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I am doing good today. The first 5 days were rough. I could not get out of bed for a long period of time. I felt like crap but I have been improving ever since. I am excersing again. Just doing the treadmill and eliptical for about 20 mins a day. I am down 15 lbs since surgery. I have a bad problem of weighing everyday sometimes twice a day. I try not to but I cant help it. Its like I want the scale to go down a lb a day but I have to realize that fast weight lost is not good for my body. Slow and steady....I am learning. This is my final week of liquids and I Thank GOD!!! This has been a challenge for me...watching my husband and 2yr old eat spaghetti, pizza, chicken. I am getting thru. Didn't mean to ramble. We are doing it!!!

wow I have to say you look great. I am willing to bet you have worked your butt off too for it. I had surgery in March, haven't lost a ton of weight but have lost a lot of inches. My daughter had surgery the previous Mar in 08' and worked her butt off. She's lost 130 or pounds. My weight loss has been only about 35 lbs. It's hard! But I keep going. My dr wants me to lose 100 lbs. One step at time!! LOL!!!

He's from Geelong...born & raised (although I don't think y'all say that down there, it's a Texas thing). Yes I've been to Australia a few times. Actually I think a couple of pics in my album are in Australia. I like it...alot like Texas (topography, at least). Now the accent...that's something else. I swear I can totally understand my husband...but as soon as we step foot on Qantas...I can't understand a single word. hehe For the most part I don't have a problem understanding folks...but once you get a few beers in them...they're goners. Hence the reason I try not to drink too much when I'm down there...I want to understand what they're saying. lol Anyhow...about the skin...yeah I guess you're right...I just want to get rid of the weight. I'm guessing I'll take care of the excess skin later...plastic surgery, is always an option. Plus I plan to "up" my exercise...so apparently this should take care of some of the skin issue (so my doc says).

Hey, how are you? I wanted to know how much weight you loss and how you do it girl? I'm aobut 11 months post op...and only lost 5lbs..can you please help me out?

PrettyJenny_tx

Thanks so much for the information. I'm so glad that someone has done the 6 months and still got the surgery. Did you loose a lot of weight within the 6 months? I'm afraid if I loose very much they may decline me thinking I could do it on my own. Should I loose as much as I can, or just enough to get the surgery?

By the way, 14 pounds sounds like a whole lot to me. I think you should be proud of yourself. Id be happy with 14 pounds in one month. Ive never done that before even when I diet and excersize. It takes me months and months to lose that much weight on my own. Dont be so hard on yourself, youre doing a great job!

This has been the longest week ever i am measuring my food and takinging in around 100 grams of protien and still no weight loss. I am so frustrated and going to the gym evryday but the scale is still the same. Hope next week is better. I can't wait to start working with my trainer.

I just worked out alot and stuck to the program. It just came off. I have been extremely lucky. Plus alot of my weight issue is due to PCOS. Everybody else in my family is skinny.

I don't have much experience b/c I was just banded 2 weeks ago, but please: Go back and get the fill! Don't worry about being embarrassed...you only have to worry about what you think, after all this is your weight and your body.

I have a lot of friends who have had gastric bypass and they have lot's of problems. There are nutritional issues. They have hair loss, bone density issues, and often gain the weight back. It is a painful surgery. YOU already have a built in power tool to help you lose but you have not turned it on yet.

How about if you try the preop diet that you went on again. This will kick start your diet and make the fill seem easy. Then go tell your doc that you never came for a fill and you want to really take advantage of the band. If you don't lose that 30 again right away then increase your exercise. I know you can do it. The hard part is already behind you. I'm praying for you. Good luck

How is everything going? I gain about three lbs. I get a fill Monday, July 20. I don't have restriction anymore. It has been 12 weeks since my last fill......I just wanted to check in and see how things are going.

