How is weight loss for people over 50?

[momlambert 77]

I am new on here, someone please tell me what pb means? Peanut Butter? ?

Oh, I wish! No, it's a "productive burp" or "productive belch." Check this out: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7959

[BJean 16]

Cblancha9: If you can muster what it takes to lose the weight on your own, I'd advise you to do it that way.

I am not sorry that I got the band. But it is not easy - it does help, but you do have to use the same kind of disipline to stick with healthier eating that you're using now.

It is very easy to sabbotage the band. You can eat chocolate and ice cream and chips. In fact, they go down much easier than good wholesome meat, vegetables and fruit. So that's the problem that I and many others are dealing with.

I became so restricted that I haven't been able to eat enough food to keep me from being hungry most of the time and I have discovered that eating ice cream and chocolate feels good (just like pre-band) and I've stopped losing weight. Before I got the band, I couldn't understand why anyone would sabbotage their band. Now I get it, unfortunately.

I will tell you that I am not able to do the kind of exercise that would probably have kept me on the losing bandwagon. So that's another consideration you should think about. If you're healthy enough to be able to pour on the exercise, the band may be the right answer for you.

Whatever your decision, I wish you the very best success!

[kedasmom 10]

Hello Everyone, I've just been reading posts, :typing: seems like we are all going through about the same thing. We are so excided to have this band done, then we have some weight lose, then come to a stand still. For some of us this can be a couple of months :think , thats me. I went for my 3rd fill yesterday. The NP did a wonderful job with that needle. I have 1.8cc now, she said they usually put in .2 or .3cc from now on. So to all of us in this postion, I hope we finally hit that "sweet spot" Bonnie

[crabcake 0]

I started on a diet of my own of 2 Protein Shakes and 1 meal and have lost 11 lbs this week. I have about 150 lbs. to lose. I figure the more I can lose now the closer to my goal I'll be.

Good attitude Cblancha9!

Well, I'm officially in bandland...had the surgery yesterday. I feel great today and if my port weren't sore, would be up and running around! My hospital was wonderful. I was an out-patient and had to be there at 7. Got there shortly before that (after getting up at 4 and hitting the road at 4:45!), was taken in to a room w/ the hubbling and then about an hour later was taken in to the pre-op area. I'd say the surgery started around 8:30 and DH said the doc came out and talked to him at 9:30 and said all went well. I stayed in recovery until about 11:30 and we were back on the road and headed home by noon! I didn't need any pain medicine until right before I left and then didn't take any more until right before I went to bed at midnight. Woke up at 3:00 hurting and got up to take more...decided to sleep in my lounger after that because we have a platform bed and it's a little low and a little difficult to get out of. But then I slept thru until my doc's office called at 8. I was fortunate and didn't have much of a preop diet - just the day before - and I only have to do today, then I'll start on the full liquid diet for 2 weeks. Hopefully that won't be too bad (I cheated this a.m. and put some Coffeemate in my coffee, but will behave the rest of the day...I hope!). I'm looking forward to that first 'real' meal, but know my stomach will be shrunk enough that I won't be likely to overdo it. I'm a librarian at a small college and our new school year starts 97 days from yesterday. I have a 'new' dress, size 16 that I bought a few years ago and have never been able to wear, so that's my motivation for the summer. The doc said I could start back exercising mid June. Hopefully by then we'll have all the algae out of our pool and I can enjoy the summer!!

Thanks for all your prayers and positive thoughts. This forum has been a great help in my journey so far and I'm sure will continue to help me over the rough spots!

[green 6]

BJean: I know that your knees are giving you grief. What about Water exercise? And did I suggest this to you before? I am not only ageing, I am also blonde, ya know....:phanvan

[DynamoMini 1]

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering what a resting metabolic rate was and how they measure it. So Denise822 could you enlighten me and tell me how yours went?

Best wishes,

Michelle

[kareyquilts 1]

Good luck, CBlancha9! I'm about to join the slow losers club. Getting really frustrated. I keep going back and forth with the same 2 pounds for the last month! I would really like to know more about the metabolic resting test. I asked my doctor about that and he said I shouldn't get it until I'm at my goal weight. Doesn't make sense to me.

