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After holidays and getting back on track... suggestions welcome

Isaacsmomma

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Isaacsmomma    6

Isaacsmomma
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Hi all... I was banded in October but have not yet had a fill. I gained 3 pounds over the holidays and find that I am constantly hungry. I see surgeon at the end of the month. But in the meantime would love some opinions on getting back on track! Thanks in advance.

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♕ajtexas♕    3,771

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Small meals, 3-4 ozs Protein, 1/2 cup veggies, 1/4 cup starch. small bits, chew chew chew, wait 1 minute between bits and stop after 20 minutes. Follow the band rules. Drink at least 64 ounces of Water a day. Not sure what you mean by get back on track, 3 pound gain could just be water weight and will come right off.

Now, if you still have tempting foods in your house I would suggest getting them out. If it isn't there you can't eat it. Plus start moving. There is a thread in the fitness forum of a January challenge of walking/running 100 miles in the month of January, join us on it.

Here is the thread: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/162529-100-miles-in-january-2013-challenge/

Good luck.

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Protein Shakes at Breakfast and lunch. Then a snack of nonfat greek yogurt for 5 days. A simple small dinner. You will get back on track and drop 4 pounds. If you exercise ssome, maybe 5 pounds in a week.

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,722

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i havent had a fill yet either but i do eat as if i do..

i def suggest eating if you are hungry. eating good healthy, Protein filled foods and veggies and fruit (while drinking alot) will help with this hunger feeling...if you are truly hungry, then eat.......but if its just head hunger, try drinking to see if that helps at all...but what ever you do, just do it...dont wait on the fill to help you start losing weight...that is a helper.....you just start today by wanting this and then doing it..best of luck to you.

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,722

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Thanks all, much appreciated. Just got back from a 30 minute walk and feeling great.

see you did it. you wanted it and went out and did it.

GREAT GREAT JOB... i am so happy

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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