judych

no you havent fallen off the wagon. the weight loss youve had is wonderful. dont be dismayed over it all. how much did you need to lose?? ive lost about the same amount as you over the same period and im really happy with that. i wouldnt want any more rapid weight loss than that. If you arent eating veges.. what are you having for carbs? im sure it wont be long before you really do see some wonderful results when you look in the mirror. your weight loss is wonderful. way to go.

this sounds delicious. I have a recipe as well, i just made some up this morning. i put a third of a pumpkin, chopped up, in vege stock with one onion. then i put a can of lentils and a can of chick peas in, plus a full jar of salsa. then i added some cream of chicken soup powder ... mixed it all up... cooked until the pumpkin is soft. then mash together. i put a little soy sauce in my finished soup. its so good and this one is very thick. its more of a stew than a soup. add vege stock or beef stock if you want to make it more watery. its made up about 8 serves. judy

working at the gym as a family is great. im nowhere near one where i live.so you have slowed with your weight loss? how much was given you when you had each fill?? i had 3ccs.

yep. thanks for this. ive made a booking to see the dr thursday the 31st. i hope that a small amount of fill is removed then. meantime im having very thick soup with lots of lentils and chickpeas in it. im also taking protein powder. hopefully this will be enough for me. i will let you know how i get on.

its so sad that both your friends are like this. However, your story is entirely different and its up to you whether you are going to make this a success. I havent looked to anyone else for confirmation, i just look for support and info when i have problems on this forum. dont let them put you off. If you are of the right attitude and are determined to lose the weight then it should all come together for you well. i hope that you have great success with it all. Who knows?? you could be the one who shows the others what the band can do when we co operate with it fully. way to go.

so will mine be. ive had an awful day. im so tired and wrung out. in fact im exhausted. i had three pieces of chocolate earlier. when i feel so wrung out i always seem to crave sweet things. i hate myself right now. this is twice ive gone for sweets in the last week.

candy... what an inspiration you are to me right now. thats a wonderful weight loss. i want to lise about 70 pounds. im 66. ive lost 28 pounds in two months.. so ive got over a year i think to lose all my weight. Like you, i have to take b/p meds. im hoping to get off mine as well. you are saying that you cant eat meat? could you share with me please what you are eating? are you still on protein shakes then? i know that high protein is important.... what can you share with me?? im really interested. if you want to send a personal email my email is chestermanjudith318@gmail.com. Im 66 this year. judych

ive gained back one pound in a week so you are right. eating softer foods is a trap.

this is about the same weight loss as me. im more than happy with that amount of weight loss as well. i dont want to look sick.

thanks Jen. if you look into your post to me you will see my reply. dont know what happened there but its all in one. hugs judy

thanks honk. i just rang the dr and they have fitted me in for thursday the 31st. that will give me enough time to help settle any inflammation down that might be going on. i hope that i only have a small amount taken out. i dont want to stop losing weight.

yes. i had about three small mouthfuls of it. i was aware of it though but it wasnt painful. so the tenderloin was that tender?? thats not good either. ive chewed about fifty times on a small piece of meat and it still wont go down well.

thanks Karen.. i hope our results are what we are looking for as well. YOu are doing so well. Walking for that long every day is wonderful. Somethings wrong here with me, im so distracted and on the go most days its hard to fit a walk in. My dr said that i was getting enough exercise anyway.. i hope he is right. Well... last week we pulled up carpet from our loungeroom... six quares worth. lol. that was a major undertaking. then i was in the city with our son, helping out with you can guess... just everything had been put on hold for me for when i visited. lol. that lasted three days. now home this weekend im cooking, cleaning ,picking up after, washing for two men and believe me they are untidy. They think they live in the bush.. lol. So, at the moment i am getting enough exercise. i would like to be able to just have a leisurely paced walk now and again though . Perhaps in spring. we have winter here right now.

i just crush my meds. i also take a capsule so i empty that into my coffee of a morning. its better if you can crush your meds. that is.. providing that you are allowed to do that. id ask if i were you.

it sounds like bile to me... i would ring drs rooms as soon as possible. do you still have your gall bladder? has there been much pain? it does need to be looked at.

...speaking of meat tenderizer... can you tell me what the Japanese use to tenderize their meat and chicken?/ i had about two mouthfuls of chicken that was used in stir fry, about three days ago. it had been tenderized and i coped really well with it. i was thinking of doing it for myself. Does anyone know what it is they do? or can anyone suggest a website i can look at??

o.k... to me it doesnt sound too bad right now. just take the time for it to pass through. im no expert though, and im goign through some issues right now. CAn you share with me what having a slipped band felt like? what were your symptoms?

did you actually vomit from it?? ive had so many near misses lately with vomiting. im just realizing now that it was just about to happen each time but i narrowly missed going through it. How bad was the experience? im having some issues right now. i may need to get some fill removed. Ive found that roast pork, at least until i had this fill, was a meat i could eat and tolerate well. Im baking roast pork now for the family. it will be interesting to see how i go with a mouthful tonight.

oh -oh...lol... can i ask?? not the dreaded slime?? ive only had a mouthful of rye toast... not any more. can i ask what happened with you?

lol.. boy.. i think you need a clone machine. lol. i think you are doing a marvellous job. Way to go. REgarding the steri strips and your skin reaction... i had that as well. in fact i came up in watery blisters that were huge. plus a very red inflamed area around each one. It took a few weeks for the reaction to die down. i was using calamine lotion on mine and it helped a lot with the itch. theres not a lot else you can do really. dont try and remove any blisters or skin. antihistimines are good... plus a lotion like i used is very good. i still get a bit itchy, 2 months out, but i can have a little scratch now and its not hurting anything. Good luck. i hope your mum is better soon. my mum is pretty much full on at the moment as well.

yep. it happens sometimes... the info is different from each professional. just keep up with what you are doing. it wont last.

thanks Skyvic. this has really thrown me. i had 3 ccs put into an empty band... and its not been right ever since. i can hold down liquids and mushies, and some chick peas and baked beans, a fried egg and a little bacon but not much else im afraid. i dont want anything to upset my progress. do you think its safe if i just go on mushies or liquids until the 30th? i live a long way from the city.

hi there. ive been banded now for 2 months... im in Tasmania. do you want someone who is closer to your banding date?

yep.. i have a small half cup of black coffee ,especially of a morning. im also starting to notice that eating tea of a night is harder. So, im thinking as well that the band tightens at the end of the day?? Im in the process of trying to work out how i can get around this. i had a small piece of bacon and one egg for brekkie. thats good as it fills me up for the morning. it takes and hour to eat. i reckon now that perhaps in the middle of the day i will have some meat /fish with some carbs. Then at teatime i will have a thick soup? what do you reckon? i still have my tea in the fridge from last night. i made two attempts to eat it and couldnt do it.