LeighaMason

suf1987-- This is exactly what happened to me on my last fill. I went for a fill and I was actually concerned that they had somehow poked a hole in my band because my restriction was gone! Then 10 days later it was back in full force. I have been at perfect restriction for 2 months. I also wanted to add that I can eat everything but bread, Pasta and bananas so my band is fairly loose. It doesn't have to be super tight to get your moneys worth, as a matter of fact I believe that having it too tight is the cause of most of the problems that people have. E'sMommy-- Remember that with the band you should lose 1 to 2 pounds a week. At 10 weeks you should be down 10-20 pounds. I think you are doing well but maybe if you were journaling on a web site like loseit.com you could see how many calories you are actually eating, I always think, knowledge is power. Plus on that site you can track your weight loss and there is a chart that shows your trend. When your trend starts getting a flat line you can adjust what you are doing for better results. And sometimes you can just look at it and feel better because you feel like your not doing well but one look at the chart shows that you are. Good luck to both of you.

I just got back from my run, I was going to start working on speed but I was still struggling to finish so I have decided to just run this week at whatever speed I can and just practice finishing the whole 5K without stopping and work on speed next week.

Nine weeks till labor day. I am using my 4th of July finishing weight to start, 139 and setting my goal at 130. Good luck everyone!

I am still the same 139, I am going for 9 on the labor day challenge.

Under eating during the day sets me up for snacking at night. If I get really hungry I stay that way for the rest of the day, so I eat 3 small meals (250 cal each) with 2 or 3 planned Snacks (150 cal each) Good luck

I am assuming you are on the pre-op diet. The Dr wants you to eat low carb to reduce the fat in your liver before surgery, not just to lose weight. Reducing liver fat helps him place the band and makes the surgery safer. Please follow his directions even if he didn't spell out why.

Every single thing on my body seems different to me. I did not realize how shocking the changes would be. Here are some examples: I put a necklace on a month or so ago and it hung down at least 1.5" lower than it use to. So I went to my husband and made him look, he told me "Yeah that lump of fat on the back of your neck is gone." I had no idea that I even had one. Gross. I see my shoulders out of the corner of my eye and they surprise me how thin they are, my forearms have definition, I had to have my rings sized and 3 links taken out of my watch. My feet have shrunk from 8.5w to 8 medium (I need all new shoes). When I cross my legs, my calf of my top leg lays against the lower one, straight up and down instead of sticking out like a tree limb. I have the indentions beside my neck back (no idea what they are called) and the hollow at the base of my throat is back. I do have some flappyness (Is that a word?) in my upper arms but I am too lazy to lift weights enough to fix them and my boobs are gone (much to my husbands chagrin). My belly is somewhat saggy and wrinkly but still better looking than it was when it was filled with fat. My knees clink together when I am in bed and sometimes the bones hitting each other wakes me up and now I much prefer to sit in a cushioned chair instead of a wooden one because my butt bone gets sore. I rarely put on makeup now because I think I look fine just like I am. Plus I am probably going to work out at some point in the day and just sweat it off anyway. I pick up my clothes to put them on and my brain tells me, "Your butt wont fit in those small pants!" Then I put them on and they are too big. When I clothes shop it takes 2 or 3 trips to the racks to get a small enough size because I can't bring myself to pick a 6 or 8 on the first try. Isn't that just a horrible list of complaints? I don't know if I can suffer thorough it but I guess I will have to try!:thumbup:

Bob-- If you have the food saver, the bags can be boiled so if you put the food in and freeze it you can reheat it by putting it in a pot of boiling water. This is quicker than the oven and no moisture escapes like the microwave. Plus you can save big money by shopping at Sam's or Costco and buying meat in bulk and dividing it up to freeze in small portions.

Stacie-- I'm glad your band is OK, worrying about slips and erosion is my new past time. I get heart burn a lot but I think my problem is like Bob I eat so much spicy food. Dottie-- In case you are reading and not feeling like posting, I am thinking of you. Jackie-- 66 MILES! Whew! I downloaded the iMapMyRun app for my iphone and it records lots of cool info that you can send to their web site as well and I love it. Congrats on losing. Karen-- I know I couldn't do what I do if my son was small, I think you are really dedicated to do as much as you do. I have had AT&T since 1991, I have never had a problem with them. Denise-- I love the rings too. Topaz is so pretty. Great news! I finished C25K this morning. I ran the full 5K without stopping, it took 41:23, so I need to start working on my time (especially since Betsy walks faster than I "run") but I am so excited about the fact that I can run that long. My goal is to run for an hour and burn 600 calories, three times a week. I also bought tomatoes yesterday and I am going to can them this weekend. We have already eaten 3 jars of the peaches that I canned last weekend. :tt1:

I did it! W9D3 today, I ran the whole 5K without stopping. It took just over 41 min but I am so proud of myself.

Both, since I have been doing the couch to 5K program its been 9 weeks, I have only lost 4 pounds but I have lost an inch off of each thigh. When it gets down to the nitty gritty it helps to have something in writing to keep you encouraged.

