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This is what I ate today: Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 slice of cheddar cheese and mushrooms with salsa Lunch: 5 chicken and mozerella cheese meatballs with hummus Snack: black beans with cheese Dinner: stirfy fish and shrimp with brocolli Liquids: 70 ounces of water and crystal light Exercise: 1 hour of elyptical machine Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamin and 1 Quickslim30 I had a good day. I only had about 900 calories but don't know how I'd get more in. I ate till satisfied everytime. I'd have to up the snacks. I ate my dinner too fast and my tummy isn't feeling to good. It is all gurgly and I feel bloated. I don't know how we are supposed to get in 1200 calories a day and have 3 protein and veggie based meals. You'd have to be eating super fattening meals. Eventually I am not going to count anymore since South Beach does not require it. I am just wanting to know so I can tweak my calories up or down if weight stalls. So, I think I may just keep a rough estimate for a while.

This is what I ate today: Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 slice of cheddar cheese and mushrooms with salsa Lunch: 5 chicken and mozerella cheese meatballs with hummus Snack: black beans with cheese Dinner: stirfy fish and shrimp with brocolli Liquids: 70 ounces of water and crystal light Exercise: 1 hour of elyptical machine Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamin and 1 Quickslim30 I had a good day. I only had about 900 calories but don't know how I'd get more in. I ate till satisfied everytime. I'd have to up the snacks. I ate my dinner too fast and my tummy isn't feeling to good. It is all gurgly and I feel bloated. I don't know how we are supposed to get in 1200 calories a day and have 3 protein and veggie based meals. You'd have to be eating super fattening meals. Eventually I am not going to count anymore since South Beach does not require it. I am just wanting to know so I can tweak my calories up or down if weight stalls. So, I think I may just keep a rough estimate for a while.

I have hard of a lot of doctors doing both at the same time.

I bet you looked hot!!! I hate panty hose!! They always tear when I put them on! I can't wait for the day I can wear a sexy dress and no panty hose. I did my workout!!! I did my elyptical machine at home for 1 hour!!! Thanks for being my accountability. I need it!!

Yes, I am a stay at home mother. Fortunately for me, everything I need is within a few blockes of me. The futhest thing is my kids private school and the gym which is only 10 minutes away.

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Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 slice of cheddar cheese with mushrooms Lunch: 5 chicken stuffed with mozerlla cheese meat balls Snack: black Beans and cheese Dinner: shrimp, fish and brocolli stirfry Liquids: 70 ounces Water and crystal light Exercise: 1 hour on the elyptical machine Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial milk liquid Vitamins and 1 QuickSlim30 I ate too fast at dinner and it didn't sit well. I only got in about 900 calories but I don't feel like I can eat more. I don't understand how they want us to eat 3 small Protein meals and veggies and get in 1200 calories a day. Good thing South Beach doesn't count calories. You just eat until you are satisfied. But, I just want to for now to see how my body is reacting to the calorie intake.

Today was good! This is what I ate today:] Breakfast: 2 eggs, one slice of cheddar cheese and mushrooms Lunch: 5 chicken stuffed with mozerella meatballs Snack: black beans and cheese Dinner: shrimp, fish brocolli stirfry Liquids: 70 ounces of water Exercise: 1 hour on the elyptical machine Supplements: 1 tbsp. Glacial Milk liquid vitamin and 1 Quickslim I was only able to get in about 900 calories, but I don't feel like I can eat more. I ate a little fast since I was with my kids and it didn't sit well. How were all of your days???

Cool!!! I was banded by him too!! I loved it and the whole experience. I have heard that people gain due to all of the fluids and IV's. That is why I didn't weigh myself for three weeks. I live in Rancho Cucamonga, so not far from you! Let me know if you have any questions about his 3 week liquids because I sure had a lot of questions for Dr. Miranda and emailed her all the time!!! Glad your home and doing well!:clap2:

Today went well. I ate well and am at about 510 calories right now. My goal is 1200, but I am not going to stress about it. I am going to post in the morning and in the evening after my kids are in bed, 8pm. I have been on so much just because I needed to. But, I have to reign it in a little. Now that I am fully recovered and don't have the excuse of needing to rest, my kids need me to be more active and there. Tonight I have something at church, so I may not post until the evening for a few. I am going to try not to post too much when my kids and husband are around. Just on my own free time after I have taken care of my responsibilities. So, even if i won't be posting as much, I am still going to be checking in everyday!!! PM me if you'd like more specific info!!! See you all tonight! Audree

