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Good advice. :waytogo:

Day 5 completed yesterday on the Dukan diet - total weight loss 8 pounds - woohoo

You'll be down by 50 long before your birthday! :Banane15:

That's great to hear - hang in there.

Hope to hear you all are well! If support needed, please come to the board here.

How are you doing with the burping? Are you doing any better?

That's great news - you sound invigorated! It oftens takes about 4 -5 fills to get to where you feel the restriction so I hope that newer bandsters know to watch what they're eating for the first while as in dieting before they reach good restriction. Weight watchers - i was doing that over the winter and lost about 10-12 pounds would have been more if I had stuck to it better - I didn't have good restriction though as I was waiting on an operation where i would have to defill that was postponed so went a while with not much restriction. I will be going back for a fill soon. Good luck and if you have any questions or need support please feel free to email me. I've done every diet there is but this time I have my lapband to ensure that i stay down at the weight i want.

If they're not huge you can always put dr. scholl's foot pad in - that's what i did with a beautiful pair of shoes my mom wore once to my brother's wedding, they were a full size too big but with the foot pad fit well and oh sooooo comfortable.

Glad to hear it went well!

How is it goin? Any better? I use myfitnesspal to track carbs - it really helps to be accountable. also if you check out the atkins site it is very helpful. Atkins has an induction phase for 2 weeks and carbs need to be under 20 grams. When I am out i always have hot wings with blue cheese dipping sauce and caesar salad without croutons - super yummy and doesn't upset my diet - I usually have 2 pints of coors light draft as well - i don't necessarily lose any weight that day but i never once have gained after this meal. p.s. it gets easier the longer you stay away from the white carbs. I grew up with those and after a few days not weeks my cravings all but disappeared.

Your first line is absolutely true. I wouldn't go out with a fat guy and i don't expect cute guys to go out with me if i am overweight. Just my opinion.

http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/crunch-master/oven-baked-rice-crackers-sesame-flavored/ looks like they have quite a few carbs. anytime you may have a question about a food, type in the food name followed by nutrition and you will find the answer easily. Livestrong is a great website for this sort of info as is calorieking

I am doing for 10 days just Protein with a little bit of non fat greek yogurt in the morning with tbsp and half of oat bran, then having steamed fish or canned chicken, turkey, salmon with 1 tbsp half fat mayo and bit of chopped onion and pickle, or 2 poached eggs. this is the Dr. Dukan diet. I thought I would try it to get my weight moving again and it has started moving again. I am not bored with the food I'm eating as i spice up the food well. I will probably change to Dr. Atkins in a few weeks. I like to switch up my diet when the scale stops moving. I am using my fitpal to monitor exactly what i eat and how much Water i drink which is about 10 - 12 glasses a day. I am eating approx 850-950 cals a day. I'm not hungry. It is only a suggestion. I have included a link just in case you would like to take a look. I am doing the attack phase and have taken off 8 pounds since saturday. I take a tbsp liquid Multivitamin Centrum and a dose of Vitamin b complex also in liquid form. I had only lost 25 pounds as of about a month ago in a year. Now i'm doing anything to shake up things to get the rest of the weight off. I'm on the treadmill for 20 minutes per day doing a brisk walk (approx 2.8 - 3.0 mph) as still cold outside here in Canada. http://thedukandiet.info/

:Banane03: absolutely not, ever watched 4 hours or more in a row of the cooking channel?

could you possibly need a fill and bit of reduction of food you eat? my band gets loose wheni lose weight

You'll do great! gives me ideas too!

thanks Sue again for your kindness, you're afraid to swallow as you can feel intense pressure in the ears. I've taken 2 robaxacet just a few minutes ago a little ahead of schedule. I have already prayed to God, please no more - it honestly is that scary and painful. I'm going so far as to have my boyfriend call me from work during the night to wake me so i can take the pain meds.

It's still is a nice boost though, eh?

They told me that would be okay to do. Hopefully you won't have to pay too much.

yup, workout nike runners were a bit snug before - not anymore

further update on jaw surgery - a new pain (the other pains are not gone yet after 4 weeks) has started and that is muscle spasms. It happened 2 nights ago. It feels like somebody has shot you in the temple and that fluid is flowing out of your ear - you positively hit the ceiling. I have never been shot and God please I hope that never happens but that is what I equate this problem to. It happened this morning while I was out with my sister for a coffee, I haven't been out much because don't feel great. I started crying right there in the restaurant and I'm 47 years old. I emailed my surgeon when I got home and they answered to take robaxacet as directed and if pain doesn't go away in 24 hours to notify her. I'm assuming that she would then call in a prescription for a stronger muscle relaxant. I had 1 robaxacet here at home and took that and as I was taking it had another attack and literally went through the ceiling in the bathroom followed by fits and buckets of tears - it is so scary. I say and will repeat - not childbirth, not the lapband operation compares to the pain from jaw surgery and now this added element of pain. I can't wait until it's all over. I am living in complete fear that I will have another spasm.

hello, hope you were able to resolve this sticky uncomfortable situation.

what an adorable haircut in the first photo with the polka dot dress - will have to find a pic in a magazine like that and bring it to the hairdresser.

I have completed day 4 of the Dukan diet - all protein and am not finding it difficult at all to follow - never starving that's for sure and since i'm quite creative in the kitchen with spices and such am not bored with the food yet. Will follow up in a few days to let you know how i'm doing.

ha ha ha ha