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Has anyone tried "Body By Vi" shakes? I am hearing great things about them. I have a friend who is a 2'nd year medical student and she just started taking them. Just wondering if any of you have tried them? I placed an order today....I hope it is something I like because I can't seem to get enough Protein and hate everything else I have tried. Stagegirl

Well, i decided to go give WW a try. In october I got down to 178 which was only 13 pounds from my goal weight. My band was so tight that I had been throwing up and doing the "Acid Reflux" thing for about 2 months. So, they let a little out of my band in October and ever since i have been out of control. Yesterday morning I moved back to Twoterville and weighed 200.6. So depressing!!! Still better than the 279 when I got banded. Yesterday evening i logged on and signed up! My husband is not to happy about it since i was a self pay and we spent $10,000 just two years ago and now spending money on WW. He loves me and will be OK with it. I go to my meeting tomorow afternoon at 5:30 PM. I am really excited about it....I have done WW before and have lost weight and kept it off. My original start weight was 357 when I started my journey in January of 2000. So i have done WW, slimfast, Nurses First, Atkins....well, you get the picture. It has been a very long journey and WW is how i lost part of that weight. You all keep me posted so you can get my BUTT motivated!!!! Stagegirl

Yes, i used True Results in Richardson and Dr. Fox was my surgeon. Love him! I was banded in April of 2011 and have lost 92 pounds. Stagegirl

I added my starting weight...Thanks for doing this.... Name, real or screen~ Stagegirl Age~ 48 Goal weight for January 29th~ 183 Weight on January 1st~ 197.2 Dietary goal for January~ 3 bottles of Water per day and eat your PROTEIN! Exercise goal for January~ YMCA 3 days per week & 60,000 steps per week Personal goal for January~ Make me the priority! Date banded~ 4-13-10 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 91 lbs What is your goal weight for the coming year~ 165 by Spring Break (Mid March)

I too think this is a great idea. I kind of did the same thing..when I went for my first LB seminar at True Results in Richardson TX, I was so excited I thought why wait....I went ahead and started researching and started chew, chew, chewing....that is still the hardest thing for me and I am approaching two years out!!! I started out at 357 in January 2000 after my mom passed away. I seen what the weight, diabetis and such had done to her. I tried a little of everything, Atkins, South Beach, Weight Watchers, etc etc. I made it down to 278, which is great...it just took a long time...In February of 2010 i went to seminar for True Results and the Lap Band. I have lost another 90 lbs with the band. I love it. I look forward to hearing about your success as we all continue to take this wonderful journey called life. God Bless! Stagegirl

Name, real or screen~ Stagegirl Age~ 48 Goal weight for January 29th~ 183 Weight on January 1st~ Dietary goal for January~ 3 bottles of water per day and eat your PROTEIN! Exercise goal for January~ YMCA 3 days per week & 60,000 steps per week Personal goal for January~ Make me the priority! Date banded~ 4-13-10 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 91 lbs What is your goal weight for the coming year~ 165 by Spring Break (Mid March)

I have had 2 C sections.....the Lap Band procedure for me was nothing compared. I was shopping the next day and hit the road for a conference 4 days later.

I was banded April of 2010 and have lost 91 pounds.

I used Dr. Fox at True Results in Richardson and love him. His staff is awesome too. Good Luck!!!

I did feel hunger right from the very start. You have such a wonderful story... I use Dr. Fox too and love him love him love him. He is strict! All the folks at TR will tell you he is the most strict with his patients but he also has the best success rate. I have lost a total of 178 in the past 11 and a half years. 98 since my LB sugery in April of 2010. Keep moving....I wear a pedometer everyday and try to get 10 to 12 thousand steps per day...ask DR. Fox how many he gets.... it's like a competetion...he never beats me...ha ha....good luck and keep us posted.... I felt no physical hunger immediately post op, I often times felt really full from nothing or just a few sips of Fluid. I think it was the swelling for me. I imagine the last thing the body is worried about is food while its still recovering from the trauma of surgery. But indeed mental hunger returned first especially once I moved into the mushy phase- my mind wanted to CHEW!haha

I'm just saying I like them. If you don't that is OK. For me it is the only one I have tried that I liked. Believe me, when your starting weight was 357 you have tried your share of shakes over the years. LOL Good luck! Stagegirl name='Frank166' timestamp='1316830687' post='1666429'] Any shake over the counter can be good if you mix up all the recipes mentioned. Drink Visalus straight wit milk without anything and it's the most disgusting thing on the market. Visalus products is basically overpriced hype. There's really substance to their claim.

I know what you are talking about.....I have lost a total of 178 pounds.....I have been working the past 11 and a half years to regain my health.......99 of that came off since Spring of 2010 with the band. I am one half the size I used to be. People keep telling me I need to stop loosing weight but i don't see it. Last week I was in a conference room alone and walked up to the grease board and just marked how wide I thought I was. In my mind I am about 12"-14" wider than I actually am. I trust the mind will eventually catch up. Good Luck! Stagegirl

Yes, they are AWESOME!!!!! Try 8 Oz Almond Milk, 2 Scoops of Body By Vi powder 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 Tablespoon of Honey 6 ice cubes and blend SNICKERDOODLE...is it so good...no aftertaste or grit...this is my 2'nd week on them. Also, the BUTTERFINGER 8 Oz Almond Milk 2 Teaspoons of Instant sugar free butterscotch pudding mix (dry) 1 Tablesspoon of Reduced Fat Peanut Butter 6 ice cubes It is really the only Protein shake I have found that I like....I did the muscle milk that first two weeks post op and now if I even see in in the isle at Wal-mart I want to puke!!! Ha Ha The girl I bought it from gave me 5 or 6 pages of recipes....I have liked all that I have tried so far. Good Luck!! Stagegirl

