LoseIt!

I find that if I post twice a week, I'm doing well! :thumbup: I'm glad things are going well. Movement in the right direction is good, even if it is slow! I have my 3rd fill on 4/20 too, so we will have to compare notes. Have a great week!!

It was a good week all around! After my .4 lb gaining debacle last week, I lost 4.6 lbs this week. YAY!! That mean that I'm averaging 1.8 lbs lost per week since the procedure. I'm quite happy with that. I worked out EVERY day last week for 5 1/4 hours which is an average of 45 minutes per day. Excellent!! One of the girls I work with has started working out with me at lunch one day a week and she said that I have inspired her to work out more. Another person I met through Group says that I have inspired her to make an 8 week exercise committment. I have NEVER been an exercise inspiration before, so that is just AMAZING to me. My exercise goal this week, is to get in my two lunch work outs and my two personal trainer sessions. It is race weekend at TMS (woohoo!), so anything else is gravy. We generally get a lot of walking in at the track because it is at least 1/2 mile to the car. :-) Non-scale victories just keep coming. I bought a new pair of size 18W jeans yesterday that I'm now wearing. I was wearing a 20W (or size 3 from LB), so that is great for just 11 weeks! Also, I'm wearing my rings full time again. I stopped wearing them sometime last summer because they were just too tight. Finally, I get comments constantly about how good I am looking. I will NEVER get tired of that. I'm starting to see muscles forming everywhere. There is fat hanging from them from every which way, but they are there!! I know that as I continue to lose, it will look better and better. I have Support Group tonight and I ALWAYS look forward to that. I can't wait to see how my new friends are doing. Have a great week fellow bandsters!!

It was a good week all around! After my .4 lb gaining debacle last week, I lost 4.6 lbs this week. YAY!! That mean that I'm averaging 1.8 lbs lost per week since the procedure. I'm quite happy with that. I worked out EVERY day last week for 5 1/4 hours which is an average of 45 minutes per day. Excellent!! One of the girls I work with has started working out with me at lunch one day a week and she said that I have inspired her to work out more. Another person I met through Group says that I have inspired her to make an 8 week exercise committment. I have NEVER been an exercise inspiration before, so that is just AMAZING to me. My exercise goal this week, is to get in my two lunch work outs and my two personal trainer sessions. It is race weekend at TMS (woohoo!), so anything else is gravy. We generally get a lot of walking in at the track because it is at least 1/2 mile to the car. :-) Non-scale victories just keep coming. I bought a new pair of size 18W jeans yesterday that I'm now wearing. I was wearing a 20W (or size 3 from LB), so that is great for just 11 weeks! Also, I'm wearing my rings full time again. I stopped wearing them sometime last summer because they were just too tight. Finally, I get comments constantly about how good I am looking. I will NEVER get tired of that. I'm starting to see muscles forming everywhere. There is fat hanging from them from every which way, but they are there!! I know that as I continue to lose, it will look better and better. I have Support Group tonight and I ALWAYS look forward to that. I can't wait to see how my new friends are doing. Have a great week fellow bandsters!!

The crazy bloating I had on Monday that gave me a 1/2 pound gain for the week is gone, so YAY! I have two more weeks before my next fill, and I would really like to lose 5 pounds by then. That should be doable. I've been in a scheduling frenzy lately. I have two musicals, Nascar race weekend at TMS, a friend's wedding in South Texas, a support group meeting, a few dinners with friends, & my fill all scheduled in the next three weeks. May has two more musicals, a trip to Six Flags, a support group meeting, more dinners with friends, & a trip to Florida to see my parents. I love doing stuff!! I used to hate staying in at lunch, but now I'm learning to enjoy the post-workout feeling. I have a two workout day today, so wish me luck on accomplishing that! My trainer kicked my butt yesterday, but I know that I can still get the 2nd workout in today if I really push myself. Then tomorrow is my full day off from exercise! Plus, my office closes early tomorrow. What a way to start the weekend! I felt so down on Monday, so I'm glad to be back in fighting form! I hope all my fellow bandsters are having a great week!

