My First Goal...check!

[Maddysgram 6,159]

Happy Anniversary Rock Star! Hubby's got him a beautiful woman!

[sasp35 17]

You're beautiful, Sylvia. Congratulations on the 50-pound loss and for rockin the dress!

Stephanie

[nikki123 5]

Congrats on the weight loss I am only 3 weeks post op and I haven't really had any weight loss I can't weight till I get to my first goal ... Do you think you can share some of your routines like what exercises you did and what meals u ate

[prettygirlswag 23]

Congrats on the weight loss I am only 3 weeks post op and I haven't really had any weight loss I can't weight till I get to my first goal ... Do you think you can share some of your routines like what exercises you did and what meals u ate <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Great question... I was banded on 9/20, I can wait to start dropping this weight :-)

[prettygirlswag 23]

*can't

[TriciaLN 177]

You look great!! I love the dress too! Congrats on your weight loss!

[ginanyela 9]

Hello all. I'm new to LbT and I'm getting banded October 17 I have lost 54 pounds by diet and exercise ( starting weight 299). Anyway I love this post because I now just started to look forward to buy clothes again it has always been a dread to buy clothes. I'm so looking forward to my surgery!

Love the dress and happy anniversary ???„

[Wtloss 75]

Hi Sylvia

Congratulations, Happy Anniversary and WOW you look beautiful in your dress. I hope you and your husband had an awesome time out on the town. You have accomplished so much in such a short few months. Wishing you continues success and many more health years with you hubby.

[DesertRose80 137]

What a great idea...to have goal clothes along the way! Major Congrats! And happy anniversary! I love being married.

[sylviau 125]

aw you guys are seriously too sweet! THANK YOU for all the nice comments... you have really made my day! i think i might need to keep this thread somewhere for the 'down days' i have sometimes! seriously, thank you! hugs! you are all doing a fantabulous job too!

oh and we had an AMAZING anniversary! had a great time!

and, yes, having "goal clothes" is awesome! ive had a few in the last few months and its been fun trying them on along the way and seeing them fit better until they finally fit! some of those, i've already had to give away too because they're too big! so i totally recommend that if you're just starting off... they're great little motivators! i have a few pair of skinny jeans and pants that have been passed on to me by other banders that i'm waiting to fit into!

[sylviau 125]

Congrats on the weight loss I am only 3 weeks post op and I haven't really had any weight loss I can't weight till I get to my first goal ... Do you think you can share some of your routines like what exercises you did and what meals u ate

congrats! yay! you are on your way! i'd love to share what i eat and exercise... if you use myfitnessspal... feel free to add me and you can see exactly what i ate and what exercise i did at the end of the day... its a great resource and lots of banders on there too! i'm sylviau150 on there....

or feel free to message me on here whenever

in a nutshell, though,

i'm eating a low-carb diet.... it works best with the band because its foods that will stay in your pouch longer and keep you full longer.

Breakfast is now usually a shake (because the band in TIGHT in the morning!)

lunch is usually some Protein (like grilled chicken nuggets from chik fil a)

dinner is usually Protein and veggies. salmon, chicken, etc.

the guidelines my dr gave me are these for each day:

20-30 grams of fat

30-50 grams of carbs

70 grams of protein

my fitness pal helps you calculate your grams for each of these.

as for exercise, i walk when i can, but i do zumba a couple times a week. that helps so much because it burns like 800 calories or more each time.. and sometimes i literally burn off everything i ate for the day!

hope this helps a little. but everyone is free to add me on myfitnesspal!

[prettygirlswag 23]

I joined MyFitnessPal: my user name is girlswag79

Love it!!! Thanks for the tips ladies

[knewland 14]

You go Girl! You look beautiful!!