Neyad, Its so good to hear from you! I'm glad your doing well. Just let those others pass you, you will be doing the passing soon enough, just keep walking. SN: Ha Ha! My sister says "big honking thing" too.

I eat a Greek yogurt 30 min before I run, it gives me enough carbs for energy plus protein and only has 140 calories. Good luck.

I wonder about the lack of fruits and veggies. I see melon and salad but that doesn't seem much. Plus you have 2 shakes, a bar, and 2 deli flats which I am estimating at around 600 calories of processed food, or around 1/3 of your overall intake. I personally do better when I have less than 10% processed food and eat more whole foods.

Patty! What are you doing out here? (Kidding!) I think it depends on the teen. As you and I have discussed before, I was living on my own at 15, (I had been legally "divorced" from my parents) supporting myself and finishing high school. I think I was mature enough to have followed the requirements. However, my 15 year old son, he isn't, so I would not let him have the band, no matter how much he needed it. That being said, there are Dr's who will do the procedure (off label) but I don't think there are insurance companies who will pay for it.

My Body Bugg said today when I walked 5 min and then ran the rest of the 5k I burned 440 calories which is wonderful because I am trying to work up to running for an hour and I should burn 600 calories doing that.

Sloan-- I recommend you avoid restaurant food, at least for a while. It really packs on the salt which helps retain water and shows on the scales. It takes 14,000 calories to add 4 pounds so I really don't think that is your problem. (I am going to ask my favorite question now) Are you journaling your food? (I know, a lot of people don't have to, it makes it seem like at diet, etc.) But if your struggling it might help you. I personally thought I was doing everything right until I started journaling and I found I was kidding myself.

Hey everybody! Czy, a 8K on the 4th of July! Holy crap how hot is it going to be? And 2- 10K's? Your my hero. Lifting-- If you can run 2-2.5 miles, I don't think you need the C25K. I could barely run the 60 seconds when I started so I had to do the whole thing. I ran W9D2 this morning in glorious cloud cover and 75 degrees at 7:30! Woo hoo! It felt so good that I kept running after my 30 was up as a matter of fact I ran the whole rest of the 5K! So I walked the first .35mi in 5 min and then ran the rest of the 5K, WITHOUT STOPPING! (OK stopping to cross the street but thats all) On Friday I am going to try and run the whole 5K with no walking and I hope to be under 40 min. Here is my new plan, as soon as I can cover the 5K with no walking I am going to restart the c25K program but instead of walking I am going to do my regular jogging speed and when it says run I am going to run faster and hopefully build up my speed just like I built up my running. I downloaded iMapMyRun on my iphone and it uses the gps to track my run, show my time, min per mile and lots of cool stuff and then you can save it and go to the website to see graphs and other stuff plus post it to facebook. I also ran with a bottle of Water today, I wake up early and drink a glass of water and then I eat yogurt before I run but it takes me 20 min to eat it and then I wait 30 before I run which doesn't leave me any time to really get hydrated. So I took the water and sipped some at the stop lights and it seemed to help as well. Of course, it also wasn't 400 degrees like usual so maybe that was part of it too.....

The difference being that on a traditional diet I am HUNGRY! With the band I still watch what I eat and exercise but I know I can continue to live this way forever. When I dieted I knew that once I stopped the hunger would make me regain, now the HUNGER! is gone. Yes, now when its time to eat I get hungry but it is a normal, controllable hunger.

I didn't run this morning like I was suppose to. :ohmy: I went bowling Saturday night with my son and his girlfriend and my hamstrings have been so sore every since. OK excuses are over. I do only have 2 runs left in the C25K but I am only covering about 2.5 miles in the 30 min so I am going to start bumping my min by 2 min a week until I can run the whole 5K instead of walk 5/run 30/walk 8 that it is taking me now. I forgot to tell y'all when I went to south Texas last week I got a box of fresh peaches and my mother in law and I canned them Sunday they are so good. I had some last night on my cottage cheese.

If I go too long without eating I get hungry and stay that way for the rest of the day, the only thing that fixes it is to go to sleep at night and then it resets the next morning. To keep this from happening I eat something every couple of hours, even if its just a yogurt, Protein bar, or shake. I think it has something to do with my blood sugar but that is just my personal opinion. So to keep my calories in line I eat 3 meals at 250 calories each and 2 Snacks at 150 calories or less each.

Welcome back!

Not yet but I wanted to say Congrats on yours! Way to go!

Yes, I am in on Labor Day challenge, I will see if Shammah will do another spreadsheet for us! If everyone wants to we can start on July 5th for starting weight (using our final weigh in from here) and weigh in every Monday again for 9 weeks, ending on Sept 6th, Labor day? What do y'all think? I'm with you Tinks my attention span isn't long enough to think about Christmas yet!

Here is the rub, I started only counting whole pounds in the beginning and now that it takes 10 days to lose a pound I want to do tenths as well! But I am going to stick with my whole pound counting and just add next weeks .5 to this weeks .5 and go with that, so I am entering 0 this week. :scared2: "WAAAAA! (OK whining and excuses are over)