Sunshyne068

I've heard that slips are caused by over eating or by vomitting a lot ... I've never had one so I have no idea. Im sorry about your predicament. Have you been able to keep the weight off during your revisions? Best of luck!

I have a "back up" dress just in case we cant get it zipped on the cruise .... and if not that's perfectly ok. Since its so shiny with all the sequins I can save it for new yrs. I cant complain abuot my loss though. Im down a total of 19lbs since my 1st appt with my surgeron. My body fat is down 6% sicne April, and I'm blending my own Protein, ice and fruit shakes each morning, Im logging my calories and protein, and Im staying so active. I did Zumba Monday, and I'm doing some form of group fitness tonight, and I have Zumba again Saturday morning. I scoped out the fitness center on the carnival.com website and I'm ready to workout in the mornings on the boat while everyone else is sleeping. I'm sure Im down more inches, maybe I'll try to post measurements tonight.

I put the sequin dress back on .... I can zip it further than before. I'm hoping that by Thursday or Friday i will actually have it on. Im down another 4 lbs this week (YAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY ). Im keeping with my supplments and working out. Im doing Zumba tonight and Saurday, and I meet with my personal trainer again this week .... wish me luck.

I second the Premier Protein brand ... tastes like chocolate milk to me. And I like "Oh Yeah" Protein Shakes in banana, strawberry, Cookies and cream.

Brisk walked a little over 2 miles last night ... 1.5 weeks until the cruise!!!!

I did a 3 mile wakl/jog this past saturday, and the saturday before that. I've going to the gym regularly and sticking to 1.5 cup portions or smaller. I'm gonna commit to eating/consuming 1 liquid meal per day ... most likely Breakfast. My body fat percentage is DOWN!. Back in April my body fat % was 46% ... on Friday it was 39%!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVen though the scale is being stubborn I'm toning and I'm so excited about it.

CurlyQ do you have any tips for us less experienced bandsters? I've only been banded for 5 months and I feel like Im "JUST" getting the hang of listening to my body, knowing the signals of when to eat and when to stop eating, and measuring my portions .... and I know that I have quite a LONG way to go still. Any help or insight is like GOLD to me

I exercised every single day this weekend, including the holiday. Also, I have been looking over my cookbook "Eat MORE of what you love" and the receipes inside are phenominal. They are low cal, low fat, and some are low carb or high Protein ... I'm a bit high on my calories so far today ... but I plan to have on of my 150 calorie home made whole wheat pizzas for dinner, plus a protein shot, so that will have me right on target.

My doc thinks I am actually in the green zone, he doesnt believe I need a fill, he says I just need to change what Im eating and how much, and I honestly agree with him to a certain extent. I only have 4.05 cc in an 11cc realize band, but I haven't been closely monitoring the volume of food I eat (1-1.5 cups per meal, with 3-4 hrs between each meal). I just eat until I feel full and stop, and that is over 1.5 cups a lot of the time ... or I will eat past my full trigger. So over these next few weeks Im trying to rev up the exercise and closely watch my portions and how often I eat. I'm sticking to my calorie goals more closely also.

I got both supplements from GNC. They also sell Lipo6 at Rite Aid. CLA is supposed to support healthy metabolism function and maintain lean muscle mass. I actually try to take one every day, but sometimes I forget unless its a workout day. The Lipo 6 is actually a thermogenic and i think it has caffeine in it. The thermogenic makes my body temperature higher and it makes me sweat more, so I take it on days that I'm gonna workout because it makes me sweat more than normal and hopefully burn more calories. The caffeine also gives me energy and I take half the daily dose, so I workout longer/harder when I take the Lipo 6 supplement.

Also, I wanted to add that Im taking supplements for my workout days. I take 2000 mlg of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) and 1 Lipo 6 Black for her thermogenic fat-burner pill. I also take NutraMetrixx Calcium power in the morning, and fiber chewables (and a bottle of water) when I feel hungry and I'm out of Snacks.

Oh i feel exhilarated!!!!! I ate around 1000 calories and i didnt feel starved yesterday, and today I'm "projected" (if I stick by my plan) to eat less than 1000 calories today! I also paid for my on-shore excursions of ATV riding and power snorkeling for the cruise! Oh I'm so pumped and I'm glad I have you guys here to share it with. Im doing TRX at the gym tonight, and yesterday I did spinning class and an abs workout. I'll try on the dress again next week. Check out my food diary on myfitnesspal.com my user name is sunnyhoney11

I did Atkins several yrs ago and lost 80 lbs .... then my fiance died and I gained 40 back - SIGH - I 2nd the adding leafy greens to your low carb diet ... this helps prevent constipation. Or add a ton of Fiber supplements each day ... and you should be golden. Keep us updated, I'm trying to do low carb for the next few months because I am going on a cruise and I want to break my plateau.

"right size smoothies" ... how has it been workinf for you so far?

I took my measurements this morning! 47 - 41 - 49. My hips went down an inch!

If you guys need to up your protein, have you tried Protein shots? I like the brand that Walmart carries, and I got one online called Sunkist Protein ... each has 24g of protein and like under 150 calories in 3 oz of liquid. Thanks for posting the diet and sample menus. I need all the help I can get in that area. I eat like 1300 cals a day minimum and I need to bring that WAY down

So (for the ladies) my cycle came today and that's screwing up the scale right now ... but I worked out tonight and I ate high protein low carb all day. I'm excited to see what the scale says when the cycle is over! To be continued!

I did well at the crab feast last night .... I focused on the lean Protein from the steamed crabs and I had a garden salad and some white meat chicken salad. No dessert - victory will be mine!!! Soft Proteins today, tuna, scrambled eggs, etc. and Fiber chewables. Anyway, here is the pic of the dress that I want to fit into ... I'm gonna try it on today just for kicks. I can get it on but I can only zip it halfway!!!