The crazy bloating I had on Monday that gave me a 1/2 pound gain for the week is gone, so YAY! I have two more weeks before my next fill, and I would really like to lose 5 pounds by then. That should be doable. I've been in a scheduling frenzy lately. I have two musicals, Nascar race weekend at TMS, a friend's wedding in South Texas, a support group meeting, a few dinners with friends, & my fill all scheduled in the next three weeks. May has two more musicals, a trip to Six Flags, a support group meeting, more dinners with friends, & a trip to Florida to see my parents. I love doing stuff!! :thumbup: I used to hate staying in at lunch, but now I'm learning to enjoy the post-workout feeling. I have a two workout day today, so wish me luck on accomplishing that! My trainer kicked my butt yesterday, but I know that I can still get the 2nd workout in today if I really push myself. Then tomorrow is my full day off from exercise! Plus, my office closes early tomorrow. What a way to start the weekend! I felt so down on Monday, so I'm glad to be back in fighting form! I hope all my fellow bandsters are having a great week!

I will hit my one year mark in three weeks. I still have "head cravings", but they are fewer and farther between. Go you!! You will be glad you stuck to it.

I'm not sure I know what dumping is? Cookies & ice cream go down swell for me! Really good news is that I was down 3 pounds this morning which means that yesterday's gain was just bloating of some sort. YAY!!

Okay, first the bad news for the week. I gained a 1/2 pound this week. Ugh. That is made even worse by the fact that it is only the 2nd week after a fill and I had a two pound loss going into the holiday weekend. Double ugh. Whatever possessed me to eat a bunch of ice cream, candy and cookies? What's up with that? On a positive note, I have been very true to my exercise committment. I've been thinking that that I have done well with a fitness goal and started to think about what I will do after my 8 week committment is over. I think that I am leaning toward a "Couch to 5K" program. I hate running, but it isn't THAT far and with a goal to achieve...I just might be able to do it. Monday-10 min on the treadmill. Tuesday-30 min on the elliptical. Wednesday-hour with personal trainer. Thursday-30 min on the elliptical. Friday-hour with personal trainer. Saturday-hour of Jazzercise. Sunday-25 min on the treadmill. I'm pleased that I worked out 7 times (every day!), but I'm disappointed that it only adds up to 3 1/2 hours. I would really like to be more at the 5-6 hour range. There is work to be done! :thumbup: I have four more weeks in my exercise program. So, I will focus on putting in as much time as possible! I feel better and truly that is the most important thing!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! Have a great week!!

Okay, first the bad news for the week. I gained a 1/2 pound this week. Ugh. That is made even worse by the fact that it is only the 2nd week after a fill and I had a two pound loss going into the holiday weekend. Double ugh. Whatever possessed me to eat a bunch of ice cream, candy and cookies? What's up with that? On a positive note, I have been very true to my exercise committment. I've been thinking that that I have done well with a fitness goal and started to think about what I will do after my 8 week committment is over. I think that I am leaning toward a "Couch to 5K" program. I hate running, but it isn't THAT far and with a goal to achieve...I just might be able to do it. Monday-10 min on the treadmill. Tuesday-30 min on the elliptical. Wednesday-hour with personal trainer. Thursday-30 min on the elliptical. Friday-hour with personal trainer. Saturday-hour of Jazzercise. Sunday-25 min on the treadmill. I'm pleased that I worked out 7 times (every day!), but I'm disappointed that it only adds up to 3 1/2 hours. I would really like to be more at the 5-6 hour range. There is work to be done! :tongue: I have four more weeks in my exercise program. So, I will focus on putting in as much time as possible! I feel better and truly that is the most important thing!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! Have a great week!!

I dont' know exactly what a master cleanse is, so I know I haven't done it. Whatever it is, you are awesome for doing it! Go you!

I am now two months post op. This month I lost 7.4 lbs, for a grand total of 29.4. This month I reached one of my early goals of losing 10% of my body weight. YAY!! Later this week, I will retake measurements, so that should be interesting! I lost around 10 pounds on my preop diet. My goal has been to average 10 pounds lost per month. Jan-10 pounds preop, Feb-12 lbs., March-7.4 lbs. Not too bad!! I will have new pictures in a couple of weeks so that will be great to see as well. Have a great Easter!!

I am now two months post op. This month I lost 7.4 lbs, for a grand total of 29.4. This month I reached one of my early goals of losing 10% of my body weight. YAY!! Later this week, I will retake measurements, so that should be interesting! I lost around 10 pounds on my preop diet. My goal has been to average 10 pounds lost per month. Jan-10 pounds preop, Feb-12 lbs., March-7.4 lbs. Not too bad!! I will have new pictures in a couple of weeks so that will be great to see as well. Have a great Easter!!

