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That's awsome! Congrats on the new job. Hope you love it and are able to get on track with eating and excersise. Good luck!

When I started loosing some hair I went to the dermatologist. He assured me i wouldn't go bald. He said your body goes into kind of a shock after rapid weight loss and that's why hair falls out. I never tried Biotin and a few months later I was back to normal. It started about 5 months postop and ended about 3 months later.

You lost 3 pounds- I think that's great. You just need to be a little more careful about what and how you eat. I think you did fine.

Finally got my act together and had a good week with eating and excersise. Lost 4 pounds. I have gone back to eating low carb and working out twice a day. Feels great!

Finally got my act together and had a good week with eating and excersise. Lost 4 pounds. I have gone back to eating low carb and working out twice a day. Feels great!

Finally got my act together and had a good week with eating and excersise. Lost 4 pounds. I have gone back to eating low carb and working out twice a day. Feels great!

I have gotten back on track with excersise and eating low carb. My appetite is way down. Some days I've gone to the gym twice- 45 min. on the treadmill each time. 4 days a week I workout with a trainer doing weights. I can't wait to post in a few days that I have had a perfect week- and might need to brag about a scale victory- there's hopeing lol.

I've been preparing my family for the after surgery food intake. I've told them that we ALL will be eating healthier and living more active lives after mommy heals. My 14 yo son, thats the healthiest of all of us, threatened several times to move in with his Nana. I explained that its not really that big of a change since I'll be preparing alot of the food we already eat just in a healthier way and I'll be eating smaller portions. I think he's on board now.

My hair started to fall out about 4-5 months post op. I was lucky to start with a thick head of hair. I went to the dermatologist, and much to my relief he said I wouldn't go bald. He said the body goes into kind of a shock after rapid weightloss. It stoped for me about 3 months later. Hope it stops for you too.

Are you working out? If not, I highly reccomend you start. Not only does it spur on weight loss it helps with food choices. Good luck!

I too have had some weight gain- 40 of 107 lost. I don't know how it frieken happend. Anyway, I am told I got to thin so of the 40 I want to loose 15-20. Not feeling real motivated- have a couple vacations coming up. Overall I am struggling. I will be happy if I don't gain any weight over the next month or so. After my vacations I will hopefully get back on the wagon and start loosing. I had a Tummy Tuck and am very worried I ruined the results of that with the weight gain. I guess only time will tell on that. Get a fill and get back to basics. You can do it!

I was told by my doc. that if the band slips, you can't keep anything down, even Water. Doesn't sound like that's the case with you. Of course, if you are concerned call the office for sure. Good luck

Thanks Jean. I was kina hoping you'd respond, you always have such good advice. I am 43- how old was your friend? I hope I am still young enough to bounce back. Thanks again, your a great support on this site.

I too wonder if his attitude has anything to do with the week with Grandma. I agree, he needs to be picking up his toys regardless. You might thing about taking the toys away for a bit. If he can't pick them up, he can't play with them. Good luck! Parenting is never easy, surgery or not.

stephyanders- I second the fage greek yourgurt. I put splenda in it, takes away a lot of the tang I don't care for. I eat it with 1/2 c Fiber one for Breakfast. Cereal has 1/2 of the daily fiber your suppossed to get. Applesauce sounds good too.

Just want to second that you seem to being doing just fine. I had the same experience with chest "pressure" and feeling like I had to burp. Keep up the good work!

I lost weight very quickly, 107 pounds in about 10 months. I stuck to a very strict high protien/ low carb/low fat/ low cal. diet. Didn't cheat at all. I started working out about 5 days a week about 4 months post op. That being said, I have gained back 30. I feel like I didn't learn how to eat for the long haul, I was so restrictive. I have since moved to a pretty much south beach diet. The right carbs and the right fats- in moderation. My cals are 1200-1400 a day. That's all I log. I know I am getting plenty of protien- lots of lean meat and eggs, and one protien shake a day. I had the first good week last week in a while- lost 4.5 pounds. My suggesstion is to not rush along this journey. Think about lifestyle changes you can live with. If you do what I did, I realize in hindsite, it's just another diet. As far as my band, I had trouble staying in the elusive sweet spot. I was there for a few weeks here and there. I was pretty satisfied in the early part of the day, couldn't even eat solids in the morning, had a protien shake. By 2 or 3 my appetite would really kick in. I had small fills that pushed me to the other side and I was getting sick even on shakes. Very frustrating. I am frustrated at the weight gain too, never thought I would let 30 pounds creep back on.
However, I am back on track and not looking back. I know it will be slow going, but the weight will come off and hopefully I will have learned to eat the way I need to for the rest of my life- well 85-90 percent of the time anyway lol.

I finally had a good week eating and excersise wise. Lost 4.5 pounds. It feels really good. I am doing a pretty much south beach diet. The good fats and good carbs. Counting calories, keeping at about 1200. Doing cardio about 5 days a week and weight training with a trainer 4 days. I am journaling everything I eat. I was off track for months, starting with a trip to Europe the beggining of oct. Before I - knew it, it was Thanksgiving and then Christmas. 25 pounds later - uggg. The good news is I am feeling back in control.

I finally had a good week eating and excersise wise. Lost 4.5 pounds. It feels really good. I am doing a pretty much south beach diet. The good fats and good carbs. Counting calories, keeping at about 1200. Doing cardio about 5 days a week and weight training with a trainer 4 days. I am journaling everything I eat. I was off track for months, starting with a trip to Europe the beggining of oct. Before I - knew it, it was Thanksgiving and then Christmas. 25 pounds later - uggg. The good news is I am feeling back in control.

Love to hear these NSVs!. I think it's easy to get focused on that number on the scale which can lead to discouragement. I am struggleing to get back on track after some regain, going for 3 good days in a row. Hopefully some NSV's to come soon!

Love to hear these NSVs!. I think it's easy to get focused on that number on the scale which can lead to discouragement. I am struggleing to get back on track after some regain, going for 3 good days in a row. Hopefully some NSV's to come soon!

Awsome job! Keep up the good work, you are doing great!

Actually, doesn't sound to me like you need a fill. You say you are rarely hungry and kinda force yourself to eat. As long as your not pbing alot or anything I think you are in a very good place. As far as concerns about eating different foods, I think your band will force you to eat carefullly and in small quantiites. I think you will be just fine. Enjoy the Holidays!

I have always been a snacker. I disagree with doc.'s who say no snacking. I think healthy planned Snacks are fine. They are necessary for me to keep from getting too hungry inbetween meals. I snack mostly on nuts and lowfat cheese. I lost 107 pounds in 10 months. Now that I am maintaining I've added some fruit into my snacking/dessert. Hope this helps. I think the bottom line is that Snacks are ok, even good, but they must be planned and fit into your overall eating plan. That is very different then mindlessly or impulsivly digging into a bag of chips.

I think it's perfectly reasonable to ask that certain foods stay out of the house. They can eat them at resturaunts or whatever. You wouldn't put a bottle of wine on the table infront of a struggling alchoholic. To me it's the same thing. I would have a talk with your family. Make a list of foods you'd really like kept out of the house. Together you can come up with things they like to eat that aren't too difficult for you to pass up. Good luck and keep up the great work!