LeighaMason

I have problems with my feet as well, I am sitting here now at my desk with them on an ice pack. I freeze water in an empty water bottle and then roll them around under my feet to help with inflammation. Maybe that would help you too.

Here is the spreadsheet for anyone who needs it! http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ap1qXRkd4RRydEFfa2pPb19reVlTa25Qb1hlYUktcFE&hl=en&authkey=CLuLqfUE#gid=0

Welcome Tbonesgirl! Good luck with the challenge. I lost a pound this morning so I am counting it for yesterdays weigh-in :thumbup:

How much did they put in? I had a fill once that was too much and they took out .1 cc (yes, one-tenth of a cc) and I was much better. So don't panic, an unfill doesn't have to mean taking out the whole fill, but the longer you wait and the more dehydrated you get the more they will have to take out. Good luck.

Still at 138, but getting nice definition in my arms and legs from my workouts. :wub: (Is that an excuse or a rationalization?) I ate restaurant food 2 times this weekend so I am not surprised that I didn't lose. Maybe this week!

Your Mom is right in a way "all I have to do is stop eating so much." She just doesn't realize that is what the band is for. When you have a smaller stomach it will call out for less food, less often and you will eat less. Problem solved. I was always hungry before the band and now I just get a "its time to eat" feeling not the "I'M STARVING" type of hunger I had. I hope the same for you.

I was a spitter too! Good job on spitting it out instead of swallowing it, your stitches holding your band in place are still healing and you don't want to interfere with that. You will be back to the land of eating soon, just wait it out. You can do it!

Good for you!

Diet pills set you up to fail, you will lose as much muscle as fat and then you burn less calories a day so you have to eat less when you get off them. I would rather have an extra 20 pounds weight than use them. (OK, I am getting off my soap box now.) What about a trainer? If you burn more you can eat more. Good luck with what you decide.

Bob, this statement proves that you are not married. :wub:

After my last fill, I felt like I had less restriction than before, I thought they had poked a hole in my band. Then 10 days later, BAM! perfection! And 3 months later I am still at the perfect spot. Give it a chance to work and don't get into the fill/unfill cycle. Try and wait at least 3 weeks before you try again. BTW my last fill was .2 CC. So you do not have to have a big fill to make a big difference, if you end up needing another fill maybe you should suggest a smaller fill instead of .5.

I'm sorry you have had so many complications with your band. But I understand what you mean, when I was first banded I was dead set against VGS as well but now I know that if I were to lose my band I would have the VGS. Its OK to change your mind. Maybe your body just didn't respond well to having a foreign object but would do well with the VGS. Don't give up, your complications were not your fault, I hope you find the solution soon.

I agree with the push ups, I have been doing a cross training program that includes push ups and I have really seen a difference in my arms. If you do them 3 days a week, every other day for 3 times then rest 2 days increasing the number of push ups each day and you might as well include other exercises while you are doing them. For example: Monday --5 push ups, 5 sit ups, 5 squats repeat 3 times. Wednesday--7 push ups, 7 sit ups, 7 squats repeat 3 times. Friday--10 push ups, 10 sit ups, 10 squats repeat 3 times. Rest 2 days. Monday --5 push ups, 5 sit ups, 5 squats repeat 5 times. Wednesday--7 push ups, 7 sit ups, 7 squats repeat 5 times. Friday--10 push ups, 10 sit ups, 10 squats repeat 5 times. Rest 2 days. Monday --7 push ups, 7 sit ups, 7 squats repeat 5 times. Wednesday--10 push ups, 10 sit ups, 10 squats repeat 5 times. Friday--15 push ups, 15 sit ups, 15 squats repeat 5 times. Rest 2 days. One week increase the number of exercises and the next week increase the number of sets. If you want to make this a true cross training, either run or jump rope 2 min in between sets and increasing the running time each week. I hope this helps.

All you have to do is set yourself up for success. Select a great surgeon that you can trust and believe in and then follow his/her pre and post op diets, work hard on learning new eating techniques that will minimize sliming and pbing, and let the chips fall where they may. I think you have made a great start on doing well with the way you are thinking through the surgery. I think many people just think up to the surgery and don't consider what lies on the other side, you seem to be preparing for that as well.

Kcg-- 14 miles! Wow that is more than a half marathon! Good job. I have also been whining about the scale not moving but I went shopping for clothes yesterday and I had a Epiphany. (The following is a repost from another thread, sorry if it is redundant.) "Today I went and bought some new clothes. They were all 6's or 8's. I started thinking, in 2000 I lost down to 139 by using diet pills and Adkins but I wore a size 10. Now I have been exercising and eating properly and I weigh 138 and I am much thinner. So: 139 pounds + diet pills + no exercise = size 10 138 pounds + band diet + exercise = size 6 or 8 So if you are doubting exercise, remember there are benefits even if the scale is not moving." WTG on the 1 hour pity party. My MIL says when you feel bad about something give yourself permission to have a short pity party and then get back to work. I think its wonderful advice. I did my exercise yesterday and put it on my blog if anyone wants to read it, one repost per posting is enough! :wub: Cindy-- I bet the mixed classes really help, your body doesn't get a chance to get use to anything. Congrats on the 4 lbs. Renee-- When you were logging your food, was it on a web site or on paper? How is everyone else doing?

