I am going to take this banding journey and combine the South Beach diet. Just see it as just "1 more tool' to use on your lapband journey.

The more tools you use the better!

The bandster rules and the South Beach diet go hand in hand.

Anyone interesed can just sign up! I will be starting up on Saturday!

But anyone can jump in anytime!

It can also be a place of being accountable daily. I am the kind of person who does better when I know I have to be accountable somewhere! How bout you? I also do better having a structured program. I am sure there are others out there like me!!

Please tell us a little about yourself, your goals, stats, etc.

OFFICIALL WEIGH IN DAY WILL BE FRIDAYS! :funscale: Now our scale will say nice things to us!!!

See you on the beach!!!

Audree

:)I am doing fine with my South Beach Diet. I have a cold and haven't been on the computer much. I stayed in bed most of yesterday. I would like to read your journal and see how you are managing to stay under 1200 calories. I don't have that problem. I need to eat less calories. I need to get a food scale and measure my portions. I am sure I would lose better if I knew what the correct portion size was. Is that how you know how many ounces of meat you're eating, when you say 3 oz of chicken, etc?

Please make a link to your journal, since you said you didn't mind us reading it. I am sure it will help me. thank you!

I have just updated my journal with this past week’s menu. Here is the link for it:<o></o>

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=611

Denise, I am sorry to hear that you are not feeling 100%. I hope that you get better soon. I use my food scale, measuring cups and spoons religiously. I try to make my breakfast and lunch the night before when I know I am not going to have time.

Sorry I have been away!!!

I need to restart the beach!!!!!

How are you all doing?

just started back Sunday, once I'm on, it's easy, but when I go off it's so hard to get myself motivated to start again. I have been fighting the same 3# for a month now and it's gotta stop. Since starting back I feel better, so now it's up to me to keep it going. I only have to lose 1# and I'll be in onderland. I haven't been there in over 16 yrs. I think we need to start some kind of challenge for all of us South Beachers. Maybe it will get us motivated. So how about some ideas.

just started back Sunday, once I'm on, it's easy, but when I go off it's so hard to get myself motivated to start again. I have been fighting the same 3# for a month now and it's gotta stop. Since starting back I feel better, so now it's up to me to keep it going. I only have to lose 1# and I'll be in onderland. I haven't been there in over 16 yrs. I think we need to start some kind of challenge for all of us South Beachers. Maybe it will get us motivated. So how about some ideas.

Congrats!!! I'd like to check in daily and post what we ate, drank, exercise, etc

That really helps me and makes all the difference, being accountable.

Would you like to do that?

Oh, I also lost 2 more pounds!!!!:clap2:

Well I just got up ( I work third) and when I got on the scale, drum roll please, I lost a pound so that means that I finally am in onderland. I actually felt myself tear up. corny I know but I did.

Good job on the 2# loss, you are doing really good BGB!!!

I like the idea of checking in everyday with what we eat. drink and exercise. Maybe that will get me motivated to exercise. So here goes with what I have planned for today,

8 oz skim milk with expresso added

3 oz chicken

1 c. vegis

3 oz chicken

egg

canadian bacon

cantaloupe

13 almonds

I always wonder if I should use skim milk or 1%. Skim milk does have more carbs.

Today I had one can low carb slim fast for breakfast

lunch was a South Beach chicken and broccoli frozen meal

Dinner was chicken fajita with no tortilla about 1 cup

I don't know how many calories that was! I drank 64 oz of water but didn't go to the gym. I will go tomorrow for sure. I had to work today and I am not good about going after work. I like to go first thing in the morning.

Hey Denise, I use Fitday.com to calculate my calories, it's free and easy.

Last night at work they posted a questionair about getting a fitness center on site, they were wanting to know how many people would actually use it. I hope it gets the go ahead, because I know I would use it.

I ususally go to sparkpeople to count calories. I will have to check out fit day. A lot of people have been recommending them to me.

What kind of fitness center are they talking about?

If I start this diet, will it help with my sugar cravings?

Cutting down on carbs really helps to curb the sugar cravings. I notice if I eat carbs, I start craving sugar right away. Sometimes I really miss my Kashi Crunch cereal, which is a high fiber cereal. I notice if I eat it for breakfast, I am craving sugar in the afternoon.

Hey guys!!!

How are you all doing??

I am following South Beach to the letter and haven't lost an ounce. If fact, I gained 2 lbs. I am in what they refer to as Bandster Hell.

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been on in awhile, I moved over the past week so hopefully now that it's all done I can check in more often. I weighed myself this morning and I lost another pound for a total of 51#. I am noticing that I see more of a difference in how my clothes fit instead of the scale moving. It get's discouraging at times but hey this is the most that I have ever been able to lose and I haven't had any real complications so I'm not complaining. In following South Beach I like that I can choose to eat fruit and good carbs, I think for me that it's pretty easy to follow, I still want my chocolate, that's a mental craving instead of a hunger craving. Still haven't got myself to exercise, I keep telling myself that when the weather gets nicer. I know excuses - excuses.:heh: