Bklynike

This was the best gift you could give yourself. I was banded on 6/21 and have lost 31lbs since the surgery. I would love to have bread, pasta, potato chips, pizza, etc. but I love losing weight more. This was not a tough decision for me - I was tired of being an overwieght, unhappy person and decided to change things. I can only imagine you are ready for the change, for the journey to make you look and feel better. A healthier you! It is not easy - you will have to work out and watch what you eat. Giving up "garbage" will only help you on your journey. Good luck.

Walking is the best thing you can do at this point. You should eat only when you feel hungry. Isopure, 40gram protein drink, is tasty and will help you get your proteins for the day. You can purchase them at any GNC and they come in many different flavors. Welcome to the lap-band community. We all have the same goal here - lose weight, help others here and enjoy our journey.

What exactly is sliming?

If the scale says you gained, perhaps it is only fluids. We all have good days and bad, just make the best of it. Tomorrow will be a better day. Don't let your mood swings influence how you eat and take care of yourself. Endorphines make you feel better, so take a walk or a bike ride or go to the gym. Good luck.

How wonderful - 50lbs is quite an accomplishment. You go girl. You look great. Have a fabulous cruise.

Perhaps keeping a food journal will help. Next, do you have someone who can be your gym buddy? If not, check to see if your gym has a class you can take - Zumba perhaps. Lots of fun. You can lose the weight you want to lose, you have the time and you know how to do it. Get it done! We all have faith in you.

Congratulations. Keep up the good work. Isn't the LB a great tool?

Congrats on the foster baby. How wonderful for you to do something like that. That tells me you are a caring human being, so you have to learn to care for yourself. If you are that hungry in the afternoon, you are possibly not drinking enough fluids during the day. Have you tried sugar free ice pops or sugar free jello/pudding? How about string cheese? I wish you and your extended family a lot of luck. Make time for yourself - let the hubs stay with the children and get back to the gym. Keep making yourself healthier - if not for you, for the 3 little ones. Good luck.

Wow, you have lost a lot of weight. Did you ever think you would be asked to teach a class at the gym? That should be enough to get you motivated. It would be too easy to fall back into old habits, but I trust you will never quit! Stay strong and you will make your goal. Enjoy the rest of your journey.

I take a small One A Day in the morning with a liquid Calcium/Vitimin D3. I also take an additional D 400 IU because I am a cancer survivor and I need the D. Not a vitimin, but I have stated taking Dulcolax 2 times a day, which has helped somewhat to "soften" things up, without gettin gtoo graphic. Good luck.

You are doing so well already. She was stupid and heartless to say such a thing to you. Perhaps she is jealous - I am sure you loss is already showing and there are people out there that do not like to see other people do well. You keep doing what you are doing becuase you are doing great. YOU WILL SUCCEED!

Every loss is just that, a loss. And 11.25" holy cow! How did you do that????? When I started this journey I read that people measured themselves and I said I was going to do it, but I forgot to do it. Now I am going to march into the other room and have my husband measure me. Keep up the good work. I am very proud of you. You go girl!

I cannot believe how quickly time is flying by. Next weekend I will be posting my new Sept. 2010 photos in my good old green shirt. Be on the look-out for that. This month is full of doctor's appointments for me. I am again cancelling the appointment for my first fill this Thurs. Still don't think I need it. I have an appointment for a colonoskopy consultation:eek:. Yes, I have put it off as long as I can, now my doctor's are yelling that it has to be done. So, in order to schedule the test for the week of October 11th I have to go meet the doctors and give them my medical history. How fun is that? Then I have to get my mammogram and ultrasound:mad:. It will take have the time it usually does since I had a mastectomy on January 5th of this year...I know, sick humor. I am a little nervous about it, but I will keep good thoughts. Then I get to see my oncologist. I love this woman more than I can say:tt1:. She is absolutely the best. I hope she tells me the mammogram and ultrasound tests went well and all is good for another year. Once you have been told you have breast cancer, every mammogram is a scary proposition. OK, so I have been doing really well with the lap-band so far. I am down to 223.4 and feeling really well, except I have some kind of lump on the bottom of my left foot and 2 corns on my right foot, so when I'm on the treadmill, my feet start to bother me. My sneakers are New Balance shoes and I have been wearing them for a couple of months, so I know they fit well. I guess I now have to make an appointmtnet with a podiatrist:cursing:. When it rains it pours, but I am losing weight, not hungry between meals so I am still a happy puppy. :tt2:

Since thousands of working people have the lap-band, all industry would stop if they couldn't fly after they have fluid in their band. Perhaps the person you spoke with didn't understand what you were saying? That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. I am so glad you have found another doctor. I am so glad you are enjoying your new home in Minnesota. I wish you the best of luck and enjoy your vacation down here in sunny Florida. It is so hot right now, in the 90s every day with a heat index of over 100. I can't wait until winter!

You have a great weekend too. thanks for all of your wonderful comments.

