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Name, real or screen~ Jennifer Goal weight for June 29th~ 168 Weight on June 1st~ 173 Age~ 31 Dietary goal for June~ count calories Exercise goal for June~ 3 hours a week of different types Personal goal for June~ Get in a size 12 Date banded~ 7/21/11 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 43 pounds What is your favorite summer activity~ Swimming, because it is easy exercise!!

How did it go? Did you get all your answers?

That is much more helpful info for her than your previous, clarifying info. Please allow me to repair my false, encouraging, good for nothing statement: Exercise builds muscle..... Muscle "is much more dense" than fat..... Muscle eats fat..... Muscle up + weight "stays the same" + fat down + inches down= not flabby, very good! Good luck Aliciab, I hope your scales start moving again!

Wow, thanks for clarifying that. I hope that answered her question and offered encouragement. Oh wait.........

Exercise builds muscle..... Muscle weighs more than fat..... Muscle eats fat..... Muscle up + weight up + fat down + inches down= not flabby, very good!

My bra hits mine A LOT! It is stitched to the ab muscles right under the sternum. It is the only issue I have with the band. I can feel it constantly, in intimate situations, while exercising, just about anything physical. Small price to pay I guess to be smaller!

I have had my band since July and I have been able to eat all types of food, just in smaller portions. There is not a food that I can not eat. I have found myself being very destructive many days, eating things i know I shouldn't. I don't beat myself up very often about it though, I am human and I make mistakes. I also don't get on here asking for help and whining about not losing weight either, knowing I am not doing all I should be. The first 30 pounds fell off quick, within the first four months. It took another three months to lose the ten that has now put me at a 40 pound total loss. I have been between 178 and 175 for the past three months. I do think your body gets to a point where it just stops dropping the weight like you plan it to. I totally get how people say they have so much trouble losing that last 25 pounds. Sometimes it gets hard for me to mentally push myself to follow the strict rules when so many people tell me how great i look and how skinny i am getting, although I am 25 pounds from even having a normal BMI. Long story short, the lap band is never the reason for failure unless the equipment malfunctions. It is the person and his/her behaviors that set the success or failure rate. I WILL be a success, as long as my band stays intact, it just may take me longer. After all this is not a race and every day, I get a little stronger! Good Luck!

Yay!! and I would also like to know the brand of jeans, i need a booty addition too!! I added squats to my exercise routine but it is not happening quick enough!!

I use a straw all day every day. Not sure what the big deal is. If you aren't drinking carbonation, which I never do, it shouldn't be an issue. But I can also chug water like it's nothing, maybe my band is looser than others on here.

Anyone notice his/her spouse starting to change as the weight falls off?? Not the crazy screen your calls, screen your texts, play 100 questions when you go out of the room to blow your nose, nothing like that. Let me start by saying my husband has always been supportive of my wanting to lose weight. He is not the jealous kind and not insecure in any way. Even though I am self pay, he never questioned my wanting the surgery and said to do what makes me happy. It's been almost 8 months and I am down to a pretty good looking 175 pounds. Being blonde and well endowed in the breast area, I get a lot more attention than I used to. On our bowling league, the male attention is pretty obvious, even in his face, which is very disrespectful to him and pisses me off. Lucky for them, he has a smooth temper or they'd be picking up their teeth! It just seems some people just now realized I exist. More to the point, I have noticed when we walk around in stores, he stays by my side much more frequently than usual. If someone is looking at me, I notice him often step in front to block. He often makes comments like, "I have always loved you the way you are." He texts me a lot during the day with sweet notes and I have received a dozen roses twice in the past month, not on Valentine's day. Now don't get me wrong, I love all this attention from him. After 11 years together, it is new spicy flavor. But I hate that he may feel, what's the word, obligated to do this. I would never leave him for anyone else, not even if Tom Brady came a callin'........ Ooh, better not stretch it that much, geez, it's Tom Brady!! Mmmmm, okay, snap back from my daydream!! Anyways.... I know all I can do is constant reassurance that he is the only one for me no matter how I look or who's looking. Any of you experienced this? If this sounds familiar, how did you handle it? Will it change when the newness wears off?

