can you email me. I want to talk to you if i could about what foods you are eating. I really think this last fill didn't take.. I know that sounds so weird but ... you've lost 100 pounds so quickly im just wondering what your normal excersize and eating pattern is .. what your eating and how much of a fill you have. WOUld you mind emailing me at cvickers@eaglegrp.net.. Im extremely curious..

Thnks

Cindy

hey cindy!

25 of what i lost was in the 2 months pre-op so i have lost 75 since banding in august 2003.

that is 36 weeks at 2.08 pounds a week (thats the average anyway) i went 7 months with little to no restriction

i follow the atkins diet since getting restriction (dr approved) i eat off this list http://atkins.com/Archive/2001/12/15-464579.html NOTICE it says you can have UP TO 3 CUPS of VEGGIES a day!!

today i had

drink 32 oz Water 6:30 am - 9:30 am

Breakfast @ 9:30- 1 scrambled egg with cheese

drink 32 oz water 10:30 am - 2:00 pm

lunch 1/3 chicken breast 1/3 cup low carb mac and cheese (i only eat the low carb Pasta once a week sometimes twice)

drink 32 oz water 3:00-6:00 pm

dinner- (i'll do lastnights dinner) 3 oz nys steak 1/3 cup sauteed zuchinni, red peppers with a cilantro sauce

i can eat 1/2 - 3/4 cup of any food, any meat (chicken breast boneless skinnless, nys steak, pork chop, ribs etc). salads i can eat 1 cup or because they are mostly water they break down easy.

i still dont think i am as tight as some others (i can eat solid food for breakfast) but i like to eat and couldnt drink protien shakes unless i had to. i have 3.4 cc's in my band and i think its pretty sweet to me! i still have some room for adjusting but i dont plan on having one ANY time soon! like i said i like being able to eat!

trust me your fill not taking doesnt sound weird! like i said i went 7 months without restriction (10++++ fills) and got filled up to 4.2 cc's! give it a chance but if its not giving you restriction CALL THEM BACK!!!

exercise- i dont have a normal schedule for that. i do have a REALLY manicured yard this year though. i just keep myself busy with projects! i swim now that its summer again, i take my dogs for walks and hikes, do yardwork, rearrange the house, clean out the garage, had a yardsale etc.

Hi Shelly and Cindy!

Shelly---like you, I am following an adkins based eating plan. I was a total skeptic about the adkins---until I did it for my pre-op diet. WOW---I was a total carb adict before I did that and now that I eat my Protein first, veggies next, I almost never eat the potato, rice, Pasta, etc. I used to eat the carb first and then the rest and was hungry again after a short period of time. I can't believe the difference this has made in my feelings of hunger and cravings! I feel full longer and most days do not crave the sugar.

So Cindy--try it, and I hope you find success with this too!

-30, no fills

Greta

hey greta!

i too am loving how the carb cravings are GONE!!! and the hunger. i attribute most of the non hunger to the band because i did atkins pre-op and would still eat volume.

i just really like the results. my dr said the atkins is great to do short term but not as a lifestyle.