I wanted to post an update on this. First, the 2 pounds are gone, I haven't lost any extra but I am back to 138. Today I went and bought some new clothes. They were all 6's or 8's. I started thinking, in 2000 I lost down to 139 by using diet pills and Adkins but I wore a size 10. Now I have been exercising and eating properly and I weigh 138 and I am much thinner. So: 139 pounds + diet pills + no exercise = size 10 138 pounds + band diet + exercise = size 6 or 8 So if you are doubting exercise, remember there are benefits even if the scale is not moving. :wub:

This morning I was suppose to: Jump rope for 5 minutes, then run/walk with purpose for 5 minutes. Repeat for 30 minutes. Here is what I did: Rode bike to park .99 miles Jumped rope 5 min./ ran 5 min. repeated four times for a total of: 20 min running, 1.55 miles 20 min jump roping (If you call jumping 20-30 times, hitting myself with the rope or landing on top of it and having to start again jumping rope for 5 min. :closedeyes: Then rode home .99 mi. Now for the crazy part, yesterday my husband suggested that we go to Dallas and spend the night in a hotel and my first reaction was "I cant I have to work out in the morning!" So we stayed home worked out and then went shopping for new clothes for me. And then as a reward everything I bought was a 6 or 8. I haven't worn a 6-8 since I was around 23 and I will be 41 in September. And for those who are trying to convince themselves that they should work out. In 2000 I weighed 139, I had lost weight with diet pills and I wore a size 10. Now I am 138 from working out and eating right and I am a 6 or 8, 10's are huge on me.

I found it free on the activetrainer.com web site, they were offering it free. I have posted each day since I started so if you want to follow the plan you can use the instructions from my blogs.

Just remember each month you fill out is worth $1500 that's pretty good pay for a journal!

Its official, I have lost my mind. I do things to make extra money and I consider these things "found" money that can be spent (or wasted) anyway I want. I sell insurance, I am a car buying consultant, etc to make this extra money. Well yesterday I had a garage sale of stuff that has been left in my rent houses and made $265. So my husband suggested we could go stay in Dallas at a hotel and eat out and the first thing that came to my mind was "I cant I have to work out in the morning!" and second was "I could spend that money on new clothes instead of a hotel room" Did they band my brain? Oh well, workout complete, off to Dallas for some new clothes.

Coming from the guy who didn't say anything for 80 pounds (Was it 80?) I think it was a compliment.

Good morning everyone. I thought I might pipe in about the C25K, I did it and finished in early July, when I started I could barely run for 60 seconds. Here is the link to the plan: Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K ® Running Plan I used mapmyrun.com with it to set up a route and then I also downloaded the free app for my iphone that timed it and told when to run and when to walk. (Technology junkie) It worked really well for me because if I have a set schedule I don't make excuses to not work out. Once it was over I found myself saying "Oh I will run tomorrow instead" So I started my new cross training plan from active.com and it is done on Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays so when that day gets here, I work out. I guess I need a master. I gained 2 pounds when I started the cross training but I am back to 138 and looking forward to losing another pound maybe in the next couple of days. I quit drinking wine completely. I cant lose the last 8 while pouring liquid sugar down my throat. (But I tried!) Tomorrow is Day 8 of 27. I will let y'all know how it goes.

After your liquid diet, when you are back on regular food, you will eat when your body tells you to. You just wont eat as much food at one time. I eat 5 times a day. Do you eat a lot of sugar? Carbs? Caffeine? Artificial sweeteners? You could experience withdrawals from any of those.

Day 7, This is what I was suppose to do: 20 seconds "on", 10 seconds "off" for 8 rounds. 1 minute rest between 8 round sets: Push ups Squats Sit ups Tuck jumps This is what I did: Ride bike to park .99 mi 5-8 round sets of 15 each so a total of 150 push ups 150 squats 150 sit ups 150 tuck jumps Ride bike home .99 mi finished in an hour. I just wish I could jump more than 12" off the ground, I am glad I cant see how dumb I look doing the tuck jumps. See there is a benefit of not being at the gym where you can see yourself in the mirror. I was just finishing up when a guy I know walked by, I said Hi to him and he nearly jumped out of his skin, he had no idea who I was until I spoke. That is the second time that has happened to me this week.

I don't think your body reacts to the decrease in calories because basically you are over feeding it now so you will start giving it what it needs not depriving it. The brain is a different story, I went through a period where I literally pouted because I could only eat a small amount. I really enjoyed the act of eating but I now enjoy the fact that I am thin so it has replaced it. I think that is key you have to replace overeating. But sometimes even now, my mouth or my brain is still hungry but my stomach is full. I personally think the band helps overeater's the most because I physically can not over eat. I could stuff ice cream in there all day but ice cream wasn't my problem. I would eat a huge plate of food and still be hungry. Now I eat a small plate of food and I am full and I stay full. That is where the band helps me, it stopped the physical hunger that I use to suffer from.