Hello everyone!

I have a formal coming up in about nine days and I'm want to slim down a little because i know that it's difficult to lose that much weight in that little time.

Is portion control my best option?

Kick up the workout?

maybe you should try the diet in this link. seems to be working for most the poeple in this thread for a quick drop.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/new-diet-found-t19407.html

I would take Telly's advice. Lots of exercise, but she has been very successful with this method:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/you-want-maximum-t23291.html?t=23291&highlight=telly

thank you!!

Drink Your Water!!

i guesx ivebeen igmopring drinking water. iv ebeen on lactaid and isopure for weeeeeks now with a dollop of cottage c heese and one time i tried tuna out of the can, i was banded 12/21, and until my fgill i decided to stay onshakes but Im NOT LOSING. I LOST TEN POUNDS AND THEN PLATEAUED WHATS WERONG WITH ME, in fact tonight ikg ot a thermal sweaty body wrap andc i had GAINED ALTHO NIGHTS NOT A GOOD TIME TO WEIGH IN AND IM STARTIN G TO HAVEMY PERIOD, SOON, IM REALLY UPSET......I JUST STARETD MY EERCISE REGIME AGAIN YPGA AND PILATES WITH A LITTLE CARDIO ON THE TREADMILL AND IM NOT LOSING AND ITS DRIVING ME NUTS. IT ALSO TAKES TEN TO TWENTY SHAKES A DAY TO STAISFY MY HUINGER- N O CARBS JUST SKIM MILK-ANYONE GONETHROUGH THIS?

WILLTHE FIRST FILL HELP?

I NEED TO DROP 30 BY MARCH 25TH AND U THOUGHT A LAOPBAND WAS A DRASTIC MEASURE, IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME?

i just read recipes and one woman was making soup with velveeta and anothe rdsrinking caramal frppuycinnos, thats not gonna help, its like just that 10-1 1 pound loss madethe band looser and my stomac h bigger please adv ise anyone, imgoing nuts, i went from 178 tro 168 and tonght after the wrap t said 174, wtf is going on? willthis first fill in a week help? shakes for three weeks straight here .............what is wrong with me>?

Whenever I need to jump start weight loss, my best bet has been something along the line of Atkins induction phase, high protein, low fat--no carbs. It gets old quick, but it always drops me several pounds in a hurry! Now be careful on this, because of the way it changes how your body burns fat, it makes your breath AWFUL for a few days!!! Not something you want to happen with your formal function coming up. I agree, DRINK lots of water, help flush out what you are losing. How much are you hoping to drop in 9 days?

gonnabeskinny---it is normal, to have a pause in the weight loss, your body is in shock, it likely thinks it is starving. Try shakes with high protein, maybe you can get by with less than 10-20 a day. You can also drnk liquid protein(I used Zero Carb isopure from GNC)---and the protein will curb the hunger a bit. Before your first fill, your body is healing, and any weight lost is simply a bonus, and most will regain some of it when food is re-introduced. Be careful not to injure yourself by doing too much too fast---your port was sewn into muscle, and needs time to heal. Once the healing process is done, you can get down to business and get the weight loss started. You are in what is referred to as "Bandster hell"....an empty band, and being unable to eat----the good news is , it does get better, and easier! Hang in there, it is not a miracle, none of us loses 50 pounds overnight----but the band sure does make it easier to lose anything!!! Oh and I would follow my Dr.'s eating plan, you need to know if you can eat, and tolerate food prior to the first fill, so you will have proper comparison!

Good Luck all!

Kat

i might give that a try, thanks kat!

i'm hoping maybe five pounds. this formal is this saturday

(i'm very excited too) so i was just hoping to slim up a tad bit more. and it's ok if i don't get much lost, i got a pair of spanx, they work wonders ladies! i recomend them! and i have been drinking lots of water. i got this new propel to go packs, they are awesome. i love them

thanx kat, i am on isopure no carbs, so theres NO saline in my band is that right? Dr Liu sai dhe put the band on really tight,and goodn ot eabout eating a little, i do eat a teensy bit of cottage cheese and tuna w a small small amount of mayonaise , wich is dr approved, i want that tiny tight fill tho, even if my opening has to be the sizde of a pencil,the first few days it was on so tight i think thats how i lost the ten pounds.

thanx again kat anymore advice bring it on.

kimmy

from the shallowest town in the world in the shallowest industry on the planet.

You will be fine for your formal--post us some pics!!

gonnabeskinny---I do not want to rain on your parade, but do want to caution you to proceed carefully. Too tight of restriction has got bad consequences sometimes. It leads to severe acid reflux, pouch dilation, and in some cases slips and erosion I understand. If you limit your food intake too much, you also suffer from malnourishment. The band is not a "QUICK" fix....it takes time, but hopefully with that time, we learn new eating habits, and ways of eating, that will last us a lifetime, even if for some reason our bands do not.

I am not sure what size of band you have. It is my understanding that with some of the bigger bands they actually do add some fill during surgery. With the smaller bandm they do not. You have an empty band until your first fill. The first feeling of restriction is likely due to swelling. Your stomach and surrounding tissues react to the invasion, and banding by swelling. It will also swell following a fill, or adjustment, which is why you go back to liquids for a time following a fill. Ideally, you should work with your Dr., at a steady pace to find a "sweet spot". A place of restriction, where you can still carefully eat hard proteins (meat for instance). Where you can eat a small amount, and remain full feeling for several hours following the small meal. The nerves that signal fullness are located at the top of the stomach. withour band, the food reaches those nerves quickly. Often with good restriction, after only a few bites. Right now with liquids, and mushies, the food passes through quickly (it should you are only healing), and does not trigger the nerves. As you reach restriction, those nerves will allow you to feel full quickly. When you lose enough, that you can eat more, or want to eat more often, then it is time for another small adjustment. If it is too tight, then you have any follow up swelling, you can get to a point where you cannot even swallow your own spit, it just won't go. Then you have to have an unfill----which will cost same as a fill most of the time, and then you have to start all over. It is safer for you and your band, to take a slow steady approach. Keeping in mind, we did not gain all this weight overnight, and it is not going to be lost overnight. The recommended 1-2 pounds a week, is best.

There is also an emotional side to being unable to eat "right", and hitting the sadness over it, or the anger at being unable to have a big juicy burger, is normal. We now have to learn a new "right".

Just like Ashley said, do not forget to drink lots of water, that alone will help with weight loss---and helping you to feel full. It is the best way to flush the toxins our bodies are releasing from weight loss out.

I know it is hard to be patient---really I do!!! I have the same want it now attitude!!! but more than wanting to be thin tomorrow, I want to be thin forever...I want it to last. I need to learn better eating habits! The band is teaching me.

As soon as you begin your fill process, it will become some easier. It is something you will have to work with, but it will be easier!

Good Luck to both of you!

Kat