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I don't want to get into any dispute with anybody on the lapband forum but I completely believe in low carbs. I just won't make other people believe in it. I've seen miracles happen when carbs were cut out of diets including my brother's former father-in-law, he was dying from cancer, was better for a while when my doctor, Dr. Mclean cut him off all carbs, then he went back to Pasta and died very quickly. The other people who stayed off carbs completely at least lived longer than they were told they would live. One particular beautiful new mother Laura ( an italian) - the doctors told her she had 5 months to live (incurable cancer) and there's nothing we can do about it, she went to see our Dr. mclean and lived for another 5 years.

have no idea if effects the band (nothing i've noticed), i've always been using the tanning bed, was in there a few weeks after getting the band last year.

Welcome to" Band Nation". Glad you're feeling better and ready to start a new course. congratulations! :Banane02:

Welcome Narcissa! You will find lots of support here. Start reading through some of the posts, food and nutrition, diet and exercise are good ones to start with and you will get an idea of how others are approaching these things. good luck! :Banane48: It's on with the show!

I've had no problem with beer - I choose the light variety all the time though as it does really make a difference in calories consumed. when drinking from the bottle straight though you may find it a bit hard to swallow because of the carbonation. I found beer easier to drink from the glass. It's no fun when you take a nice swig and it all comes back up and maybe hits somebody in the face (unless it is someone who is giving you unwanted attention). That's been my experience with beer. Other alcohol, no problem. :Banane34:

(not quite as fattie) ha ha, that's pretty funny

You can always give low carb meals a try. Try to stay under 20 grams of carbs per day. I would try this for a few days to a week if I was in your position just to get the weight moving again. I've tried it before and it does work (10 pounds in one week is what i lost the first time i tried Dr atkins) . As soon as i am able to have solid foods again as i am recovering from a serious jaw operation - that is what i'll be doing. good luck!

thanks for your input reverie. by the way, excellent weight loss! :Banane12: What's behind door #3? the new you!

That's an incredible weight loss and maintaining it is even more awesome!:welldone: :drum: Drum roll please!

I get the same thing with the underwire bra. I just try to reposition it and now when I go to buy one i will try to be more careful that i don't get one that hurts the port area.

I have given mine to a charity church store and sometimes to Goodwill. When I was at my higher weights i bought only a few clothes and the cheapest nice ones i could find - at Walmart, goodwill. I so detested being overweight and fat that i didn't want to spend any money on good stuff. Still some of the things i got were quite nice but are mostly out the door at the places i mentioned above and now some more is ready to go including some huge pajamas. In fact, this post so inspired me i will clear out some stuff from my closet tonight!

I have a darling sundress with 70s style flowers that fits me when I am in 120s. can't wait to put that on. I look at it almost weekly. of course tank tops too

Wow, i love plaid, that's a really cute bikini! enjoy it and with the tummy tuck you better get a stick to defend yourself when all the guys are running after you.

Wow, what an awesome dress! You'll look fantastic - don't forget to post some pics when the time is right!

that's a gorgeous dress

I find the best way to avoid hangover is to have water along with the glasses of wine or drinks - it really helps a lot a lot a lot. I like wine a lot but can't drink it straight - i find it too strong. I put some ice in and do have a glass of water on the side.:Banane34: Once in a while (at a bar) I have cold coors light draught beer - lowest in calories and quite refreshing but 2 is what I can handle. 3 - i'm not tipsy but feel really really full. In my younger days when I drank wine straight - when I got home I would drink several large glasses of water and that also prevented hangovers. (eating a bit after drinking helps too)

lost about 30 plus pounds, down from 38D to 36D

I get that as well as I like to have Water at bedside table for during the night. I do get gas pains though and have to stand up and walk around and try to burp - that seems to be the only way to get rid of the pain. I also get cramps in the side and flip to the other side to sleep - seems to help.

I would suggest journaling everything that I eat and ask to speak to the nutritionist and see if they can shed any light on what's stopping the weight loss.

Have you talked to the nutritionist, i would think they would want to see exactly what you are eating and maybe tweak it a bit.

Great advice on both your replies. Sounds like a slight defill may be in order and definitely keeping count of calories. I use weight watchers to keep track of what i'm consuming otherwise I feel lost. I also use fitday to check stuff i'm about to buy at the grocery store or am about to eat to see exactly what i'm putting in my mouth. Fitday has definitely altered what I eat and made me much more conscious of what i'm consuming as does weight watchers. I have an old weight watchers book with points values from years ago and I still use it constantly for quick reference. At your weight you can eat between 24-29 points daily to start losing weight and all the info on point values can be found online. I just type in "chicken breast 3 ounces weight watchers points" and it comes up right away. Hope this helps a little bit.

sorry to hear about all your troubles, I'd be unhappy big time too. I think I realized some time after forking out all the dough that I had to put work into getting the weight off if i wasn't at my sweet spot which i really haven't been at yet. So I decided that I could lose the weight if I dieted so that is what I'm doing until I come to the right fill in my band. Hope you can get some satisfaction soon to give you motivation. I hope you get some more responses with support as well.

I had pain in my chest for a few weeks, it turned out to be gas and eventually went away. Hope you feel better soon!

http://www.fitday.com/fitness/Login.html?_a_Date=1302134400. Pretty good site for all you're asking and it's free. :Banane43:

Hello and welcome, I have had no problem with the lap band - however i haven't been at my sweet spot yet, i coasted for a while after initial weight loss then when i decided to get serious again I was following weight watchers. I have not put back on any weight that I have lost in a year which I think is absolutely thrilling. I intend to get to my sweet spot as I am going for a fill in a few weeks, had to partially defill prior to jaw surgery several weeks ago. I haven't been eating very much the last few weeks and have lost about 10 pounds so I'm not sure how the band impacts weight loss if one isn't eating - seems to be the same as without a band. good luck and hope you get more responses for support.