lighter, and tomorrow will be 2 months! I am going to show all those doubting folks what I can do. Just wait and see, that is the attitude to take, attitude is altitude, how high do you want to go? I am going to the top!!!

I have to admit, I am a little worried about the next fill and excited too! I want to get more weight off and keep it off and I know this is what I wanted! But in three days I will get the next fill #2 and I am so nervous. It doesn't hurt, I am not anxious about that, but I just worry that I will not be able to consume any food much that I like, although I don't get hungry now. I also worry that I will choke or get food hung and panic! Scared to death of that! I have not thrown up at all and I don't like to or want to. Anyone else feel this way?:cursing::thumbup:

Hi All, I started the Lindora Lean for Life part of the Lap Band program. I have dropped 3.5 lbs in the first three days! I feel thinner and I am now in ketosis. I will start the Daily Plan tomorrow, it also suggest getting a pedometer to see how many steps you make each day! I am ordering one tomorrow.

If you're getting alot of exercise you may not be getting enough calories. Boost them to 1100 or 1200 per day and see if that helps.

Thanks Arb, You are right, I need to give my body something to burn. I started having headaches and It is probably because of that. I am going to add more protein.

Thanks to all of you who commented on my post Staying the Course but not dropping the weight. I think that I shall join the Spa and get off the scales. I believe I was watching them too much, I feel better and look better, dropped two sizes and I need to excercise to tone up. I think I was too engrossed in this and I'll now relax and let it happen! You all were great with your comments!

I feel like I am not dropping enough weight, what am I doing wrong? I am staying under 1,000 calories per day and getting my protien. Started Walking a mile every other day along with some weight work for my arms and body toning. I had my surgery on July 30, 2009, I weighed in at 250.5 and now weigh 228.8. one week prior to surgery I weighed 256.5, but I feel so fat. I know I have lost a lot of weight, but I can't feel that it is enough for the time. I am feeling ashamed and defeated, anyone else experience this?:tt1:

Hi, I am new to this, Had my surgery on July 30, 2009. I too get hungry at night, but that is when I was always my hungriest. I am bored, even watching TV my mind wanders away from the program. Find a new hobby, get busy and you won't eat at all. The head is telling the stomach you are hungry. You then dream of all the things you can have to eat, and start looking for something to eat to keep you busy, this food stays with you all nite while you sleep and turns into sugars and starches!!! Learn to crochet, knit, take an art class and sketch, do something else in other words, not eat.