I am having a bout of something that is worring me. I know i eat to fast...almost 2 years and still struggle, especially when I am with people and talking. The past few days nothing will go down. This morning my son is in from medical school and my husband wanted to fix Breakfast. I had 3 small bites of scrambled egg, two small bites of biscuit w/ gravy, one bite of bacon that I chewed up and spit out (TMI....I know) and drank about 3 ounces of pineapple juice. I have felt stuck ever since. My upper stomach hurts, I have this lump feeling in my throat, I have thrown up about 4 times (always just small amount of liquid) and I feel like I need to burp. When I do burp it is just acid like. I know other people say when they are stuck it will take 30 minutes to an hour before it goes down. Sometimes this last all day. So, I don't know if i am stuck or something else. I am just wondering if maybe I have slipped. I have lost 98 pounds and have really done well so far. Any advice??? Stagegirl My band came out yesterday. I'm a little sad to see it go, but I WILL NOT miss the discomfort or reflux that came with the slip. I wish I had known the slip symptoms for what they were, and not just assumed it was another change in my "restriction pattern." WIth 20/20 hindsight I should have put two and two together, but I just didn't. At least it was caught before anything worse could happen, or there was permanent damage to my esophagus.

I love the Okios FF Greek Yo too. It is the best......i love the Blueberry, fruit on the bottom. Mmmmmmmm

96 pounds gone.....I love that!!!!! Shopping in regular sizes Crossing legs Walking by a mirror or glass door and realizing that is me My life not revolving around food anymore Shopping in regular sizes Not feeling self conscious in a crowd People telling me how young I look Shopping in regular sizes Shopping Shopping Shopping I have many years to make up for....I can remember going to Disney years ago and going shopping and could not find anything that looked good on me in the 4X or 5X's. I love going in and trying on clothes....it's good exercise too! Ha Ha

The only people I told was my husband and two kids and if i had it to do over and could.....I would not tell them. I have lost 80 pounds since I had my LB Surgery in April of 2010. I was a self pay so I forked out my whole bonus from work for the surgery last year, a little over $11,000. Every time I eat a piece of cake or put more on my plate than he (my husband) thinks I should have he says, "Hey L.B. Girl". I am really getting sick of it. L. B. GIRL! Anyway, I don't blame you for not wanting others to know.....It is hard work...I have had to work to get everyone of those 80 lbs off and I, WE deserve whatever credit we can get......besides, it's more fun when you keep them guessing! Good Luck, Stagegirl

WOW!!! I want to see pictures too. I am also cuious about price. I have one big arm and one bigger arm...up top. Both arms are pretty good from the elbow down but my right arm has a "fat egg" just above my elbow. It seems to have shrunk over the past 5-6 months but still prevents me from wearing some clothes. I am not talking sleeveless either....some sleves won't fit over my fat arm so I am really looking forward to seeing your results and knowing the price if you don't mind. Stay healthy! Stagegirl

I have lost a total of 168 lbs. 79 of those on my own since Jan of 2000........89 since my band in April of 2010 and now I just want to loose 25 more. I have been stuck for over 4 months.....I really am OK with weighing 189 after once being 357 but, I really just need a few more pounds to fit into a size XL shirt, (I have no boobs, legs or butt, just a big trunk). So on Monday I started the GNC 7 day Total Lean program.....I went ahead and bought the 14 day transformation system that you follow it up with...Lots of Vitamins to take in the morning....along with the shake....I really like the shakes too. Two shakes per day. There is a detox drink you drink at night....it finally did its thing this morning (If ya know what I mean). The 14 day kit has a packet of AM and PM vitamins (really big vitamins) ....YIKES! plus the 2 shakes per day. I feel as though I have more energy....I am staying off the scale until Monday morning.....I still tend to reward myself with food when the scale moves in the right direction and especially on the weekends.....I really hope to be first in line when they release that "Brain Band". Stagegirl

I love love love this post..... I want to....... Wear a skirt that is above my knees Wear something sleeveless Wear shorts Wear a bathing suit in public Stagegirl

Check out "True Results" in Dallas Texas. $9900 for cash pay and it includes one year of aftercare. I used Dr. Fox and really like him, he is strict and stays with you on your journey. All of the PA's are always talking about how Dr. Fox does things....they really respect him and how he follows up with his patients. I did have to pay for a couple of lab things at the beginning and that was about 6 or 7 hundred dollars. The procedure took place at Richardson Surgery Center...the surgery was out patient but Dr. Fox has all out of town patients to spend the night in a hotel up the street.... the hotel was included in my price. If you would like to know anything else please PM me. I have lost 168 lbs since January of 2000. I lost 78 lbs from January 2000 to April of 2010 on my own. I have lost 90 since my lapband surgery on April 13, 2010. I would like to lose 20 - 25 more. Good Luck on your journey, Stagegirl

Church is a good bet....not a guarentee but a good place to start. Good Luck! A good one is worth working for....and praying for....there are so few of them out there these days. I am thankful I have a good that believes in going to church...speaking of that.......it is getting late and the alarm will be going off soon to get up and get ready for Sunday service.