Hi Everyone,

I am a fellow lap-bander (banded October '09) and I use MyFitnessPal.com to track my foods, exercise and weight loss goals. It's a great tool. Are any of you members? It is free, if you are interested.

If you are members or become members, what do you think of becoming "buddies" on this site so we can look at what each other eats and excercise, etc. for help and tips?

Reply here or PM me if you're interested. I can give you my email address and you can look it up on Myfitnesspal.com so we can be linked.

Be well,

Renee

@@Maverick1971 Go for it. onedollarbill is my name on MFP

My first meeting of my insurance-required 12-week program is on May 12th.

While I'm still cutting back and cleaning up my eating, I'm going to use this as my "jump-off-point" to my new life.

I'd love to add some friends to my account on that day if it's alright with you gentlemen?

Edited May 4, 201511 yr by Rhodes

@@Rhodes my MFP ID is ksu1971.

Rhodes my MFP id is cloughs319

Invite me to be your friend

Edited May 4, 201511 yr by Papaclough

• Rhodes, my mfp id is hoginona04

Go for it - BryBro63

I'm cube68, I'm friends with a lot of people from this post, feel free to add me if you haven't, I appreciate the little boosts of encouragement I get when someone likes an update of mine!

Dave

Thanks guys!

My MFP account name is RADA9933

Tomorrow night is the first of 12 mandatory classes before my surgery.

I had planned on having one last "forbidden meal" today but spent the weekend praying to the porcelain god with the stomach flu.

I'm really hungry, but the thought of eating is a bit intimidating after being so sick for three days.

Edited May 11, 201511 yr by Rhodes

I had planned on having one last "forbidden meal" today but spent the weekend praying to the porcelain god with the stomach flu.

My wife and I called them "Food Funerals". Had some between insurance approval and pre-surgical diet. Best was Cracker Barrel breakfast with country fried streak, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and hash brown casserole... the thought of eating that much food in one sitting is disgusting now, but my old stomach sure did love it! :-)

I think that's where I am now...I can have just about anything I want in limited quantity, but I now I don't even want half of the stuff I used to eat. Liking the new me way too much to go back to the old me, so that's what I keep telling myself whenever I do get the urge every now and then. The thing is when you're in maintenance mode, it's a bit hard at first, since you feel a bit lost...even now I can't seem to get away from the frequent weigh-ins, just to make sure I'm still good. The only thing I really deal with is the harder I work out, the hungrier I am...but I imagine that should make sense, right??

I think that's where I am now...I can have just about anything I want in limited quantity, but I now I don't even want half of the stuff I used to eat. Liking the new me way too much to go back to the old me, so that's what I keep telling myself whenever I do get the urge every now and then. The thing is when you're in maintenance mode, it's a bit hard at first, since you feel a bit lost...even now I can't seem to get away from the frequent weigh-ins, just to make sure I'm still good. The only thing I really deal with is the harder I work out, the hungrier I am...but I imagine that should make sense, right??

I look at your diary on MFP now and then. I applaud your commitment to track everything and all the exercise you log. I'm amazed at the amount of food you are able to intake. Granted I am only 10 weeks in and no where near goal. I'm sure at some point i will get beyond the small increments I eat at now.

I think that's where I am now...I can have just about anything I want in limited quantity, but I now I don't even want half of the stuff I used to eat. Liking the new me way too much to go back to the old me, so that's what I keep telling myself whenever I do get the urge every now and then. The thing is when you're in maintenance mode, it's a bit hard at first, since you feel a bit lost...even now I can't seem to get away from the frequent weigh-ins, just to make sure I'm still good. The only thing I really deal with is the harder I work out, the hungrier I am...but I imagine that should make sense, right??

I look at your diary on MFP now and then. I applaud your commitment to track everything and all the exercise you log. I'm amazed at the amount of food you are able to intake. Granted I am only 10 weeks in and no where near goal. I'm sure at some point i will get beyond the small increments I eat at now.

Believe me, you most certainly will!!! You're doing great so far, please just keep up the good work!! As for me, once I hit goal and was in maintenance mode, I tried to continue to log EVERYTHING, if for no other reason, to keep me honest!! One of the mistakes I made in the past is once I lost a bit of weight, I got complacent, started relaxing, and then started splurging a bit, and then the weight came back!! What you'll find is once you do hit maintenance mode and can eat more, you'll actually NEED to have more, to fuel the body since you have the energy and ability to do more...keeping a detailed log is just my way of assuring that I don't go nuts and go overboard!!!

Wishing you much success my friend!!!

Gents, I just bought my FITBIT today and am amused at all the tracking it does. Got the cheap FLEX on sale at the sadly to be defunct Radio Shack. Short of asking for a urine sample, it seems to do what I need. So from the sound of it, you guys are recommending MyFitnessPal. Since I've been buying my supplements from BodyBuilding.com I was tempted to try their fitness programs. Too advanced for a guy who hasn't benched 275 since high school. Will take your word for it and try it out. Thanks.

I know this is a MFP message, but I'm sure lots of us have fitbits, too. Anyone interested in being fitbit friends, too? Think we need emails to friend on fitbit, or facebook, but I'm not on that anymore... Message me and I'll request you.

Didn't know you could do that! I am still reading the FITBIT PDF file. I guess I have a reading project tonight. This thing is so much newer and better than the Polar heart rate monitor I bought over ten years ago. Thanks Cube68