Hi, I really would like to be able to keep in touch with all of you waiting for

December surgery and as we progress on our way to success. Maybe start with Date of surgery, Where banded, Present weight and goal weight. Of course, add anything else that is helpful to others or if you need some words of encouragement hopefully someone here will step up and help us.

I will be banded 12/12/06

Banded in Wisconsin

Starting Weight 266

Goal 140

Weight loss everyone? I'm 51lbs!!!!

Well, I finally got my act together and with the help of my bodybugg I was able to lose 7 lbs this week. It took me 3 months to realize the weight doesn't just fall off, I have to do my part too. I always knew it of course, but I didn't get motivated until I got my toy. So far, it's totally worth the price.

Now I have to decide if I really need my fill next week. I'm thinking I'll just cancel and continue doing what I'm doing. Then, I'll get a fill when I slow down or stop losing.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. It's Spring Break for me. Whee!

Wow Maud!!! What did you do differently!?? I'm on a plateau and need help breaking it!

I have to be honest, I was eating like crap before. I wasn't motivated to eat well.

So, once I got my bodybugg I decided to splurge a little on Saturday, then be really good all week. Of course, I slipped up a couple of times. However, with the bodybugg I log all the calories I eat then upload the data from the armband to see how many calories I burned that day. As long as I had a deficit of at least 1000 calories, I knew I was ok. Many days I had a deficit of up to 2000 calories.

Seeing how many calories I burn a day seemed to really help for some reason. It motivated me to walk a bit more, put the piece of chocolate down, etc.

Maud, just curious...how many calories a day were you burning??

So you think it was worth it to buy the bodybugg???

Because I'm a BIG girl, I'm able to burn more calories just to keep my body alive. On the days I didn't exercise, I burned 3550 calories and ate anywhere from 1200-2000 calories a day.

So far, the bugg is definitely worth it to me. I hated spending all that money after spending on surgery of course. But I've always had trouble with my exercise/moving my body and this seems to motivate me. I only worked out 3 times this week, but I found myself walking more at work in order to burn calories.

The other downside is everyone constantly asking what's on my arm, but I've gotten used to it. The funniest was when a co-worker thought it had something to do with my heart and was really worried about me! I had to explain what it was so he wouldn't freak out.

So comforting to know that other people are struggling with their weight loss even with this band. You still have to exercise and watch what you eat but this tool has helped me to lose 35 pounds so far since my suregery date of 12/13/07. Keep up the hard work bandsters!

I was just checking in to see how others are doing. I was banded on 12/8/06 and just reached the first milestone of 50 pounds! I go in for another fill on 4/24. I am so excited to be below 200!!!

Are the December bansters posting here, or December bandsters in April.

I am struggling along, but I hope that this plateau is temporary.

Congrats on hitting the 50 pound milestone!!! I am stuck at 42 pounds gone, but am going in for my 3rd fill in a week so am hoping that will get me going again! :eek:

Hello everyone, i'm at 33 lbs. - would like to be around 40 but I've been on 3 trips between march and april (a cruise, the hill country, and chicago) so I'm okay with 33 plus I had an awful chest cold so I didn't work out for a couple of weeks. Okay, enough excuses... one more trip to boston in a few weeks and then i really won't have anything else to blame the slower weight loss on. I plan on being very active this summer because I want to be over 50 when school starts back in August. Everyone seems to be about the same as me or better so i feel okay - i think we're all doing great!

Maybe we should just revive the general December bandsters thread? The monthly threads aren't generating much traffic and I think we're losing people as each new thread is posted.

Just my opinion. I'll follow wherever we are.

So that would be this thread? Are you just saying keep this thread going?

I am with you. I will go where ever the rest of the Dec. bansters are.

Can someone tell me how much I am supposed to eat? I can eat a lean cuisine. I am not losing anything. I don't know if I need a fill. A lean cuisine fills me up. Am I supposed to be getting full on just a few bites? I need help!! Someone? Anyone?

I wish I could hep. I'm struggling with it, too. I don't think I'm at the "sweet spot" but I know I get full on smaller amounts. However, I still eat all the crap so I'm working on head issues.

Does anyone know how much we are supposed to be able to eat at one time? I can't relate to the 1 cup or 3/4 of a cup. I guess I could put a lean cuisine in a cup and see how much fits in there. Last night I couldn't eat all of it though.

Can someone tell me what kinds of meals they eat for dinner that seems to be the correct amount? thank you!