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Agervated my sciatica:crying: on Friday when i took my kids up to Maine for the day. I can nearly go 15 steps without feelig a sharp pain go from the lower back to my left knee!!! i wont be doing much Cardio this week. I will focus on Abdominals and arms. I will keep taking Tylenol every 6 hours to help during the day. I dont have the option of stopping since i have to take care of the house, my 6 year old daughter, and my 3 year old twin boys!!!.Im feeling down, just needed to vent. My husband is clueless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and a gained 1 lbs...what a HELL!??!?:biggrin:

Agervated my sciatica:crying: on Friday when i took my kids up to Maine for the day. I can nearly go 15 steps without feelig a sharp pain go from the lower back to my left knee!!! i wont be doing much Cardio this week. I will focus on Abdominals and arms. I will keep taking Tylenol every 6 hours to help during the day. I dont have the option of stopping since i have to take care of the house, my 6 year old daughter, and my 3 year old twin boys!!!.Im feeling down, just needed to vent. My husband is clueless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and a gained 1 lbs...what a HELL!??!?:thumbup:

i cant wait to reach size 18!! my realistic goal is to be a sixe 16!! Enjoy tthe moment. I have lost over 30 lbs and have only gone down one size.... i am loosing weight in all the wrong areas i guess NO more Yo- Yoing!!!!!!

that is great!!sounds like fun. my daughter is dying to try ice skatting...i have not tied that since i was 13 years old and i was not good, my ankles could never handle my weight then, cant imagine now. I want to try new things, but for skating i think i have to give myself some more time to loose weight and tone up...just friday i took them sleiding and i agervated my sciatica..so today i am limping. But no matter what i am getting up tomorrow and working out.. how old is your son? did u fall at all?

I am doing the same thing..how funny!! i get on the scale on monday morning ( but also on thurs ) I keep telling myself that what matters is how a feel and the inches that are melting off, but my head still want to see those #'s go down on the @$*&$% SCALE!! And it doesnt help that i have to weigh myslef 3 times cuz my scale is a little wack and gives me 3 different #'s so i choose the %

CABOT cottage cheese. 1 cup has over 22 gm of protein and it keeps me full for a while. Right now i am eating like a i was prego... small meals every 3 hours, just so that i dont feel "hunger pains" and i am trying not to drink with my food or right after good luck

BRAVO!!! this day was coming and now it is here so ENJOY!! i f you think you have more weight to loose or just specific places to tone up, then do it. YOu have proven that if you put your mind to it, it will happen. Vomiting in your sleep??? I am at 4 1/2 CC and i have a feeling it will take over 6 Cc to get to that sweet spot i hear everyone talk about. where is your Dr moving to? would it be hard to follow him.. Go out and celebrate!! buy yourself a sexy little black dress

that is great!! I had my 2nd fill 21st... I have a 10CC band and it is now has 4.5 CC and unfortunally i still dont have much restriction ;-( In one way it is good cuz i can drink my 64oz of water with no problem...but i can also eat more that what i should...and im getting hungry between meals..specially know that i am working out 3 times a week. Anyways...maybe when i get my 3rd fill that will be my sweet spot. Best of luck!!

WOW!!! congrats... are you working out like crazy? i ask because i am loosing slowly and i am working out 3 times a week.... my fat doesnt seem to what to leave my body,

just day "no" i have to learn to say that too. Good that you did not give into the food... fasting?? seems more like a FEAST!!

Congrats!!

I am the same way with cameras..i am always the one taking the pics. Maybe after i loose 60lbs i will be more willing to be infront of one. Water park sounds like fun..yeah the bathing suit my be a little weired but just keep thinking how you looked last summer -vs- NOW!!! Have Fun!!

Good for you.. I loved that movie!! i saw it with my skinny sister- in-law who has no kids. She thought the movie was a bit extreem but i just told her that if that was me and and someone had my children i would kill and ask questions later to get them back!!! Same goes with my weight loss..i m the only obese woman in my family so its hard for them to understand what my goal is. Good luck on killing the vellin!!!!