I eat what I want, just in moderation. I have not found a food that I can not eat. I have found though that when I eat something sweet or with a lot of processed sugar in it, I crave it a lot more for a few days after. It is better for me to try and limit those types of food to keep myself from spiraling out of control.

Haha, that made me laugh!!

Great article! Glad I am shivering, that means i am losing!

I used to be hot constantly! Now I am always cold. Even my students at school complain for the first time that my room feels like a sauna! I am actually excited about this change and looking forward to a new outlook and perspective of summer!

Forgive me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression from reading the post that you were fed up with people whining and complaining about the band not working and wanted them to "suck it up." If I misread that.......... hmmmm........ then I guess I did miss the point.

This will probably make you mad and you will want to post hateful stuff to me, but I have been reading your responses to many people over the past few months and I have a few thoughts about what you say. I agree with a lot of what you say, and I do feel people whine on here a lot, but please keep in mind that the whole purpose of a site like this is to be able to speak what you are feeling with the hope of some help. If you are tired of the whining, skip the post. Some people need a kind word when they are mentally in the pits. Others may need a little tough love, and some a brick over the head, but all have the right to air out frustration. I also hate hearing about the band not working for some because they are not using it as a tool, but the fact remains that the band DOES NOT work for some, be it faulty equipment, body rejection, infection, mental issues with food, and may other complications. Addiction, even a food addiction, is really hard to overcome, obviously, with the obese rate in our country and the reasons leading to ALL of us on here needing the surgery in the first place. I also know that if I ate as little as you did on a daily basis (from what you have written in your previous posts), I would be as skinny as you too. You had posted that you could drink a protein shake in the morning with a few berries or something like that blended in and not eat again the rest of the day. It seems the band has tricked your brain into believing that these liquids you drink are filling you up. I know the band is not meant for liquids so you are very fortunate this works for you. Oh to be so lucky! You made a change, you succeeded, you are winning, but please don't be too harsh on those that struggle. Maybe they are still at the place you were years ago.

If you are not eating enough, your metabolism will go down! Get 1200 in a day, even more if you are exercising right! When I restrict my diet too much, I plateau, no matter how much exercise I do. When I eat enough to keep me fueled all day, then I lose. It's almost like your body knows it is going to eat every few hours so it doesn't hold on the the stored fat like it will never get fed again. Just make sure the calories are good ones like high protein, no sliders. Good luck to us all!!

I feel you! I was banded in July and lost 40 pounds in the first five months. I have lingered around lower 180's to upper 170's for the past few months and can not seem to make a break through. I know it is because I have gotten lazy about watching my calorie intake, following the protein first rule, and stopping the eating when I am no longer hungry instead of stuffed. I am contemplating getting another fill for no more reason than to MAKE me do what I am supposed to and follow the rules. Plus, I know being too tight can be a problem b/c you can't eat the solid food as much and switch to sliders and end up gaining. I guess we are both gonna have to get our heads out of our a$$es and get back on track. Summer is coming and we need to hit the beach with a "no fear" attitude! Good luck and shape up, soldier!

Anyone who asks knows about my band. My thing is: if they compliment me, I say thanks. I don't elaborate or offer any other conversation about it. If they actually ask me what I am doing to lose weight, I simply tell them I am eating less, moving more, and I have a lap band to help me along the way. So far so good, no negative reactions. Even a co-worker has started the work to get one just from watching me in action. If it cures her diabetes, it was well worth my honesty. It is strictly a personal choice, and how thick your skin is.

Is anyone else experiencing horrible bad breath, frequently in the morning? The stench seems to be coming from deep inside and almost like it is in the pouch. Is there a possibility of food stuck in there, maybe around the edge that has not gone down and is (yuck) rotting? I know this is a totally gross conversation, but I am really concerned and hope someone else has some insight. Thanks

I know! It seems like all the brushing, flossing, and rinsing is not enough. Even strong breath mints don't work. That's why I am pretty sure it's coming from further down. Sometimes I can even taste it! So gross! Gonna google that medical term and see what I get!

I think you may be on to something. I don't drink nearly enough water as I should be. I just don't like drinking in general, a reason the lap band was so perfect for me. I guess i need to step up the water intake. Hopefully that will work. Thanks.

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