losingjusme

hi, welcome. to be honest, right after surgery i wasnt hungry at all and the thought of eating / drinking made my nauseous. about 2-3 weeks later, i did get hungry and was in 'bandster hell' ... not HUNGRY, but hungrier than i thought i should be and was worried that the surgery didnt work. once i was allowed on mushies and solids, it helped, but i was still hungrier than i thought i should be. i did go in for my fills as i needed and have finally reached very good restriction (i will be banded 11 months very soon). good luck

hi Andielmt, i think you need to look at WHY you snack all day. is it due to true physical hunger or just something to do? if it is true physical hunger, then yes, the band will do wonders for it once you are properly restricted. if it is the "head hunger", the band will more than likely work well for you as well, but it would be more of a struggle. i had more head hunger than real hunger and some days (like today) are really rough. the good thing is that i am properly restricted and couldnt eat much even if i wanted to. the discomfort and sometimes pain of being too full just isnt worth it.

what you are in right now is called "Bandster Hell" ... see the search box up top (right next to new posts and quick links)? You may want to search for bandster hell. this time is for HEALING and anchoring that band in place on your stomach. the more you eat, the more your stomach 'works' with digestion and the fewer chances it gets to anchor into place which can create problems in the future. i strongly suggest you go back to liquids and follow your doctor's directions. i am not saying that you WILL have problems, but i wouldnt want to go through surgery just to possibly mess it up.

wow, you must have a really different thinking doctor! most doctor's require at least 1-2 weeks on liquids after surgery.... unless of course you aren't following your doctor's orders ...

yes, and i was only down 6

nope.......

i am so proud of you Terri...

WHINE ... i wanna run ... i wanna run now ... but im too chicken to even TRY to run at my gym ... plus, i really dont want to get injured. i want the pounds to melt off of me ... i am sick of being fat.

maybe you should call her and tell her she's out of the will ... :omg:

WOOO HOOOOO!!! congratulations and great job!

awwww... thanks!!

Woooo Hoooooo

hi ... let's see ... pointers for keeping your eye on your goal.. i am kind of an "in your face" type person so what i just did was i found the worst picture of (super huge fat) me and printed it. i carry it around and when i dont want to work out or dont want to push myself or want to eat off plan, i look at that God aweful picture ... it truly is an aweful horrible picture of myself and seeing it makes me NOT want to go back there ever again. also staying active helps my mood and my motivation a lot. i find if i miss working out more than a day a week, i get sluggish ... fall into bad habits again. why are they so difficult to change but so easy to revert back to??? you can always PM me too ... :eyebrows: (cool new smily)...

oh oh oh ... i wanna be one ... do i have to change my name to include RN (even though i'm clearly NOT)...

yeah... so much that it had to be posted a couple of times ... i love my band btw ... :bounce:

dietfailure, my suggestion would be to read through the threads in this forum, there are MANY experiences here.. good luck

up a bit but i usually am after my free day (stupid Water weight...) great job everyone! Faith, soooooo close to twoterville!! Name.............Chall. Start Wt......Current......Chall. Goal......To Go losingjusme..........273......................275. .............238................37 faithmd................303.....................300.3.............283................16.7 mpalen.................229......................22 9.............200................29 want2beme...........225......................225.. ............195...............30 mcgreen...............236..................... 236.............210................26 wombat712...........179..................... 179.............155................24 Suzzzie. ...............346......................346....... .......315..............31 Chris_NJ...............284.......................2 84.............250...............34 Cherrybomb...........311......................311. ............291..............20 legster..................261.....................2 61..............235..............26 Desertbunnee.........232......................207. ............180..............27 areellady...............232......................2 32...............212.............20 sweethot143..........197......................197. ............175..............22 gweniper...............253......................25 3...............223.............30 Jeni 85..................237......................237.. .............207.............30 dacer123...............243......................24 3...............223.............20 momlambert..........207.......................207. ..............185.............22 Rainer..................298....................... 294..............258.............36 glindab.................277....................... 277..............250..............27 Soniacan..............198.5....................198 .5.............175.............23.5 ladydi..................233....................... 233...............208..............25 argon...................162...................... 162..............142..............20 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ....... ........220...........26 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145.........19 Denise...................170.................... 170............155.............15 marcar35...............277....................277. ..... .......257..............20 Ariel ....................207......................207. ..........182..............25 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ...... .......160............20 josiebies...............188......................1 88.... ..........165............23 DonnaD...............185.........................1 85.. ..........170..........15 hf2havefun...........240.........................2 40.. ..........210..........30 Amelia40...............270........................ 270 ............240..........30 METALBAND...........187........................187 ........ ......167..........20 luvinke..................225...................... ..225.... ..........195..........30 JulieNYC................155......................1 51.................136............15 wen.....................288......................2 88.... ..........255...........33 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 ...............186...............30 robgoblin87............279.....................279 ..............250..............29 Babygrl1234...........215....................215.. ..............190................25 Stacy73...............259.....................259 ..................230............29 aussie_jode...........212...................212... .................190...........22 chickatee.............203................203...... ........175......................28 katalin.e...............230................179.... ..........150..............29 Whosyadaddy........388................388......... .....335..............53 Becky42................253................253..... ........220...............33 sdakotaRN..............254...............254...... .........225.............29 jadrad7.................224................224.... ............200..............24 eclipse..................215................212... ..............199............. 16

