Hi November bandsters!

Let's keep this going to support our efforts though out the wonderful we are soon to begin. Let's start with the date we are being banded and where?

Our weight and goal weight...

My date will be November 7

Dr. Aceves

I weighed myself this morning and I have gained!!! :faint:

Starting weight 225 (highest ever!!! )

Goal 150

10/26 Jdru (Jessica) 215/215/125 Dr. Hansen (Honorary Nov Bandster)

11/1 melany72 Dr. Hargroder

11/2 DeniseC (Denise) 226/219/130 Dr. Carbonell

11/2 prbrooksie 252/252/150 Dr. Malley

11/2 Kym828 (Kim) 278/278/175 Dr. Ortiz

11/2 pebbles4388 249/249/150

11/3 Jess333 (Jessica ("Lil" Red)) Dr. Ortiz

11/7 AngelaT (Angela) 225/225/150 Dr. Aceves

11/7 Jackye 225/225/150-45 Dr. Rumbaut

11/8 L8BloomR (Karen) goal: -105 Dr. Francis

11/8 dpingl goal: -92 Dr. Hoehn

11/8 niecyrenee goal: -232, down 8 Dr. Pitt

11/9 Keekahari (Kee) 280/245/175 Dr. Moazzez

11/10 FullofGRACE Dr. Curry

11/10 alix_1 (Alix) 222/222/140 Dr. Garza

11/13 swilborn (Sherrie) Size 22/???/140 Dr. Rodriquez

11/14 ahaizlip (Amy) goal: -129 Dr. Liu

11/17 Asmallerchick (Kelly) goal: -200 Dr. Aceves

11/20 Diana_G 234/234/145 Dr. Huacuz

11/20 Veggestyle 275/?/150 Dr. M

11/20 Laurba

11/21 Jess02 (Jess) Dr. Rumbaut

11/24 aussie_bandit 153kg/153kg/75kg

11/30 Inner_me (Chris) 350/350/200 Dr. Cahill

Dr. A. Be careful what you ask for. You want pictures with NO thong! Hmmm. I didn't know this was that kind of site but that can be arranged.

Maybe that would help on my quest to "help" with exercising! :omg:

Tom

No! NO!...not nothing at all :faint: I meant regular clothes!!!

The weirdest thing is happing inmy tummey and I guess head right now. I want to eat, you know, fantasies of huge burger and fries... but instead am just eating to fuel my body. I do not think I have been in this mental state since i was a kid. =Just eating to fill my needs and not for anyother reason. Before I leave for school I grab what I need for the day.. it is not a hassle, just whatever is there and will get me to my protien goal and fill me up. I am loving the hard boiled eggs right now.. one does the trick, and great protien.. and easy in the backpack! In the cafeteria I get a mayo packet and squish it all up.. voila.. egg salad! And I am down 6 more lbs..

I love my band! (today) lol

I have the same thoughts. Double cheese burger. Sicilian Pizza. Etc. Boiled eggs are a good source of protein. I get the omega 3 eggs. But, I can't eat them boiled or poached. Scrambled is the only way. Congrats. on 6 more pounds. Remember to measure. You'll probably see an even bigger diff.+

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Good day all. I figure if we keep this conversing going, we can stay on page one of the general discussion boards!

Listen Angela & Tom, I think you need a "private" room! Of course I am only kidding tho I realize that might not come through on a post! The two of you are unreal!

So, I finally did it! I broke 230 and am now 228! WooHoo! I hope this will be a good few weeks for me. I have ceased drinking while eating and thereafter and have begun to focus on protein. Gosh, last night for dinner I had a chocolate & peanut butter Zone bar with some peanut butter smeared on top. Go figure, me, only a protein bar. Quite an accomplishment!

How are you all doing with sagging skin? I looked over while holding the phone to my ear and could not believe my eyes! I had gobs of hanging fat! It looks soooo nasty! Do you really think this can be toned with excercise?

Well have a good day all!

Listen Angela & Tom, I think you need a "private" room! Of course I am only kidding tho I realize that might not come through on a post! The two of you are unreal!

I'm sure there can be calories burned just watching. :omg:

Tom

So, I finally did it! I broke 230 and am now 228! WooHoo! I hope this will be a good few weeks for me. I have ceased drinking while eating and thereafter and have begun to focus on Protein. Gosh, last night for dinner I had a chocolate & Peanut Butter Zone bar with some peanut butter smeared on top. Go figure, me, only a Protein Bar. Quite an accomplishment!

How are you all doing with sagging skin? I looked over while holding the phone to my ear and could not believe my eyes! I had gobs of hanging fat! It looks soooo nasty! Do you really think this can be toned with excercise?

Well have a good day all!

Congratulations on the weight break through! Be cautious smearing peanut butter on a zone bar. Peanut butter is a great source of protein BUT it is also high in fat and calories. The Zone Bar probably has over 200 calories on it's own. 1 tablespoon of peanut butter (which is 1/2 of a serving) has 95 calories. You can easily go over 300 calories. Not to say that both don't have benefits to offer, just be a bit cautious.

As to the saggy skin, thus why I'm at the gym exercising twice a week. I'm certainly hanging in places I shouldn't be. A girl I work with had gastric bypass surgery several years ago and she had to have skin removed. Of course, she lost almost as much as she know weighs. Another advantage to slow weight loss. Skin is very elastic (or it would have never stretched over all the "extra") so it will retract. Drink LOTS of fluids to help keep the skin elastic. And exercise, exercise, exercise.

