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thanks every one for your guidance....I think i'll go back to Protein shakes for a while...in India we dont have many options for Proteins.....I do have cheese sometimes..but I found it constipating.....I have been a vegetarian all my life..so my diet has never been nutritious I guess... Initially I was tracking my protein..but it was always below the needed requirements... I think i'll take Protein Shakes for a while...so i'll be off the plateau and then I'll concentrate on my protein intake surely....Thanks. for your support !!!

hi..thanks for the reply...I mostly have a boiled egg with 1 roti(Indian whole meal bread) for breakfast....some nuts after 3 hrs....lunch is mostly chicken with another roti.....some protien biscuits after 3 hrs....and dinner is some dal(pulses) with another roti... I think my roti consumption is more...its all carbs...should have salads instead I think...or yoghurt... do advise....and thanks a lot...

Hello every one... I am a bandster since almost 3 months....not loosing much weight....can it be because Im taking less Water... do we have to drink more water all our life now? what is the reason for this...I do feel thirsty all the time...my skin is also dry... How many litres should we drink ? I am doing my diet right...3 full meals....2 Snacks....more Protein... can someone guide me please.... [

Thanks so much for helping me out. I now understand why we need more Water. I will not be depressed now, thanks for encouraging me !!! I am doing moderate exercise, and slowly loosing in cms.I have arthritis and I am 56 yrs old. So I should not expect a drastic weight loss. I have lost the weight I had put on in the last 3 yrs. Naturally I will take longer to get rid of the weight which has been with me for almost 20 yrs!! Thanks once again !

hi...cheer up....even I am not loosing weight...but I just counted my Proteins and I;m i seem to be having max 50 gms per day... Thats the reason we are not loosing weight....so reduce your carbs and increase proteins... I'm sure u'll win the battle with your body.. All the best..

hi everyone... I thought the band surgery was so easy....my weight would fall off like magic!!! I am eating less than half what I ate earlier yet my weight is fluctuating!!! I do try to have 3 full meals and 2 Snacks....but once in a way of I change my diet....my weight is up.... I am quite depressed!! does anyone have a similar story??

hello !! cheer up!! 61 lbs is quite an achievement!!! Workouts are difficult for me too...but if we dont work out our fitness will get worse. I thought lap band was magic...but soon I realised that workout is a must...my doc has asked me to exercise twice....but thats not possible.. How old are you by the way....all the best for more weight loss and good workouts...

hi.....yes you are right...we should not weigh daily...but just cant resist the temptation... and I do feel depressed when i put on few gms... so we should weigh weekly.... yes...even I am not loosing..but they all say that body is taking time to adjust....so lets hope for the best!!!

hi.... I was feeling weak for 2 months..but now im ok... I'm taking lots of supplements, Iron, b Vitamin, Calcium E vitamin...plus having lot of protien in my diet...and drinking Water all the time... Maybe ur diet is low in nutrients....are u having 3 full meals and 2 protien Snacks... my weight loss is slow....but i have accepted it....

hi every one....slow and steady is a good line....but we do get frustrated.... somehow I thought it would be magic...me slim and trim soon after the operation....but we have to make the band work for us....:I have lost only 15.4 lbs in almost 2 months...no weight loss last 10 days.. But all these posts are sure helpful to track where I am going wrong...thanks everyone.. [/media]

Hi..even I have the same problem.... we can only use gels etc to reduce the inflamation or try home remedies.... best of luck...

Thanks for this post...my father has parkinsons..it is hereditary..... I am always worried about it...I am 56, he got it when he was 75. Does emotional level has anything to do with it.. People who are lonely and depressed are more prone? Please give me an up date. Thanks.

hi every one... even I have this scale obsession !! I get up in the morning and I am on the scale!! Praying oh God let there be no gain....but our body loves to store the fat...and is going to take time to let go.... so patience is the only thing for us bandsters!!!

HI!!! 1 week is ok..I was weak and tired for 4 weeks....I was also dehydrated,, so take plenty of liquids and the body needs rest so its ok !! all the best !!

hi.. I was banded on 17th march....I have never thrown up or been stuck anytime.. but my weight loss is slow.....and my weight is stuck now...

hi...yes we all love pickles.....but maybe they hould be avoided for a few weeks.... and then you can really freak out on them!!

hi....I have been banded on 17th march....56 yrs old..with arthritis...lost 15lbs..but now Im not loosing since 10 days...:huh:getting slightly depressed.... but all say body is getting adjusted....I do want to loose a lot of weight and be active.. Please friends help and guide me..

hi....I have been banded on 17th march....56 yrs old..with arthritis...lost 15lbs..but now Im not loosing since 10 days...:huh:getting slightly depressed.... but all say body is getting adjusted....I do want to loose a lot of weight and be active.. Please friends help and guide me..

hi...why not try E Vitamin tablets...I took 400mg twice daily and no hair loss...all the best... "http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wa0lZUd/">

hi everyone....my weight loss too is slow... but I have arthritis..dont move around much....but Im optimistic...with all of you to guide me I'm sure I'll loose weight!! [media]Weight Loss Calculator and Diet Tools at Weight Loss Center ]

hi....my weight loss is slow...but i have arthritis so movements are slow, and metabolism is also slow.this is depressing isnt it... [/media]

hi....my weight loss is slow...but i have arthritis so movements are slow, and metabolism is also slow.this is depressing isnt it... [/media]

hi....my weight loss is slow...but i have arthritis so movements are slow, and metabolism is also slow.this is depressing isnt it... [/media]

hi....my weight loss is slow...but i have arthritis so movements are slow, and metabolism is also slow.this is depressing isnt it... [/media]