One thing this Band New Life is teaching me is patience. I was never one to have much of it. It will happen if we keep at it! Good luck!

Three cheers to you! Your results are fabulous, but your attitude is beyond. Yay, yay, yay for you!! And thank you always for your support of the rest out here. You are an inspiration!

I quit about 6 months before I had the surgery. It's almost funny because I kept thinking that I would go back to it after the surgery, but I haven't. Learning to cope without eating badly has helped me to cope without smoking. They were both crutches to me and I'm learning to live without them. It sucks, dude. I won't tell you different. But once you are done with them, truly done...you will be a happy girl. Best of luck!

Glad to hear that things are going well! It's hard not get impatient and frustrated, but when you step back and look, it is clear how positive the changes are. Keep it up!

I had my 2nd fill last Monday. I had very few issues before that, but now I'm finding that I have to be very careful. I have to take extremely small bites and chew A LOT. It is easier to eat mushy foods like soup and ice cream, but I'm trying very hard to eat the solid protein like we are supposed to do. I cannot eat beef (except ground beef) or pork right now. I can do chicken and fish if they are moist. Good luck!

I think that you need to make the decisions that are right for you. I am not able to keep secrets at all, so pretty much everyone knows about me. It definitely adds some pressure, so sometimes I regret it. Good luck to you! You are doing great!

I have finished 3 weeks of my 8 week exercise committment. I lost 5.2 lbs last week and 6.6 lbs since I started 3 weeks ago. In addition to losing the pounds, I also feel better! This weekend, I had little desire to sit around and do nothing which was my favorite pasttime before. :thumbup: Monday - went to personal trainer. Tuesday - 1/2 hour on the elliptical. Wednesday - no work out. Thursday - 1/2 hour on the elliptical. Friday - went to personal trainer. Saturday - 1 hour of Jazzercise. 5 workouts for a total of 4 hours of dedicated exercise. Not bad. I had wanted to do more, but with the fill on Monday, I wasn't able to eat much at all and had little energy. This works. Speaking of my fill, I was super tight...too tight, until Saturday evening. By then I could start getting down water and other liquids without much difficulty. I didn't log anything foodwise last week because I wasn't eating anything. I did well with choices until Friday night. By then, I was so tired of not being able to eat solids that I started in with bad choices. Now that I can eat again, I have started logging again today. I think that I was starting to get dehydrated a bit, but I drank a lot over the weekend so I feel that I'm back to normal. For some reason, my smoothie tasted horrible to me this morning so I could only eat about half. I might have to take a week or so hiatus from the protein shakes. I was thinking I could do a couple of eggs with some cheese in the mornings. At least for a little while. All in all, a very good week! This week, my goal is to work out at least 6 times for a total of 5 hours. Have a great week everyone!!

I have finished 3 weeks of my 8 week exercise committment. I lost 5.2 lbs last week and 6.6 lbs since I started 3 weeks ago. In addition to losing the pounds, I also feel better! This weekend, I had little desire to sit around and do nothing which was my favorite pasttime before. :wub: Monday - went to personal trainer. Tuesday - 1/2 hour on the elliptical. Wednesday - no work out. Thursday - 1/2 hour on the elliptical. Friday - went to personal trainer. Saturday - 1 hour of Jazzercise. 5 workouts for a total of 4 hours of dedicated exercise. Not bad. I had wanted to do more, but with the fill on Monday, I wasn't able to eat much at all and had little energy. This works. Speaking of my fill, I was super tight...too tight, until Saturday evening. By then I could start getting down water and other liquids without much difficulty. I didn't log anything foodwise last week because I wasn't eating anything. I did well with choices until Friday night. By then, I was so tired of not being able to eat solids that I started in with bad choices. Now that I can eat again, I have started logging again today. I think that I was starting to get dehydrated a bit, but I drank a lot over the weekend so I feel that I'm back to normal. For some reason, my smoothie tasted horrible to me this morning so I could only eat about half. I might have to take a week or so hiatus from the protein shakes. I was thinking I could do a couple of eggs with some cheese in the mornings. At least for a little while. All in all, a very good week! This week, my goal is to work out at least 6 times for a total of 5 hours. Have a great week everyone!!