[Margi 0]

Hi all, I decided that I would not even start at the junk food, or chocolate. No one ever liked that stuff more than me! I had Lap Band surgery done 3 weeks ago, and I have lost 30 pounds, and went from a size 2x to a medium, or size 13!!!!!!!!

I refuse to start with any junk, cause I know I would not be able to stop!! I am some days getting quite hungry, I get a fill in 2 weeks, but, I did not go through all of this to gain it back!!

Some of you that are discouraged, keep trying!! Dont give up!!!! We are all in this together!!!

[crabcake 0]

Hi all, I decided that I would not even start at the junk food, or chocolate. No one ever liked that stuff more than me! I had Lap Band surgery done 3 weeks ago, and I have lost 30 pounds, and went from a size 2x to a medium, or size 13!!!!!!!!

good grief woman! tell us your secret!!! are you eating at all??? are you able to exercise yet? my doc told me no exercise, other than walking, for the next 5 weeks. and again, what ARE you eating?

congrats on the wonderful weight loss. hope i do as well. keep it up! :clap2:

[DynamoMini 1]

:dance: :dance: Margi - Wow! What a loss, good for you! I am steering away from sweets and gooey treats for my health, but I think a bite or two once in a while is more realistic for me.

:hungry: What power I feel when I eat something "sweet" and "desserty" and have two or three bites - chewing....chewing....chewing. I don't miss ice cream because I make my own Protein Shakes with soy, EAS powder and fruit, or whatever recipe I dream up. Cold and creamy - yum. And it is good for me.....

To all of you who remember I was discouraged about my slow weight loss, I have kicked up my cardio to 5 days a week for 45 minutes, whew and tracked calories, Protein etc. Following all the bandster rules. I keep reminding myself - This is a 2 year process and I have a lot of retraining to do.

We all deserve a healthy life!:angel:

Hugs,

Michelle

[Margi 0]

Hi you both, thanks for your comments. Here is mostly what I eat:

Breakfast I usually have a small bowl of oatmeal

lots of Water between meals

lunch I have about a half cup of chicken with light mayo, cottage cheese, and a half cup of green Beans with cheese on it, melted

supper I usually have the chicken again, or bean Soup, and more cottage cheese, and a half cup of mashed potato with light butter, and light sour cream.

after that I have my cup of Protein Drink, and at night I have about 4 saltine crackers with Peanut Butter. For me. eating a lot of Protein works. Sometimes instead of oatmeal, I will have 2 scrambled eggs, with light melted cheese on it.

I do exercise every day for only 10 minutes, but I walk a lot every day, well, not really a Lot, lot but a few blocks, I am getting to walk more every day.

The best thing for my weight loss is my attitude, that I refuse for this not to work, and I get that from all of yous!!

i hope I can be of help to someone else. I only weigh once a week, but, I usually lose more inches anyway than pounds. So, I just go by my clothes.

You guys are fantastic for my attitude, all of yous keep up the good work, and if you dont lose for a while, WAIT, and keep going, it will happen, isnt that why we did this in the first place!!

Drink, drink, drink the water!!!!

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

With the resting metobolic test they put something like a close

pin on my nose.Then thet put a tube in my mouth to breathe in

and out of for about 20 min. It tells you how many calories you

burn just sitting there. It was hard because I felt like I was

choking. It told me that in order to lose weight, I have to eat

1,000 calories per day.

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[DynamoMini 1]

Denise822 - that sounds kinda grewsome (sp?)! But at least you know. How tall are you? Did they predict how quickly you would lose on 1000 cal per day? I have always know calories in? - calories out?

[crabcake 0]

With the resting metobolic test they put something like a close

pin on my nose.Then thet put a tube in my mouth to breathe in

and out of for about 20 min. It tells you how many calories you

burn just sitting there. It was hard because I felt like I was

choking. It told me that in order to lose weight, I have to eat

1,000 calories per day.

you might try this too, although i guess you'd need to stick to what they say. i put in my existing weight and got 1573 cals. when i put in my desired weight, i got 1198. see how it compares to what they told you.

http://www.shapeup.org/interactive/rmr1.php

[green 6]

Wow! Margi, you are losing weight like a guy does. Congratulations from Green. You sure you not a man? LOL I am GREEN with envy!!!!