NN32

I love sushi too. I am at 3.4 cc fill and I can muscle a spicy tuna salad in 2 sittings, Usually half lucn half dinner, satisfies the craving get the salad and avocado it comes ith at leas near me. DOnt give up..The SPick tuna salas has very small pieces of tuna, and if you can do the sald your in good shape. Good Luck

No Matter Jersey or Manhattan, I'm in. Will make it a point to get there. Nicole

i have the mirena, and I made both my Gyn and surgeon aware of the implant. The only thing my gyn recomended was to periodically check that the strings are still there. Feeling the strings will let you know that the device is still in place. The other thing is that with severe rapid weight loss, the device can slip, so if you start to feel weird or have unnecessary discomfort dont let it go. My friend lost 8 oz of blood from a punctured uterus from the mirena.

You got it Maurdan. BAnded 12/7/06 by Dr Ferzli in Staten Island, NY. I am doing ok. Including pre operative diet, I have gone from 262 to onederland 195, about 67 lbs, and I just had my 3rd fill today and I am at 2.25 in a 4cc band. I would like to loose quicker but there are always those thing we dont like to give up. I love my wine, but alot of empty calories, switched to gin and diet tonic, still alot of calories. Then some time I get caught with the night time binge. I see alot of people post about mind over matter. Your not kidding. Nicole

Ok, So I am trying to stay on track. Had a good weekend, havent lost any weight, but I am trying to only do 3 meals a day and was able to excercise Sat and today. I have logged all of my calories at mycaloriecounter.com and have managed to drink 4 glasses of water today. I even maxed out on my protein. SO I would say today is a good day. Telling you all makes me accountable for what I have done. LEts see if I feel that way on an off day LOL! :clap2:

Sorry fpr the double posting. I am trying to work on my settings

Good Job Denise. Keep up the good work. After writing this afternoon, i made my way to the gym for a quick workout. Burned 200 calories in 18 minutes. That was about all I had time for today. Had to grocery shop and pick up kids. Life happens. Have a great night

Good Job Denise. Keep up the good work. After writing this afternoon, i made my way to the gym for a quick workout. Burned 200 calories in 18 minutes. That was about all I had time for today. Had to grocery shop and pick up kids. Life happens. Have a great night

<p>I can totally relateLucky Girl. When I eat alot of carbs, even stuff you dont think is carbs, but has alot of sugar which break down into more crap, I feel sluggish too. Our bodies have been altered. Try to jazz up the dishes, and actually do a bit of cooking. It will make you feel better that there is something exciting to eat. JUst made oven fried chicken last might. Took the skin off the chicken, Rolled it in Bisquick and a bit of bread crumbs salt and pepper, sprayed it with pam, and baked it till it was crispy. Kind of fun. I'm just making a suggestion to try and make food more interesting and not so mundane. Sometimes it works. Good luck!</p> <p>NN32</p>

Maurdan, I hear you about the head crap. I struggle with trying not to eat. SOmetimes at night it is like someone is luring me into the kitchen and then of course you know how the rest of it goes. Keep up the good work. I little encouragement goes a long way. Remember that you didi this for you and you deserve it, so treat yourself good. NN32

Yes Lucky Girl. THe port has become much more noticeable for me too. I have lost 30 since surgery 12/7/06, but lost 30 before the surgery, So its about 60 all together. I guess when I look at it that way it doesnt sound so bad. But yeah, the port sometime ittitates me if I wear a pair of jeans with a belt also. Oh well, a minimal price to pay for the convenience NN32

Welcome Gettin Skinny. I am a returning Dec. Bandster. I have come back for support. Good luck to you

Hey There All, Its been a while since I've been here. I hope all of you are doing well. Me, Not so good. Having a really hard time with this weight loss. I dont get too much time for excercise, although I really enjoy it, and have been getting pretty good. 29 minutes on an elliptical machine. BUrns 300 calories. Not too shabby when you think about how many calories you consume every day. But I stopped counting, and started doing things like eating cookies and milk. So weight loss is slow, but I'm tying to get back on track. Just Had my 3rd fill Now I'm at 1.75. Feeling a little embarrassed that the last fill was not enough. I dont know. I guess I'll see how it goes for now. NN32

Hey bandsters, I havent poseted in a little while, thoought I'd give you all an update. I went to the DR Yesterdy for my first follow up since my first fill (1cc). I lost 9 lbs in 6 weeks. I was happy about that, enev though it didnt seem like 9 lbs. He adjusted my band again because of the hunger issue. I get hungry quickly, can eat pizza and just about everything else except Italian bread. BUt now, supposed to be on fluids for 2 days, went against Drs order and had some pizza with the kids,(it smelled sooooooo goooood), well, that landed me with my head in the toilet. So much for pizza. So I hope I am not too tight, but porbabally too soon to tell. I definitely feel different. Other that that, I am trying to wish the weight away, and sometimes when I look in the mirror I feel like it might be working, and then reality sets in. I would like to wear a bathing suit with a single digit this summer, although I dont know if that will happen. As for my march goals, so far so goo, although my schedule is kind of tough. I have vowed no eating after 7 pm. broke that 3 time this week. Excercise 3-4 times a week, no excercise this week, but have scheduled for tomorrow morning, and more Water, right now i am indunging in a cocktail. kids are asleep. So I am trying to keep it together, although my head still wants to eat. My head wants a huge bowl of sugary Cereal, but my body wont fit it. My head also says look for anything else to eat, but my body says "if you do you will be sorry" So for now just the cocktail. 1.5 oz of Gin and diet calorie free tonic. So its not as many calories as it could be. Well, thanks for listening. See you in the morning.:kiss2:

Bannanie, Im ok on my march goals. NOt perfect, but trying. If I get off track, its tough to get back. Motivation is tough when the scale is not moveing. Just started to see some changes form my goals. I was a lete starter, but so far not so bad.