I am looking for someone I can talk to that understands! Someone to give me some encouragement! Anyone available?

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This sits is full of just that! I am here for you. Feel free to send me a pm if you need. What is on your mind? Doubt? You can do this. You are going to have challenges and hurdles but you will concore all of them. You have all of us on your side.

Same here. Message me. All in this together.

You got lots of friends here.

Thanks everyone! I am sitting in the doctors office as I write. I haven't been able to eat much the last few days (Friday). I know the point is too restrict my eating, but when the only thing I can get down without discomfort is ice cream, uti any going to help! I think I need help with m foods more than anything, but I hoping to find a way to be able to eat more solid protein and not be hungry all the time!

Thanks everyone! I am sitting in the doctors office as I write. I haven't been able to eat much the last few days (Friday). I know the point is too restrict my eating' date=' but when the only thing I can get down without discomfort is ice cream, uti any going to help! I think I need help with m foods more than anything, but I hoping to find a way to be able to eat more solid Protein and not be hungry all the time![/quote']

I would recommend seeing a nutritionist. That really helped me with my food choices. I dont know if you have one, if not you could ask your doctor. Good luck.

Thanks everyone! I am sitting in the doctors office as I write. I haven't been able to eat much the last few days (Friday). I know the point is too restrict my eating' date=' but when the only thing I can get down without discomfort is ice cream, uti any going to help! I think I need help with m foods more than anything, but I hoping to find a way to be able to eat more solid Protein and not be hungry all the time![/quote']

You are too tight! You can't keep solid protein down so of course you are hungry! You are eating sliders- ice cream & other soft food will slide thru the band. You can keep it down but you won't lose weight! A 15oz milkshake at McDonald s is 580 calories- that is 1/2 of your calories for 1 day! Get a tiny infill, log your food on myfitnesspal, eat 4 oz of solid protein & 1/2 cup veggies, drink 8-10 cups of Water. You will lose weight my friend! Keep us posted!

Oops unfill not infill! :-)

Had an "unfill" Tuesday and I am a much happier person! I will go back in a few weeks and have a small fill and go slowly up. Thank you everyone! I don't really have any one here to chat with so that makes it hard!

Glad you are feeling better.

This sits is full of just that! I am here for you. Feel free to send me a pm if you need. What is on your mind? Doubt? You can do this. You are going to have challenges and hurdles but you will concore all of them. You have all of us on your side.

Hey there where r u from, I'm from Australia, how long have u had your band and how much weight have u lost. I have had mine 2 years and only now starting to really work out ow to use this tool. I had no support after getting the band. So had to work it out. But I think. I'm finally starting to get it. chocolate can still be bait of a problem. Would be great to hear from u

Hey there where r u from' date=' I'm from Australia, how long have u had your band and how much weight have u lost. I have had mine 2 years and only now starting to really work out ow to use this tool. I had no support after getting the band. So had to work it out. But I think. I'm finally starting to get it. chocolate can still be bait of a problem. Would be great to hear from u[/quote']

I'm from Austin, Texas, USA. Was banded Feb 7, 2012. I've lost 60 lbs so far, 30 to go. I agree about chocolate. I Am the biggest chocoholic in town! I get my chocolate fix by taking a chocolate Protein shake, pouring it into a popsicle mold and freezing it. I get 6 chocolate Popsicles.... yummm. This is hard work, that's for sure. But it is so worth it. I am down 3 clothing sizes and boy does that feel good. Send me a PM anytime. Take care.