not too late to join in. welcome everyone!!

great job kim! i tried to pull up your blog and it wouldnt come up...

Julie ... sweet 16 ... glad "these days" are being very good to you ... :whoo: :whoo: :bounce: :whoo: :whoo:

WHOA DADDY!!! that would be simply amazing!!! i have full confidence in you!

September Challenge Name...........................Starting........ Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo losingjusme..(Christine)........273............. 1.............272........252........20 faithmd.............................302...... .......0.............302........290........12 ridinmyhddream (Carol)........262..............0.............262. ......250........12 insubordination...................300............. 0........... .300........292........8 Kimmie..............................314........... ..0. ...........314........290........24 Tinkerbell77. . . . . . . . . . . .317 . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . .317 . . . .299 . . . .18 Rainer (Lorraine).................298.............4...... .........294.......275........19 Chiefsfankatie...............305...............0.. .............305............290......15 jbtullis ........................300...............2....... ......298..........285.........13

everyone, please dont forget to copy the LATEST stats. some people were left off for a bit. Name.............Chall. Start Wt......Current......Chall. Goal......To Go losingjusme..........273......................272. .............238................34 faithmd................303......................30 3.............283.................20 mpalen.................229......................22 9.............200................29 want2beme...........225......................225.. ............195...............30 mcgreen...............236..................... 236.............210................26 wombat712...........179..................... 179.............155................24 Suzzzie. ...............346......................346....... .......315..............31 Chris_NJ...............284.......................2 84.............250...............34 Cherrybomb...........311......................311. ............291..............20 legster..................261.....................2 61..............235..............26 Desertbunnee.........232......................207. ............180..............27 areellady...............232......................2 32...............212.............20 sweethot143..........197......................197. ............175..............22 gweniper...............253......................25 3...............223.............30 Jeni 85..................237......................237.. .............207.............30 dacer123...............243......................24 3...............223.............20 momlambert..........207.......................207. ..............185.............22 Rainer..................298....................... 294..............258.............36 glindab.................277....................... 277..............250..............27 Soniacan..............198.5....................198 .5.............175.............23.5 ladydi..................233....................... 233...............208..............25 argon...................162...................... 162..............142..............20 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ....... ........220...........26 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145.........19 Denise...................170.................... 170............155.............15 marcar35...............277....................277. ..... .......257..............20 Ariel ....................207......................207. ..........182..............25 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ...... .......160............20 josiebies...............188......................1 88.... ..........165............23 DonnaD...............185.........................1 85.. ..........170..........15 hf2havefun...........240.........................2 40.. ..........210..........30 Amelia40...............270........................ 270 ............240..........30 METALBAND...........187........................187 ........ ......167..........20 luvinke..................225...................... ..225.... ..........195..........30 JulieNYC................155......................1 54.................136............18 wen.....................288......................2 88.... ..........255...........33 LeslieLee...............216.....................21...............186...............30 robgoblin87............279.....................279 ..............250..............29 Babygrl1234...........215....................215................190................25 Stacy73...............259.....................259 ..................230............29 aussie_jode...........212...................212....................190...........22 chickatee.............203................203...... ........175......................28

i am having thoughts on not working out tomorrow, but i just gotta. my abs are sore, my glute is sore, my calves are sore ... i can think of a billion reasons not to go, but two true reasons to go... cause i wanna see 269 or less by next week.... cause i feel 10000000 times better when i do.

i agree argon, the heaviest MALE was just a tad over my starting weight, made me feel awful. i think it does set unrealistic expectations regarding loss. sure, they lose 5-15+ pounds a week, but they really work out all day (almost literally)... i know Kai from a season or 2 ago keeps a blog on myspace, she has had some really good insights... i will watch tonight and probably the rest of this season. i am very happy that jillian michaels is back. i did buy her book and it's pretty good.