Tom

Hi MArni! I wasn't the one to ask Tom to pose in a thing! hmmmm... who was that? he he... I want a pic with full clothing!! :biggrin1:

Make sure you're not looking for the "I just ate at a buffet and can't hold another bite" feeling when trying to decide if you feel full. I did that at first and had LOTS of pain. Remember, you still have all of your stomach, just part of it is sectioned off. You have to learn what is full in the new pouch and stop when that is full. Your mind may tell you that you want more but learn what is a comfortable feeling in the pouch and stop.

DON'T drink with your meals because you end up flushing the food out of the pouch into the lower section of the stomach. The whole idea of the band is that the food goes through slowly so you feel full, albeit it a new "full", longer. If you flush it through too quickly, you defeat the purpose.

As others have said, keep up the Protein content. And the exercise will kick start the metabolism. Don't over-react. We all are different. It's not a race. We can ALL get to the finish line and we can all win. Just keep doing what you know is right.

Go back to the basics. Keep a food log. Calories tend to sneak in when we get complacent. We think we know but when you put pencil to paper, it may show a different story. Log your exercise. 10,000 steps a day is the minimum goal if you use a pedometer. (Personally, couldn't find one that worked but others swear by them.) Eat less of the right kind of foods, exercise more and you WILL lose weight. You may not drop 2-4 pounds a week but 1 pound a week consistently over time will make a big difference.

Tomorrow is 18 weeks since 11/1, the earliest on here anyone was banded. If you're at least 18 pounds less than you were then, you're doing GREAT! That's 1 pound a week. If you're at 25 pounds, you're closer to 1.5 pounds per week even if you were banded on the first day of the month. Think back over the years and ask when the last time you lost over a pound a week for 4 months was! Remember, the band is not a cure for fat. It's a tool to help YOU lose the weight. YOU still have to do the work.

Tom

AMEN Tom, You are our bandster preacher. So true So True...even a pound a week is going down not up. That's the way aha a:biggrin1: ha I like it

AMEN Tom, You are our bandster preacher. So true So True...even a pound a week is going down not up. That's the way aha a:biggrin1: ha I like it

Bless you, Sister Kjojojr!

Tom

As far as planning food... How does everyone do it? I am trying to figure it out in the morning, and write it down then, and stick to it. But then I never change my journal when I go off. I want to keep a journal,

I believe it is SO important! But I am having a hard time with it... So, I guess there is 2 questions:

Do you journal???

How do you plan your food???

Can't wait for your input. Is there an updat coming with all the names listed with progress, or has that stopped?

Have a great banded day!

Misty

I do not keep a journal. I also do not plan food each day. Once a week I make sure I have things here in the office I can eat. Can of Tuna, Soup, Salmon etc. Mornings are easy for me. I have a Slim fast Low carb on the way to work(20gram protein), about two hours later I have low cal low fat yogart (10 gram protein). Then I just wing it,always keeping my Protein for the day in mind.

Sagging skin? Oh, Yea but, I know a great plastic surgeon.

Does anyone here drink Soda anyomore? I haven't had one since Nov. 1st. My name is Sherrie and I was Diet Dr Pepper user and abuser. I'm afraid to drink one, what if I can't stop.

I try to keep a journal, but not always good at doing it. I am much better at it when I am not loosing weight and want to figure out why. I don't really plan my days ahead of time, but I am a creature of habit and my morning and afternoon foods are usually the same all the time or close to it. I try to just count protein and keep my fats and carbs as small as possible. As far as soda goes, I was told it was a no go when I signed up for this and I have stuck to it. I, too, was an addict. A couple cans a day was the norm. I'm too worried about what it might do to me if I did drink it that it stops the cravings.

Everyone is doing so great her in the November Bandster group. Way to go. I know I've said this before, but you really keep me motivated.

Does anyone here drink Soda anyomore? I haven't had one since Nov. 1st. My name is Sherrie and I was Diet Dr Pepper user and abuser. I'm afraid to drink one, what if I can't stop.

I knew that I was going to have to give soda up so I did last summer and have never looked back. I drank way too much soda so once in a while I have a craving but I ignore it and it goes away fast. At this point if I did try it, I'm not certain it would have the same appeal anymore. My advice, stay away from soda. It can cause too many problems.

I guess I will but in the never vault with bread, boiled eggs and the double cheeseburger with extra pickels mayo and guacamole.

My husband is a big soda drinker and sometimes that is all I have to drip so I just take a taste, a couple of sips of it. I never have been a soda drinker so I don't miss soda. I just know that it feels weird because of the carbination in feels like its going to come back up. I know soda is bad on your intestines anyway so we are all better off with the H2O and lots of it. I have not had a good weight loss week but still trying to take it one day at a time. I am working on being patient and still trying to break my old bad habits of chips and extra snacks that are not good for my body.

I got the overeater book off Amazon called Today which has daily inspirational insight. I try to read it when I am feeling like I could use a bag of doritos right now and it helps put me back into perspective of the weight loss journey and keeping the weight off for the rest of my life. I am only 35 years old so I still have a long life to live. Lets promise that today is a good day and tomorrow will be even better. Support is key and internal peace is a big challenge. Have a great weekend my Bandster buddies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!