hopeful2 be slim

hi caroline...what type of food do u eat....boiled chicken? sandwiches???please share with me...do u have eggs..I am having protein shake now.

I am putting on weight....body just doesnt respond... feeling desperate....how much protein can you go on eating.... if i eat chicken weight is stable...otherwise...weight is increasing.. I have severe arthritis....cant walk much....am slow with all activities...hence low metabolism... please motivate me...

thanks for motivating me...i was operated on 11th march 2011. I have had 2 fills,very good restriction. my wt was 92kg....i came down to 85 kg in 6months. this may (15th may 2012) I had liposuction.removed 14 lbs fat. I went down to 80 kg...now again I am putting on ..today I am 83.5.. today I have decided to do weights...3 times a day...today I have had 50 gms protein...I hope the body responds... thanks friends...but do keep guiding me...

hello friends....why is Protein so important....how many grams in a day should we have.. i am not loosing weight....depressed... need to work out more..and eat more protein. please motivate and guide me...

thanks so much...u r right..my body has adjusted to the routine...i will increase my exercise...and protein content also.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR MOTIVATING ME.... I AM SURE I WILL NOW LOOSE WEIGHT.

the band has stopped working.... and cant walk much due to arthritis...so i have done liposuction...on thighs and hips.. now once I am recovered hopefully i will walk better and band will also work. does anyone have a similar story..

hi..lipo will not treat arthritis...but i have huge thighs..and that weight was bad for my knees....even if i go for a knee transplant...that weight will be a problem....now hopefully with lighter legs i will walk better. i live in india....we dont have warm pools and no pools for elderly or disabled...

thanks all for your encouragement. I have good restriction cant eat much....but I am not exercising and that s my problem.....and I am having only 20 25 gms of protien maximim....

why do we put on weight so easily after the band surgery?? If I eat protiens I am fine...but if I have normal food...uff...i have put on 1 kg in a day...so frustrating... and in India we dont have many options for protiens...we dont get all the non veg varieites that you get in other countries... and one cant go on eating cheese and pulses....I am very much depressed.

thanks so much...will surely try that..u have lost an amzing amt of weight..wow...real will power...

hello everyone, I have been a bandster for a yr now and I am really greatful to the band!!!I have not lost a lot of weight,,,,but i have reduced my NSAIDS and am on a right path for health improvement.. All say that the band works better in the 2nd yr!!! My problem is that I cant walk much due to muscle pain and arthritis. And because I dont exercise I am not loosing!!!Being a vegetarian my protien content is also low. I am sure that I will find a way out. At least I have stopped putting on weight ,since I cant eat much!!!!Hahaha.. All the best to all of you. The band is a wonderful tool and we should use it well.

All the best!!!Your story is wonderful!!!I wish you luck in your weightloss!!

Hi all, i am a bandster since 17th march 2011...I lost some weight in the first 4 months....now I have good restriction, but I have not been careful about my diet...hence not loosing.. exercising is another problem for me...I have arthritis...but thats just an excuse...there are so many exercises that I can do....If I wish to .. someone please motivate me....I need to loose to be able to walk...

thanks so much !!!I have now decided to keep a check on my diet and also exercise.!!! Thanks guys!!!

why do we have dehydration after lap band? I am constantly drinking something yet im dehydrated and tired...now the skin on my hands is peeling... earlier I never drank so much Water....i ve been banded on 17th march...a month back....do we always have to have so much liquids... Im also tired of going to the loo all the time..

hello everyone... I got my band on 17th july 2011...first few months were so good....now the band just plays tricks with me..... one day my weight is down and I am thinking of buying new clothes... and there...the band has had a good laugh..new clothes???here you go.... and the next day I am up by few pounds.....a week's hard work gone down the drain..... oh this is so depressing.....u change your diet just a little bit and the scales are up.....we were eating so much earlier without any change in our weight.... oh this is so depressing....

Thanks a million....im feeling so much better after reading this!!!

Thanks a lot...I have got only 1 fill so far....and my doc is just not ready for another one...I feel hungry and my appetite is also increasing..... some doctors are really peculiar....

Thanks a lot Alex..I had my surgery in march 2011 and have seen my doc only 3 times...:othats bad isnt it..no wonders I am not loosing weight.... I have got just 1 fill which has not helped me....i cant exercise much as I have OA...but your article has really motivated me.. we keep finding excuses for ourselves....and so we fail... thanks again..

Amy's blog.is simply superb!!! THANKS A MILLION!!

are you eating sufficient Protein?and drinking enough Water?exercise protein and water and the things that make the band work.I am sailing in the same boat..as I cant exercise much... all the best...try try and u will suceed.

hi...im from india..and would love to have a buddy to motivate me...i have OA and cant exercise much..weight loss is slow...had my band in march 2011..have lost 15 lbs in first 3 months....none after that.. can anyone be my buddy...i work in a school...love kids...am fun loving...

Why do we feel thirsty all the time... I even have to drink Water 3,4 times at night and through out the night I am going to the loo and drinking water... my throat dries up several times at night....why... as a result i dont get enough sleep...