Christmas Challenge

[CaraRose 0]

i am so confused this week. Last Monday I went in for a checkup/fill. Things were starting to FINALLY get stuck and I was feeling full....well doctor said he was going to give me 1/2 cc and to be honest, now I am back to how I was before, meaning nothing is getting stuck and I am back to eating anything again. I gained like 3 lbs over Thanksgiving and I can't understand why this happened. Its like he took some out rather than putting anything in. Has anyone else gone though this issue? I am just so frustrated at this point that I am watching every single thing that goes in my mouth.

[isaviolinist 11]

Little bummed that I didn't lose anything over Thanksgiving. I was definitely eating a lot, but I burned minimum 1000 calories at the gym every single day (including the day before Thanksgiving, the day of Thanksgiving, Friday, Saturday and Sunday). At least I maintained. Determined to make next week count. Really want to reach my Christmas goal (Ill be in Hawaii actually ON Xmas, so if I can't weigh there, I'll weigh when I get back on Dec 30).

[RandomRan 1]

Better late than never! I am joining the Christmas Challenge today.

4 weeks to go, starting weight is 180, goal is 172!

[Mona40 0]

Gain 1lb this week....went to dr had to get unfill for 4 weeks due tight band. I haven't had a fill in 8 months and all of a sudden band get tight. So I will have to work extra hard and pick better food choices. Can someone please help with some suggestions.

[joycie 0]

Somehow I managed to lose 2 lbs this week despite Thanksgiving. Something to be thankful for!

[patsal 1]

So slow and steady wins the race, I guess. I am losing again which is great news. But I had a huge setback with a really bad cold that keeps lingering so far for like 2 weeks. It is all upper resperatory so the breathing thing is difficult and makes real exercise nearly impossible. Hopefully things will improve so I cvan get back to the gym!

[LapBandBobbi 8]

I lost 3 lbs this week! So excited - shocked actually. I'm hoping I can hit my goal of 5 more lbs by Christmas! Good luck everyone!

[LapBandBobbi 8]

Only 3 weeks left. How's everyone doing?

[shadena32 0]

Hey guys, well i am up 2lbs. I have been sooooooo darn hungry! My fill appt is not until Dec 20th and i feel like i can eat a horse!

[RandomRan 1]

OK, what am I doing wrong?

I entered my weightloss in the yellow box on the spreadsheet, but it isn't updating the other fields for me.

[katiejane 3]

Leah...congrats on your weight loss... you are doing so well. Please could you post what a typical days eating is for you. I would really appreciate it. How much exercise are you doing at the moment?

Eating ideas would also be welcome from all bandsters.

Good luck to everyone in the xmas challenge...... people are doing brilliantly.

[thsisme 14]

Lost another 3 lbs. I'm holding out against the christmas Snacks and goodies....errr, I mean icky x-mas snacka at work.

[evvieNY 0]

I just entered my infor on chart ...ready for the challenge

[missjoany 0]

I am so proud of my self, i set a goal for myself not to gain any extra lbs over the holiday, and i did better than that! I managed to lose 2lbs!!! However i had to work hard for it. I pre-calculated my calories, and did not go back for seconds and i worked out hard from Thurs morning all the was to sunday morning. 1 hr each day, and the end result 176lbs monday morning weigh-in! thats a 2lbs loss, YAY!!!!

Congrats!! Yo Rock!

[missjoany 0]

Gain 1lb this week....went to dr had to get unfill for 4 weeks due tight band. I haven't had a fill in 8 months and all of a sudden band get tight. So I will have to work extra hard and pick better food choices. Can someone please help with some suggestions.

I have to write down absolutely everything I eat and calcuate calories and Protein. It does help, cause I forget later in the day what I've eaten if I don't. I also journal on the same page: my feelings, how hungry I am, or if I am really hungry or just bored or lonely, etc. I've gone through 4 notebooks siince surgery in Sep. I also found a web site, Calorieking.com that tracks everything for you. I'm sure there are other web sites too, I jus got this one from my nutritionist. I see her once a month, and can send email to her with my concerns. Good luck to you, it's definitely a process.