Betsyjane

Er, we just went to the grand opening of Chocolata in The Woodlands. I'll start tomorrow.....

Happy with my band. Remember this site is for support, so you hear a dispropotionate amount of problems with the band. 97% of banded people are cruisin' and not posting much.

I think I could join you except for my morning protein shake. Can I join in with that stipulation?

Please copy and paste and add your favorites! Beach Body series Richard Simmons Walk Away the Pounds Jari Love ripped Cathe

I do Tai Chi twice a week, and then a brief daily practice, and I belong to a gym and LOVE it when I go, but don't go often. I'm thinming if I do a DVD in the morning before I'm awake enough to talk myself out of it, then everything else that I do will be frosting on the cake!. My neice loaned me the Beach Body thigh workout, and it's amazing. I think I might get the whole series. No dance moves to feel klutzy with...just real exercise that you can do as easy or as hard as you are ready for. I really liked it!

I had pouch dilation. I had thought I needed another fill because I could eat a lot, but instead, my pouch had gotten bigger so I could stuff myself. I'm very restricted in the morning, and best guess is that even my Protein shake just sat too long in the pouch waiting to go on through and stretched the pouch every day. So I felt tlike I could eat anything with my big pouch. A few days of just liquids took care of it. And most folks also need a little less fill so their food can go down well. If you find that your fills are absorbing still, you might request Omnipack, with is a thicker fill that doesn't absorb or leak....

Thanks for the info. Let's keep this thread going with great DVDs. I hear that the beach body videos are good too.

I'm still incapacitated, but when I'm better, I'll do a class at May and preort back. If it's not as good as our guy, I'm definitely signing up for more with him. I really like him.......

Let's think about fills. Do you feel any restriction after? Are you getting a fluoroscope done? If so, and it is showing restriction, then ask them to compare the old and new pictures and see if you are dilating your pouch. I went through that and after we corrected it (easily), I had restriction. Let's also think about foods. Are you drinking your calories? Are you doing Proteins first? Of all the stuff you've read on this site, what is your critique of what you are doing well and wha needs improvement so far? Let's get to the bottom of this.... You're fine...just need some fine tuning somewhere.....

Ooops. I hit enter. Will continue in the next email.... Sorry.

Hi. Let's see. 9 pounds in 10 weeks means you're on the low side of normal. The goal is 1-2 pounds a week. So all is not lost. 3 fills in such a sort time is a bit unusual. But here are my thoughts.... first, you haven't failed and the band hasn't failed. You truly are on the low side of normal loss. So the goal is to increase it just a bit. And it does take some people as many as 7 fills to hit the sweet spot, so many it will just take you more. But let's sort through this...

My guess is you are either overfilled and dilated....or you have leaked some Fluid out and may need omnipack. In either case, your Dr visit is a smart move, Tweet.... If you can't make it on liquids...and I certainly understand that....then you may end up doing better with a slight unfill to help shrink your pouch. You'll get it figured out. You job now is to NOT kick yourself! Vikki-I'll bet your food intake is a big part of it. Whenever I feel like I'm off track, having lied to myself about my food yet again!...I do a food log for 2 days, counting calories, fat grams, carbs, and Protein. I seem to need that reality check to keep my carbs and fat low and my protein high.

Tai Chi at May Community Center. Free Wed. at 6:30 PM or Wed at 7:30 PM. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Register at 281-324-3373. (Also yoga at 6 PM Tues and Thurs)

I'm not fond of getting dressed for the gym, driving there, etc. Have any of you been consistent with DVDs, or is it just too easy to blow it off?

I'm curious how you decided which set of "facts" to believe....

Liquid Tylenol!!!!!

Hi Vikki. Just a thought. If you can barely east solids, why get a tighter fill? Seems like maybe a little less fill would let you eat your calories instead of drink them....

How was Monday night. I thought about you...We took our company to La Villa!

2-3 DAYS for me. Why can't you see your Dr?????? Thanks, NB.

I didn't keep good restriction until my 3rd fill, and then it felt right. Thern all of a sudden I could eat huge amounts. I went for a fill and found out that I had stretched my pouch. (She compared old and new fluoroscope pics). I was on fluids for 3 days and my pouch went back to normal. If that hadn't happened, she would have done a partial unfill to let the pouch rest. The only thing I can think of that stretched it was that I'm very restricted in the mornings and I was gulping down shakes that just sat in the pouch too long before going down. I'm fine now.

Slim Fast CARB CONTROL or EAS CARB CONTROL. Low on caloriew, carbs, sugar. High on protein. Decent taste....

Hi! I'm 57 and have been banded 6 months. Since then, my blood pressure has gone down. I am no longer on diabetic pills, and my arthritis is slightly improved. My restless lag syndrome disappeared when I stopped drinking Diet Coke, and I'm like you...I wish I'd had it done years ago. Welcome to the journey.

I am a straight Christian who believes in gay rights and marriage. I have a "Christian-based belief system".

I only tell people that I have the time and inclination to educate. There is so much ignorance about obesity. My family has been supportive, but my mother is going bonkers. While professing support, she is anxious when she can't stuff my face. She actually gets the shakes. Her world is about showing love through making sure everyone is overfed. She'll get over it. Or she won't. It's her issue, and not mine.

I went to the first one. It's a long way for me, and I have my local support group near home, but I plan to go back periodically. I thought it was great. It was packed, and the speaker no-showed, so it was an open discussion...which was ideal from my perspective. The 3 leaders are all at goal weight so they have a wealth of experience, and the crowd ranged from newbies to old pros. Since he has the topics listed on his website, you can pick and choose what you want to hear about....