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I was reading if u eat fast your pouch gets full quicker and u feel full faster but I was always told eat slow? Eating faster makes sense having a pouch but then again eating slow gives you time to feel full? Any advice on that?

Good job!!! Keep it up!

Ohhh and no snacking!!

Thanks everyone! My goal weight is 130 or 135! So I'm close! I can almost take it I heard it wa harder after the first year so I'm trying hard while I'm under the first year! I'm low carb dieting which helps the weight come off faster I believe and even before surgery, when I could stick to a diet it always came off fast! Im still young so I guess that helps a lot! I stay buzy with work and being a mom so I'm always on the move! I work out at home which is good for my schedule! Either treadmill or a cardio tape( turbo fire, turbo jam, or p90x) and now I'm toneing with weights! I am very proud but some days i feel like I look the same in the mirror but physically I feel like a million bucks!! I guess it takes time to adjust to the mirror!

Thank you!! I'm keeping on keeping on!

Help I need advice on helping tone my arms :/

Yeah I've been using weights and doing push ups and I'm toning up just not the excess! I'm not going up though I'll def try anything before surgery! Most insurance won't cover arms

At a stand still and man am I'm upset! Taking it hard. I've got 40 lbs more to loose until I reach my goal! Feeling a little depressed!

Finally broke the 200!! I weigh 199 I can't remember the last time being under 200! I've lost 96lbs since sept 2011. I'm super excited!

Congrats when I look at clothes I say to myself I could NEVER fit in that and when I try it in and need a size smaller... That's what really amazes me! Theres no greater feeling than the reward of smaller clothes and looking and feeling great! Our hard work is paying off!

Here's some photos the Mirror pic is most recent I now weigh 196! 99lbs off y'all

Chick fla grilled chicken nuggets kids meal, dont eat the fries of course but the chicken is great and is low fat.. U can see the nutrition on their website.

Thank you very much

I've lost 96lbs since sept 2011, which is awesome I know I've been doing so well with my exercise and dieting and now I've gotten so comfortable with the band I'll eat a meal totally off my diet a week!! And this is hell its totally opened a bad door now anytime I eat or taste something I'm not suppose to eat, it triggers me. This scares me because I have a lot more to loose and I don't want to mess up what I've already done... Yes I know I need to go to a support group, but I want some advice on her to get me through this...

This is why I love this site, everyone is so supportive and I think that's what I've been missing is having support from people who are in my shoes and understand what I'm going through. I really appreciate the kind words and support and it reminds me I'm not alone and that I can do this... I'm gonna make a goal for myself and start now! Work out hard tonight and keep on keeping on! Loosing this weight means so much to me and I can't stop now!

Thank you all

I over heard that protein shakes are not a good way to get extra amounts of protein for lap banders... Is this true? Also what about protein shots? Are those good? If so what are some good ones. I have a hard time getting alot of protein in from just eating.

I use them as supplements.. I eat 3 meals a day and 2 shakes a day for an extra 30 grams.

Oh OK but I work long hours at work and I drink protein shakes for convience and to get extra proteins.. I just wanna make sure that its okay to do that

I have kidney stones.. I've never had them before and don't know how I got them. Is it possible, because I can't drink and eat at the same time.. It's cut down on my liquid intake.. And that's how I got them?

I've lost 50 lbs since sept 27. I'm very proud of that and very proud of my eating habits before surgery it was a different fast food joint every night...but i'm one of those that freak out about everything .. I wanna make sure i'm doing this right. I also know my self very well.. The moment I slip up.. The moment I fail.