Monday was my second fill. My first fill provided for some restriction, but more maintenance restriction. I could tell immediately that the 2nd fill was different. I drank my water after the fill and I had to do it very slowly and almost concentrate on it. After my first fill, by my evening meal, I would be able to eat salads. And after 2 1/2 weeks, I could eat anything. I was doing a pretty good job of not gaining anything, but I wasn't losing. With this fill, I spent Monday and Tuesday on liquids. Yesterday, I had a smoothie in the morning which after a cup of warm coffee. For lunch I had about 1/4-1/2 cup of baked potato. For dinner, I had fish. I went to Razzoo's and ordered something that I thought was grilled but it turned out to be fried. The breading didn't go down smoothe, but I was able to scrape most of it off and eat the fish inside. That was it for the day. Today, I had my coffee and smoothie. For lunch I again had about 1/2 cup of baked potato. Potatoes aren't my favorite lunch since they aren't high in protein, but it just happened that way. I just had a snack of 1 Wheat Thin flatbread cracker with Laughing Cow cheese. Around 5:00, if I need it, I will have another cracker with peanut butter. Tonight I have a crab cake to try. Hopefully I will be able to eat it! I feel like I'm taking small bites and going slowly, but I still feel like there is a knot in my chest (stuck) most of the time. I don't think I could handle it any worse, but I'm okay as is. Last time, I lost enough in a couple of weeks that it loosened up, so maybe that will happen again. One way or the other, I will learn to live and be successful with this band! The exercise plan is still going strong. I have decided that as my reward for sticking to my 8 week Jumpstart plan, I will buy myself a Tiffany key. I have really wanted one for a while and quite honestly would have bought one for myself eventually. This way, I will feel like I earned it. :blushing: Have a great day!!

Monday was my second fill. My first fill provided for some restriction, but more maintenance restriction. I could tell immediately that the 2nd fill was different. I drank my water after the fill and I had to do it very slowly and almost concentrate on it. After my first fill, by my evening meal, I would be able to eat salads. And after 2 1/2 weeks, I could eat anything. I was doing a pretty good job of not gaining anything, but I wasn't losing. With this fill, I spent Monday and Tuesday on liquids. Yesterday, I had a smoothie in the morning which after a cup of warm coffee. For lunch I had about 1/4-1/2 cup of baked potato. For dinner, I had fish. I went to Razzoo's and ordered something that I thought was grilled but it turned out to be fried. The breading didn't go down smoothe, but I was able to scrape most of it off and eat the fish inside. That was it for the day. Today, I had my coffee and smoothie. For lunch I again had about 1/2 cup of baked potato. Potatoes aren't my favorite lunch since they aren't high in protein, but it just happened that way. I just had a snack of 1 Wheat Thin flatbread cracker with Laughing Cow cheese. Around 5:00, if I need it, I will have another cracker with peanut butter. Tonight I have a crab cake to try. Hopefully I will be able to eat it! I feel like I'm taking small bites and going slowly, but I still feel like there is a knot in my chest (stuck) most of the time. I don't think I could handle it any worse, but I'm okay as is. Last time, I lost enough in a couple of weeks that it loosened up, so maybe that will happen again. One way or the other, I will learn to live and be successful with this band! The exercise plan is still going strong. I have decided that as my reward for sticking to my 8 week Jumpstart plan, I will buy myself a Tiffany key. I have really wanted one for a while and quite honestly would have bought one for myself eventually. This way, I will feel like I earned it. :wub: Have a great day!!

I totally had last meal syndrome before my surgery, or rather before my preop diet started. I had to do liquid for two weeks prior to my surgery and I was paranoid with what would happen if I cheated, so I didn't. But before that? Oh nelly. I had ALL my last suppers. I don't regret it really, but I also realize now that it wasn't necessary. You can do everything in moderation later. People told me that before though and I still did it, so no judgments here!!

Hey chica! I got my fill yesterday and I can tell there is restriction even with the liquid diet I'm on today. Hopefully this will last a few weeks! Good luck with your fill!

Thanks for the support!! My morning smoothie has 39g of protein, so that always puts me off to a great start. Also, if I have some bean & turkey chili for lunch (29g) and a McDonald's chicken salad for dinner (33g), I'm at 100g for the day without eating anything else. After my fill yesterday, I don't think I will be eating the quantity I did before. So, less calories, but less protein. I weighed today and I am down 3.8 pounds. Some of that is from the liquid diet yesterday (for my fill), but I think I must've been bloated Monday morning. That makes me feel much better!! Again, thanks for the encouragement!!