I went today for a visit with my new nutritionist and I love her. She is very friendly and truly listened to me. She gave me some great recipe ideas and once we have tried one or two and like them, I will post them here so we can all share. I was concerned that I wasn't doing what I should be doing, but she said I am doing great! I am excited that I don't have to do the protein shakes anymore. I truly don't like them. I have been eating enough proteins and I am still losing. I told her I was concerned that if and when I get a fill, I won't be able to get in enough food in. She said I would probably end up cutting back on the veggies or fruit, but that as long as I continue eating my protein first, I won't need the shakes or protein bars. I know a lot of you here at this site still eat bread or carbs, but I don't, My doctor does not want me, or his other patients, to eat them because according to him, if you don't eat carbs, your body fuels on your fat. If you eat carbs, the body fuels on the carbs and leaves the fat. So even though I love the bread and pasta, I am doing without. In a year when he says I can have them in small portions, I'll see if I want them then. I weighed in at her office and then again tonight at the gym. I am down to 224.6. I feel so good. I wish everyone reading my blog feels as good as I do.:scared2: Have a great weekend everyone.

We have all been there and done that. It is a pain, but it helps you get on the right road. It won't last forever, and pretty soon you will get to the pureed/mushy food. Good luck to you on your journey. Check back and let us know how you are doing.

If you can get menus, either by going to the restaurant or on line before you get there, you can plan your meals ahead of time. I usually feel pretty safe with steak or prime rib for dinner. I always ask if they put butter or sauce and then ask them to leave it off. Fish/seafood is also a great way to go. Watch the fried, ask for grilled again without butter or sauce. I usually do egg whites for breakfast. You can do it and you will be successful.

Best of luck to you. It will be the best gift you could give yourself.

Stepping on that scale every day can make you nuts. Good for you to restrain yourself. Once or twice a week is good just to help keep you on the right road. Keep up the good work and good to know you haven't fallen off the face of the earth.

Thank you all for your responses to my blogs. I truly get inspired by all of you. I made a promise to myself 3 years ago when I decided to look into weight loss surgery that if I was fortunate to have it, I would do ANYTHING I had to do to keep on track. I know too many people who have had gastric bypass or lapband surgery and didn't keep up their end of the bargain by keeping on track and doing what they needed to do, so they gained all their weight back. They thought I'll have the surgery and the rest will take care of itself. Well, that isn't the case. You have to take care of the rest. Tomorrow I have a 9:00am appointment with a new dietician. My last one was a very nice young lady, but she didn't "get me" and was not giving me the information I needed. She would ask if I liked something like Greek yogurt or cottage cheese and I said no. So when she wrote out a suggested diet plan, she put both cottage cheese and Greek yogurt on it. That got me a little bit upset, so I told my doctor I wanted to switch and they gave me an appointment with a new person. I am curiousn to know if I am doing the right thing eating the way I do. Yes, I am consistently losing weight and the scale is going in the right direction, but I want to make sure my intake is right. Could I lose more faster? I don't know, but I feel great, so I hope I am doing what I am suppose to do. As you all know, I don't want to do protein shakes - but I will if I have to. I can't believe I am in my 9th week since surgery. The time has gone by so quickly. My first fill is scheduled for 9/1, so we will see how it goes. Well, I hope you all have a great evening.

I have a horrible job. Yes, there I said it. I am a customer service manager for a national costume and uniform company. It is so stressful. There should not be this much stress working for a costume company. I don't work for the White House, the Pentagon, or Homeland Security. People place orders for merchandise, we make their items and ship them out. So, you would think it was an easy job. Well, not so much. People are rude and obnoxious. I have been yelled at and cursed at. As bad as our customer's are, the owners are worse! I have 10 people working under me and I always tell them if they get a waco on the phone, screaming and cursing at them to tell them hold for their supervisor and transfer me the call. That is why I get paid the big bucks (not really big...) I especially love the people who order late and when they can't get their items when they want them, all hell breaks loose. Why am I telling you all of my woes? Why am I moaning and groaning? Well, it would be great if someone offered me a new job. Anyone need a great employee, in South Florida? The Hollywood/North Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area. If so, make me an offer. :wub: The real reason is because the old me would have come home and stuffed my face with pizza or pasta, Enteman's pound cake, POTATO CHIPS (my favorite), and bread. The new me has been maintaining my new lifestyle. I don't use food as a crutch any longer. I completely understand that over eating all of the wrong foods will not make me feel better, but will make me sick and disappointed in myself. I am working too hard and long to get on this journey. So I guess I have learned something after all :thumbup:. Have a great night everyone. Don't forget, all job offers will be considered!

First of all, you need a new doctor - one who will motivate you. You need a partner to work out with and you need to journal your food. I wish you luck.

You got it going on. Congrats on the grandbaby and for learning to what you need to do for yourself. The lap-band is a great start. Keep on the road to a healthier you.

We all have to be our own advocate. If you don't feel you are being treated the way you should, find someone else. I am so glad you listened to the other patient. Why didn't she change offices?