losingjusme

YAY glad to hear you are home & well rest and update us when you are up to it...

oh you guys are SOOOO not the only one with the belly out the leg holes! im thinking of you today, best of luck to you. see you in flatlands!

hardly the slacker Juli!!

abc i am so glad you posted this thread. please know that you are far from alone. even being banded, losing 150ish pounds (with lots more to go), i still have a severe food addiction. severe food addiction. right now i am struggling more than i have in a long time, not sure exactly what or why it is, but its happening in a huge way right now. i have been 'food sober' for 2 days now, actually not even that - i bought jellie bellies for my upcoming race yesterday and had a few handfulls - but i was within my WW points range so lets so it was an 'ok' day. not great, but certainly could have been a ton worse. there are even days when i work against my band. the very tool that i had installed to help me - i defy. eating eating eating ... and not always the model bandster and going on liquids after i pb... i eat something until i have to pb, make some room and then eat some more. doesnt sound like a very 'successful bandster'... granted i think that's happened 1 maybe 2 times in 17 months, but its happened. life as i knew it pretty much turned upside down earlier this year, not excusing it, cause it is what it is. but, that didnt help matters. i was one of the lucky ones who was so fat that my surgeon didnt require anything. no sleep apnea testing, no nutritional counseling, no psychological counseling... all i had to do was have my ticker checked to make sure i wasnt goign to croak on the table and i think i had some blood drawn. i like jack's perspective, but its not eating that im addicted to ... eating i dunno - insert something incredibly good for you - SOY - eating soy anything (bleck btw) is incredibly different from eating something really good tasting (to me)... it doesnt even have to be 'bad' for me, i dunno ... chicken thigh (breast too tough)... i just cant eat anything... im a relatively picky eater - always have been - too bad the band didnt help in that area.... PMS for me is a bitch. thankfully, i get so tight right before that i can do liquids only for a day or so... but a shake goes down just fine thank you very much so yeah, do i have a point? i dunno ... just know that you are not alone out there... im literally taking it one meal at a time right now. best of luck to you.

redgirl, it really all depends on your walk... my guess is in the beginning, it may be enough, but as you lose more and more, you will more than likely need ot ramp it up. find something you like. classes, swimming, dancing, you name it. good luck.

Ann, how are they sized? by waist size or S/M/L ?

noooooo, really??????

welcome to LBT. my suggestion is to read this forum, there is a ton of great info here. best of luck to you.

sorry you had so much difficulty with your band. you are right, the band is not for everyone. im sure there have been numerous changes since the 5 years you were banded. i do not understand why your doctor would not remove it. could you explain a bit more please?

i am staying on plan today cause i only have 4 days until the Minnie Marathon.

when i first started i was about 400 pounds, so much exercise was nearly impossible. started on the treadmill for 5 minutes, next day i went 7, then gradually increased time and then speed then finally incline. i then went to the elliptical machine and bike. about a month after my surgery i started with a personal trainer, still go to one now. now i am training for a marathon in October (Minnie marathon - 15K - is this weekend), i plan to walk/run it ... walk 2 mins/run 1 min or as long as i can.. get out and do it, increase it and challenge yourself. PUSH yourself a tad farther than you think you can go.

i LOVED my ps!! link is in my sig

i echo indiogirl's question... what are you eating? everything ... condiments (butter, milk, etc..) also, what are your measurements? have they gone down? what was your starting weight ? if you started out needing to lose 60 pounds, 15 isnt dreadful.

i like the Avenue biker shorts one... if you want SERIOUS strength, i recommend the ones i bought for my post tummy tuck. nouvelleinc.com they will custom make one for you based on your measurements if needed. the negative i found with Spanx is the crotch hole ... not so much. i would not trust myself going to the bathroom through that hole. the PS garment i have has one from front to back. good luck.

SDSusan (my fave US city, btw...) welcome to LBT

Diane, so sorry to hear this. you are in my thoughts.

you look great!

hi Alan, welcome to LBT

.... not quite. like wheetsin said, try the FAQ. good luck on your journey.

sorry to hear you havent lost any weight, but what about measurements? did you take them pre-op? compare the numbers. if you didnt take them preop, take them now and then next month. also, i suggest changing your exercise routine, ramp it up a bit. good luck, you'll get there!

you know, the ones i have from Nouvelle are actually quite light weight... we'll see how i do at Disney though... it hasnt been too hot here yet.

just really look at the picture ...

hmmm, 3 days post op? i dunno how much you are going to want to 'hang out'. that's about when the extreme discomfort set in for me. you may want to read the feb/march plastics thread and that will give you a good idea of what we experienced.

**shudder**

im staying on plan today cause it works only if i stay on it...