Maybe we have sort of a pouch because of the swelling but when the swelling goes away, a lot of people are wide open and can eat anything. I think I have something more than I had before, because I get full and know I can't eat more past a certain point. I ate 5 chicken stuffed with mozerella meatballs with a little hummus on the side and was very satisfied. I don't feel stuffed or full, but know I am at a certain place where I have to stop. I have always been very aware of my body and how it feels, so I think that helps. I always notice that when I stop , about 30 seconds to 1 minute later I take a deep breath. The "deep breath" for me means I am full. I used to take a deep breath like that after a huge plate of food! I also took my QuickSlim30 to aid me. Not so much for appetite, but for all the other benefits. I am only going to post in the earlier part of the day and after my kids go to bed, about 8pm. I have been on the boards so much, I have been taking away from my kids. So, time to reign in a little, but I will still be here!!! See you tonight!

Audree, anything less than about 1200 cal a day puts the body into starvation mode. This has been shown with Bandsters repeatedly.IMO, the only doctors who want less than this are bypass docs who don't know all the difference between the band and the bypass. Sadly, few nutritionists are band-knowledgeable either, since most info has come from personal experience. Few nurtritionists have personal experience with the band - but a few do. One practice I'm consulting for in Dr. Trace Curry's in Cincinnati. His nitritionist , ERin, IS banded. Dr Curry and ERin both use my Band Guide to instruct their clients. I wrote a Band Guide for Eating, nutrition, food choices, and basic band rules and needs. I've shared it with about 2000 Bandsters by now, and as a result of their sharing it with their own docs, more than 25 docs are now using it, with my permission, so I'm confident it is pretty accurate. You'll find a copy here in the files, called "Band Rules for Website..." It bases good loss on a 1200-1500 cal intake for most women. Those that start over 400#, or men, need about 1800-22oo. There are a nummber of reasons for this - all based in FACT. You'll find this amount in other written Band in formation too. We need certain nutrients for health, and in certain amounts. We're all trying to regsin our health, not hurt it more by further starvation diets. We're also trying to normalize our metabolisms, so we have a chance at keeping the wt off this time. All the other starvation diets were exactly what made us fatter and fatter as we rebounded. Why would we want to do the same thing sgain???? AS we lose, we're going to have to go a bit lower with calories near goal. There is no place to go lower if we're already below 1000 cal!! This is a huge reason why so few people can get the last 30-50 # off. You simply cannot get the protein, fiber, and calcium we need, in less than 1200 cal of mostly-solid food. When I was in my year of losing, I asked a PhD nutrition colleague to try to make up a diet of 1000 cal that provided the nutriets we need (per national, accepted, proven research) , in the one-cup meals we can have, and with bandster foods. She could not. Ser did come up with a number of 1200-cal meal plans, though, that were a big part of my own success. Some of these Food Plans are also here in the files: See "Sandy's food Plans" Lastly, the 1200-1500 cal a day is the carefully-calculated amount that takes into consideration an averahe BMR plus normal activity, counts a bit of exercsie, and then calculates the intake needed to lose about the 1-2 # a week that is the SAFE and HEALTHY BAND goal we're after. It's not just some random amount plucked out of the air, it's a scientifically-calculated and proven amount. It's also been shown now for years that this 1200-1500 cal a day is just what many thousands of Bandsters are doing well on, if they are taking the band needs of fluids, exercise, and work to overcome emotional eating to heart. IMO, any doc or nutritionist who tells a Bandter to eat less than 1200-1500 cal a day is doing great disservice to their patients and setting them up for another failure, as well as MORE nutritional deficiencies. It just does not work. We usually don't even lose - and if we do, temporarily, it is not a loss that will last or repair our health. In the early post-op periods, we may nbot be able to get enough in, but that is ok for this short period. By get to the 1200 asap, using good band foods. if you're unable to eat this much, you won't need a fill for a good while. They are never given automatically, but only if you need them. This is from the Smarterbandsters yahoo forum.

Thanks!!! I will post when I am done!!!

My stepdaughter bailed on me yesterday to exercise, but I was there anyway so I still exercised. She called and has to bail on me again! I am going to do a workout dvd. It is going to rain and I just wanted to stay home. So, make sure I did it!! I need accountability!

