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Was anyone banded in December of '06?

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Oregondaisy    2,021

Oregondaisy
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If you have lost 62 lbs, you are doing great. My dr. said weight loss would be slow for me because I started at 212 and weight loss is slower for people with a starting BMI of under 40. I lost 22 the first 4 weeks when I was on the liquid diet, and it's taken me 5 months to lose 20 more. I am doing all liquids this week in hopes of breaking through this plateau.

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Luvbnanurse    1

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I was banded on the same day as you were Emmy and it is going real slow for me now too, if there is something out there to speed us up I would love to hear it too!

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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Exercise is the key I think. It makes a huge difference for me.

You should join in on the challenge, 900 minutes of exercise for the month of July. I was doing 100 minutes daily but that slowed down for a bit but hopefully I'll be able to do it again soon on a daily basis.

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Oregondaisy    2,021

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I will let you know if it helps. If I drink only Protein Drinks, it has to help, because the calories will be much less. If I do the Atkins Protein drinks, they are 160 per can. If I mix powder with Water, it's only 120 per drink. I can get by with 4 per day and not be hungry. I don't know if I can give up my sugar free fudgesicle though. It's only 40 calories. Plus I did an hour of cardio today.

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Luvbnanurse    1

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Hey fellow December gals do any of you have trouble with tomatoes? I have a million of them from the garden and I love fresh tomatoes but they seem to be giving me trouble. My husband made me a salad and he peeled the tomatoe and it seemed to have helped but I don't know if it is in my head that it helped , I thought maybe if I asked yall someone may have had problems too. Thanks !

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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I have heard of several people that say they have problems with tomatoes. For some it gives them heartburn but most of them complain that the skin gets stuck.

My problem is blueberries, wow... they hurt.

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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Well I guess it is peeling for me, I love them too much to give them up for good, thanks Wasa!!

I've been known to sit down with a jar of salsa and a spoon. :) Tomatoes are soooo good!

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Oregondaisy    2,021

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No, I am glad I don't have any trouble with them. Anything

I eat goes down just fine, as long as I chew it well, and

wait before taking another tiny bite.

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Luvbnanurse    1

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Well I can't give em up,lol . when my husband peeled that one I didnt have any problem so I guess I will live,lol. We just planted a large garden year and have tomatoes coming out of our butts so I hate to waste free food. Wasa, I love salsa too and I am glad you said that, I know where to get the stuff at Walmart to make it and lord knows I have enough tomatoes! I have been giving them to all the neighbors and now I know what to do with them, it takes alot of them to make it and I can get some of them out of my kitchen, Thanks!

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melLybelLyband    0

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OK, I have lost 24 lbs since December and the more I dont loose the more bummed and disgusted I get and then what do I do? Eat creme puffs and eclairs and crap I know I am not to eat. The sweet tooth is making this band not work and I am so angry with myself.

Getting on here and reading others posts has sort of got me motivated to quit eating wrong and do better. I am going to start eating the proper food ie: Proteins and stop the blubbering cremepuff drama! I am going to do this!

Now will everyone post to me to tell me to do it right and not feel sorry formyself and just eat correctly!

melanie:help:

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Ariel    1

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mel,

you can do it. But is your band helping you enough, do you have enough of a fill? I just got what i think may be the perfect fill and it is dramatic. Go see your doctor and talk about it.

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Oregondaisy    2,021

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Mel, at least you know why you aren't losing. I am not losing

and I am doing everything they tell me to do.

I get to thinking I might as well eat some Cookies or brownies

or whatever I want because I am not losing anyway. But then

I know I will just gain weight if I do that.

I wish the band worked the same for everyone.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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