J_BandRanger

2 pounds per week is "right"....so you will breeze right pass thhe 220!!! you will not get stuck at the 25 pound mark!!! see you on the otherside (of the scale that is!!!) we can do this!!!!

Whoo-Hooo! I just pulled down my jean shorts w/o unzipping them!! you see them over there on the floor?? do you hear them crying? you know WHY they're crying?? b/c I'm never going to wear them anymore!! they're never going to go any fun places w/me again! I'm leaving you, baggy shorts! get over me :tt2:

i was on prescription diet pills. i stopped taking them once i had my surgery. the pills DO curve your appetite but i am still leary of them b/c i think that they are bad for you. so my vote for you is NO PILLS! I am SO glad to be off of them!

yup! every one is different...."average" i've heard is between 3 - 5 fills. I hit my sweet spot after my 3rd (aggressive) fill...that brought me to a total of 10.75cc... up til then, i could eat any and everything!!!

i doubt very seriously you'll be feeling up to anything more than a stroll to the couch 48 hours after surgery....plus you'll still be on pain meds, which made me SLEEP! and you dont want to dance your incisions back open.... give yourself time to heal...you will really have a lot of explaining to do if you get out there and have "complications" .... best of luck! it will all be worth it in the end!!

ha! ha! such a funny "visual" ----> pants falling down! ....and isnt it great to look for our long lost friend, Mr. Belt?! Love it!! ..... aaaannand this is a good reason for your hubby to laugh at you!! yay us! PS-very nice of you to share your clothes too!

"not that much"???? are you kidding?? it is WONDERFUL!!! keep up the good work!!!!

Whoo-Hoo!!!!! you go girl!

kicking your 220s in the butt! get out! there ya' go!!!

YUCK to the report!! LOL! as soon as i woke up, my husband shoved the photos in my face.....eeeew! i was already sick!!! LOL! Yuck also to moving! i am soooooo allergic to u-haul trucks and boxes! LOL!!! BUT-----> it is good to hear from you!! :-)

i think that if you post on this site, you are soliciting advise!!! LOL! otherwise, you would just keep a "blog" in the old fashion form of a "Diary".... locked down for your eyes only, on your PC! LOL!!! as far as the stairs go; one of the things that encouraged me to get the LB was so that i could "do" stairs w/o my knees hurting!!! there was some statistic that i read last year about stairs and how iF "we" (all people, fat & skinny) used them, not the elevator, how much healthier we'd be, how many # of years we'd add to our lives, blah, blah, blah, I dont remember the exact data, but the numbers were big & impressive!! so..... YOU GO, GIRL!!!

hubby is right!!! you need to get up and MOVE! MOVE! MOVE! over this next few days....even when you dont feel like it!! and what is a "cpap"? I didnt have any mask on after surgery.... congratulations on this great decision you've made!!!

WOW! this post spells DEDICATION!!! ...makes someone like me appreciate the location of my fill & doctor (same building).... about 20 minutes in my own car. Keep up the good work!!!

So just now I had my first "stuck"!!! :ohmy: - What I thought was 'stuck' before (w/the dinner bread at restaurant) was only an "almost stuck".... - I slept late so I just now got around to eating (12:30)...b/c of the time, I skipped my breakfast shake and went for my veggies (steamed soft) and chicken (pureed).... I had the exact same thing for dinner last night (4:30) and it was fine.... but today it would NOT go down!!! About my 2nd swallow, I felt incredible pain! …a knot in my throat/chest, the "gurgling", eyes watering, hard to breathe...I had the incredible urge to BURP! like a big "man-like", rude, burp! Deep and Loud! (LOL!) :rolleyes2: ... but it wouldn’t come. - I walked as quickly as I could to the bathroom (didn’t want to alarm my kids. they don’t know about my LB) I vomited but still couldn’t burp!!! I did not want to vomit again… so I walked around the house w/my hands up, etc.... and now I’m blogging to keep me "distracted".... - I don’t know why this happened? Maybe I didn’t chew well enough? I was very hungry, so I might have swallowed too fast? I have been chewing, my already mushy food, to liquid form before swallowing...sounds gross but it’s been working... - I hope this doesnt mean that I gained weight, so my band got tighter??? I say this b/c the last doc that filled me said that i was having so much put in (10.75 by 3rd fill) b/c i didnt have much abdominal/belly fat and people like me have a hard time tightening thier band. - Anyway...I am still glad :thumbup: I had this bad experience! This is my first time vomiting! I know that sounds odd, but up until now, I really didn’t feel “banded”! I thought the Doc couldn’t get my band tight enough and this was just not going to work for me... Now it’s official! … now I know: I HAVE RESTRICTION!!! WHOO-HOO!! :w00t:

Today i wanted to do Tae Bo....my trusty w/o from 10+ years ago. Tae Bo was always good to jump-start my summer regiment...I popped the VHS in (yes, I still have dinosours!!) :laugh: ... but it wouldnt work...it played VERY dark w/no sound....:cool: Sooooo....until i can buy it on DVD, I switched to Turbo Jam (beginner/30 mins)... Ugh! so much coordination and "attention" needed! :tongue_smilie:This is why i like my "mindless" treadmill better!! ...but non-the-less, I know i need to bump-up my w/o, so here I go!!! :w00t:

-Today is the start of a new week and the start of a new month....Today I will totally commit to "getting back on track" (aka: recovering from my vacation!!) :closedeyes:... -My current goal is to loose 20 pounds, which will put me under the 200 mark!! i was thinking "20 pounds by when....?" but then i decided, to just commit to loosing 20 pounds and not put a time frame--- within reason of course! -The jean shorts that i took on vacation w/me were so baggy that they looked sloppy. so last night when we went to the mall, I pulled out a pair of jeans that i havent been able to snap in over 1 year---the were just fine! -I feel good with the inches i've lost and the muscle toning, but i know i still need to loose those pounds!!! :thumbup: WE CAN ALL DO THIS!!! Happy August Everyone!!!

fantastic!! 82 pounds down in like 7-8 months is WONDERFUL!!! and you inspiring others is even better!!!

I dont mind any of them b/c i mix them w/a kiddie size yogurt and/or frozen fruit and 1-2 packs Splenda....I always mix w/4 ice cubes and just enough water to get the blender blades moving...then i get a THICK frosty "shake" each time!!! that I can pretend is from ColdStone or Ben & Jerry''s! LOL! the pre-made ones arent as filling to me but i use them when i'm on my liquid phase and i'm at work, running errands, etc...

walking is excellent exercise for us! morning workouts are very good for "energizing" us for the day!!! keep it up!!

i'm 3 months post-op. i'm only down about 20 compared to your 30!!! so you are ahead of the game!!! ..but it's true, until you hit your "sweet spot", its not the band working, just you and your determination!!! so just think: when your band hits its sweet spot, you will REALLY move full speed ahead w/your weight loss!!! and Zumba?? wow! that alone is a real accomplishment!!