Ok guys and gals, most of us should be mended by now and now is the time to start making this band work for us.

Have any of you planned any short term goals? If you have list them here so we can motivate each other.

I´ll go first...

By the end of August I want to have reached a weight of 102kgs (224,4lbs)

I plan on walking / cycling for at least 12 hours during August. I am so unfit and such a couch potatoe that this short goal will be a milestone for me to reach.

11th Aug 2008 - 30 minustes cycle around town and the lake.

12th Aug 2008 - 20 minute walk - bad day, it was raining.

Who´s next....

Edited August 12, 200817 yr by Mrs J.J

Okay I have been meaning to ask someone. What is Onderland?

Any weight starting with a 1.... 100 to 199 lbs. Meaning someone dropped below the 200 lbs mark. There is a thread of folks who are hitting or almost hitting Onederland. I was at 212 lbs this morning, 13 lbs to go.

Thank you 1day at a time. Your words have inspired me.

It really is a struggle everyday. I honestly thought the only reason that I am overweight has to do with the fact that I LOVE bread. But is not my problem. It´s the food picking. Over the last few weeks I have realised that I don´t have an issue with bread, it´s just that bread was the easiest thing to fill my need atthe time. Now I am still food picking but picking at other foods.

I have to sort this problem out in my mind. There has to be a good enough reason why I do this.

Any weight starting with a 1.... 100 to 199 lbs. Meaning someone dropped below the 200 lbs mark. There is a thread of folks who are hitting or almost hitting Onederland. I was at 212 lbs this morning, 13 lbs to go.

Flowers,

Thanks now I understand. So I am 264 lbs now so I have 65 lbs to go till Onederland right? Well now I have my first big goal.:thumbup:

Thank you 1day at a time. Your words have inspired me.

It really is a struggle everyday. I honestly thought the only reason that I am overweight has to do with the fact that I LOVE bread. But is not my problem. It´s the food picking. Over the last few weeks I have realised that I don´t have an issue with bread, it´s just that bread was the easiest thing to fill my need atthe time. Now I am still food picking but picking at other foods.

I have to sort this problem out in my mind. There has to be a good enough reason why I do this.

Mrs J.J,

I am by no means and expert on this stuff but I started realizing how much I do stuff (meaning eating) just to fix my feelings and it has helped me alot. Please don't get me wrong I struggle like everyone else with my food issues. I think we are all on this board to help each other out or ask for help so I am glad I could help someone.:thumbup:

Have any of you planned any short term goals? If you have list them here so we can motivate each other.

Mine is to get back in the gym walking at least 3x a week starting Monday. I want to be able to easily walk the ACS 5k at the end of September.

I was running 5k's back in December but got diagnosed with cancer in February and shut down...haven't been back to the gym since. I'm still not cleared for *real* excercise but walking I can do.

Hello All!

My goals are to get into Onederland (only 13 lbs to go!) and to walk at least 30 minutes a day.

I am very lucky to work for a company that has a gym in the first floor of our building. So I have been doing good going down there on my lunch hour to walk on the treadmill. But because of my workload, I often skip lunch so I have been only going down 2-3 times a week. I want to make the time for myself each day and on the weekends too!

I think this would help in seeing the results a little faster!

Hey, does anyone know when we can incorporate weights back int our exercise? I was thinking the small ones (like 3 or 5 lbs) might work, just to prevent me from loosing all muscle tone! (or what little tone I have!)

Hey, does anyone know when we can incorporate weights back int our exercise? I was thinking the small ones (like 3 or 5 lbs) might work, just to prevent me from loosing all muscle tone! (or what little tone I have!)

Ask your doc...mine didn't clear me to do anything but walk till 6 weeks post-op. As with everything else, I am sure every doc is different:rolleyes:

I had my first fill which didnt go perfectly. I didnt have it in writing that I needed from my surgeon the max fill my band would hold and they doubted I had a 10 cc band as I understood I had. So, first she put in 3 cc, then took it out and I think I wound up with 1.8 cc. Then I drank the barium and it made me sick to my stomach and then I almost fainted, if I hadnt laid down. The fill and fluro were done standing up. I cant tell I have any more resistance than I had before my fill, but I do feel better that my port is where it should be.

Im also 1 lb up from what I weighed Friday morning, not sure if I am a little swollen or something or just not eating as well. The fill was more of a experience than I expected. I was banded July 9th, so Im about 5 weeks plus post op now. At least tomorrow I can eat regular food again.

My first goal is to be under 200 lbs for the last time.

I was weighed in yesterday and Iam 204. I was 223.5 @ time of surgery 7 wks ago!!!! 5 more lbs and Iam there. YAHOOOOOOOO