LeighaMason

One thing I have learned from my band, if i think something is going to be really good and I decide it is worth it to splurge and I try and eat it but then once its in my mouth it doesn't taste as good as I want it to or remember it being, I spit it out! I am not going to put extra calories in my body unless they are wonderful! Anything mediocre is getting spit in the trash. Not pretty but effective.

Welcome to the club, I am the same way. I eat 800-1000 calories a day and burn 2000-2200 for a negative burn of 1200-1400 calories a day just to lose 1 pound a week. According to regular thinking I should lose 2 pounds a week at that rate. Apparently my body is super efficient, which would be great if there were a famine! For instance yesterday I ran / walked on the treadmill for 40 min. (12 min running) and I burned 2039 calories for the day and ate 874 for a deficit of 1165. So the moral of my story is if I want to lose weight I have to journal my food religiously and workout every.single.day.

Thats 1/2 a pound a week that is gone forever. (I bet the people at work aren't losing a 1/2 pound a week) I always tell my son, Be grateful for whatever you have no matter how small, but with the band its "Be grateful for whatever you have lost no matter how small!"

You passed your half way point! WTG! I'm so happy for you! Just like riding a bike, down hill is so much easier.

Lee Anne, I really like your outlook. :thumbup:

Katie Congrats on the rings. See you saved money by not sizing them up. Mandze--Welcome. We are glad your here. Crystl--I hope your fill is the one! So last night my husband is cooking dinner, he had cut a whole chicken in half and put it on the grill. So I wondered out there and opened the grill to see this: It is the chicken, with a foil wrapped rock from my pond that is near the grill. :thumbup: However it did turn out like this: So who am I to judge?

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize you had Indian friends, everyone knows that since you have Indian friends that means you can use demeaning phrases about their race. And yes Patti and Ari when you use words and phrases that are demeaning to someones race, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation I am going to call you out. Get use to it. Feel free to call that my "game" if you want.

I have always had very fine, thin hair. I cant afford to lose any hair so I made sure that I never missed my protein goal. I get at least 60g a day, everyday and I have not had any hair loss. It may just be coincidence but I am not taking any chances.

I had the same doubts but once I had the band and started getting fills it was like they said "After the band, everything you know about dieting works". I dieted for 16 years, hard. But it never worked because I was always hungry, now I am not. I will pay $10k for that. It was cheaper than my car! As long as you are going to make the changes that are necessary with the band it will be good money spent.

Once again the laughing....???

Why do republicans always laugh when you point out their discriminatory language?

Standard phrase used by people of Indian/Pakistani descent when you leave their dairy queen/convenience store/days inn/dunkin donuts/taxi.--Urban dictionary. Use this phrase in front of anyone of middle eastern decent and they will let you know it is discriminatory.

Once again another racist comment from a republican.

Seriously? Patty is the queen of cut and paste. This is just a cut and paste of an email that has been making the rounds forever.

On your "test", you get an "F" for your treatment of humanity.

Computer gremlins they were just testing us. :thumbup:

So now my BB is calling me a liar! I put in my weight this morning and it recalculated and said "based on measurement" my average calorie intake is 1498 instead of "based on food log" average of 1067. I dont eat anything that isnt weighed or measured. I cook from scratch, mostly on the grill with no oil or fats. If I measure and weigh how could I be off 40%?

My best advice is to follow the diet recommendations of your Dr to the letter. I think this helps your band settle in for the long term. Also don't expect any weight loss that week as your body will be busy healing from surgery. I really wasn't in any pain after the first day or so. Don't worry you will do fine. :thumbup:

Blaze it is working for me, try deleting your cookies.

I lost 1 pound this week, I had tried a different eating plan week before last and had gained 3 pounds! So I lost those 3 plus this 1. For a net result of 1. I'll take it!

Once again Patty only thinks it a good program if her family uses the service. And then there is this jewel: "And how is that working for them?, because all I hear about is how bad it is and how high their taxes are to pay for it." Yeah it must be a real pain to live in one of those countries with such a high standard of living. Lets see, they are better educated than we are, they have better job benefits (hours & vacation), they have better health care, longer life expectancy, lower infant mortality, and lower crime rates. Yep, would really suck to be like them.

I have always wondered, Who declared us right? Just because we think what we do is the best way, don't others have the right to determine how they want to live? Maybe everyone in the world doesn't want a democracy. Why do we feel the need to push ourselves into their lives? (Obvious human injustices excluded, i.e. genocide etc.)

Ron--Didn't you read her profile? She is an elementary teacher, you know they are super-human! Thats how they keep from killing all those kids. Willowcat--Welcome we're glad your here.

Hey Sweetie, Have you looked at your Dr? I did. When I decided to get the surgery I wanted someone who was very skilled because they have the best outcomes. I just looked at your profile and then searched google, aol, msn and yahoo, I couldn't find a negative story about your Dr anywhere! Nothing but rave reviews. From everything listed he is an excellent surgeon! Have you asked him if he has ever had anyone die in a lap band surgery? I bet he hasn't. He is listed with the Center for Excellence. Plus your Mom is encouraging you to have the surgery done. I promise you she is the one person in the world who is most worried about your safety and would never put you at risk. If all you are worried about is the actual surgery, do it. I did find a study on the internet that proves it is more dangerous NOT to have the surgery than it is to have it. If you are worried about the life changes that you have to do after the band then that is something else.

I am like Betsy, my body loses weight between 800-1000 calories a day. I got a body bugg and their computer program wanted me to eat 1250 calories a day, I did for a week and gained 3 pounds. So back down to my usual and I have lost that 3 plus 1. I do eat carbs (in the form of veggies) but just at dinner and 1/4 cup. (No bread, rice or Pasta, mainly because the band wont let me.) I think its a good idea to take the ideas you like from this site and forge your own plan and then start tweaking it from there using your tracking.