BabyGotBack

I took a bath after my incisions were 100% healed which I think was at about 3-4 weeks or so. Wow, you live in London? One of my life's dreams is to go to Europe and travel to all the spots and London is one of them! Do you have a treadmill? Maybe you can get one if it is too cold. I have an elyptical machine and love to have something at home for those days it is cold and rainy. I have just been lazy and have to get my butt moving!!!

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How are we all doing on the Beach? I have been messing up but am gonna hop back on!!!

I have a little trick I do to get the weight moving. I alternate calories. One day I may eat 1000-1200 calories, then another day I have high calorie day always followed by a low calorie day. It keeps the body guessing. See ya on the exercise thread!!! I am just going to put my Ipod on, get my tennis shoes on and walk out the front door. See how far I get and where I go!

Let us know if you have any questions. The time after banding, I had a million questions.:scared:

So, what goals to you guys have for the next week to come? One of mine is that I joined an exercise challenge and I am going to start today!!!

What has helped me with the water is to do something called "water loading". I have a 32 ounce water bottle and fill it up in the morning. I sip on it as I start my morning. Before lunch, I drink the rest of it or refill and drink at leat 12 ounces before my meal. Then I don't feel the need to drink during my meal or after. I got this advice from a nurse on another site who is at goal.

:scared: :confused: Group Hug!!!! We will do this together! I need you guys!!! I need to check in daily or else I mess up! You guys are my support group! This is our year!!!! Let us know how you are doing after surgury!!:clap2:

Congrats, you finally did it!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Let us know how you are doing!!!

I think I have been doing the same and need to add more solids. I am like DUH, to myself, since it is what the nutrionist told me, so why am I barely getting that now? It has been 1 week since my fill and I lost 3 more pounds. I think I have a little more restriction, but can still eat anything no problem. But I can tell the portions are 1/3 less of what I used to eat. The January Thread has started an exercise challenge. If you'd like to join, come on by!!!

I have been having cold cuts with Laughing Cow cheese light. I spread it out in the cold cut and roll it. I also have string cheese and almonds, hummus, tuna salad, deviled eggs. I just bought another cookbook and am going to look for new ideas. I did lose 3 pounds after my fill, so I may leave it. I think after 1 week, I feel a little more restriction, but can eat anything. I hear some say at 2 weeks they get more restriction too.

I cleared it a couple of days ago, try again!! If not my email is Audree_Vasallo@hotmail.com (there is an underscore between my first and last name)

Sounds normal to me. As long as you are not in pain or focing things down, I ate when I was hungry and sometimes it seemed like a lot. Congrats!!!

I have been eating some things I shouldnt like chocolate, but I think I am premenstual. I did lose 3 more pounds after not losing for over 2 weeks. So, I want to start exercising to facilitate the weight loss. I got a fill 1 week ago. I think I feel a little restriction the last couple of days as long as it is a solid protein. If it is a mushy I can have more so I need to make sure I am having more solid proteins. I am going to give it another week to kick in and them I am going to ask for another fill. He told me to wait 8 weeks, but see what happens. Today I had coffee with soymilk for breakfast and feel unconfortably bloated. I am not sure why. I am going to get in my water and see if I feel better so I can eat lunch. I had shrimp yesterday with potato for lunch and felt bloated like I do today and couldn't eat dinner. I am not sure if that is more restriction or what. I have heard more restriction kicks in in about a week or two. But it just feels like a stomach ache.

My goal is to do some form of exercise at least once a day. I have been very lazy and get more tired everday. I have no excuse! I have a membership to the gym and it is on they way to my kids school. I used to go after I picked them up or before I picked them up. I also have any elyptical machine at home. I have my Ipod ready with all the best workout songs, so this thread is what I needed to get me going!!! I also weighed myself yesterday and lost 3 pounds!!!!!! I had maintained for 2 and 1/2 weeks. So, I am going to make myself choose one of the following a day: 1. Workout at the gym 2. Do the walking trail by my kids school 3. Do the elyptical at home 4. Walk around my block I will post later to let you know what I chose to do today.

Just checking in! I feel a little more restriction with my dinner, then again I had chicken. I notice my early meals are mushy so maybe I need more solids. I will just hope I get more restriction like I hear some say kicks in week 2. Otherwise, I am going to ask for another fill!!! He said 8 weeks when i could eat, but if I don't feel it, I am going to start bugging!!! How is everyone? Why doesn't anyone post anymore? Just a few of us left. Are you guys just lurking???? HEHEHE

I had my fill last Wednesday. All went well!

I watched it before surgury and it freaked me out!

How many cc's did you get your first fill? I am feeling it a bit more this evening and that would be one week out. I have also heard it can take two weeks to feel. How many cc's do you have now? I think the true test is to see if I can lose and eat at this level. I weigh in on Friday. I also need to start exercising. I also have to start taking my appetite suppresant. It really does help me. I just have been forgetting. I had a small piece of chocolate cake today. But if I don't have a little of what I crave, I binge. But, I need the accountability or I mess up. How was your day?

Just checking in today! Breakfast: 2 eggs, 3 slices turkey bacon Lunch: 6 cold cuts and 3 light Laughing Cows Snack: 1 very small piece of chocolate cake Snack: 20 almonds Dinner: 1 chicken breast and 1/2 potato Liquids: 64 ounces Liquid vitamins I noticed I felt restriction with dinner. I think if my meal is too much of a mushy I don't feel restriction.

I hope i get some restriction coming in like that. I also hear near the period people get more restriction. You feel restriction at 1 cc and I have 1.2 cc's and feel very little. I did feel more restriction when I had chicken for dinner.

I started with a bmi of 31. The water thing gets easier. I drink up until my meal and don't drink for 1 hour after. In the beginning you will have restriction,then begins the journey of finding it again.

What size band do you have? I notice I eat more during that time too. I also notice of I eat high one day I don't eat much the next day. I didn't weigh last Friday so I am really looking forward to weighing in this Friday. I weighed in at my fill appt. and was the same so maintaining for 3 weeks. If we don't have that much restriction then how do we know when to stoop eating? There are a lot of new posts on slips and it has me a little concerned. Even if we don't feel restriction are we still supposed to stop at 1 cup?

I am looking toward my 2nd fill too. But if I can lose and eat like I am now I think I will leave it alone.I have been reading a lot of recent posts talkiing about slips and think I will take the more conservative route.

Glad to have a partner again!!! I do so much better when i have a buddy! I had coffee for breakfast and didn't eat during the day due to stress related issues. Early dinner had string cheese and tuna. I was hungry and wanted to eat but I got extremely stressed and felt my stomach shut. It actually hurt! I did get in my 64 ounces and no exercise, again!!! I need to get my butt going!