As the swelling goes down, there is a lot less restriction. Right now I don't have a pouch since I havn'et had a fill yet. I think part of the reason I get full on 1 cup is I eat really slow and chew a ton! I don't ever have more than 1 cup and if I get full first, I don't push it. In the beginning, when I was restricted more, I could get full on 1/2 a cup till I would feel full to my throat kinda feeling. Right now I can eat any meat with no problem. When we get a fill though and have restriction, it is a whole new ball game. 1/2 cup to 1 cup only. Over 1 cup will stretch the pouch. Plus protein is a lot more filling than junk, and I have always eaten less when it is protein. White flour products like bread, chips, I am a bottomless pit. So, I am not going to have them. They really open up my hunger and make me feel out of control and sick!

Me too!! The band will help me stay consistent! I just have to get past these first days or weeks of feeling lazy to go to the gym. But, once it kicks in, I become obsessed about going. I'd go in the day and then if my husband would go again, I'd go at night too!!!

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Good Morning!! This is what I have eaten today! Water: 24 ounces with Just Lemon and 1 pk. Splenda Breakfast: 2 eggs, mushrooms, 1 slice of cheddar cheese, 1/2 tbl. Olive Oil, salsa I ate it and feel very satisfied. I could not eat more or else I'd feel sick. I am meeting my step daughter at the gym at 12:30. The thing is, my kids get out at 2:30 and the gym is by there school, so I can't just come back home. When I get to the gym, I have to stay there until I go get my girls. Maybe I'll go at 1pm. I want to do some light weights too. What are your goals??? Remember, Friday is our weigh in!!!

What helped me with my hunger pangs was to always be sipping on water and on the days I couldn't hang, I'd take a QuickSlim 30 to take the edge off. But for some reason I still have restriction. I am on solids now and can eat 1 cup of food at a time.

Hey guys!!! I am eating my breakfast right now. Breakfast:2 eggs, 4 mushroos and one slice of cheddar cheese. Lunch: mozerella stuffed chicken meatballs dipped in spaghetti sauce and hummus It is going good. I also got in my 24 ounces in the morning while taking my kids to school. I bough these little packets called Just Lemon and they are pure lemon crystals to add to water or food. I put two of those and one Splenda. I am going to meet my step daughter at the gym again at 12:30. If I didn't have someone to meet me,especially in these first days of getting restarted, I'd make some excuse and not go. My goals today::: 1. To eat 1200 calories 2. To go to the gym and have a good workout 3. To drink at least 64 ounces of liquids. Do you guys have any goals?? How are you today???

I remember doing those classes!! They were HARD!!!! I will have to get stronger to do that class or else I'd fall off the bike!!

You are doing so awesome!!! You are almost close to your goal too!!! I bet the dress will fit better than it did before!! I do the same thing where I get used to wearing certain clothes and to put on something different takes extra effort. I did a class a few months ago, cardio kickboxing, but I felt so out of breah and looked so rediculous in the mirrors. I couldn't even raisem y arms or legs up like the others. I looked commical and like I was going to pass out. Also my butt was jiggling so bad it hurt!!!:faint: I can't wait till I can do those classes again and feel comfortable. I used to to them a couple of years ago and did kickboxing, boxing it was so fun! I can't wait to be able to do that again!!! I am so physcially out of shape. I was so strong and in shape even if I was fat. Now I have to start all over again!!!

Yeah, I need to look into a ipod shuffle.I do have my cd player, so I should just use that for now. I remember walking once like that. I was so tired and I almost cried when I knew I had to walk back. There is an uphill trail by my kids school I used to do, 3 miles up and 3 miles down. And I still didn't lose weight cuz I ate to much!!!! I love the pool, jacuzzi, sauna...... too bad it's so cold out here in sunny California! It's supposed to rain.

I went to a support group where a lady was stressing to me that if I didn't get my 64 ounces of fluid, my band would swell. It happened to her and she had to get an unfill. But, she said on someone without a fill, if the band made you swell shut from being dehydrated and you couldn't get water down, they'd have to take off the band. So, I started drinking my water!!! I did notice I lost some restriction when I upped my water too. But, I can still only get 1 cup of food in at a time!

That is great!!! It is a whole new world when you don't feel sick from the surgery. The water is so important.I didn't know we could get dehydrated so easily until I went to a support group and they were on me about not getting in the 64 ounces. One lady had to have an unfill because she said when you are dehydrated your band swells. She couldn't get food down. Congrats on the weight loss!!!