I so happy for you! No BUtt!?!? AAAWwww i cant say i feel sorry for you. I know what you mean about the tummy..i have lost only 1/3rd of what i need to loose and i already see the loosen skin all around my belly button. i know i need to take it easy and give my body to re-adjust. I have heard that you do need to give your body/skin about 1 year. I started using St. Eves firming lotion after the shower on my belly, thighs and upper arms. i have never considered myself a vain person, but i have a feeling that when i reach my goal it will bother me to see all the loose skin not just because of the weight loss but also for carring twin boys. The left sice of my tummy has more skin...GREAT! I cant wait to see the pics..you deserve it! How much water are you drinking? I love my 64 oz water and that is something i have no problem drinking but i do worry that the more fills i get the harder it could get. Keep it up!

I say its Carb withdraws!!! women need carbs and the Band causes big changes in our body. Until our system gets used to it, people better watch out lol I have yelled at the Tv too...and my poor kids have suffered my rath. I know it iwll get better ( it better) Ofcouse it doesnt help that my husband is still eating crappy and he sometimes forgets and asks me if a want a "treat" or if i want so munchies while watching a show. H_E_L_LO!!! Good luck

Thinking the same way... My 3 kids are a NIG reason why i got the BAND... my 6 yr daughter is already noticing thati have more energy. And hopefully by the time my Twin toddlers are old enough they will not remember "fat mommy". CHEERS** here is to having many more of those memories!!

oh yeah.... making lists is a good idea. I make a weekly list and try to stick to it. good luck

RELAX!!! it is going to be a huge change but it is all worth it!!!

It is great you think this way... everyone had a bad day/week. YOu have a lot going on and we are all human.

I really needed to read this today... I have been banded for almost 4 months and the weight is falling very very slowly. I have not kept to the eating rules 100% but compared to what i was doing before i am blessed and have to keep reminding myself that it took me "10 years to gain 100lbs, why expect it to come off in less that a years"...so i know i need to get better at the new eating habbits... but those old ones die hard!! Congratulations of your journey. Wow 30 inches off, that is great. My goal is to ne in the 180's. Right know i am 245lbs so i have a way to go. THank goodness for the site...i find it very helful and uplifting to read what other people are going though.

Not a big deal!?!?!? it is HUGE!!

i keep a diary too... it keeps me honest. Good luck

"alfresco " chicken sausages about 17 gm of protein ...they come already cooked and have 4 different tasty flavors. I find them next to the kiobasa, precut deli meats. I cut one in half warm it up and peel of the cassing. Also Cabot Cottage cheese.... 1/2 cup has 13 gm of protein and it doesnt taste bad at all. i also have not found a protin drink that doesnt make me gag.. but everyother day i drink Carnation instant B or Special K protein shake with 10 gm of protein and 5gm of fiber always over ice. You are just starting, it takes a while to adjust...im about 4 months out and i am still struggling and adjusting Best of luck

Everyone cheats!!! dont put yourself down. Just change one thing out of your day...such as...dont stop at the fast food location!!! keep going. I always carry something in my bag, Special K protein bar, even whole grain crackers...just something to get me through the craving. You need to keep youself busy...pick up a hobby. get a good book. I am always sorrounded by food since i take care of my 3 small kids and they are always asking for snacks/drinks ect. It has been really hard to reframe from having a snack here and there. and i will admit that that is why i have not lost the weight i thought i would by now (almost 4 months out) you just had you surgery, that is no way you are going to get rid of bad eating habbints so soon... but try to find why you are reaching out for those foods. Good luck in your journey.. and chin up!!!!

once you get the fill...dont go crazy. I got my fill last week and right now i am on mushy foods cuz i guess my stomach needs to reajust. do you like cottage cheese? if you are hungry at night have a 1/2 cup of that to tide you over. My stomach grumbles all the time... i dont think it is so much hungrer but my digestive system moving around and getting used to the food i am putting in it. good luck