50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!! don't come down on urself...50 pounds is a lot of weight to lose....my exercise routine is all cardio...i need to take my flabby butt to the gym...but have no motivation to go...i have all the motivation in the world to do cardio exercise...but when it comes to the gym...i dont know what my problem is...i power walk/jog for at least an hour and a half to 2 hours 6-7 days a week...i do not count my calories any more...i measure my portion to b a half cup...i do not snack...but i'm not big on counting...i eat what i like...with an exception to rice...pasta and bread...no sweets either...but i don't have a sweet tooth...my motivation is the way i feel...i was absolutely misreable being over weight....i dont think i'll ever 4get that feeling...i'm on a natural high...i cant go back...i look at food as food...it taste good for a minute...but the damage can stay on u for a lifetime

Barbara- I'm really curious about your third fill, since I'll be going in for mine in a week 1/2. Do you feel a lot more restriction this time? I'm nervous they're not going to give me anything either since I've lost weight and now I'm just in that overweight category (even if I dress heavy, I'll be down about 10 pounds since my last visit). Was the nurse telling you to check the calculator to say that you'd lost enough or need to lose more? Yeah, I'm just under 5'9" so my BMI is now 29.9.

i started about 4 weeks post op walking. i have a ski machine that i use at home a lot.i dont really weight train but ive got a small set of dumbells that i use to work on my arms. besides my stomach they;re my worst area.

thank you!!

i def want to get a few more once i lose all my weight!!

not quite sure exactly what though - i would love to get something that symbolizes the journey of the whole process

your band should be fine. just wait til you've had a fill or 2 and start getting some restriction. the weight will start coming off

i'm just feeling aggrevated a little but i'm doing and eating right with the support of my family. maybe after my fill i will loose lots of weight

Hey you .... On my gosh my summer has been insane! I went to the River two weekends ago, then on an Oregon road trip last weekend, this weekend the river yet again. I have never had such a fun filled summer. I am enjoying every second of this!!

Enough about me... Regarding your fill I think that is totally normal. I think that they do not want us to the lose the weight too rapidly!! I am in the same boat as you. I too have no restriction at all. I have to be very careful cause I have no problem eating anything. I have not even had anything remotely close to a "close call". I figure that I am pretty safe though since I am still losing two pounds a week consistently. So my final answer is YES you are over thinking all of this!! Sounds like your tool is working wonderful!!

:thumbdown:My nurse told me to stay away from potatoes and things like oatmeal because the carbs will keep me from losing...

Well, I decided to have broth instead of creamier tomato soup yesterday, and sure enough I lost a pound that I had gained back. Unfortunately, I did experience hunger later... g:frown:

I can hang.

How are you doing today?

-Maudi

Policystic Ovaries... They cause all kinds of problems with my system.... from beyond slow metabolism to infertility problems and many things inbetween. I am praying that losing weight this much in a year will help be get prego on my own or at least make it easier for the doctor to help me get prego..

I read your blog tonight. Need to be asleep but i am so inspired by you. Congrats on your weight loss so far and keep up the good work! I am so inspired! I finally reached 40lbs lost and I'm so happy and motivated! Had my 3rd fill friday and finally have restriction! My doc is a lil different when it comes to eating after fill you only have to be on liquids after you get the fill and can start eating the next day. I think I'm going to try what you do because I tried to eat solids and that just isn't gonna happen right now! Painful! Hoping this fill and exercising will help my progress and keep up the good work! You are truly an inspiration!

hi sxymwhen did u have your lap band done?can u kinda tell me what u eat each day?if u dont mind me asking and how long its tkaen you to lose yr weight thanks again u look great@@@@

hi everyone thanks for stopping by.....

if there is anything i can do to help...just leave me a message...since my last visit i have lost alot more weight...got sick but it was good for me.........

about the pic comment. the donk goes away when the weight does! thats the only bad thing. might have to find a doc who does back shots, lol!

wow you look great! can I ask what is your secret? My surgery is July 31st 09- I weight 345 and have a LONG way to go. How did you lose so much weight so fast??Racnesa, (Ill)

In your blog you said you was working on maintance and you were not going to weigh yourself that much since the scale wasn't moving. I was just checking in to see if you weighed again since it has been almost a week? Well I finally weighed again and I gained 4 lbs instead of 3, but I am ok with that. Girl it is getting closer and closer till you go and see your family. They are not going to know who you are at first. I change my looks so much with my hair styles that people at work say I look completely like a different person. Image you with your weight lost. Have you gotten the cravings out your system yet? If so what did you do so I can do the same?