I'm from Austin' date=' Texas, USA. Was banded Feb 7, 2012. I've lost 60 lbs so far, 30 to go. I agree about chocolate. I Am the biggest chocoholic in town! I get my chocolate fix by taking a chocolate Protein shake, pouring it into a popsicle mold and freezing it. I get 6 chocolate Popsicles.... yummm. This is hard work, that's for sure. But it is so worth it. I am down 3 clothing sizes and boy does that feel good. Send me a PM anytime. Take care.[/quote']

Hey great idea that protein popsicle, will try that in summer, abut cold at the moment. I live in one of the coldest states in Australia in Melbourne, but summer it hits 40degrees Celsius , so definitely will try then. I can't believe how much weight u have lost so quickly, u have really done an amazing job. Can u tell me what a typical day of food would be, how much u eat. I am really not a success story, I've been banded 1.5 years and it's mainly now that I'm getting hold of how to use the band properly. I lost weight at the start,then fell off the wagon and put 20kg back on and now 8 kg down again. So feels like I'm starting again, but not, cause I'm starting to understand more how useful this band is. Do u exercise???? I don't know what the time difference is for us, I will have to google it

Hey great idea that Protein popsicle' date=' will try that in summer, abut cold at the moment. I live in one of the coldest states in Australia in Melbourne, but summer it hits 40degrees Celsius , so definitely will try then. I can't believe how much weight u have lost so quickly, u have really done an amazing job. Can u tell me what a typical day of food would be, how much u eat. I am really not a success story, I've been banded 1.5 years and it's mainly now that I'm getting hold of how to use the band properly. I lost weight at the start,then fell off the wagon and put 20kg back on and now 8 kg down again. So feels like I'm starting again, but not, cause I'm starting to understand more how useful this band is. Do u exercise???? I don't know what the time difference is for us, I will have to google it[/quote']

I log all my food on myfitnesspal, it's a great app. Add me as a friend (ajtexas0) and you can view my daily meals. Basically, eggs for Breakfast, sandwich using sandwich thins and lean lunch meat with cottage cheese or a boiled egg, greek yogurt for mid afternoon snack, lean meat and a veggie for dinner. I drink a couple of glasses of wine in the evening (I know some bandsters have issues with that) and yes I do count the calories in. If I get evening munchies I have peanuts.

As for exercise, I'm just starting to push myself more. I ride a stationary bike for 30 minutes in the evening. About 5 nights a week. Just last week I got a Fitbit, basically its a pedometer on steroids. I really like it. It counts flights of stairs climbed and i work on the 8th floor of an office building so I've been trying to climb as many flights as I can in a day. My best day was 17.....course my legs felt like they where falling off.

My best advise is set small goals, look at what you can do this week, or this month. Don't look at the big goal cause that is to far away and you will get frustrated and give up. My current goal is to climb 15 flights of stairs 5 days in a row by the end of August. Once I reach that I'll try 7 days a week, etc.

Good luck to you. PM me and I'll send you my email so we can keep in touch, check on each other.

I log all my food on myfitnesspal' date=' it's a great app. Add me as a friend (ajtexas0) and you can view my daily meals. Basically, eggs for breakfast, sandwich using sandwich thins and lean lunch meat with cottage cheese or a boiled egg, greek yogurt for mid afternoon snack, lean meat and a veggie for dinner. I drink a couple of glasses of wine in the evening (I know some bandsters have issues with that) and yes I do count the calories in. If I get evening munchies I have peanuts.

As for exercise, I'm just starting to push myself more. I ride a stationary bike for 30 minutes in the evening. About 5 nights a week. Just last week I got a Fitbit, basically its a pedometer on steroids. I really like it. It counts flights of stairs climbed and i work on the 8th floor of an office building so I've been trying to climb as many flights as I can in a day. My best day was 17.....course my legs felt like they where falling off.

My best advise is set small goals, look at what you can do this week, or this month. Don't look at the big goal cause that is to far away and you will get frustrated and give up. My current goal is to climb 15 flights of stairs 5 days in a row by the end of August. Once I reach that I'll try 7 days a week, etc.

Good luck to you. PM me and I'll send you my email so we can keep in touch, check on each other.[/quote']

What does PM mean, I suck at computers, so I'm guessing u can send me your email address. Maybe u can PM me so I know what u mean. Does it mean post me